Malinowski and Barer Reel in Six Figure Scores at GGPoker
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May 8 was a massive day for online poker tournament grinders at GGPoker with more than two dozen players walking away with prizes in excess of $25,000 and several more reeling in six-figure hauls. Wiktor Malinowski fell in the second category courtesy of becoming the $25,500 Sunday Million HR champion.
The $25,500 Sunday Million HR drew in a crowd of 56 entrants who created a $1,400,000 prize pool. The compact field meant only the top seven finishers receive a payout, so spare a thought for Samuel Vousden who busted in eighth and missed out on a $71,847 prize. Vousden enjoyed a remarkable Sunday last week, but faltered in this super high roller event.
Isaac Haxton was the first finalist to receive some prize money for his efforts. Haxton��s seventh place finish came with $71,847. Matthew "Nator" Hyman collected $95,809 when his tournament ended abruptly in sixth place; this was the last five figure score.
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High roller specialist Mikita Badziakouski busted in fifth for $127,764 before Thomas Muehloecker headed to the cashier to collect an impressive $170,376 for his fourth-place finish.
Aleks Ponakovs then bowed out in third for $227,200, which left Malinowski heads-up against Brazilian superstar Pedro Garagnani. The heads-up duo struck a deal that lessened the pay jumps, before Malinowski came from behind and sent his Brazilian opponent to the showers. Garagnani banked $358,975 for his second place finish, which was around $10,000 more than the $348,027 Malinowski scooped due to the aforementioned deal.
$25,500 Sunday Million HR Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiktor Malinowski | Macau | $348,027* |
| 2 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | $358,975* |
| 3 | Aleks Ponakovs | Latvia | $227,200 |
| 4 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | $170,376 |
| 5 | Mikta Badziakouski | Thailand | $127,764 |
| 6 | Matthew "Nator" Hyman | Mexico | $95,809 |
| 7 | Isaac Haxton | Canada | $71,847 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
Barer Bulldozes His Way To Bounty Hunters Victory
The $525 Bounty Hunters HR Main Event saw an incredible 3,236 players buy in and create a $1,618,000 prize pool. Half that sum went into the main prize pool, with the remaining 50% going on the heads of each entrant.
Everyone was guaranteed more than $17,000, with bounties included, by the time only the final table of nine remained. South African "FIORELLO" got their hands on a $17,409 prize when they crashed out in ninth. Russia��s "Popivku" and Aleksei Barkov were the next casualties, they added $22,880 and $16,921 to their GGPoker accounts respectively.
Next to fall by the wayside were Soraya Estrada and Omer "Gabuch1" Gabay. Their eliminations came with prizes tipping the scales at $20,446 and $33,086.
The final four became three with the untimely demise of Daniel "cocalatinhAA" Junior, a finish worth $54,328. Then came the exit of Casper Svenning in third for $57,502, which left only Alexey "Kosmos9" Grigorenko and Ami Barer heads-up.
Barer brushed aside his final opponent and helped himself to a combined prize weighing in at $149,455, leaving Grigorenko to bank the $87,766 runner-up prize.
Barer went on to win a second GGPoker title when he finished in first place in the $1,500 Sunday Saver for $43,234.
$525 Bounty Hunters HR Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ami Barer | Canada | $83,343 | $66,112 | $149,455 |
| 2 | Alexey "Kosmos9" Grigorenko | Russia | $21,818 | $65,948 | $87,766 |
| 3 | Casper Svenning | Andorra | $10,001 | $47,501 | $57,502 |
| 4 | Daniel "cocalatinhAA" Junior | Brazil | $20,157 | $34,171 | $54,328 |
| 5 | Omer "Gabuch1" Gabay | Israel | $8,503 | $24,583 | $33,086 |
| 6 | Soraya Estrada | Andorra | $2,761 | $17,685 | $20,446 |
| 7 | Aleksei Barkov | Russia | $4,199 | $12,722 | $16,921 |
| 8 | Popivku | Russia | $13,728 | $9,152 | $22,880 |
| 9 | FIORELLO | South Africa | $10,825 | $6,584 | $17,409 |
Other GGPoker Scores Of $25,000 or More
We doff our cap to Rafael "BruxoR10" Caiaffa who took down not one but two massive tournaments on May 9. Caiaffa won the $250 Sunday Saver for $30,234 before helping himself to the $121,751 top prize, including bounties, in the $5,250 Omaholic Bounty Super High Roller.
- Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun �C winner of the $5,250 Bounty Hunters Super High Roller for $193,554*
- Ermo "PublicEnemy7" Kosk �C winner of the $1,050 GGMasters High Rollers for $161,190
- Milos "Picasso98" Petakovic �C winner of the $1,050 High Rollers Main Event for $129,582
- Rafael "BruxoR10" Caiaffa �C winner of the $5,250 Omaholic Bounty Super High Roller for $121,751*
- YouFishJa �C winner of the $1,500 Sunday Marathon for $113,163
- Milen "Dexter" Stefanov �C winner of the $150 GGMasters for $68,195
- Roland Rokita �C winner of the $300 GGMasters Bounty King for $62,571*
- Mike Watson �C winner of the $2,625 Blade Sunday Mulligan for $60,950
- Daniel Smiljkovic �C winner of the $2,100 Sunday Heater for $53,944*
- Prince Hamed �C winner of the $888 Sunday Crazy Eights HR for $51,511
- Santtu "84562" Ojala �C winner of the $300 Sunday Marathon for $51,263
- SuperNano-X �C winner of the $250 Sunday Milligan for $46,450
- Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka �C winner of the $250 Sunday Main Event for $45,758
- Ami Barer �C winner of the $1,500 Sunday Saver for $43,234
- Christian Rudolph �C winner of the $3,150 Blade Bounty King for $41,250*
- Pedro Padilha �C winner of the $777 Sunday Lucky Sevens for $36,351
- potatos_r_us �C winner of the $210 Bounty Hunters Sunday Big Game for $36,127*
- tordi �C winner of the $840 Sunday High Rollers Bounty Special for $33,292*
- Florian Gaugusch �C winner of the $210 Sunday Heater for $32,723*
- IlyaN �C winner of the $525 Omaholic Bounty HR for $30,713*
- Rafael "BruxoR10" Caiaffa �C winner of the $250 Sunday Saver for $30,234
- Isaac Haxton �C winner of the $1,050 Sunda Omaholic Main Event for $26,345
* includes bounty payments
