Christoph Vogelsang Clashes With The Titans and Banks $94K
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Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang padded his bankroll with $94,468 after overcoming a field jam-packed with talent in the $5,200 buy-in Titans Event at PokerStars. The tournament saw 68 titans of poker buy in and create a $350,000 prize pool that the top nine finishers shared.
Such luminaries as Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo, and team PokerStars�� Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis and Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle bought in but fell short of the final nine.
Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura was the first titan to see a return on their investment. Ventura bowed out in ninth place for $10,911; his elimination set the official final table.
Sweden��s "mamamama70" was the first finalist out of the door, their eighth-place exit coming with a $12,492 payout. Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank and Mexico��s "Nacho124441" were the next players who busted. The talented pair walked away with $16,679 and $22,268, respectively.
Then came the elimination of Danish grinder "x_zola25" in fifth place, a finish worth $29,731. As you can see, the pay jumps were growing ever larger with each busted player.
Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas got his hands on $39,694 when his tournament ended abruptly in fourth-place, before Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi fell by the wayside in third place, a finish worth $52,996.
Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang locked horns with Canadian Philippe "takechip" D��Auteuil heads-up, a one-on-one battle where the gulf in payouts stood at almost $24,000. Despite this, the heads-up players did not strike a deal, which meant D��Auteuil walked away with a $70,756 consolation prize after Vogelsang defeated him. The champion scooped up $94,468 and warmed up perfectly for this weekend��s $10 million guaranteed Sunday Million.
$5,200 Titans Event Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang | United Kingdom | $94,468 |
| 2 | Philippe "takechip" D��Auteuil | Canada | $70,756 |
| 3 | Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi | United Kingdom | $52,996 |
| 4 | Matas "NoTilit" Cikinas | Lithuania | $39,694 |
| 5 | x_zola25 | Denmark | $29,731 |
| 6 | Nacho124441 | Mexico | $22,268 |
| 7 | Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank | Austria | $16,679 |
| 8 | mamamamama70 | Sweden | $12,492 |
| 9 | Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura | Peru | $10,911 |
Finland��s "rftg77" Takes Home $128,126 GGPoker Score
It was not only PokerStars where massive prizes were dished out because GGPoker paid out some huge sums, too. One GGPoker tournament, the $1,050 GGMasters High Rollers drew in a 922-strong crowd and awarded a cool $1 million to those finishing in the money places.
The tournament ended in a heads-up deal between "rftg77" of Finland and "SensitivePea" of Mexico. The former was the last player standing and received a most impressive $128,126 for their victory, with the latter securing a $118,980 payout after their second place exit.
Earlier at the final table, Aleks Ponakovs bowed out in ninth for a $13,988 addition to this bankroll while "Tomi2120" of Iceland walked away with $18,703 reasons to be happy with their eighth-place finish.
Marco Fontanella and Gaurav "Haversham" Sood were the next casualties; they banked prizes of $24,992 and $33,377.
Belarusian Ilya Antaski finished in fourth for $44,559 with "danzio" netting $59,471 when their tournament ended abruptly in fourth-place. China��s "King Anne" was the final elimination, which came with $79,356 in prize money, before the heads-up duo struck a deal to conclude the event.
$1,050 GGMasters High Rollers Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rftg77 | Finland | $128,126* |
| 2 | SensitivePea | Mexico | $118,980* |
| 3 | King Anne | China | $79,356 |
| 4 | danizo | Israel | $59,471 |
| 5 | Ilya Antaski | Belarus | $44,559 |
| 6 | Gaurav "Haversham" Sood | India | $33,377 |
| 7 | Marco Fontanella | Malta | $24,992 |
| 8 | Tomi2120 | Iceland | $18,703 |
| 9 | Aleks Ponakovs | Latvia | $13,988 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
Some of the weekend��s other big results included:
- Artur Martirosian �C winner of the $25,500 Sunday Super HR for $216,240
- AZNInFiLtRaT �C winner of the $525 Bounty Hunters HR Main Event for $106,037*
- Geraldo "UmReiNoRiver" Neto �C winner of the $1,050 Sunday High Rollers Main Event for $91,236*
- Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun �C winner of the $5,250 Bounty Hunters Super High Roller for $69,663*
- Brino "Fome de Tudo" Fonseca �C winner of the $300 GGMasters Bounty Special Edition for $50,725*
- BaleiaRomulo �C winner of the $150 GGMasters for $50,592
- Felipe Ketzer �C winner of the $888 Crazy Eight HR for $44,264
- HigherHigh �C winner of the $250 Sunday Main Event for $39,598
- QiQi2022888 �C winner of the $210 Sunday big Game for $35,808*
- Yakov "YaNesterov" Nesterov �C winner of the $1,050 Sunday Omaholic Main Event for $35,771*
- Pedro Padilha �C winner of the $1,050 Sunday High Rollers heater for $29,264*
*includes bounty payments
