Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb was determined to take down the $25,500 Sunday Million Super High Roller event at GGPoker, so much so that he fired five bullets totalling a cool $127,500. Gottlieb’s persistence and obviously deep bankroll paid off because he finished in first place and scooped an impressive $416,751.
The super high roller saw 65 entries processed and a $1,625,000 prize pool created. Only the top eight finishers won a slice of the pot, so spare a thought for Michael Addamo, who was the unfortunate soul who finished ninth, bursting the money bubble.
Nick Petrangelo was the first in-the-money player out of the door. Petrangelo secured a $70,754 payday. China’s Wenjie "Jerome001" Huang has been on something of a heater at GGPoker for a couple of months. it continued with Huang finishing seventh for a $91,153 addition to his bankroll.
Each of the remaining six players locked up a six-figure haul for their efforts. Sam Greenwood and Stephen Chidwick were the next two superstars crashing out. They added $117,433 and $151,289 to their lifetime winnings respectively.
Fourth-place and $194,906 went to Brazilian grinder Guilherme "bill2021" Cherman before Marius Gierse ran out of steam and had to console himself with a $251,097 third-place prize.
Heads-up saw Gottlieb fight it out with Andras Nemeth for the title and the monster-sized top prize. Gottlieb left Nemeth in his wake, and banked the $416,751 top prize, resigning Nemeth to a most respectable $323,489 runner-up payout.
WSOPC Series: $25,500 Sunday Million Super HR Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb | Mexico | $416,751 |
| 2 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | $323,489 |
| 3 | Marius Gierse | Austria | $251,097 |
| 4 | Guilherme "bill2021" Cherman | Brazil | $194,906 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | Canada | $151,289 |
| 6 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | $117,433 |
| 7 | Wenjie "Jerome001" Huang | China | $91,153 |
| 8 | Nick Petrangelo | Canada | $70,754 |
Romanov Pads His Bankroll With a Six-Figure Sum
Alex Romanov is $120,920 richer than a few days ago courtesy of triumphing in the WSOPC Series: $525 Bounty Hunters HR Main Event. Romanov overcame a 2,834-strong field in this high-stakes PKO event to secure a total prize weighing in at $120,920.
Romanov got his hands on this substantial prize after defeating "Benlenuts" of Hungary heads-up. The Hungary-based star saw $73,278 head to their GGPoker account as a result of their second-place exit.
Several household names navigated their way through the minefield that is a large-field PKO tournament to take their seat at the final table.
Justin Shin of Hong Kong was the first of these stellar names to crash out from the final table action. Shin had to make do with a $12,530 ninth-place prize.
Santtu "84562" Ojala finished eight for $10,993 with David Coleman running out of luck in seventh-place, a finish worth $16,079 with bounties included.
Belarusian star Dmitry Yurasov fell in fifth for $23,724 with the eliminations of "mayKKz_" and "Testosterone", finishes worth $37,892 and $54,501, leaving Romanov to beat benlenuts in the one-on-one section of the tournament.
WSOPC Series: $525 Bounty Hunters HR Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Romanov | Russia | $63,584 | $120,920 |
| 2 | Benlenuts | Hungary | $16,084 | $73,278 |
| 3 | Testosterone | Austria | $12,804 | $54,501 |
| 4 | mayKKz_ | Brazil | $7,531 | $37,892 |
| 5 | Dmitry Yurasov | Belarus | $1,617 | $23,724 |
| 6 | eqn778 | Canada | $7,438 | $29,093 |
| 7 | David Coleman | Canada | $17,373 | $16,079 |
| 8 | Santtu "84562" Ojala | Finland | $7,544 | $10,993 |
| 9 | Justin Shin | Hong Kong | $4,779 | $12,530 |
Other Highlights From GGPoker Tournaments on January 9
- Boris Kolev – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $1,050 Sunday HR Main Event for $114,049
- Conor Beresford – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Sunday HR for $90,270*
- Stephen Chidwick – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $5,250 Deepstack Sunday HR for $80,929
- Conor Beresford – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $888 Crazy Eights HR for $66,816
- Heisenbrum – first-place in the $150 GGMasters for $65,885
- Andras Nemeth – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $5,250 Sunday PLO HR for $61,980
- lordof0513 – first-place in the $300 GGMasters Bounty for $60,502*
- yulei1986 – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $250 Sunday Main Event for $59,546
- Jonah Silverstein – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $5,250 The Closer Sunday HR for $51,638
- BobQhniq – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $210 Bounty Hunters Sunday Special for $41,750*
- Matas Cimbolas – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $1,050 Sunday heater HR Bounty Turbo for $40,053*
- Ben Wilinofsky – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $1,050 Sunday PLO Main Event for $38,654
*includes bounty payments
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