Sunday Briefing: Alex Foxen Banks Almost $240,000

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Apr 27, 2020 5 min read

April 26 was another massive day for online poker tournament players with guarantees being blown out of the water. The best players in the world go hunting when the prize pools are juicy and some of these elite stars came home with plenty of spoils.

POWERFEST: Big Game $1M Gtd Phase Final at partypoker

Alex Foxen topped a ridiculously tough final table in the $1 million guaranteed Big Game at partypoker. Some 256 players made it or bought in to the final phase to compete for a share of the $1,174,170 prize pool.

The final eight locked up at least $27,005, and what a final eight it was.

Bruno Volkmann busted first and was joined on the rail by Benjamin Rolle and Linus Loeliger, who was also busy winning the Poker Masters Main Event for almost $1 million.

Nick Petrangelo was the next to fall before Daniil Lukin and Jordi Urlings fell by the wayside to leave Foxen heads-up against Brazil’s Yuri Dzivielevski. Foxen got the job done and received $239,413, resigning the runner-up to a $173,777 consolation prize.

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The partypoker MILLION was won by the United Kingdom’s Jareth “wong951” East this week. First-place weighed in at $186,133 after more than 6,000 players created a $1,218,366 prize pool.

East defeated “The12MUL8” heads-up for the title, leaving the runner-up to bank $129,938, the only other six-figure prize on offer.

Each of the eight finalists won more than $11,000. “Kawhi_Tho" fell in eighth for $11,403 and was joined on the sidelines by “AmericanEagle”, “Taigu”, and “RobinHudd.”

Team partypoker’s Day “daykotoviezy” Kotoviezy ran out of steam in fifth-place and collected $54,278 for her troubles. Shout out also to “Tiger97” who finished in third for an $83,384 prize.

GGMasters: $500K Gtd at GGPoker

The GGMasters hit its $500,000 guarantee for the first time since GGPoker increased it to half a million dollars. It was hit when 3,662 players bought in and created a $508,356 prize pool!

Lithuania’s “Vladiator13” was the main beneficiary of this juicy pot as they were the last player standing. First place weighed in at a massive $72,299. The Lithuanian defeated Hong Kong’s “Luaot” heads-up to secure the title, leaving the runner-up to get their hands on a still impressive $50,735.

The champion also secured more than 1,400 points for the Player of the Year race. GGPoker is still updating the latest table but we believe Vladiator13 should soar straight into second-place. The race is heating up!

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GGS Phased: $1K Day 2

Some 1,463 players piled into the $1,000 buy-in GGS Phased High Roller and created a $1,389,950 pot that was shared among the top 206 finishers.

Everyone at the nine-handed final table won at least $16,384, but the final three players each secured six-figure paydays.

“fcma1111” of Cyprus finished in third and padded their bankroll with $112,174. This left “waransan” of Germany and “Trashdawg” of Albania to fight it out for the title. That title is now in Albania with Trashdawg improving their lifetime winnings by $213,001. The runner-up walked away with $154,574 for their efforts.

$1,050 Sunday Warm-Up at PokerStars

Mustapha “lasagnaaammm” Kanit has been in scintillating form of late and continued his purple patch with victory in the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up at PokerStars. Kanit came out on top of a 224-strong crowd, doing so with his third bullet, to walk away with $39,025 after a heads-up deal with Russian star Victor “papan9_p$” Ustimov. The Russian netted $37,901.

Earlier at the final table, Francisco “Tomatee” Benitez and “jwall888” busted before Simon “C.Darwin2” Mattsson crashed out in seventh-place. “T-Macha” of the UK won the first five-figure prize, namely $11,068 then Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet dusted off his stack in fifth-place, a finish worth $14,567.

Hungary’s “UmakeMeSikkk” finished in third for a $19,173 score and “hayroller” turned $1,050 into $25,234 from their Canadian home.

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$2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars

The $2,100 Sunday High Roller usually attracts a star-studded crowd and this weekend’s edition didn’t disappoint. Seventh of the world’s best players fought it out for a share of the $140,000 prize pool.

Nobody won more than “WATnlos” who emerged victoriously with $37,78 reasons to be cheerful. The Austrian defeated Panama’s “calitox” heads-up for the title, leaving the Panamanian to collect $28,725.

The final table housed several household names. Simon “C.Darwin2” Mattsson was the eighth-place finisher, a result worth $5,543. Russia’s “Futti18” busted next, with Preben “prebz” Stokkan exiting in fifth for $12,619.

Mattsson’s fellow Sweden Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen fell in fourth for $16,600 before Sam “Str8$$$homey” Greenwood became the penultimate elimination and saw $21,837 make its way to his PokerStars account.

$20,000 Sunday Whale at 888poker

Over at 888poker, “carmen.1957” won the $20,000 Sunday Whale for the second consecutive week. The British player triumphed over 86 opponents in this week’s tournament to pad their bankroll with $7,190.

888poker ambassador Martin “MJacobson” Jacobson reached the final table but his stay there was short-lived. The former WSOP Main Event champion busted in eighth-place for a $978 score.

Peter “kiskutya23” Traply was also present and correct at the final table, although he tripped up in sixth place for a $1,370 prize.

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The $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker

The $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep saw 1,024 players enter this week and it was Argentina’s “Nemesis_25” who came out on top to scoop the lion’s share of the $104,800 prize pool. The Argentinian got their hands on an impressive $19,230 after defeating “888pruha” heads-up for the title.

“MartonasBOOM” was the only other player to net five-figures. The Swede finished third for $10,375.

A special mention has to go to “xFink_Ploydx” who finished sixth for $4,401. They also finished fourth in the $20,000 Sunday Whale for a $2,479 score.

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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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