Mikhail Lakhitov (born c. 1981) is a Russian professional poker player.
[2] He did not know about the tradition of the World Series of Poker bracelet when he competed in 2010, but when he learned about it he promised his wife he would bring her one.
[1] By mid-2011, following a handful of WSOP cashes, he was one of the top 20 ranked players in the world.
[4] His first WSOP cash was an 8th-place finish in the 2010 1,663-player $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Event 16 for a prize of $41,645.
[6] He achieved a 1st-place finish later that year, earning his first bracelet,[2] at the 1734-player $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Event 36 for a prize of $749,610.