Niklas "Lena900" Astedt enjoyed a remarkable Sunday at PokerStars, helping himself to almost $130,000 thanks to a brace of impressive victories in high stakes tournaments. Astedt took down the $5,200 Titans Event, won the $1,050 Sunday Supersonic, and was the runner-up in the $1,050 High Roller. What a guy.
The bulk of Astedt's Sunday haul stemmed from him coming out on top of the star-studded $5,200 Titans Event. Sixty-eight of the world's best poker tournament players bought in and fought it out tooth and nail for a slice of the $340,000 prize pool. Each of the nine finalists locked in no less than $10,000, with the champion, Astedt, taking home $91,769.
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi fell in ninth for $10,600 before Marius "DEX888" Gierse ran out of steam and chip, falling in eighth for $12,135. Then came the demise of Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov in seventh, a finish good for $16,202.
Sixth place and $21,632 went to Canada's "Stumpfed." The Canadian later went on to win the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up for more than $19,000.
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski were the next casualties. The talented duo padded their bankrolls with $28,881 and $38,560, respectively. Heads-up was set when Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph bowed out in third, doing so with $51,482 in tow.
Astedt locked horns with "SerVlaMin" heads-up, and the writing was on the wall for the latter. Astedt rarely loses when he finds himself in a one-on-one battle, and this was not one of those rare times. The Swedish superstar eliminated SerVlaMin in second place, and reeled in $91,769 for his victory, resigning the runner-up to a $68,735 consolation prize.
$5,200 Titans Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $91,769 |
| 2 | SerVlaMin | United Kingdom | $68,735 |
| 3 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | Austria | $51,482 |
| 4 | Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski | Brazil | $38,560 |
| 5 | Michael "imluckbox" Addamo | United Kingdom | $28,881 |
| 6 | Stumpfed | Canada | $21,632 |
| 7 | Ognyan "cocojamb0" Dimov | Bulgaria | $16,202 |
| 8 | Marius "DEX888" Gierse | Austria | $12,135 |
| 9 | Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi | United Kingdom | $10,600 |
Victory Number Two for Astedt
The $1,050 Sunday Supersonic saw a compact field of 39 entrants create a $39,618 prize pool, which Astedt claimed $15,544 from. Only the top five finishers received a slice of the pot, with the Czech grinder Vojta "vojta555cz Skalak helping himself to the $2,859 fifth-place prize.
Hungarian poker legend Peter "Belabacsi" Traply busted in fourth for $4,366, and "zerodeda" fell in third for $6,667, which left Astedt heads-up against the aforementioned "Stumpfed." Again, Astedt got the job done at the business end of the tournament and collected $15,544, leaving Stumpfed to bank a $10,180 second-place payout.
$1,050 Sunday Supersonic Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $15,544 |
| 2 | Stumpfed | Canada | $10,180 |
| 3 | zerodeda | Finland | $6,667 |
| 4 | Peter "Belabacsi" Traply | Hungary | $4,366 |
| 5 | Vojta "vojta555cz" Skalak | Czech Republic | $2,859 |
Selected Other PokerStars Results
| Tournament | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $530 Bounty Builder | 521 | $260,500 | JulioSchmutz81 | $43,508* |
| $1,050 Sunday High Roller | 117 | $125,000 | RUMUKULYS | $24,840 |
| $109 Sunday Fenomeno | 1,345 | $134,500 | wulfgarrr86 | $20,847 |
| $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up | 71 | $71,000 | Stumpfed | $19,163 |
| $109 Sunday Warm-Up | 1,396 | $139,600 | Datschi1 | $17,916 |
| $1,050 Sunday Cooldown | 32 | $32,000 | Stumpfed | $13,367* |
| $109 Bounty Buulder | 1,092 | $109,200 | Stiffler8818 | $13,279* |
| $215 Sunday Supersonic | 358 | $73,304 | NoTilit | $12,004 |
| $215 Bounty Builder | 302 | $60,400 | zelvavegas | $10,981 |
| $109 Sunday Kickoff | 648 | $64,800 | Sajanas23 | $9,905 |
| $320 Bounty Builder | 88 | $26,400 | edercampana | $6,895* |
*includes bounty payments
Dane Comes Out on Top in the PartyPoker Grand
Denmark's Oskar Massesson won the $1,050 Grand tournament online at PartyPoker this weekend, leaving a host of stellar names in his wake. Seventh-five players turned out for this event, creating a $76,400 prize pool as a result.
The likes of Juan Carlos Vecino, Jonathan Proudfoot, Ioannis Angelou-Konstas, and Patrick Lauber navigated their way to the final table, but fell short of claiming top honors. Simon Mattsson, another Swedish online great, busted in third for $8,511, which was the final four-figure score.
Heads-up saw Massesson and Finland's Tomi Brouk battle for supremacy. However, the heads-up duo decided to end the tournament with a deal, with both talking home more than $15,000 for their efforts.
$1,050 The Grand Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oskar Massesson | Denmark | $15,514* |
| 2 | Tomi Brouk | Finland | $15,164* |
| 3 | Simon Mattsson | Sweden | $8,511 |
| 4 | Patrick Lauber | United Kingdom | $6,188 |
| 5 | Ioannis Angelou-Konstas | Ireland | $4,742 |
| 6 | Chistopher Day | United Kingdom | $3,911 |
| 7 | Jonathan Proudfoot | Ireland | $3,396 |
| 8 | Andrea Radicchi | Malta | $2,984 |
| 9 | Juan Carlos Vecino | Estonia | $2,627 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
Selected Other PartyPoker Results
| Tournament | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super $215 | 170 | $34,000 | kot_sparac74 | $7,955* |
| The Super $320 | 104 | $31,200 | Fantomet2629 | $7,222* |
| The Super $55 | 1,221 | $61,050 | trags | $6,769* |
| The Big Saturday | 145 | $30,000 | Iaston76 | $5,882 |
| The Super $33 | 1,166 | $34,980 | mugggggggy | $3,612* |
*includes bounty payments
888poker Mystery Bounty Festival Continues Producing Big Wins
The Mystery Bounty Festival at 888poker continues producing some impressive results as players embrace this exciting tournament format. 888poker is still the only online poker site that runs daily Mystery Bounty events, and this ongoing festival is the first of its kind.
The 14th numbered event of the inaugural Mystery Bounty Festival was a $55 buy-in affair that drew in 1,074 entrants. That bumper crowd ensured the $50,000 guarantee was surpassed by $3,700.
They may have finished in tenth place and narrowly missed out on a final table appearance, but Finland's "Jackpot1337" actually won the second-most prize money. Jackpot1337 hit the jackpot by capturing the $5,000 top mystery bounty prize, which when combined with their $344 score and another $521 worth of scalps, meant they collected $5,866 from this event; only the champion won more money!
That champion was none other than "JovemNerd94" of Brazil, who saw their $55 investment swell to $6,126 in total. The Brazilian defeated "geirto" heds-up, leaving the second-place finisher to receive a $4,036 payday.
MB Festival #14 - $50,000 Mystery Bounty 8-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JovemNerd94 | Brazil | $759 | $5,366 | $6,126 |
| 2 | geirto | $162 | $3,874 | $4,036 | |
| 3 | Savchenko1. | Montenegro | $359 | $2,870 | $3,229 |
| 4 | marauder1801 | Denmark | $156 | $2,152 | $2,308 |
| 5 | Getoverhere | Romania | $162 | $1,435 | $1,597 |
| 6 | Mouse32 | United Kingdom | $543 | $1,004 | $1,548 |
| 7 | Owen1004 | Canada | $412 | $651 | $1,063 |
| 8 | quvai | Germany | $412 | $439 | $851 |
| 9 | Leopardpls | Ukraine | $231 | $344 | $575 |
Other 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival Results
Check out the results from the 15 numbered events that have concluded since the start of the Mystery Bounty Festival; there are some most impressive scores.
You have the chance to win a slice of the largest prize pool of the series so far today, February 27. Three more flights for the $109 buy-in $150,000 guaranteed 8-Max event remain, taking place at 3:30 p.m. GMT, 5:00 p.m. GMT, and 6:00 p.m. GMT, with Day 2 starting at 8:00 p.m. GMT. PokerNews will have a full recap of the $150,000 event's final table for you on February 28.
| Event | Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Festival 01 | $11 | 2,581 | $25,810 | For1k | $2,282 |
| MB Festival 02 | $55 | 932 | $50,000 | Savchenko1. | $5,503 |
| MB Festival 03 | $109 | 1,032 | $120,000 | Leofoliveir | $10,811 |
| MB Festival 04 | $11 | 1,488 | $15,000 | samdion1996 | $1,559 |
| MB Festival 05 | $109 | 176 | $17,600 | IlovePickles | $2,333 |
| MB Festival 06 | $22 | 746 | $15,000 | Aurelian3p | $1,921 |
| MB Festival 07 | $320 | 97 | $29,100 | Escabofildo | $6,409 |
| MB Festival 08 | $22 | 820 | $16,400 | Dvingminator | $2,016 |
| MB Festival 09 | $109 | 234 | $23,400 | WestCliff26 | $6,795 |
| MB Festival 10 | $55 | 434 | $21,700 | MachadadaRS | $2,928 |
| MB Festival 11 | $5.50 | 1,147 | $6,000 | boyrom | $538 |
| MB Festival 12 | $55 | 469 | $23,450 | vsmithc413 | $2,774 |
| MB Festival 13 | $11 | 2,374 | $23,740 | ableJ | $2,555 |
| MB Festival 14 | $55 | 1,074 | $53,700 | JovemNerd94 | $6,126 |
| MB Festival 15 | $5.50 | 2,298 | $15,000 | genstorm | $1,542 |
