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Andrei Cherkashin

Russia
Total winningsUS$64,340NT$2,021,520 across 3 festivals
Latest cash
PS Mini Championship
PS Championship IVAugust 31, 2026Asia Poker Arena, Taipei
Finish6th
PrizeNT$108,000
Field190
Prize poolNT$2,462,400
Total winningsUS$64,340NT$2,021,520 across 3 festivals
Titles01
Cashes14
Final tables069th or better
Best finish1st
Biggest cashUS$21,018Natural8 Open Super High Roller
Festivals03
Achievements

Honours

01Players Series championPSC IV · Event #20
02Biggest title: Natural8 Open Super High RollerNT$669,120
The Record

14 Players Series cashes

DateFestivalEventFinishPrizeIn USD
August 31, 2026PSC IVPS Mini ChampionshipEvent #90 · August 31, 20266thNT$108,000US$3,408NT$108,000
August 31, 2026PSC IVPS Championship Main EventEvent #57 · August 31, 202660thNT$76,000US$2,398NT$76,000
August 24, 2026PSC IVNatural8 Open Main EventEvent #12 · August 24, 202629thNT$45,000US$1,415NT$45,000
August 22, 2026PSC IVNatural8 Open Super High RollerEvent #20 · August 22, 20261stNT$669,120US$21,018NT$669,120
August 20, 2026PSC IVNatural8 Open High RollerEvent #5 · August 20, 20263rdNT$187,000US$5,874NT$187,000
March 9, 2026PSC IIIPS Championship Main EventEvent #26 · March 9, 202652ndNT$86,000US$2,698NT$86,000
March 6, 2026PSC IIIMystery Bounty High RollerEvent #67 · March 6, 20264thNT$102,200US$3,219NT$102,200
March 5, 2026PSC IIIPS Mystery BountyEvent #41 · March 5, 202633rdNT$23,000US$726NT$23,000
March 2, 2026PSC IIINatural8 Open Main EventEvent #4 · March 2, 202634thNT$42,000US$1,336NT$42,000
February 27, 2026PSC IIINatural8 Open Super High RollerEvent #6 · February 27, 20266thNT$115,200US$3,680NT$115,200
September 1, 2025PSC IIHigh Roller Last ChanceEvent #69 · September 1, 20253rdNT$282,000US$9,214NT$282,000
September 1, 2025PSC IIPS Championship Main EventEvent #39 · September 1, 202514thNT$210,000US$6,862NT$210,000
August 27, 2025PSC IIPS Mystery BountyEvent #26 · August 27, 202510thNT$35,000US$1,145NT$35,000
August 25, 2025PSC IINatural8 Open Main EventEvent #2 · August 25, 202561stNT$41,000US$1,345NT$41,000
In the Coverage

Features

August 31, 2026News

Four Editions, Four Major Titles: Kurt Jung Clinches PS Championship IV Main Event

August 27, 2026Main Event

Chevan Tin, Yohwan Lim, Ting Pang Tsai Win Big at PSC IV; Kim Wah Chiu Tops PSC Main Event Flight A

August 23, 2026High Roller

PS Championship IV Day 4 Highlights: High Roller Glory for Cherkashin; Ku Leads the N8 Open Main Event

August 21, 2026Results

PS Championship IV: First Champions Rise As N8 Open Main Event Action Begins

August 30, 2026Live reportLevel 18 · 5,000/10,000 (10,000)Day 2

New Table at the Feature Table

The PS Championship IV Main Event feature table is now streaming live on the Players Series Youtube channel. After two level of play, a new table has now been…

August 30, 2026Live reportLevel 18 · 5,000/10,000 (10,000)Day 2

Top 15 Stacks at New Level

August 30, 2026Live reportLevel 17 · 4,000/8,000 (8,000)Day 2

Top 15 Stacks At New Level

After one level of play, Ho Yi-Chang continues to hold the top spot while there have been several changes down the rung.

August 23, 2026Live reportLevel 22 · 10,000/20,000 (20,000)Day 2

Natural8 Open Main Event Final 9 Players

From 359 entries, just nine players remain in the hunt for the Natural8 Open Main Event title after Day 2 brought another round of coolers, swings, elimination…

August 23, 2026Live reportLevel 18 · 4,000/8,000 (8,000)Day 2

Kossonogi Out-Kicks Cherkashin

Cherkashin Andrei opened for. 17,000 and to his immediate left, Kossonogi Ori called. Action moved to Dongjae Kim who squeezed for 51,000 which didn't scare aw…

August 23, 2026Live reportLevel 17 · 3,000/6,000 (6,000)Day 2

Chip Counts After the Break

August 23, 2026Live reportLevel 16 · 2,000/5,000 (5,000)Day 2

Natural8 Open Main Event Day 2 Gets Underway at 11:00 AM

The Natural8 Open Main Event moves into Day 2 with 56 players returning for the next stage of the title race. A total of 359 entries turned out across five fli…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 24 · 100,000/200,000 (200,000)Day 2

Andrei Cherkashin Wins Natural8 Open Super High Roller

Cherkashin Andrei returned to the Natural8 Open Super High Roller one year after finishing 6th at PSC III and this time went all the way. He navigated through…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 24 · 100,000/200,000 (200,000)Day 2

Tung Wing Wong Jams Into 2nd Place - NT$ 411,000

Hand #156 : Tung Wing Wong limped in with 9♥ 4♦ and Cherkashin Andrei with 5♦ 4♣ checked it for a cheap look at flop of 2♦ K♥ A♦ . Cherkashin checked, Wong tes…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 23 · 80,000/160,000 (160,000)Day 2

First Hand Boost for Wong

Hand #149: First hand of heads up and Cherkashin Andrei opened it with a shove. Tung Wing Wong called off his last 6 big blinds.

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 23 · 80,000/160,000 (160,000)Day 2

Heads Up: Cnerkashin vs Wong

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 23 · 80,000/160,000 (160,000)Day 2

Chung Tang Lin Hero-Calls Into 3rd Place - NT$ 264,800

Hand #148: Chung Tang Lin limped in with 6♣ 5♦ on the small blind and Cherkashin Andrei with 8♠ 7♠ tapped for the dealer to drop the flop 6♦ 9♥ 5♣ . Connecting…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 23 · 80,000/160,000 (160,000)Day 2

Final 3 Players

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 23 · 80,000/160,000 (160,000)Day 2

Jaemoon Seok Eliminated in 4th Place - NT$ 196,0000

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 23 · 80,000/160,000 (160,000)Day 2

Chip Lead Continues To Swing

Hand #142: The chip lead has been exchanging hands at nearly every all in called situation. Another one took place with Tung Wing Wong defending on the big bli…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 22 · 60,000/120,000 (120,000)Day 2

Seok Wins Round 2 Against Cherkashin

Hand #131: Cherkashin Andrei opened at under the gun then called Jaemoon Seok 's shove. When they showed, Seok was flipping for his tournament life with overca…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 23 · 60,000/120,000 (120,000)Day 2

Cherkashin Doubles Up through Seok

Hand #126: Another all in preflop started with an open from Cherkashin Andrei who then called Jaemoon Seok 's three-bet jam, risking his tournament life.

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 22 · 50,000/100,000 (100,000)Day 2

Seok's Trips Survive the Sweat

Hand #114: Cherkashin Andrei open jammed on the button and small blind Jaemoon Seok saw an ace and called for his tournament life.

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 22 · 50,000/100,000 (100,000)Day 2

Final 4 Players At the New Level

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 21 · 40,000/80,000 (80,000)Day 2

Final 4 Players

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 21 · 40,000/80,000 (80,000)Day 2

Seong Pyo An Eliminated in 5th place - NT$ 161,600

Hand #106: Seong Pyo An survived a few all in showdowns during the bubble round and now with the money intact, he was all in again, firing a three-bet shove on…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 21 · 40,000/80,000 (80,000)Day 2

Final 5 Players

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 21· 40,000/80,000 (80,000)Day 2

Final 6 Players

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 21 · 40,000/80,000 (80,000)Day 2

Live update

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 19 · 25,000/50,000 (50,000)Day 2

Bubble Round: Final 8 Chip Counts

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 18 · 20,000/40,000 (40,000)Day 2

Bubble Round: Final 8 Chip Counts

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 18 · 20,000/40,000 (40,000)Day 2

Bubble Round: Pangsrivinij Finds the Brakes Against Cherkashin

Hand #58: A cooler between the blinds produced a hefty pot. After everyone folded to Cherkashin Andrei on the small blind, he raised to 120,000 with K♠ K♦ . Bi…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 18 · 20,000/40,000 (40,000)Day 2

Bubble Time: Final 8 Players

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 17 · 15,000/30,000 (30,000)Day 2

Chip Count Update

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 17 · 15,000/30,000 (30,000)Day 2

Final 9 Players

The final 9 players has been reached! However, the NT$ 1,948,320 prize pool is not yet in play with ITM two spots away.

August 22, 2026Live reportBreakDay 2

Break Time Chip Counts

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 16 · 10,000/25,000 (25,000)Day 2

Cherkashin Gets Value from Kok

Kok Yong Pang opened at cutoff with J♣ 9♣ and found one caller in Cherkashin Andrei who defended on the big blind with A♣ 6♥ . Both players connected on the fl…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 14 · 8,000/16,000 (16,000)Day 2

Final 16 Players

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 14 · 8,000/16,000 (16,000)Day 2

By The Wayside Players

Among the latest to fall were Kuan Lun Chen , Pao Hsuan Hsu , Xueyan Andy Li , and Yi Cheng Lo . Chen and Hsu fell to form the final 18, then Li and Lo followe…

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 14 · 8,000/16,000 (16,000)Day 2

Final 18 Players

August 22, 2026Live reportLevel 13 · 6,000/12,000 (12,000)Day 2

Registration Closes at 41 Entries

The N8 Open Super High Roller registration has closed with another 26 taking advantage of Day 2 registration for 41 entries in total. This boosted the prize po…