Vitaly Lunkin was born in Moscow. He is one of the most famous Russian poker players. He is a widely known person for his game. Till now he has secured two bracelets at WSOP main events. He wasn’t very good when he started in poker. At his first WSOP main event, he finished at 829th place. 2008 was the year that made him famous. At the hold them up event at WSOP 2008, he won his first bracelet along with the cash prize of $629,417. In the following year, he again finished first, secured his second bracelet and had awarded with the cash prize of $1,891,018. He finished at 40th position in the WSOP main event of 2008. He has cashed in for 25 times at WSOP main events. His fame is mostly related to his winning at Russian Poker Tournament. He is a professional poker player, and he works as a poker trainer in his city, Moscow.
He has earned a total of $5,500,000 from poker games till year 2014. For five times, he has finished at the final table of WSOP main events. He secured 46th position at the main event of WSOP in 2013. Though he has no significant records in World Poker Tour, he has won the title of European Poker Tour. For six times he has cashed in European Poker Tour and for three times he finished at the final table of these events. He is well known for his calmness and simplicity during his games and in his normal life too.
He finished 2nd along with the cash prize of $419,832 at the World Championship event. He is mostly interested in cash prizes, and he prefers to play money games only. He is a regular poker player at WSOP, but he rarely plays at other events and tours.