Can Team Israel Win It All in Hong Kong?
Under the leadership of Stas Tishkevich, the Israeli national team put on an incredible performance in Gevgelija, North Macedonia last May during the Nations Cup Finals. They were the last Asian nation to qualify to this event after finishing 2nd in the final virtual qualifier and sealing their spot to the Championships. They were last placed out of 14 teams after the 1st session of play but that didn’t demoralise them, and they went on to not only qualify to the final 6 but finish runners-up to Champions Germany!
Here is the squad for the Asian Nations Cup:
Name: Stas Tishkevich
Team Israel Coach.
37 years old from Portugal. He is a co-founder of the Israeli Poker Academy, a co-founder of the Poker-Fighter Training App, and the chairman of the Israeli Poker Union.
Stas is a professional poker player since 2012, poker coach, and entrepreneur.
He plays both Cash & MTTs and his best results to date include a 7th place finish at SCOOP Main Event 2013 for 90,877$, and a deep run in the WSOP Main Event 2020 where he finished 20th for 34,116$.
Name: Shimon Yaffe
Team Israel Manager.
54 years old from Tel-Aviv. CEO of the Israeli Poker Union.
Tournament Director of the Israeli Poker Championship company.
Name: Aharon Arbeli
Won his seat at the Israeli National team through 2022 Champion of the Israeli Poker League.
67 years old from Jerusalem. Businessman
Plays Texas Hold’em since 2007, mostly MTTs. A passionate advocate for poker regulation & legalization.
Loves to ride bicycle.
Name: Ayman Jarrar
Won his seat at the Israeli National team through 2022 1st Place Final Table average score of the Israeli Poker League.
59 years old from Haifa. Businessman
Plays Texas Hold’em since 2018, mostly MTTs. Learned the game at the Israeli Poker Academy.
Loves to play Tennis.
Name: Daniel Barak
Won his seat at the Israeli National team through 2022 1st Place Final Table total score of the Israeli Poker League.
52 years old from Kiriyat-Bialik. Driver of a public bus.
Plays Texas Hold’em for 15 years. Believes that Patience is the key for a winning poker strategy.
Loves to read books and watch movies.
Name: Daniel Glick
Won his seat at the Israeli National team through 2021 1st Place Final Table total score of the Israeli Poker League.
33 years old from Tel-Aviv. Construction contractor in abseiling.
Plays Texas Hold’em for 15 years, mostly with friends.
After the military service he lived for several years in the USA, and played poker as his main income.
His moto for winning poker strategy is focus, mental work, and decision making.
Loves to play soccer, going to the beach and traveling in the world.
Name: Carmi Klein
Won her seat at the Israeli National team through 2022 1st Place of the Israeli Woman Online Poker Championship.
32 years old from Ramat-Gan. Product manager.
Plays Texas Hold’em for 3 years, studied the game at the “Ladies” and at the Israeli Poker Academy.
Her moto for winning poker strategy is preparing to lose in order to know how to win.
Loves traveling, reading books, going to stand-up comedy, extreme sports, meditation, pilates and art.
Name: Ran Harari
Won his seat at the Israeli National team through 2021 1st Place of the Israeli Online Poker Championship.
39 years old from Kiriyat-Mozkin. Doctorante in the university
Plays Texas Hold’em for 17 years, studied the game at the “Ladies” and at the Israeli Poker Academy.
His moto for winning poker strategy is mixing up the game and staying unpredictable.
Loves soccer and Maccabi Haifa.
Name: Shlomi Maimoni
Won his seat at the Israeli National team through 2021 Champion of the Israeli Poker League.
42 years old from Rishon-Letzion. Truck driver and crane operator.
Plays Texas Hold’em for 23 years, studied the game from playing and at the Israeli Poker Academy.
His motto for winning poker strategy is patience and exploiting opponents’ mistakes.
Loves snooker and fishing.
Name: Shlomi Swissa
Won his seat at the Israeli National team through 2022 1st Place of the Israeli Online Poker Championship.
48 years old from Kfar-Saba. Works in the Ministry of Defence.
Plays Texas Hold’em for 18 years, studied the game mostly from playing.
His motto for winning poker strategy is knowing when to get-in in order to come out victorious.
Loves badminton, snooker and basketball.