Apostolis ‘apostolis20’ Bechrakis Hits $5 Million The #1 ranked player in all of Greece, Apostolis ‘apostolis20’ Bechrakis soared past $5 million in lifetime earnings this week. Bechrakis, who also is ranked #62 in the world (up from #75 last week), took down the PokerStars $530 Bounty Builder High Roller for $19,769 to pass the major […]

Greece is well-known for being a poker-loving nation but, like many other countries out there, they have not always had the easiest of paths to logging on and grinding. From an outright ban in 2002 to the reinstatement of online poker in 2011 to the attempt at shutting down larger poker sites a couple years […]

The PocketFives Rankingswere updated on Wednesday and making waves was Greece’s Apostolis apostolis20 Bechrakis (pictured), who cracked the top 10 worldwide by moving up three spots to #9. If his name is familiar, it’s because he took down the low-stakes SCOOP Main Event late last month for $221,000 and 1,488 PLB Points, the metric used […]