Sunday Briefing: $200K Score For Sami Kelopuro
Table Of Contents
- $10,300 High Rollers PLO 6-Max at PokerStars
- Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE PKO at PokerStars
- POWERFEST #216-SHR: $1M Gtd Phase Final at partypoker
- POWERFEST #217-HR: $500K Gtd Phase Final
- GG Masters $500K Gtd at GGPoker
- GGS 009-HR: $5K Sunday Main at GGPoker
- $25,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker
- PKO Series #2- $150,000 Tune Up at 888poker
April 5 was another massive day for online poker tournaments with several sites running festivals that created huge prize pools. There was big scores at PokerStars, partypoker, GGPoker, and 888poker. Let��s check out who got their hands on the biggest prizes of the weekend.
$10,300 High Rollers PLO 6-Max at PokerStars
| Date | April 5th |
| Buy-in | $10,300 |
| Guarantee | $500,000 |
| Entrants | 57 |
| Prize pool | $570,000 |
| ITM | 7 |
Sami ��Lrslzk�� Kelopuro was one of the biggest winners courtesy of banking $200,376 at PokerStars. The exceptionally talented Finn topped a field of 57 in the $10,300 buy-in High Rollers PLO 6-Max event to secure yet another six-figure prize.
Kelopuro defeated ��yara777�� of the Ukraine heads-up to claim the top prize. His Ukrainian opponent walked away with a $132,717 addition to his bankroll.
Only seven players received a slice of the $570,000 prize pool. ��xnrobix�� of Hungary burst the final table bubble and won $23,896. ��pkrbt�� of Sweden reeled in a $28,321 prize before ��MITS 304�� turned $10,300 into $38,562 when the Cypriot fell in fourth.
��Zagalo87�� was the penultimate bust-out; third-place yielded a $87,903 prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sami ��Lrslzk�� Kelopuro | Finland | $200,376 |
| 2 | yara777 | Ukraine | $132,717 |
| 3 | Zagalo87 | Croatia | $87,903 |
| 4 | terror777727 | Bulgaria | $58,221 |
| 5 | MITS 304 | Cyprus | $38,562 |
| 6 | pkrbt | Sweden | $28,321 |
| 7 | xnrobix | Hungary | $23,896 |
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Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE PKO at PokerStars
| Date | April 5th |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 6,791 |
| Prize pool | $1,358,200 |
| ITM | 953 |
The opening event of the Turbo Series, the Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE PKO, ensuring the series kicked off in style with 6,791 entries processed by the time late registration closed. This ensured the $1 million guarantee was beaten by $358,200.
Russia��s ��MAMOHT_T�� was the main beneficiary of this juicy pot because the Russian came out on top to scoop the $81,420 top prize. Their prize was bolstered by $52,088 worth of bounty payments. They defeated ��LIKE A G6�� heads-up for the title, the Czech grinder walking away with a combined prize worth $89,424.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMOHT_T | Russia | $81,420 | $52,088 | $133,508 |
| 2 | LIKE A G6 | Czech Republic | $81,415 | $8,009 | $89,424 |
| 3 | suequinho23 | Ecuador | $45,624 | $9,242 | $54,866 |
| 4 | batoelrob | Netherlands | $31,373 | $5,344 | $36,717 |
| 5 | zemtha | Canada | $21,574 | $11,361 | $32,935 |
| 6 | fishfinder10 | Romania | $14,835 | $2,237 | $17,072 |
| 7 | VzB_Poker | Brazil | $10,201 | $6,608 | $16,809 |
| 8 | Pylusha | Russia | $7,015 | $695 | $7,710 |
| 9 | Drizzyify | Canada | $4,824 | $7,563 | $12,387 |
POWERFEST #216-SHR: $1M Gtd Phase Final at partypoker
| Date | April 5th |
| Buy-in | $5,200 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 281 |
| Prize pool | $1,314,665 |
| ITM | 40 |
The extended POWERFEST continued to smash its guarantees with a $1,314,665 prize pool created in the POWERFEST #216-SHR: $1M Gtd Phase Final.
��Toppairlover�� and team partypoker��s Anatoly ��NL_Profit�� Filatov were the first casualties of the final table. That duo scooped prizes worth $26,296 and $36,153 respectively.
��usinghud�� and ��trustnobody_99�� then fell by the wayside and saw their partypoker account balances increase by $51,271 and $68,362. Fourth-placed ��Irunsogoooood�� almost won six-figures but narrowly missed out with a $96,627 score.
��PayAndPlay�� was the first recipient of a six-figure score. Their tournament ended with a third-place finish worth $132,781.
This left ��BoldPilot�� and ��nomeansyes�� to fight it out for the gargantuan top prize of $261,618. The latter was the last man standing, leaving the runner-up to bank $189,311. nomeansyes loves high stakes tournaments at partypoker. They finished third in the 2019 MILLIONS Online for more than $1.3 million.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nomeansyes | $261,618 |
| 2 | BoldPilot | $189,311 |
| 3 | PayAndPlay | $132,781 |
| 4 | Irunsogooood | $96,627 |
| 5 | trustnobody_99 | $68,362 |
| 6 | usinghud | $51,271 |
| 7 | Anatoly ��NL_Profit�� Filatov | $36,153 |
| 8 | Toppairlover | $26,293 |
$1.6 Million Worth of Leaderboards!
POWERFEST #217-HR: $500K Gtd Phase Final
| Date | April 5th |
| Buy-in | $530 |
| Guarantee | $500,000 |
| Entrants | 1,094 |
| Prize pool | $533,600 |
| ITM | 152 |
��Sexy Guru�� was another big winner at partypoker on April 5 after they triumphed in the POWERFEST #217-HR: $500K Gtd Phase Final. Some 1,094 players were in the final and Sexy guru outlasted them all to win $90,978.
Several high stakes regulars reached the final table. These included ��MoStack�� who fell in seventh for $10,031, Anton ��antesvante�� Wigg who collected $42,741 for his third-place exit, and runner-up ��Quantum_Leap�� who hauled in $65,099.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sexy Guru | $90,978 |
| 2 | Quantum_Leap | $65,099 |
| 3 | Anton ��antesvante�� Wigg | $42,741 |
| 4 | chrusher97 | $28,600 |
| 5 | HikeHandy | $20,276 |
| 6 | Toanui | $14,300 |
| 7 | MoStack | $10,031 |
| 8 | Parul777 | $6,723 |
GG Masters $500K Gtd at GGPoker
| Date | April 5th |
| Buy-in | $150 |
| Guarantee | $500,000 |
| Entrants | 3,121 |
| Prize pool | $500,000 |
| ITM | 368 |
This week��s $500,000 guaranteed GG Masters ended in a heads-up chop that saw the top two finishers secure almost $125,000 between them.
Canada��s��mike444�� was crowned the tournament��s champion and walked away with $66,185 after his heads-up deal. Russia��s ��flyyy�� officially finished in second-place and turned their $150 investment into a cool $58,085.
The top six finishers netted five-figures each. ��kevin8097�� busted in sixth for $13,891 before Ukraine��s ��luckykaky�� banked $19,320 when their tournament ended abruptly in fifth-place.
Slovenia��s ��ThePizzaGuy�� finished in fourth-place, a finish that delivered $26,871. Shout-out to ��for_science�� of Canada who was the third-place finisher, a result that saw $37,373 make its way to their GGPoker account.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mike444 | Canada | $66,185* |
| 2 | flyyy | Russia | $58,085* |
| 3 | for_science | Canada | $37,373 |
| 4 | ThePizzaGuy | Slovenia | $26,871 |
| 5 | luckykaky | Ukraine | $19,320 |
| 6 | kevin8097 | China | $13,891 |
| 7 | mikzoan12 | Israel | $9,988 |
| 8 | Dino ��dinos222�� Sabatini | Ireland | $7,181 |
| 9 | benderbey2 | Belarus | $5,163 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
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GGS 009-HR: $5K Sunday Main at GGPoker
| Date | April 5th |
| Buy-in | $5,000 |
| Guarantee | $300,000 |
| Entrants | 96 |
| Prize pool | $456,000 |
| ITM | 13 |
GGPoker��s GG Series kicked off in style and the $5,000 buy-in Sunday Main was one of the biggest events of the day. A compact field of 96 created a $456,000 prize pool, a huge increase over the $300,000 that was guaranteed.
Germany��s ��WooKah�� won the lion��s share of the prize pool and the only six-figure prize from the tournament. They netted $108,067 after sending ��The_Answer�� to the rail in second-place to collect $81,842.
All nine finalists won at least $13,000 with GGPoker regular ��HogFish333�� falling in sixth-place for $26,922 from their home in Switzerland.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WooKah | Germany | $108,067 |
| 2 | The_Answer | Mexico | $81,842 |
| 3 | somebodyelse | Kazakhstan | $61,981 |
| 4 | CallthePolice | Canada | $46,940 |
| 5 | AlwaysWithNuts | Russia | $35,548 |
| 6 | HogFish333 | Switzerland | $26,922 |
| 7 | vamossuerte | Canada | $20,388 |
| 8 | Jadeito | United Kingdom | $15,441 |
| 9 | Le Flaneur | Canada | $13,267 |
$25,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker
| Date | April 5th |
| Buy-in | $109 |
| Guarantee | $25,000 |
| Entrants | 301 |
| Prize pool | $30,100 |
| ITM | 36 |
The$25,000 Sunday Challenge turned into the $30,100 Sunday Challenge thanks to thr 301 players who bought in for $109.
Denmark��s ��N33dCoaching�� triumphed in this event and won its $6,155, taking their lifetime winnings at 888poker to $230,000. The Dane defeated ��Tjaaja�� of Finland heads-up to get their hands on the top prize. The Finn had to make do with the $4,515 consolation prize.
Three Brits reached the final table. Ben ��DoobieFish�� Kett fell in eighth for $752 with ��TopBeaver69�� collecting $1,354 for their sixth-place exit. ��tiltedlol�� navigated their way to a third-place finish worth $3,401.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N33dCoaching | Denmark | $6,155 |
| 2 | Tjaaia | Finland | $4,515 |
| 3 | tiltedlol | United Kingdom | $3,401 |
| 4 | TG390327 | Canada | $2,558 |
| 5 | KwiacurVr6 | $1,745 | |
| 6 | TopBeaver69 | United Kingdom | $1,354 |
| 7 | Lik3az0mby | Germany | $1,053 |
| 8 | Ben ��DoobieFish�� Kett | United Kingdom | $752 |
| 9 | HBousie | $571 |
PKO Series #2- $150,000 Tune Up at 888poker
| Date | April 5th |
| Buy-in | $109 |
| Guarantee | $150,000 |
| Entrants | 1,423 |
| Prize pool | $150,000 |
| ITM | 135 |
Rounding off the Sunday Briefing this week is the PKO Series #2- $150,000 Tune Up. We selected this tournament in our Weekend Preview citing it may overlay. It did by $7,700 or 77 entries.
��D3n1sk4PP�� took full advantage of the funds added by 888poker as they were the only player with chips in front of them when the curtain came down. The Russian��s $14,193 top prize was boosted by $8,281 worth of bounty payments for a $22,474 haul.
UK��s ��Kel3103�� was the runner-up, a finish worth a combined $12,816, the only other five-figure score of the tournament.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D3n1sk4PP | Russia | $14,193 | $8,281 | $22,474 |
| 2 | Kel3103 | United Kingdom | $10,116 | $2,700 | $12,816 |
| 3 | geirto | $7,569 | $2,097 | $9,666 | |
| 4 | Nooitmeerweg | $5,677 | $1,471 | $7,148 | |
| 5 | TheElIphant | Malta | $3,942 | $891 | $4,833 |
| 6 | Kaloryfer147 | Germany | $3,154 | $1,160 | $4,314 |
| 7 | NoMamesWeyyy | Mexico | $2,365 | $570 | $2,935 |
| 8 | indianja | Denmark | $1,577 | $549 | $2,126 |
| 9 | tikkapekka | Finland | $946 | $837 | $1,783 |
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