Sunday Briefing: $200K Score For Sami Kelopuro

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April 5 was another massive day for online poker tournaments with several sites running festivals that created huge prize pools. There was big scores at PokerStars, partypoker, GGPoker, and 888poker. Let’s check out who got their hands on the biggest prizes of the weekend.

$10,300 High Rollers PLO 6-Max at PokerStars

DateApril 5th
Buy-in$10,300
Guarantee$500,000
Entrants57
Prize pool$570,000
ITM7

Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro was one of the biggest winners courtesy of banking $200,376 at PokerStars. The exceptionally talented Finn topped a field of 57 in the $10,300 buy-in High Rollers PLO 6-Max event to secure yet another six-figure prize.

Kelopuro defeated “yara777” of the Ukraine heads-up to claim the top prize. His Ukrainian opponent walked away with a $132,717 addition to his bankroll.

Only seven players received a slice of the $570,000 prize pool. “xnrobix” of Hungary burst the final table bubble and won $23,896. “pkrbt” of Sweden reeled in a $28,321 prize before “MITS 304” turned $10,300 into $38,562 when the Cypriot fell in fourth.

“Zagalo87” was the penultimate bust-out; third-place yielded a $87,903 prize.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Sami “Lrslzk” KelopuroFinland$200,376
2yara777Ukraine$132,717
3Zagalo87Croatia$87,903
4terror777727Bulgaria$58,221
5MITS 304Cyprus$38,562
6pkrbtSweden$28,321
7xnrobixHungary$23,896

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Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE PKO at PokerStars

DateApril 5th
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$1,000,000
Entrants6,791
Prize pool$1,358,200
ITM953

The opening event of the Turbo Series, the Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE PKO, ensuring the series kicked off in style with 6,791 entries processed by the time late registration closed. This ensured the $1 million guarantee was beaten by $358,200.

Russia’s “MAMOHT_T” was the main beneficiary of this juicy pot because the Russian came out on top to scoop the $81,420 top prize. Their prize was bolstered by $52,088 worth of bounty payments. They defeated “LIKE A G6” heads-up for the title, the Czech grinder walking away with a combined prize worth $89,424.

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountiesTotal prize
1MAMOHT_TRussia$81,420$52,088$133,508
2LIKE A G6Czech Republic$81,415$8,009$89,424
3suequinho23Ecuador$45,624$9,242$54,866
4batoelrobNetherlands$31,373$5,344$36,717
5zemthaCanada$21,574$11,361$32,935
6fishfinder10Romania$14,835$2,237$17,072
7VzB_PokerBrazil$10,201$6,608$16,809
8PylushaRussia$7,015$695$7,710
9DrizzyifyCanada$4,824$7,563$12,387

POWERFEST #216-SHR: $1M Gtd Phase Final at partypoker

DateApril 5th
Buy-in$5,200
Guarantee$1,000,000
Entrants281
Prize pool$1,314,665
ITM40

The extended POWERFEST continued to smash its guarantees with a $1,314,665 prize pool created in the POWERFEST #216-SHR: $1M Gtd Phase Final.

“Toppairlover” and team partypoker’s Anatoly “NL_Profit” Filatov were the first casualties of the final table. That duo scooped prizes worth $26,296 and $36,153 respectively.

“usinghud” and “trustnobody_99” then fell by the wayside and saw their partypoker account balances increase by $51,271 and $68,362. Fourth-placed “Irunsogoooood” almost won six-figures but narrowly missed out with a $96,627 score.

“PayAndPlay” was the first recipient of a six-figure score. Their tournament ended with a third-place finish worth $132,781.

This left “BoldPilot” and “nomeansyes” to fight it out for the gargantuan top prize of $261,618. The latter was the last man standing, leaving the runner-up to bank $189,311. nomeansyes loves high stakes tournaments at partypoker. They finished third in the 2019 MILLIONS Online for more than $1.3 million.

PlacePlayerPrize
1nomeansyes$261,618
2BoldPilot$189,311
3PayAndPlay$132,781
4Irunsogooood$96,627
5trustnobody_99$68,362
6usinghud$51,271
7Anatoly “NL_Profit” Filatov$36,153
8Toppairlover$26,293

$1.6 Million Worth of Leaderboards!

POWERFEST #217-HR: $500K Gtd Phase Final

DateApril 5th
Buy-in$530
Guarantee$500,000
Entrants1,094
Prize pool$533,600
ITM152

“Sexy Guru” was another big winner at partypoker on April 5 after they triumphed in the POWERFEST #217-HR: $500K Gtd Phase Final. Some 1,094 players were in the final and Sexy guru outlasted them all to win $90,978.

Several high stakes regulars reached the final table. These included “MoStack” who fell in seventh for $10,031, Anton “antesvante” Wigg who collected $42,741 for his third-place exit, and runner-up “Quantum_Leap” who hauled in $65,099.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Sexy Guru$90,978
2Quantum_Leap$65,099
3Anton “antesvante” Wigg$42,741
4chrusher97$28,600
5HikeHandy$20,276
6Toanui$14,300
7MoStack$10,031
8Parul777$6,723

GG Masters $500K Gtd at GGPoker

DateApril 5th
Buy-in$150
Guarantee$500,000
Entrants3,121
Prize pool$500,000
ITM368

This week’s $500,000 guaranteed GG Masters ended in a heads-up chop that saw the top two finishers secure almost $125,000 between them.

Canada’s“mike444” was crowned the tournament’s champion and walked away with $66,185 after his heads-up deal. Russia’s “flyyy” officially finished in second-place and turned their $150 investment into a cool $58,085.

The top six finishers netted five-figures each. “kevin8097” busted in sixth for $13,891 before Ukraine’s “luckykaky” banked $19,320 when their tournament ended abruptly in fifth-place.

Slovenia’s “ThePizzaGuy” finished in fourth-place, a finish that delivered $26,871. Shout-out to “for_science” of Canada who was the third-place finisher, a result that saw $37,373 make its way to their GGPoker account.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1mike444Canada$66,185*
2flyyyRussia$58,085*
3for_scienceCanada$37,373
4ThePizzaGuySlovenia$26,871
5luckykakyUkraine$19,320
6kevin8097China$13,891
7mikzoan12Israel$9,988
8Dino “dinos222” SabatiniIreland$7,181
9benderbey2Belarus$5,163

*reflects a heads-up deal


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GGS 009-HR: $5K Sunday Main at GGPoker

DateApril 5th
Buy-in$5,000
Guarantee$300,000
Entrants96
Prize pool$456,000
ITM13

GGPoker’s GG Series kicked off in style and the $5,000 buy-in Sunday Main was one of the biggest events of the day. A compact field of 96 created a $456,000 prize pool, a huge increase over the $300,000 that was guaranteed.

Germany’s “WooKah” won the lion’s share of the prize pool and the only six-figure prize from the tournament. They netted $108,067 after sending “The_Answer” to the rail in second-place to collect $81,842.

All nine finalists won at least $13,000 with GGPoker regular “HogFish333” falling in sixth-place for $26,922 from their home in Switzerland.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1WooKahGermany$108,067
2The_AnswerMexico$81,842
3somebodyelseKazakhstan$61,981
4CallthePoliceCanada$46,940
5AlwaysWithNutsRussia$35,548
6HogFish333Switzerland$26,922
7vamossuerteCanada$20,388
8JadeitoUnited Kingdom$15,441
9Le FlaneurCanada$13,267

$25,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker

DateApril 5th
Buy-in$109
Guarantee$25,000
Entrants301
Prize pool$30,100
ITM36

The$25,000 Sunday Challenge turned into the $30,100 Sunday Challenge thanks to thr 301 players who bought in for $109.

Denmark’s “N33dCoaching” triumphed in this event and won its $6,155, taking their lifetime winnings at 888poker to $230,000. The Dane defeated “Tjaaja” of Finland heads-up to get their hands on the top prize. The Finn had to make do with the $4,515 consolation prize.

Three Brits reached the final table. Ben “DoobieFish” Kett fell in eighth for $752 with “TopBeaver69” collecting $1,354 for their sixth-place exit. “tiltedlol” navigated their way to a third-place finish worth $3,401.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1N33dCoachingDenmark$6,155
2TjaaiaFinland$4,515
3tiltedlolUnited Kingdom$3,401
4TG390327Canada$2,558
5KwiacurVr6 $1,745
6TopBeaver69United Kingdom$1,354
7Lik3az0mbyGermany$1,053
8Ben “DoobieFish” KettUnited Kingdom$752
9HBousie $571

PKO Series #2- $150,000 Tune Up at 888poker

DateApril 5th
Buy-in$109
Guarantee$150,000
Entrants1,423
Prize pool$150,000
ITM135

Rounding off the Sunday Briefing this week is the PKO Series #2- $150,000 Tune Up. We selected this tournament in our Weekend Preview citing it may overlay. It did by $7,700 or 77 entries.

“D3n1sk4PP” took full advantage of the funds added by 888poker as they were the only player with chips in front of them when the curtain came down. The Russian’s $14,193 top prize was boosted by $8,281 worth of bounty payments for a $22,474 haul.

UK’s “Kel3103” was the runner-up, a finish worth a combined $12,816, the only other five-figure score of the tournament.

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountiesTotal prize
1D3n1sk4PPRussia$14,193$8,281$22,474
2Kel3103United Kingdom$10,116$2,700$12,816
3geirto $7,569$2,097$9,666
4Nooitmeerweg $5,677$1,471$7,148
5TheElIphantMalta$3,942$891$4,833
6Kaloryfer147Germany$3,154$1,160$4,314
7NoMamesWeyyyMexico$2,365$570$2,935
8indianjaDenmark$1,577$549$2,126
9tikkapekkaFinland$946$837$1,783

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