Natural8 Good Game Series 2 Pays Out More Than $13.8 Million
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The Good Game Series 2 has officially ended at Natural8, signing off with an amazing $13,855,084 in prizes were paid. As expected, fields were huge, countless bankrolls were fattened, and guarantees were smashed.
The second installment of this online tournament series has certainly delivered on its lofty expectations, and then some. An impressive 61,453 entries were seen across 157 events. The series guarantee of $10,000,000 was thrown to the wayside and smashed to dust to the tune of +$3,855,084.
The single largest payout was a grand $475,311.28 and 24 prizes over $50,000 were paid. The past 15 days of non-stop MTTs has definitely seen its fair share of action.
Good Game Series 2 Final Day Highlights
$250 GGS Championship Event
The flagship event of the Good Game Series came to a conclusion and a champion was crowned in the $250 GGS Championship Event.
Throughout five opening flights, the tournament attracted 2,594 runners, resulting in a prize pool of $596,620. The impressive field saw 397 players making it to Day 2, and "CaptainTapok" of Russia eventually claimed the top prize of $86,261.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | CaptainTapok | Russia | $86,261 |
2 | Andras “PokerBluff1” Nemeth | Hungary | $62,022 |
3 | AAAAkid | Russia | $44,595 |
4 | esteban na | China | $32,064 |
5 | calzzz | Hong Kong | $23,054 |
6 | If_i_persist | Hungary | $16,576 |
7 | seethrou | Russia | $11,918 |
8 | ArtjnDuer | Austria | $8,569 |
9 | YuDaBao4 | Croatia | $6,161 |
GGS #151: $750K GTD [Super High Roller]
The largest guaranteed tournament of the series hit its ambitious guarantee when 56 players bought in for $25,000 to create a $1,372,000 prize pool.
The lion’s share of this impressive sum is now nestled in the account of Hungary’s “PokerBluff1” who emerged victorious with a massive prize worth a total of $475,311.
“AlfredDelia” of Canada was the tournament’s runner-up, securing a good sum of $290,483. That player was followed by a fellow maple leaf, “HectorHermano”, who took home $209,699.
The online poker enigma “Chun Lei Zhou” and Canada’s “LuckyChewFan” were the other two players to secure a six-figure payout, $151,381 and $109,282 respectively.
A regular in the high-roller scene, “StacknNvrSlackn” finished in sixth place for $78,890 with United Kingdom’s “EzzzGame” busting in seventh place for $56,950.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | PokerBluff1 | Hungary | $475,311 |
2 | AlfredDelia | Canada | $290,438 |
3 | HectorHermano | Canada | $209,699 |
4 | Chun Lei Zhou | Macau | $151,381 |
5 | LuckyChewyFan | Canada | $109,282 |
6 | StacknNvrSlackn | Canada | $78,890 |
7 | EzzzGame | United Kingdom | $56,950 |
GGS #155: $200K GTD [Super High Roller]
The Good Game Series went out with a bang with every single Super High Roller events surpassing their guarantees. The GGS #155: $200K GTD [Super High Roller] saw $266,000 distributed among the top 15 finishers, with each member of the nine-handed final table securing more than $7,000.
“MiMosa1”, “tooothpick” and “Mr-Nobody” were the first casualties of the final table, walking away with prizes worth between $7,374 and $11,102. Sixth-place finisher “NOMAMES” of Mexico banked $14,745 and was followed shortly after by Alex “FkTheseGuysBro” Foxen in fifth place for $19,583.
Canada’s “MikeMcDonald” busted in fourth place for $26,007 and was joined as a spectator by Natural8’s ambassador “Michael Soyza” of Malaysia who netted $34,540 for a third-place exit.
The unexpected “OtterPop” of Canada triumphed over the 112-strong field, securing $60,921 for his efforts and leaving “nbvcxz” to collect the $45,872 consolation prize.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | OtterPop | Canada | $60,921 |
2 | nbvcxz | Mexico | $45,872 |
3 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | $34,540 |
4 | MikeMcDonald | Canada | $26,007 |
5 | Alex “FkTheseGuysBro” Foxen | Canada | $19,583 |
6 | NOMAMES | Mexico | $14,745 |
7 | Mr-Nobody | Netherlands | $11,102 |
8 | tooothpick | Canada | $8,360 |
9 | MiMosa1 | Finland | $7,374 |
GGS #156: $400K GTD [Super High Roller]
Another big Super High Roller event was the GGS #156: $400K GTD that saw 127 players exchange $5,000 for the chance at glory and a huge cash prize. The resulting prize pool was a whopping $603,250.
After seven hours of play, “vamossuerte” triumphed to get his hands on an incredible $117,448 after a heads-up deal with fellow Mexican “carsonwentz”.
The final table members were guaranteed $14,823. Someone had to bank the smaller sum, and that person was Canada's “PyramidOfSkulls”, who was joined on the rail by “pDNA” of United Kingdom, “emb3zzle” of India, and then “gekkehuis” of the Netherlands.
Michael “4eggadayMike” Del Vecchio was the next player to bust, falling in fifth place for $44,272, followed by Canadian “michaelfang<3doggies” who won $58,200 for fourth.
With three players from Mexico left, “goodeggplant” fell in third place to secure $76,510. His exit left "vamossuerte" and "carsonwentz" to lock horns heads-up for the title.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | vamossuerte | Mexico | $117,448* |
2 | carsonwentz | Mexico | $115,356* |
3 | goodeggplant | Mexico | $76,510 |
4 | michaelfang<3doggies | Canada | $58,200 |
5 | Michael “4eggadayMike” Del Vecchio | Canada | $44,272 |
6 | gekkehuis | Netherlands | $33,677 |
7 | emb3zzle | India | $25,617 |
8 | pDNA | United Kingdom | $19,487 |
9 | PyramidOfSkulls | Canada | $14,823 |
GGS #157: $500K GTD [Super High Roller]
"NOMAMES" gave himself the chance of another massive score by reaching the final table of the GGS #157: $500K GTD [Super High Roller], a $10,000 buy-in event that saw 67 players take to the Natural8 felt. Sure enough, "NOMAMES" emerged victorious. His prize in this one was $178,729.
Nobody at the final table won less than $21,339, the prize awarded to “Stevie444” of Canada who busted in ninth..
Two other Canadian players followed them to the rail, “SasukeUchiha” and “LuckyChewyFan”, before Malaysia’s “Mr.Fishy” busted in sixth place for $44,644.
More Canadians join the rail, with “StacknNvrSlackn” and “Picasso16” falling in fifth and fourth places, banking $57,099 and $73,028 respectively.
Austria’s “FNC_Broxah” finished in third place and turned their $10,000 investment into $93,400. The two remaining titans, ”NOMAMES” and ”tooothpick” who both fired two bullets each, proceeded to duke it out on the cyber felt. The latter fell in second place, still banking a sizable $119,456.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | NOMAMES | Mexico | $178,729 |
2 | toothpick | Canada | $119,456 |
3 | FNC_Broxah | Austria | $93,400 |
4 | Picasso16 | Canada | $73,028 |
5 | StacknNvrSlackn | Canada | $57,099 |
6 | Mr.Fishy | Malaysia | $44,644 |
7 | LuckyChewyFan | Canada | $34,907 |
8 | SasukeUchiha | Canada | $27,293 |
9 | Stevie444 | Canada | $21,339 |
The undeniable success of GGS2 only ups the ante for next time. Stay tuned for more information on future Natural8 series!
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