Sunday Briefing: $336K score for PokerG1rl69
Online tournament grinders had a field day on May 20 thanks to the partypoker POWERFEST, 888poker XL Inferno and the PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) drawing to a close with the biggest events of their respective series.
��PokerG1rl69�� at partypoker won more than $366,000 for a very profitable Sunday; let��s discover how they did that.
partypoker POWERFEST #81-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO NL Hold��em
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $5,200 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 304 |
| Prize pool | $1,550,400 |
| ITM | 40 |
The POWERFEST #81-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO NL Hold��em tournament saw a 304-strong field descend on partypoker to create a guarantee-busting $1,550,400 prize pool. This prize pool was split half and half between the regular prize pool and the bounty prize pool, the latter having no rake on it thanks to recent changes made by partypoker.
��Ca11MeMaybe�� was the unfortunate soul to burst the money bubble after going out in 41st place. Their elimination meant the surviving players would win at least $5,928 plus any bounties they had claimed along the way.
Talal ��raidalot�� Shakerchi burst the final table bubble after he fell in ninth place, securing a minimum $15,200 payday for the eight finalists.
Mike ��thebattler33�� Kachan busted in eighth place for $15,200 but he also walked away with $41,031 in bounty payments thanks to sending eight opponents to the rail on his way to the final table.
Kachan was joined on the sidelines by ��joaotreta��, ��VictorVazquez and David ��JeanCleaude1970�� Peters before ��MonkMode�� continued their impressive POWERFEST by finishing in fourth place for $55,860 and $11,700 worth of bounties.
Heads-up was set when ��BackDoorMat�� crashed out in third place. ��Pider Ninni��, who won a $1 million guaranteed event earlier in POWERFEST, eventually fell in second place for $109,440 plus $34,287 which meant ��PokerG1rl69�� was crowned the tournament��s champion, an accolade that came with a custom trophy and a combined score of $336,652.
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounty payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PokerG1rl69 | $151,240 | $185,412 |
| 2 | Pider Ninni | $109,440 | $23,643 |
| 3 | BackDoorMat | $76,760 | $34,287 |
| 4 | MonkMode | $55,860 | $11,700 |
| 5 | David ��JeanClaude1970�� Peters | $39,520 | $8,450 |
| 6 | VictorVazquez | $29,640 | $14,950 |
| 7 | joaotreta | $20,900 | $2,600 |
| 8 | Mike ��thebattler33�� Kachan | $15,200 | $41,031 |
partypoker POWERFEST #83-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO NL Hold��em
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $1,050 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 1,386 |
| Prize pool | $1,386 |
| ITM | 184 |
A huge field of 1,386 players turned out for the $1,050 buy-in POWERFEST #83-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO NL Hold��em tournament to smash the guarantee by more than $410,000.
Everyone at the final table won no less than $8,385 plus a whole lot more thanks to bounties being in play. ��bfzhang�� finished in fifth place for $25,779 and they collected $24,328 worth of bounties having sent 18 opponents to the showers, the most of any player in the tournament, including the eventual champion.
��spinner2255�� and ��Chelsea72�� took full advantage of this swollen prize pool once they found themselves heads-up for the title. The last pair of players in the tournament struck a deal that saw Chelsea72 bank $93,666 and $40,371 in bounty payments, while spinner2255 locked up a cool $107,096 plus an additional $80,317 from the bounty prize pool.
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounty payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spinner2255 | $107,096* | $80,317* |
| 2 | Chelsea72 | $93,666* | $40,371* |
| 3 | ImReadyGambo | $54,261 | $8,575 |
| 4 | rdcrsnn | $36,243 | $10,830 |
| 5 | bfzhang | $25,779 | $24,328 |
| 6 | C3H5-NO-3-3 | $18,156 | $13,631 |
| 7 | indobenoni | $12,612 | $9,843 |
| 8 | Mitrandir88 | $8,385 | $8,380 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
PokerStars SCOOP-14-H: $25,000 NLHE 8-Max High Roller
| Date | May 10 |
| Buy-in | $25,000 |
| Guarantee | $2,500,000 |
| Entrants | 100 |
| Prize pool | $2,500,000 |
| ITM | 13 |
Last week, Andras ��probirs�� Nemeth earned his largest-ever online poker tournament cash when he triumphed in the PokerStars SCOOP-14-H: $25,000 NLHE 8-Max High Roller.
Nemeth was one of 100 entries (77 unique entrants and 23 re-entries) who helped hit the $2,500,000 guarantee. Denmark��s Henrik ��hhecklen�� Hecklen fell in 14th place to burst the money bubble, at which point Nemeth was the tournament��s chip leader.
Bryn ��BrynKenney�� Kenney, ��Grisha813��, ��Black88��, and ��hello_totti�� fell in positions 13th through 10th to leave only one table of players remaining. Nemeth then sent ��limitless�� of Macao home in ninth place to set the official final table.
Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom busted in eighth place when his ill-timed bluff with ace-high was snapped off by Nemeth who held two pair. Blom was followed to the sidelines by ��ROFLshove�� who was eliminated by the seemingly unstoppable Nemeth with pocket fours versus the eliminated player��s ace-king.
Michael ��SirWatts�� Watson and Germany superstar Ole ��wizowizo�� Schemion were the next casualties before Rui ��RuiNF�� Ferreira and China��s ��huang33�� busted to leave Nemeth and Roman ��RomeOpro�� Romanovskiy to battle heads-up for the title.
Nemeth held a near 19.5 million to 5.45 million chip advantage over Romanovskiy and while the Ukrainian fought valiantly, he couldn��t quite get his hands on his second SCOOP title of the series.
The final hand saw Nemeth jam on the button with A?5? and Romanovskiy called off his last 12 big blinds with A?6?. Nemeth flew into the lead on the 10?K?5? flop and stayed there as the turn and river fell 4? and 9? to award Nemeth more than half a million dollars.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andras ��probirs�� Nemeth | Hungary | $576,087 |
| 2 | Roman ��RomeOpro�� Romanovskiy | Ukraine | $442,299 |
| 3 | huang33 | China | $339,581 |
| 4 | Rui ��RuiNF�� Ferreira | Netherlands | $260,718 |
| 5 | Ole ��wizowizo�� Schemion | Austria | $200,170 |
| 6 | Michael ��SirWatts�� Watson | Canada | $153,683 |
| 7 | ROFLshove | Mexico | $117,993 |
| 8 | Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom | Sweden | $90,590 |
PokerStars Sunday High Roller: $150K Gtd
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $2,100 |
| Guarantee | $150,000 |
| Entries | 91 |
| Prize pool | $182,000 |
| ITM | 13 |
This week��s $2,100 Sunday High Roller ended in a three-way chop with the trio of players involved walking away with a combined $100,534.
Dmitry ��yurasov1990�� Yurasov of Belarus was the player who emerged victorious over the 91 entrants to get his hands on $38,345. The other two players who were part of the deal were Netherlands�� ��pokerluka�� and Romanovskiy, who collected $32,715 and $29,474 for their second and third-place finishes.
The final table was a star-studded affair. Niklas ��Lena900�� Astedt, the Swedish grinder, finished in eighth for $6,162 with Mustapha ��lasagnaaam�� Kanit busting in seventh place for $8,137.
Belgium��s ��girafganger7�� was also at the final table, falling in fifth place for a $14,188 score.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry ��yurasov1990�� Yurasov | Belarus | $38,345* |
| 2 | pokerluka | Netherlands | $32,715* |
| 3 | Roman ��RomeOpro�� Romanovskiy | Ukraine | $29,474* |
| 4 | Bigfish112392 | Philippines | $18,734 |
| 5 | girafganger7 | Belgium | $14,188 |
| 6 | imluckbox | Thailand | $10,745 |
| 7 | Mustapha ��lasagnaaam�� Kanit | Austria | $8,137 |
| 8 | Niklas ��Lena900�� Astedt | Sweden | $6,162 |
| 9 | zzwwzzwwzz | China | $5,295 |
888poker $15,000 Turbo Mega Deep
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $15,000 |
| Entries | 65 |
| Prize pool | $15,000 |
| ITM | 7 |
Most of 888poker��s biggest Sunday Majors were given the XL Inferno treatment and PokerNews will be looking at those events in another article so we��ll highlight the best of the rest here.
It was a German one-two in the $15,000 Turbo Mega Deep, a $215 buy-in tournament that attracted 65 runners. ��Servet1975�� battled with fellow German ��Charlymogo�� for the title and it was the former who came away with the lion��s share of the prize pool, namely $5,250.
Only seven players received prize money for their efforts. ��Fukuruku�� of Ukraine busted in seventh for $675 and their fellow Ukrainian exited in fifth place for $1,125.
The highest profile player at the final table was Mike ��Pipedream17�� Dietrich who has more than $7.6 million in online poker tournament winnings. The Canadian was eliminated in third place for $2,250.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | servet1975 | Germany | $5,250 |
| 2 | Charlymogo | Germany | $3,375 |
| 3 | Mike ��Pipedream17�� Dietrich | Canada | $2,250 |
| 4 | Roman ��Sw33ney�� Sweeney | United Kingdom | $1,500 |
| 5 | Pon4uk | Ukraine | $1,125 |
| 6 | 11BRS11 | United Kingdom | $825 |
| 7 | Fukuruku | Ukraine | $675 |
888poker $30,000 Sunday GREAT8
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $88 |
| Guarantee | $30,000 |
| Entries | 305 |
| Prize pool | $30,000 |
| ITM | 32 |
Ukraine��s ��OMGitsFinch�� took full advantage of a substantial overlay in the $30,000 Sunday GREAT8, finally walking away with a $6,075 score for their $88 investment.
OMGitsFinch triumphed over 304 opponents in the $88 buy-in tournament. Their final opponent was ��KellerA�� of Germany who added $4,650 to their 888poker account. India��s Rohan ��anshAA�� Soman earlier fell in third place.
The final table was also home to two Brazilians. Caio ��CVriserio�� Riserio was the eighth-place finisher for $825 and ��TheDidico�� exited in sixth place for $1,350.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMGitsFinch | Ukraine | $6,075 |
| 2 | KellerA | Germany | $4,650 |
| 3 | Rohan ��anshAA�� Soman | India | $3,450 |
| 4 | villagelife | New Zealand | $2,550 |
| 5 | gazellig | United Kingdom | $1,650 |
| 6 | TheDidico | Brazil | $1,350 |
| 7 | Dino ��paythepiper2�� Sabatini | Ireland | $1,050 |
| 8 | Caio ��CVriserio�� Riserio | Brazil | $825 |
Several SCOOP events play down to their champion later today, including the $10,300 Main Event where only 79 players remain in the hunt for the $1,133,160 first-place prize and the $1,050 Main Event where 773 players remain in contention for the more than $7.8 million top prize.
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