Week 20 - Russian Player Breaks Record with Four Consecutive Championships! Creating New History for MTT SPORTS
The 20th MTT SPORTS weekly tournament concluded successfully after 48 hours of intense competition, with this week's event breaking multiple records and demonstrating the platform's vigorous development and strong vitality.
As a global leading blockchain poker competition platform, MTT SPORTS has now attracted over 539,000 players from around the world, a 15% increase from last month! This week saw approximately 24,000 participants, setting a new record for weekly participation. The weekly tournament's total prize pool maintains its generous level of 1 BTC (approximately $100,000) plus substantial MTT tokens, including additional rewards from multiple satellite tournaments and special events. As of February 18, 2025, MTT SPORTS has successfully hosted 20 weeks of high-level competitions, distributing 20 bitcoin rewards worth over $2 million in total, with this week's bitcoin rewards soon to be distributed, further demonstrating the platform's strength and credibility.

Russian professional player "shaman1" from Moscow demonstrated incredible skill in this week's finals, winning the championship with overwhelming dominance, not only securing his career's biggest prize but also extending Russia's consecutive championship record to an amazing four weeks! This historic achievement not only continues the region's absolute dominance since Week 17 but also becomes the first poker region to achieve four consecutive championships since MTT SPORTS' inception, completely rewriting competitive poker history. Top Korean player "JS PARK" and renowned American player "SphunKed🗽" secured second and third places respectively in intense competition, injecting new vitality into the Asian and North American camps while showcasing the highest level of global poker competition.
Russian Region Creates Miracle: Unprecedented Four Consecutive Championships!
As the fourth Russian player to win the championship in the past five weeks, 28-year-old "shaman1" demonstrated exceptional psychological composure and superb technical skills during the 6-hour final table. Through precise chip management and sophisticated table control, he gradually expanded his advantage, ultimately securing victory in a thrilling showdown with ♥A♥3 against Korean player "Js Park's" ♦8♥8. When an ♠A appeared on the turn, with the community cards showing (♠10♠7♣2♠A♣K), "shaman1" locked in the victory with the higher pair, adding another golden trophy to the Russian region and completing this unprecedented great achievement.
South Korean Player Shows Amazing Resilience, Secures Second Place Again! North America Makes Strong Return to Podium!
South Korean professional player "JS PARK" from Seoul showed remarkable improvement this week, jumping from seventh place in Week 18 to second place in Week 20. This 25-year-old rising star repeatedly demonstrated judgment beyond his years, particularly in a crucial confrontation where he decisively called an all-in from the American player's ♣7♣A with ♥2♠2, a decision that became a crucial turning point in the match. With community cards showing (♥8♣J♥Q♥3♥A), his steady performance and precise strategic adjustments helped him set a new personal best in tournament results, becoming the highest prize money winner to re-enter the bitcoin prize circle this season. Meanwhile, New York's American player "SphunKed🗽" ended North America's 17-week medal drought (the region's first top-three finish since Week 3) with an excellent third-place performance, successfully stabilizing the mid-game situation with his calm and seasoned playing style, ultimately reclaiming a position for North America.

MTT Sports — Connecting Global Intellectual Competition, Creating a Fair, Transparent, and Infinitely Challenging Competitive Platform Through Innovative Technology.
As a global leading blockchain poker platform, we remain committed to promoting the healthy development of esports, making MTT Sports a free electronic competitive event that everyone can freely participate in. Our ultimate goal is to promote Texas Hold'em's entry into the Olympics, gaining global recognition for this highly strategic intellectual sport. This week's successful tournament not only once again demonstrated poker's unique charm as a high-level intellectual sport but also allowed players from around the world to personally experience the fair competitive fun brought by blockchain technology. We will continue to innovate tournament mechanisms, optimize platform experience, and provide a professional stage for global players to showcase their strategy and wisdom through innovative tournament design and completely transparent competition rules.
Let's look forward to the next exciting tournament together and witness new peaks in poker competition! On the MTT Sports platform, every player has the opportunity to create their own legend!