Thomas Muehloecker Captures PokerStars Titans Title and $81,905

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Feb 14, 2023 3 min read

Austrian superstar Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker added the $5,200 Titans Event title to his long list of poker-related accomplishments after he came out on top of a 71-strong field at PokerStars over the weekend. Muehlocker cut a deal with Brazilian sensation Pablo "pabritz" Brito Silva when heads up, before coming from behind to clinch the victory. Muehlocker's reward? $81,905.

$5,200 Titans Event Final Table Results

*reflects a heads-up deal

Only the nine players that navigated their way to the nine-handed final table secured some of the $355,000 prize pool. Niklas "Lena900" Astedt busted in 11th, while Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle crashed out in tenth and popped the all-important money bubble.

"SerVlaMin" was the first of the nine finalists to fall by the wayside. Ninth place came with $11,067 in prize money. David "MissOracle" Yan ($12,671), fresh from his incredible performances at the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, finished in eighth, "Phemo" ($16,917) fell in seventh, with Gavin "gavz01" Cochrane ($22,586) seeing his tournament in in sixth place.

Fifth place and $30,155 went to Joao "Naza114" Vieira, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi ($40,261) joined Vieira on the rail, before Canada's "Stumpfed" ($53,753) exited stage left, sending the Titans event into the heads-up stage. Here, Muehlocker and Silva struck a deal to lessen the pay jump. Silva held the chip lead, as is evident by the difference in prize money, because Silva banked $85,680 despite busting in second place, with Muehloecker collecting a slightly lesser $81,905 and the title of champion.

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"malygan3310" Turns $50 into $40,507 and the 50/50 Series Main Event Title

The 50/50 Series concluded over the weekend with the $500,000 guaranteed Main Event. Some 11,841 players had bought in before late registration closed, resulting in a $538,173 prize pool.

Such a large prize pool for a $50 buy-in meant nobody at the nine-handed final table took home less than $3,127 for the efforts, with bounties included, while the top four finishers saw five-figure sums land in their PokerStars accounts.

German "otto1956" was the first recipient of a $10,000+ score; they banked $13,570 after falling in fourth. Third place and an impressive $20,694 went to Brazilian "Piquiii" before "malygan3310" of Lithuania defeated Romanian "J.Fullop.74" heads-up for the victory. The runner-up scooped $32,642 but the champion took home a cool $40,507, or 810-times their initial buy-in!

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50/50 Series Main Event Final Table Results

Other PokerStars Results Worth $10,000+

"LendYurSex" was one of the biggest weekend winners at PokerStars courtesy of taking down the PKO Sunday Million. A field of 10,265 were left in the champion's wake, as they collected $80,439 with bounties included.

Brazil's Allan "allan sheik" Mello took down the $109 Sunday Fenomeno for $19,846, while Niklas "Lena900" Astedt helped himself to the $13,049 top prize in the $215 Sunday Supersonic.

*includes bounty payments

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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