Sunday Briefing: Huge Day Sees Picasso16 Win More Than $560K

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Sep 23, 2019 8 min read Last updated Dec 19, 2019

Sep. 22 was massive in the online poker tournament world thanks to the PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP), the partypoker KO Series, the 888poker XL Eclipse, and the Natural8 GG Series wrapping up.

The WCOOP Main Events finish today, so we will cover them in a separate article, with a recap of the 888poker XL Eclipse finale also handled separately. For now, let’s take a look at some of the most significant results from Sep. 22.

GGS #307:$500K Gtd

Two GG Series events with $25,000 buy-ins took place on Sep. 22, the first being the GGS #307:$500K Gtd that saw 53 entries create a $1,298,500 prize pool. This mammoth-sized pot was shared among the top seven finishers.

It was Sami “MiMosa1” Kelopuro who burst the money bubble, falling in eighth-place to go home empty-handed. “ImLividBuddy” busted in seventh place and won $53,889. However, they fired four bullets at this tournament so actually lost money.

“PyramidOfSkulls” and “ilsy168” were the next casualties. The former walked away with $74,664 and the latter $103,427. They were then joined on the rail by ”Stevie44” whose fourth-place finish yielded $143,271 before “Omar Bingo” crashed out in third for $198,465.

This left “Picasso16” and “chan593” to lock horns for the title and the gargantuan $413,103 top prize. Second-place was worth $311,667, and no deal was struck despite this canyon-sized gap in the payouts. It was chan593 who was the final elimination of the tournament, leaving Picasso16 to pad their bankroll with more than $410,000.

GGS #323: Blade $500K Gtd

The second $25,000 buy-in GG Series event was the GGS #323: Blade $500K Gtd which saw 71 entries processed. Amazingly, 14 of those were made by “ilsy168” whose buy-ins totaled $350,000. They managed to reach the payouts but busted in ninth-place for $57,117 for an expensive day at the tables.

“RL_Stine” and “Chun Lei Zhou”, the latter calling Russia home, were the next players to dust off their chips. Chun Lei Zhou collected $93,430 and was the last player not to secure a six-figure prize.

Sami “MiMosa1” Kelopuro was the next big name to fall by the wayside, the Finn’s sixth-place exit locking up $119,495.

Picasso16 continued their impressive form with a fifth-place finish here, this one worth $152,830. Add that to the enormous prize they secured in the other $25,000 buy-in event, and they came away with $565,933 for a few hours of work.

Canada’s “oivens22” netted $195,465 for their fourth-place elimination before Michael “Michael Soyza” Soyza scooped an impressive $249,993. The one-on-one battle between Laurynas “Lauris91” Levinskas and “UknowWhoIam” ensued. It was the latter who emerged victoriously, banking a massive $478,382 in the process. Levinskas had to console themselves with the $319,733 runner-up prize.

KO Series #66-SHR: $1M Gtd 8-Max at partypoker

The largest prize at partypoker this weekend weighed in at $206,282 and was awarded to “The0neWh0Kn0cks” - presumably a Breaking Bad fan - after they triumphed in the KO Series #66-SHR: $1M Gtd 8-Max event.

A field of 298 players exchanged $5,200 for the chance to become a super high roller champion. The $1 million guarantee was not only hit, but it was blown out of the water as $1,519,800 was played for.

Everyone at the eight-handed final table won more than $27,000 when bounties were included. “OmarsComing” and “ProdigalSon” were the first two players to bust; they collected $27,638 and $48,768 respectively.

“YOINK” and “YouGotTheDud” followed this pair to the rail, doing so with prizes weighing in at $44,469 and $73,647. The latter was the last player not to net six-figures for their $5,200 investment.

$109,371 was awarded to “brokeinvegas” before “Rhyzm-P” ran out of steam and crashed out in third-place for a $135,673 prize. The first and second place prizes in partypoker PKO tournaments are almost the same, leaving the heads-up duo to battle it out for the massive bounty payment.

“RoseandNora” eventually fell in second-place for a $178,427 score, leaving The0neWh0Kn0cks to bank a cool $206,282.

KO Series #67-HR: $1M Gtd Main Event 8-Max at partypoker

The KO Series #67-HR: $1M Gtd Main Event 8-Max was another $1 million guaranteed event and another one that smashed its guarantee. A field of 631 players competed in the $2,100 buy-in event, creating a $1,293,550 prize pool.

By the time the final table was set, the prizes were starting to grow significantly. “OMGT1ME” fell in eighth-place for a combined $24,599 before “Alexis72” won $37,122 for their seventh-place exit. This was more than both Tyler “RentCollection” Goatcher and “Em1nEm” walked away with despite them progressing deeper into the tournament. This was due to Alexis72 winning $21,557 worth of bounty payments, only the champion and runner-up secured more.

High stakes regular “NewYorkJimmY” busted in fourth-place for $56,569 and was joined on the rail by “Bijzettafel” whose third-place exit yielded $73,046 and set up a mouth-watering heads-up clash between “Quantum_Leap” and “PayAndPlay”.

Both of the final two players had already accumulated plenty of bounty payments along the way, but it was PayAndPlay who walked away as the victor. First-place saw PayAndPlay haul in a combined $183,463 with the runner-up bagging $149,572.

KO Series #67-H: $1M Gtd Main Event 8-Max at partypoker

KO Series #67-H: $1M Gtd Gtd Main Event 8-Max may have only cost $320 to enter, but it still awarded $1,159,928. Half that sum went on the heads of the 3,766 entrants with the remaining fifty percent being shared among the top 472 finishers.

“SimbaL0vesParty” became a KO Series champion by outlasting all those players. First-place was worth $68,146 which was boosted by $40,308 from the bounty prize pool for a total prize weighing in at $108,454. The champion defeated “maxxoAA” heads-up for the title, resigning the runner-up to $82,827 in total.

Earlier at the final table, “VitoDisfrutoni” and “powerrrr” crashed out, and both won almost $13,000. “Prox68” had been busy eliminating foes on their way to a sixth-place finish, so their total prize was an impressive $26,288. This was slightly more than the $22,770 “NaoEhBemAssim” collected for their fifth-place finish.

“ItHasLowEV” boosted their partypoker bankroll by $36,054 with “Merrovingien” increasing their account balance by $54,435 after falling in third-place.

WCOOP-72-H: $1,050 NLHE Turbo PKO at PokerStars

Canada’s Doug “dlanger610” Lang walked away from the WCOOP-72-H: $1,050 NLHE Turbo PKO event at PokerStars as a WCOOP champion and with almost $170,000 extra in his account.

It was no easy task for Lang who had to battle through 1,040 opponents on this way to victory.

“Imar54” and “u3meha” were the first players to bust from the final table, leaving six players in the hunt for the lion’s share of the $1,041,000 prize pool. “Elhilario” fell in sixth for $20,392 and was joined as a spectator by “Angobet” from Angola; fifth-place yielded $31,778.

From their home in Romania, “G A W” collected $42,151 before China’s “CharlesZy1314” crashed out in third-place for a combined prize worth $49,561.

This left Lang and Russian superstars “hello_totti” to fight heads-up for the title. It was Lang’s turn to shine, and he busted his Russian opponent. Lang collected a combined $168,729 while hello_totti had to make do with $94,434.

$2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars

Ninety-eight players bought into this weekend’s $2,100 Sunday High Roller, and it was Netherlands-based British star Conor “1_conor_b_1” Beresford who walked away with the largest share of the spoils.

A ridiculously tough final table got less shark-infested when Sam “Str8$$$Homey” Greenwood saw his tournament end in ninth-place for $6,554. Former EPT champion Aliaksei “ale6ka” Boika then fell by the wayside before “jwall888” ran out of steam and fell in seventh-place.

Swedish online legend Simon “C.Darwin2” Mattsson collected $12,584 for his sixth-place finish with Luke “Bit2Easy” Reeves banking $16,368 when the British pro fell in fifth-place.

Italy’s Gianluca “Tankanza” Speranza, who now resides in Austria, finished as the fourth-place finisher for $21,288. Recent WCOOP champion Michael “imluckbox” Addamo saw his tournament come to an abrupt end in third place, a finish worth $27,688.

This left Beresford and Dutchman Joris “BillLewinsky” Ruijs to play heads-up for the title. Beresford was the man who came out of the battle unscathed and in possession of the $46,837 top prize. Ruijs collected $36,011 for his second-place exit.

$20,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker

The $20,000 Sunday Challenge attracted a crowd of 212 players who each paid 888poker $109 for the chance to become a poker champion. The player who achieved that goal was the United Kingdom’s “Fairway888” who was the last player standing.

First-place was worth $4,558 while “iBustYa888” locked up $3,286 when they fell in second-place. The top six finishers all won four-figure scores from this event. “Kotyara1089” of the Ukraine banked $1,060 with Roman “EyeofSkadi” Matveychuk banking $1,272 after busting in fifth-place.

$1,855 was awarded to “CABOzBA” of Austria with the penultimate exit being that of “forvardok” of Ukraine, a finish worth $2,491.

$88 Sunday PKO 8-Max at 888poker

The final tournament of this week’s Sunday Briefing is the $88 Sunday PKO 8-Max that saw 144 players battle it out at the 888poker virtual felt. Half the $12,000 prize pool went on the heads of each entrant; the other half was shared among the top 16 finishers.

Mexico’s “Al_Robbya” was the player who netted the most cash from this event, scooping the $1,528 top prize and bolstering that sum with $1,631 from the bounty prize pool, for a combined $3,159.

Three other players turned their $88 into more than $1,000. One was, of course, the runner-up in the tournament. “Kiskutya23” walked away with $1,413 for their second-place finish and the UK’s “rkellet89” banked $1,088. The fourth and final player to secure a four-figure payout was “Ace1stbase” who won $1,033.

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Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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