Sam Greenwood Grabs a Six-Figure Prize

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
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Sam Greenwood

Sam Greenwood helped himself to a $141,384 prize this weekend when he won the $1,050 GGMasters High Roller event at GGPoker.

Greenwood was one of 1,000 players who parted company with $1,050 for the chance to become the tournament’s champion. The final table of the GGMasters High Roller is usually packed with household names, but this week’s was quite unusual as the final table was mostly made up of relatively unknown grinders.

“Serenity Now” and “ObellaCiao” were the first casualties of the final table. They scooped prizes worth $14,138 and $18,853 respectively. Brazil’s Pedro Garagnani ($25,142), “alwayspush” ($33,527), and Austria’s “lhjgkfdasjz” ($44,709) were the next trio to fall.

Polish player “ZryjGruz” ($59,621) busted in fourth, with the elimination of "Tawkone" ($79,506) sending the tournament heads-up where both players locked in six-figure hauls.

Greenwood defeated San Marino’s “Fantastik55” and claimed the $141,384 top prize. Fantastik55 walked away with the $106,023 runner-up score.

$1,050 GGMasters High Rollers Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Sam GreenwoodCanada$141,384
2Fantastik55San Marino$106,023
3TawkoweCanada$79,506
4ZryjGruzPoland$59,621
5lhjgkfdasjzAustria$44,709
6alwayspushChina$33,527
7Pedro GaragnaniBrazil$25,142
8OBellaCiaoIndia$18,853
9Serenity NowCanada$14,138

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Mokhammad Triumphs in the Omaholic Super High Roller

A compact field of 93 entrants competed in the $10,300 Omaholic Super High Roller and Kamel Mokhammad outlasted them all. First-place in this huge event weighed in at $217,850 which is a fantastic yield for a day’s work.

Mokhammad defeated Finnish PLO specialist Eelis Parssinen heads-up to bank the top prize. Parssinen walked away with $171,479 for his runner-up finish, while Ronny Kaiser, the former EPT Estonia champion, won $134,978 after his exit in third.

One other players, “JNandez87”, netted six-figures. Their fourth-place finish saw $106,247 make its way to his GGPoker account.

Shout-outs for the other finalists who fought valiantly but could not quite get the job done. Isaac Haxton ($32,105), Gavin Cochrane ($40,787), Belarmino Souza ($51,817), Samuli Sipila ($65,829), and David Mezei ($83,631) being those finalists who fell short this time.

Event #53: $10,300 Omaholic Super High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Kamel MokhammadUkraine$217,850
2Eelis ParssinenFinland$171,479
3Ronny KaiserLiechtenstein$134,978
4JNandez87Austria$106,247
5David MezeiHungary$83,631
6Samuli SipilaFinland$65,829
7Belarmino SouzaBrazil$51,817
8Gavin CochraneUnited Kingdom$40,787
9Isaac HaxtonCanada$32,105

Other Notable Scores at GGPoker

*includes bounty payments

LABOMBA1961 Takes Down 888poker Big Shot 525

The new tournaments at 888poker are proving popular with 184 players turning out for the Big Shot 525 event this weekend. Four of the players who navigated their way through shark-infested waters and reached the final table saw five-figuyre sums head to their accounts.

“Arcuiro” of Brazil finished in fourth for $10,000 before “casual_win” of the United kingdom saw their $525 investment swell to $13,000. Heads-up pitted “AlwaysTimed” and “LABOMBA1961” heads-up, and it was the latter who emerged from the battle victoriously, doing so with $22,000 extra in their bankroll. Second-place weighed in at $17,000, which is still a great return on a few hours grinding.

$100,000 Big Shot 525 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1LABOMBA1961Argentina$22,000
2AlwaysTimed $17,000
3casual_winUnited Kingdom$13,000
4ArcuiroBrazil$10,000
5Boifx18 $8,000
6normannollyUkraine$6,500
7i2outAustria$5,000
8Tingotime100Sweden$4,000
9liviu_hznRomania$3,000

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PlumpySouyon Crowned Big Shot 109 Champion

This week’s Big Shot 109 Main Event was won by Malta-based star “PlumpySouyon”. The prize for first place came in at a cool $21,915 and the Maltese players secured this princely sum after sending “Reggie_Degen” to the rail in second-place, a finish worth $16,020.

Only one other finalist got their hands on a five-figure payout. Third place finisher “i2Strong4U” collected a n $11,775 prize.

$150,000 Big Shot 109 Main Event

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1PlumpySouyonMalta$21,915
2Reggie_DegenCanada$16,020
3i2Strong4U $11,775
4DayselbroelSweden$8,655
5Matthew “ProPriced” PriceUnited Kingdom$6,405
6coutopkrBrazil$4,770
7IamBudha $3,585
8wklixArgentina$2,715
9LuciferTslRomania$2,070

Grafton Chops $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up With Salas

Over at PokerStars, a compact yet talented field of 68 players took their seats in the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up. Any of the eight finalists would have made a worthy champion, but it was Sam “SamSquid” Grafton who gets to call himself a champion..

Grafton’s fellow Brit Patrick “pads1161” Leonard was the first finalist out of the door. He was joined on the sidelines by Christian “WATnlos” Rudolph, “I’MalliN.2IIi” and Sweden’s “flerrehuve”.

The final four read like a who’s who of the online poker world. Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet fell in fourth for $7,702 with Juan “Malaka$tyle” Pardo locking up the first five-figure sum of the tournament, namely $10,287 when he crashed out in third.

Grafton and reigning WSOP Main Event champion Damian “pampa27” Salas locked horns and butted heads one-on-one, but not before striking a deal that lessened the pay jumps. The deal meant Salas collected $14,702 when he lost to Grafton heads-up, leaving Grafton to bank $17,392.

$1,050 Sunday Warm-Up Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Sam “SamSquid” GraftonUnited Kingdom$17,392*
2Damian “pampa27” SalasArgentina$14,702*
3Juan “Malaka$tyle” PardoAndorra$10,287
4Jon “apestyles” Van FleetCanada$7,702
5flerrehuveSweden$5,766
6I’MalliN.3IIiMalta$4,317
7Christian “WATnlos” RudolphAustria$3,232
8Patrick “pads1161” LeonardUnited Kingdom$2,419

*reflects a heads-up deal

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Volkmann Secures a $60,000 Score

Bruno Volkmann won this weekend’s $1,050 Sunday High Roller and walked away with more than $60,000 for his efforts.

The Sunday High Roller attracts the very best players in the business week-on-week, and this week was no different. Renato “bauruzito” Valentim and Mustapha “lasagnaaammm” Kanit were the first finalists to dust off their stacks. Andrey “andrejyyy” Novak bit the dust in sixth before Germany’s “Speedy121182” and “Aasgaard23” of Norway fell by the wayside.

There was no deal struck in this event despite the final three players being evenly matched. Dominik “Bounatirou” Nitsche saw his tournament end in third place for $33,692, which left Volkmann and Ole “wizowizo” Schemion heads-up for the title.

Volkmann got the job done and claimed the $60,012 top prize, leaving Schemion to collect the $44,966 consolation prize.

$1,050 Sunday High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Bruno “great dant” VolkmannBrazil$60,012
2Ole “wizowizo” SchemionAustria$44,966
3Dominik “Bounatirou” NitscheUnited Kingdom$33,692
4Aasgaard23Norway$25,245
5Speedy121182Germany$18,915
6Andrey “Anjeyyy” NovakUkraine$14,173
7Mustapha “lasagnaaammm” KanitUnited Kingdom$10,619
8Renato “bauruzito” ValentimBrazil$7,957

Other Notable Scores at PokerStars

*includes bounty payments

Dimov Demolishes High Roller Big Game Field

The High Roller Big Game title went to Bulgaria this weekend as Ognyan Dimov came out on top of a 139-strong field at partypoker. Dimov’s excellent result saw $82,964 head his way, making for a super Sunday.

Dimov defeated Malta-based Swedish sensation Joakim Andersson heads-up, resigning the Swede to a $54,695 score. All but one of the nine finalists locked up five-figures, Torben Sorensen ($9,100) being that player.

The final table was littered with stellar names who fell at the feet of Dimov. Such luminaries as Aleksejs Ponakovs ($11,046), Jans Arends ($13,056), Rok Gostisa ($15,508), David Yan ($19,468), and Simon Mattsson ($37,419) all tried and failed to dislodge Dimov from top spot.

$2,600 High Roller Big Game Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Ognyan DimovBulgaria$82,964
2Joakim AnderssonMalta$54,695
3Simon MattssonSweden$37,419
4Duco Ten HavenNetherlands$26,357
5David YanNew Zealand$19,468
6Rok GostisaSlovenia$15,508
7Jans ArendsNetherlands$13,056
8Aleksejs PonakovsEstonia$11,046
9Torben SorensenDenmark$9,100

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Sverko Secures Big Game Title

The $530 Big Game saw 520 players buy in, but only Gregor Sverko had chips in front of him when the curtain came down on proceedings. Victory saw Sverko’s partypoker account receive a $45,228 payment, a price he claimed after defeating Joris Ruys of the Netherlands heads-up.

People talk about the luck of the Irish, but the pair of Irish stars at the final table ran out of luck before the heads-up section. Marc Macdonnell could only muster a sixth-place finish worth $7,943 while Reginald Corrigan fell in third and walked away with $21,696 in cold, hard cash.

$530 Big Game Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Gregor SverkoCroatia$45,228
2Joris RuysNetherlands$31,317
3Reginald CorriganIreland$21,696
4Jozsef LiszkovicsHungary$14,369
5Daniel RezaeiMalta$10,022
6Marc MacdonnellIreland$7,943
7Klas LofbergSweden$6,381
8Lasse SonbergDenmark$5,173
9Aki VirtanenFinland$4,198

Other Notable Scores at partypoker

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Matthew Pitt
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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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