Carrying the flag for the nation of Hungary is Andras Koroknai, who has built a decent live tournament record through events in the United States and can be found on PocketFives under the user name Kory. He was a member of the 2012 WSOP October Nine, entered October’s finale in second place with 29.3 million in chips, and exited in sixth place for $1.6 million.

Koroknai, who calls Debrecen home, was the champion of the World Poker Tour’s L.A. Poker Classic back in 2010 and took down one of the biggest events on that tour’s schedule. The $1.7 million first place prize would make anyone envious of his achievements. The L.A. Poker Classic featured a final table that included Raymond Dolan, Tri Huynh, Gevork Kasabyan, Jean-Claude Moussa, and Michael Kamran.

The tournament drew nearly 750 entrants and featured the likes of Carlos Mortensen, Steve Sung, Mark Newhouse, and Annie Duke in the top 20.

He earned two cashes during the 2010 WSOP, including finishing deep in that year’s Main Event, but his only poker result between that and the 2012 Main Event was a minor cash in a preliminary event at the 2011 L.A. Poker Classic.

Although his 2010 WPT title made up a huge portion of his career earnings prior to the 2012 WSOP, the Hungary pokercommunity member can state his claim of being a “poker millionaire,” with $1,841,013 in earnings. According to the Hendon Mob, he was second on the all-time money list for Hungary at $1.8 million, trailing only Denes Tamas Kalo at the time.

Beginning Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event with 3.12 million in chips, he was in 24th place and looking a long way up to chip leader Marc Ladouceur. At Koroknai’s table, only Paul Volpehad fewer chips, while Gaelle Baumann, Jeremy Ausmus, and table leader Robert Salaburu presented significant challenges to Koroknai’s charge. Still, he managed to persevere for a $1.6 million payday.