The PokerStars Bounty Builder Series concluded in thrilling fashion on March 14 with the crowning of the $530 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max Main Event High. Some 3,660 players bought in and fought it out for a share of the $2 million prize pool, with Germany's "looserGirl27" walking away with the title of champion and a total haul weighing in at $192,154.
The victory not only gave some serious cushioning to looserGirl27's bankroll, but gave them bags of confidence for this weekend's $10 million guaranteed Sunday Million 16th Anniversary tournament
Bounty Builder Series 190: $530 NLHE 8-Max Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | looserGirl27 | Germany | $59,217 | $132,937 | $192,154 |
| 2 | [email protected] | Malta | $25,414 | $132,935 | $158,349 |
| 3 | AlKatzone9 | Austria | $16,113 | $78,873 | $103,418 |
| 4 | Kepalas89 | Lithuania | $18,726 | $56,224 | $72,337 |
| 5 | VlgnasPokerV | Lithuania | $16,084 | $40,078 | $58,804 |
| 6 | Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga | Brazil | $3,841 | $28,569 | $44,653 |
| 7 | bruna_bsb | Brazil | $4,361 | $20,365 | $24,206 |
| 8 | mayrogata | Malta | $7,447 | $14,516 | $18,877 |
Two Team PokerStars pros put together deep runs, made it through to Day 2, but failed to reach the eight-handed final table. Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle saw his tournament end in a 56th place worth $5,592 with bounty payments included. Felix "xflixx" Schneiders went a little deeper, eventually bowing out in 45th place for a combined $3,094.
With bounty payments added, nobody at the final table won less than $18,000 for their $530 investment. Indeed, none of the finalists took advantage of the re-entry format and all sat down knowing they has invested $530 at the most.
"mayrogata" was the first of the eight finalists to dust off their stack. Eighth-place came with a $18,877 payout.
Tournament Loses Its Samba Flair
Two Brazilians were the next grinders out of the door. First, "bruna_bsb" busted in seventh for a $24,206 score. They were joined on the sidelines by Gerson "Gerson'GR'" Braga in sixth place; Braga banked $44,653 in total.
The next two eliminated players were the last people not to walk away with a six-figure haul for their efforts. Lithuania's "VlgnasPokerV" collected $58,804 for their fifth-place finish while fellow Lithuanian, "Kepalas89" walked away with $72,337 for their incredible run.
"AlKatzone9" of Austria ran out of steam in third-place and saw $103,418 wing its way to their PokerStars account. The Austrian's exit left "[email protected]" heads-up against looserGirl27 for the title and the lion's share of the prize pool.
Both players secured more than $132,900 from the main prize pool, but the bounty payments at this stage were nothing short of huge. Those bounties meant [email protected] added $25,414 to their $132,935 prize for a combined score worth $158,349. The champion, looserGirl27, got their hands on $192,154, of which $59,217 came from the bounty prize pool.
Attention Turns to the $10 Million Gtd Sunday Million on March 20
The attention of the poker community now turns to the upcoming 16th Anniversary edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million, a $215 buy-in affair with a cool $10 million guaranteed prize pool. cards are in the air from 6:05 p.m. CET on March 20.
Vanessa Kade is the reigning champion having taken down the 15th Anniversary Sunday Million for $1,514,920 last year. Expect Kade to attempt a title defense, especially because she is coming off the back of a final table appearance in the Wynn Millions Main Event that netted Kade more than half a million dollars.
| Anniversary Edition | Entrants | Prize pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 59,128 | $11,825,600 | Luke "Bdbeatslayer" Vrabel | $671,094 |
| 6th | 33,732 | $6,746,400 | slyfox151 | $480,761 |
| 7th | 49,827 | $9,857,400 | Andrius "benislovas" Bielskis | $848,589 |
| 8th | 45,586 | $9,317,200 | DrUPSWING | $1,038,540 |
| 9th | 50,432 | $10,086,400 | Brayden "BRAYDEN93" Fritzshall | $597,720 |
| 10th | 55,059 | $11,011,800 | a.urli | $970,000 |
| 11th | 55,835 | $11,167,000 | Xavi666 | $1,093,204 |
| 12th | 43,975 | $10,000,000 | Luis "Hulk9950" Felipe | $960,000 |
| 13th | 61,342 | $12,268,400 | wangli0402 | $611,944 |
| 14th | 93,016 | $18,603,200 | Alex "AAAArthur" Brito | $1,192,802 |
| 15th | 69,876 | $13,975,200 | Vanessa "Niffller" Kade | $1,514,920 |
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