"neckb4ke" is the Biggest 2023 PokerStars MicroMillions Winner So Far

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
6 min read
2023 PokerStars MicroMillions

You are forgiven for scratching your head and wondering why PokerNews wrote a headline about the PokerStars MicroMillions with biggest in it. The MicroMillions is a low-stakes festival, after all. That may be the case, but with $4.4 million in combined guaranteed prize pools, there was bound to be some players that padded their bankrolls with large scores for a small investment.

Austria's "neckbr4ke" is one such player. They were one of 8,078 entrants in MicroMillions 107: $22 NLHE 8-Max High Roller. All those buy-ins resulted in a $161,560 prize pool, including a trio of five-figure payouts!

Everyone was guaranteed at least $1,512 for their efforts once the nine-handed final table was set. "MAROTOx86" collected that sum after falling in ninth, with "Muido Harper" and "Samiyuq Kay" running out of luck or steam or a mixture of both to leave the tournament with only six players.

Those six became five when "DaniloPMPB" found themselves with fresh air where their chips once stood, and then four with the untimely demise of "tosati's."

Denmark's "illidandk" bowed out in fourth, a finish good for $8,217, leaving the final trio of low-stakes poker tournament specialists to duke it out safe in the knowledge their $22 buy-in was now worth more than $11,000/

Third place and $11,527 went to Hungary's "goodluckgabi," leaving "neckbr4ke" and "sensy10" to fight it out for the $22,695 top prize. However, with the difference between first and second place being more than $6,500, a colossal jump for a $22 buy-in event, the heads-up duo struck a deal that lessened those payouts. The deal resulted in "sensy10" banking $18,508 after falling at the final hurdle, and "neckbr4ke" scooping an impressive $20,359 for their victory.

MicroMillions 107: $22 NLHE 8-Max High Roller Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1neckbr4keAustria$20,359*
2sensy10Brazil$18,508*
3goodluckgabiHungary$11,527
4illidandkDenmark$8,217
5tosati'sBrazil$5,857
6DaniloPMPBBrazil$4,175
7Samiyuq KayPeru$2,976
8Muido HarperBrazil$2,121
9MAROTOx86Brazil$1,512

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"rickroger10" Takes Home a MicroMillions Title for Brazil

MicroMillions 105: $11 NLHE 8-Max PKO Sunday Special was the event with the second-largest prize pool of the series so far, weighing in at $159,112 after 16,236 PokerStars players bought in.

Whereas all five Brazilians that reached the final table of the $22 buy-in event mentioned above failed to be the last player standing, "rickroger10" got the job done here.

Seven of this event's nine finalists secured prizes worth more than $1,500 when you include the progressive bounties payments. Even "jucabala390" and "TruePokerism," who crashed out in ninth and eighth place, reeled in hauls worth $909 and $975, respectively!

The field continued thinning, and "rickroger10" found themselves heads-up against fellow Brazilian "DarkAzazel." Both players were guaranteed more than $7,300 from the main prize pool, but the final bounty payment tipped the scales at over $5,500. Indeed, "rickroger10" boosted their payout with $5,601 worth of bounties for a total haul worth $12,978, which is pretty ridiculous for an $11 buy-in tournament.

MicroMillions 105: $11 NLHE 8-Max PKO Sunday Special Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1rickroger10Brazil$5,601$7,377$12,978
2DarkAzazelBrazil$662$7,364$8,026
3allianUnited Kingdom$924$4,369$5,293
4Bourg19Canada$456$3,114$3,570
5indiok11Brazil$673$2,220$2,893
6rifswan11Mexico$176$1,582$1,758
7TMDiguiNBrazil$458$1,128$1,586
8TruePokerismUnited Kingdom$171$804$975
9jucabala390Brazil$336$573$909

Croatian "PlayaNEO" Turns $11 Into $9,675

"PlayaNEO" came out on top in the MicroMillions 10: $11 NLHE 8-Max PKO Sunday Special on the opening weekend of the festival, and saw their $11 buy-in swell until it reached $9,675 in size.

Usually, in PKO events, there is a substantial difference between the prize the champion and the runner-up takes home, but not in this tournament. The Croatian champion reeled in a $9,675 score, while "flushnutsAA" of Brazil won $9,139 thanks to being the only player, aside from the champion, to pull in four figures worth of scalps; some $1,887, to be exact.

MicroMillions 10: $11 NLHE 8-Max PKO Sunday Special Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1PlayaNEOCroatia$2,414$7,261$9,675
2flushnutsAABrazil$1,887$7,252$9,139
3Vini gauchooBrazil$923$4,302$5,225
4BoungenSweden$741$3,067$3,808
5Magnumz100Belgium$418$2,186$2,604
60Adas0Poland$430$1,558$1,988
7nakataZeuRomania$321$1,111$1,432
8renem24Canada$735$791$1,526
9tcprojectEstonia$248$564$812

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Remaining 2023 PokerStars MicroMillions Schedule

There are still plenty of PokerStars MicroMillions events to get your teeth into before the curtain comes down on July 16. Among the remaining tournaments are two with the largest guarantees of the entire series.

MicroMillions 202, or the Progressive KO Main Event to give it its full title, is a $22 buy-in affair with a, quite frankly, ridiculous $500,000 guarantee on its prize pool. It shuffles up and deals at 6:05 p.m. BST on July 16.

An hour later at 7:05 p.m. BST, MicroMillions 204 High Roller commences. It commands a $55 buy-in and guarantees not a cent less than $250,000 will be won!

DateDayTime (ET)Event
13-JulThu08:05MicroMillions 152: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $15K Gtd
13-JulThu09:05MicroMillions 153: $3.30 NLHE, $6K Gtd
13-JulThu10:05MicroMillions 154: $1.10 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Deep Stacks], $3K Gtd
13-JulThu10:35MicroMillions 155: $5.50 NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, HU Zoom TKO], $10K Gtd
13-JulThu11:05MicroMillions 156: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO], $20K Gtd
13-JulThu11:35MicroMillions 157: $3.30 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO], $8K Gtd
13-JulThu12:05MicroMillions 158: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Big Knockouts], $25K Gtd
13-JulThu12:35MicroMillions 159: $5.50 5-Card PLO8, $3K Gtd
13-JulThu13:05MicroMillions 160: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Special], $60K Gtd
13-JulThu13:35MicroMillions 161: $5.50 NLHE [5-Max, Progressive KO], $20K Gtd
13-JulThu14:05MicroMillions 162: $1.10 NLHE, $5K Gtd
13-JulThu15:05MicroMillions 163: $3.30 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Adrenaline: 40BB], $12K Gtd
13-JulThu16:05MicroMillions 164: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Adrenaline: 25BB], $20K Gtd
14-JulFri09:05MicroMillions 165: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO], $20K Gtd
14-JulFri10:05MicroMillions 166: $1.10 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Deep Stacks], $3K Gtd
14-JulFri10:35MicroMillions 167: $3.30 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $8K Gtd
14-JulFri11:05MicroMillions 168: $5.50 NLHE, $15K Gtd
14-JulFri11:35MicroMillions 169: $3.30 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO], $10K Gtd
14-JulFri12:05MicroMillions 170: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $20K Gtd
14-JulFri12:35MicroMillions 171: $5.50 NL 2-7 Single Draw [Progressive KO], $2.5K Gtd
14-JulFri13:05MicroMillions 172: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Friday Special], $60K Gtd
14-JulFri13:35MicroMillions 173: $1.10 NLHE [6-Max], $4K Gtd
14-JulFri14:05MicroMillions 174: $1.10 NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, HU Zoom TKO], $4K Gtd
14-JulFri14:35MicroMillions 175: $3.30 Stud Hi/Lo [Turbo], $2K Gtd
14-JulFri15:00MicroMillions 176: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, The Rounder], $20K Gtd
14-JulFri16:05MicroMillions 177: $5.50 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Last Player Standing], $25K Gtd
15-JulSat08:05MicroMillions 178: $3.30 NLHE [Progressive KO], $12K Gtd
15-JulSat09:05MicroMillions 179: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $15K Gtd
15-JulSat10:05MicroMillions 180: $3.30 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $8K Gtd
15-JulSat10:35MicroMillions 181: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Deep Stacks], $15K Gtd
15-JulSat11:05MicroMillions 182: $1.10 NLHE [6-Max], $3K Gtd
15-JulSat11:35MicroMillions 183: $5.50 NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, HU Zoom TKO], $12K Gtd
15-JulSat12:05MicroMillions 184: $3.30 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO], $12K Gtd
15-JulSat12:35MicroMillions 185: $5.50 6+ Hold'em [6-Max], $3K Gtd
15-JulSat13:05MicroMillions 186: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Saturday Special], $80K Gtd
15-JulSat13:35MicroMillions 187: $1.10 NLHE [Progressive KO], $6K Gtd
15-JulSat14:05MicroMillions 188: $5.50 NLHE, $20K Gtd
15-JulSat14:35MicroMillions 189: $5.50 NLHE [5-Max, Progressive KO], $20K Gtd
15-JulSat15:05MicroMillions 190: $3.30 6-Card PLO [Turbo, Progressive KO], $4K Gtd
15-JulSat16:05MicroMillions 191: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Adrenaline: 40BB], $20K Gtd
15-JulSat17:05MicroMillions 192: $3.30 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Adrenaline: 25BB], $12K Gtd
16-JulSun07:05MicroMillions 193: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO], $20K Gtd
16-JulSun08:05MicroMillions 194: $1.10 NLHE [Progressive KO], $4K Gtd
16-JulSun09:05MicroMillions 195: $3.30 NLHE [Progressive KO], $20K Gtd
16-JulSun10:05MicroMillions 196: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Deep Stacks], $25K Gtd
16-JulSun10:35MicroMillions 197: $3.30 NLHE [6-Max], $10K Gtd
16-JulSun11:05MicroMillions 198: $5.50 NLHE [5-Max, Progressive KO], $25K Gtd
16-JulSun11:35MicroMillions 199: $5.50 NLHE [4-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Bounty Quads], $15K Gtd
16-JulSun12:05MicroMillions 200: $3.30 NLHE, $15K Gtd
16-JulSun12:35MicroMillions 201: $11 PLO [PLO Main Event], $35K Gtd
16-JulSun13:05MicroMillions 202: $22 NLHE [Progressive KO, Main Event], $500K Gtd
16-JulSun13:35MicroMillions 203: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $30K Gtd
16-JulSun14:05MicroMillions 204: $55 NLHE [High Roller], $250K Gtd
16-JulSun14:35MicroMillions 205: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO], $50K Gtd
16-JulSun15:05MicroMillions 206: $5.50 NLO8 [Turbo, Progressive KO], $8K Gtd
16-JulSun16:05MicroMillions 207: $3.30 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, HU Zoom TKO], $12K Gtd
16-JulSun17:05MicroMillions 208: $3.30 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Last Player Standing], $15K Gtd

Spin & Go Your Way to the MicroMillions Main Event for $0.40

In addition to traditional satellites, PokerStars is running MicroMillions Spin & Go tournaments that make it possible to win $22 Main Event tickets for only a $0.40 investment.

You will play for $0.80 cash or a $1.10 MicroMillions ticket most of the time, but someone will turn $0.40 into a shot at the $500,000 guaranteed MicroMillions Main Event!

PrizeProbability in 1M Games
$22 MicroMillions Main Event entry500
$11 MicroMillions Main Event ticket1,000
$5.50 MicroMillions Main Event ticket1,000
$2.20 MicroMillions Main Event ticket110,000
$1.10 MicroMillions Main Event ticket294,000
$0.80 cash584,500

Please be aware that you cannot not unregister from the MicroMillions Main Event if you win your entry via the special edition Spin & Go tournaments. Any additional entries you win will be exchanged for T$ (tournament money instantly). Should you win a bunch of MicroMillions tickets via the Spin & Go games but then do not use them, PokerStars will convert to generic MTT tickets within 72 hours of the series concluding.

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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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