Brazil's Allan Mello Bags PokerStars Bounty Builder Series Victory
Brazilian star Allan "allan sheik" Mello was one of many online poker tournament players celebrating this weekend, with Mello taking down the a $1,050 buy-in freezeout that was part of the PokerStars Bounty Builder Series.
Dozens of household names, including Andras "probirs" Nemeth and Team PokerStars' Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis found themselves in the winner's enclosure, having triumphed in high stakes PokerStars tournaments, to give their bankrolls a serious boost.
Mello's victory came in the Bounty Builder Series #73, a $1,050 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max High Roller freezeout. Some 207 players bought in and created a $207,000 prize pool.
The nine-handed final table was littered with top-tier professionals, although it lost one when Andrey "Anjeyyyy" Novak bowed out early into proceedings. Finland's "realshisjiii" and Brazilian "MatheusMocci" joined Novak on the rail before "25264556" and "AcidValue" crashed out, leaving only four players in contention for the title of champion.
Those four became three with the elimination of Stevan "random_chu" Chew, then two after Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber was relieved of his stack. Heads-up saw Mello stand toe-to-toe with |gammiil€120| of Montenegro. Mello finished his opponent, and reeled in a $42,170 score.
Bounty Builder Series 73: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max High Roller Freezeout Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan "allan sheik" Mello | Brazil | $24,398 | $17,772 | $42,170 |
| 2 | lgammiil€120l | Montenegro | $7,398 | $17,772 | $25,170 |
| 3 | Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber | Brazil | $6,734 | $11,659 | $18,393 |
| 4 | Stevan "random_chu" Chew | Indonesia | $4,625 | $8,858 | $13,483 |
| 5 | AcidValue | Montenegro | $5,906 | $6,730 | $12,636 |
| 6 | 25264556 | Switzerland | $625 | $5,114 | $5,739 |
| 7 | MatheusMocci | Brazil | $2,687 | $3,885 | $6,572 |
| 8 | realshisjii | Finland | $3,875 | $2,952 | $6,827 |
| 9 | Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak | Ukraine | $1,375 | $2,506 | $3,881 |
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MakuFz and Yan Chop the Titans Event
The $5,200 Titans event saw 75 high-rolling PokerStars players take to the virtual felt and create a $375,000 prize pool. As you would expect, a tournament of this magnitude attracts the biggest names in the business, and nine of those elite grinders navigated their way to the nine-handed final table.
Just as he had done in the $1,050 NLHE 8-Max Freezeout Bounty Builder Series event, Andrey "Anjeyyyy" Novak busted in ninth place in this tournament. Austrian "CherryOnTop" and Brazil's Rodrigo "seijistar" Seiji Sirichuk followed suit, before Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo, and "roo_400" saw their tournaments end prematurely.
"Gogac sniper" was shot down in fourth, and heads-up was set when Jans "Graftekkel" Arends busted in third. Arends' untimely demise left David "MissOracle" Yan and "MakuFz" heads-up for the title and the lion's share of the prize pool. The heads-up duo struck a deal that saw Yan collected $84,936, and MakuFz bank $92,090 and the title of champion.
$5,200 Titans Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MakuFz | Estonia | $92,090* |
| 2 | David "MissOracle" Yan | New Zealand | $84,936* |
| 3 | Jans "Graftekkel" Arends | Austria | $56,782 |
| 4 | Gogac sniper | Austria | $42,529 |
| 5 | roo_400 | Canada | $31,854 |
| 6 | Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo | Andorra | $23,859 |
| 7 | Rodrigo "seijistar" Sirichuk | Brazil | $17,870 |
| 8 | CherryOnTop | Austria | $13,385 |
| 9 | Andrey "Anjeyyyy" Novak | Ukraine | $11,691 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
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Other PokerStars Highlights
Andras "probirs" Nemeth became a Bounty Builder Series champion, while Team PokerStars' popular Dutchman Lex "L. Velduis" Veldhuis won the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up. There was also a victory for Michael "imluckbox" Addamo in the $1,050 Sunday Supersonic.
| Tournament | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $530 Bounty Builder Series 70-H | 712 | $356,000 | tmavrodiev | $56,944* |
| $109 Bounty Builder Series 69 | 2,545 | $254,500 | Mairam "marjanko89" Kim | $29,531* |
| $109 Bounty Builder Series 68 | 1,870 | $187,000 | Andras "probirs" Nemeth | $23,695* |
| $109 Sunday Fenomeno | 1,393 | $139,300 | ShipTheFliip | $21,591 |
| $1,050 Sunday Supersonic | 60 | $60,951 | Michael "imluckbox" Addamo | $18,939 |
| $1,050 Sunday Warm Up | 52 | $52,000 | Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis | $16,157 |
*includes bounty payments
ukrLaci Wins Big as $100K Mystery Bounty Beats Guarantee
Over at 888poker, "ukrLaci" padded their bankroll with an impressive $12,300 after being the last player standing in the $35,000 Sunday Big Shot 525. The Ukraininan topped an 82-strong field, and won more than a quarter of the $41,000 prize pool.
The champion defeated 888poker regular "Destroyer300" heads-up, resigning the Lithuanian runner-up to an $8,200 consolation prize. Other finalists that are always grinding 888poker's biggest tournaments included Finnish star "wellyxx" and Canadian "algsxr." The finished sixth and ninth for $2,337 and $1,476, respectively.
While this tournament was concluding, the latest $100,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Main Event was whittling its field towards the final table. Some 1,071 players bought in, ensuring another guarantee-topping prize pool, with "freeeeeeeeak" being one of the biggest winners so far after pulling out a $10,000 bounty before busting in 190th place.
The $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event wraps up on March 13, and PokerNews will have a full recap of the final table action for you on March 14.
$35,000 Sunday Big Shot 525 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ukrLaci | Ukraine | $12,300 |
| 2 | Destroyer300 | Lithuania | $8,200 |
| 3 | Ognian1988 | Montenegro | $5,781 |
| 4 | DeathByFOMO | $4,223 | |
| 5 | IHaveNoBoss | Thailand | $3,157 |
| 6 | wellyxx | Finland | $2,337 |
| 7 | Ionutzalx | Romania | $1,886 |
| 8 | sraigtakkkkk | Lithuania | $1,640 |
| 9 | algsxr | Canada | $1,476 |
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kellerassel0 Claims Big Shot 215 Title For Germany
Seventy-one players turned out for the latest edition of the Big Shot 215, a tournament with a $12,000 guarantee but that awarded $14,200. A cool $4,402 of that sum went to Germany's "kellerassel0" who defeated "Iaromachikne" of Brazil in the one-on-one section of the tournament. Second place came with a $3,053 payout.
Three other finalists saw four-figure prizes land in their 888poker accounts. "BeHappyyy" ($1,065), "marllonsanti" ($1,420) and "BIG_BIN" ($2,059) being that trio.
$12,000 Sunday Big Shot 215 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kellerassel0 | Germany | $4,402 |
| 2 | Iaromachikne | Brazil | $3,053 |
| 3 | BIG_BIN | Estonia | $2,059 |
| 4 | marllonsanti | Brazil | $1,420 |
| 5 | BeHappyyy | Sri Lanka | $1,065 |
| 6 | cherrywine | Pakistan | $852 |
| 7 | Dvingminator | Denmark | $710 |
| 8 | 0nlyBet | Cyprus | $639 |
Dusek Demolished The Grand at PartyPoker
The $1,050 Grand tournament at PartyPoker is the only weekly event at the site that sees players compete using their real names and not aliases. Eighty players bought in this week, created a $79,785 prize pool, of which Petr Dusek collected $19,362.
Dusek brushed aside Bulgarian Atanas Malinov heads-up, leaving Malinov to capture a $12,676 consolation prize. Other well-known grinders that reached the Grand's final table but fell short of the victory included Ioannis Angelous Konstas ($3,117), Gavin Cochrane ($3,547), and Tomi Brouk ($4,084).
The Grand Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Dusek | Czech Republic | $19,362 |
| 2 | Atanas Malinov | Bulgaria | $12,676 |
| 3 | Iago Cherobin | Brazil | $8,888 |
| 4 | William De Oliveira | Brazil | $6,463 |
| 5 | Balazs Fogler | Hungary | $4,952 |
| 6 | Tomi Brouk | Finland | $4,084 |
| 7 | Gavin Cochrane | United Kingdom | $3,547 |
| 8 | Ioannis Angelou Konstas | Ireland | $3,117 |
| 9 | Oskar Massesson | Denmark | $2,744 |
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"Spacko22" Secures Big Saturday Win
Although it takes place before Sunday, The Big Saturday is one of three new PartyPoker majors, so it deserves a mention here. The $215 Big Saturday drew in 142 players, which mean another small overlay on the $30,000 guarantee. "Spacko22" collected $5,882 of that pot after leaving 141 opponents in their wake, including runner-up "OddsetProfil," who netted $4,104.
Only two of the players that reached the final table walked away with less than $1,000 for their efforts. Perhaps make The Big Saturday part of your regular weekend grinding schedule? Satellite from pennies run throughout the week if the $215 buy-in is too steep.
The Big Saturday Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spacko22 | $5,882 |
| 2 | OddsetProfil | $4,104 |
| 3 | Mofitz | $2,899 |
| 4 | FABIANOCUNHA | $2,005 |
| 5 | Here_is_Jonny0 | $1,497 |
| 6 | jboags1902 | $1,245 |
| 7 | LordVader | $1,044 |
| 8 | kot_sparac74 | $894 |
| 9 | sexgod123 | $771 |
Other PartyPoker Highlights
Check out some of these other PartyPoker results, including "mch89" who turned a $55 investment into an impressive $8,236 payday.
| Tournament | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super $55 | 1,269 | $63,450 | mch89 | $8,236* |
| The Super $530 | 56 | $28,000 | PonyMa | $7,894* |
| The Super $320 | 112 | $33,600 | Double_black | $7,604* |
| The Super $215 | 164 | $32,800 | kazha24 | $7,505* |
| The $530 Great Game | 54 | $25,834 | MassiKeisari | $7,191* |
*includes bounty payments
