December 26, also known as Boxing Day, is traditionally a day spent lounging around eating all the leftovers from Christmas dinner, but not if you a professional poker play. Boxing Day this year saw some huge tournaments running in the online poker world, which resulted in some bankroll-boosting prizes being dished out.
Juan Dominguez was one of those players who got their hands on a massive payout. The Andorra-based Spaniard came out on top of a 57-strong crowd in the WSOPC Series: $25,500 Sunday Million Super HR.
Only the top six finishers won a slice of the $1,425,000 prize pool, so spare a thought for seventh-place finisher Stephen Chidwick. He burst the bubble, and missed out on a $102,281 min-cash. That sum went to Timothy Adams, who was joined on the rail by Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb and Anatoly Filatov. Those busted players saw $136,395 and $181,885 wing its way to their GGPoker accounts.
"spaise411" of Russia saw their tournament end I third place, a finish worth $242,548. Heads-up pitted Dominguez against the in-form "Jerome001." Dominguez got the job done and his hands on the $431,319 top prize, leaving the runner-up to scoop $323,443.
WSOPC Series: $25,500 Sunday Million Super HR Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Dominguez | Andorra | $431,319 |
| 2 | Jerome001 | China | $323,443 |
| 3 | spaise411 | Russia | $242,548 |
| 4 | Anatoly Filatov | UAE | $181,885 |
| 5 | Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb | Mexico | $136,395 |
| 6 | Timothy Adams | Canada | $102,281 |
Check out some of these fantastic scores from GGPoker tournaments on December 26.
- Patrick Leonard – first-place in the $1,050 GGMasters High Rollers for $141,384
- Andrei "Mr-Doberman" Nikonorov – first-place in the #10 $400 PLOSSUS for $136,309*
- Steve Vis – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $525 Bounty Hunters HR Main Event for $113,582*
- ROLLINGDR0NE – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $1,050 Sunday HR Main Event for $107,325
- Andrii Novak – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Sunday HR for $88,018*
- Pen15 – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $5,250 Deepstack Sunday HR for $79,624
- Chris Moorman – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $250 Sunday Main Event for $55,170
- BrasletHunt – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $888 Crazy Eights HR for $53,290
- iLOVETH1SGAME – first-place in the $300 GGMasters Bounty for $43,140*
- Bernado "GGeKKo" Dias – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $1,050 Sunday PLO Main Event for $31,845
- Jack88i – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $525 Bounty Hunters Fifty Stack HR for $35,510*
- itsthemoops – first-place in the $150 GGMasters for $32,863
- Michael "MarathonOG" Carter – first-place in the WSOPC Series: $1,050 Sunday Heater HR for $26,750*
*includes bounty payments
Petrone Wins Big in the PokerStars Winter Series
Ramiro "ramastar" Petrone helped himself to a $64,687 score and a Winter Series title on December 26. The Uruguayan came out on top of a 654-strong field in the Winter Series 11-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max] event.
Petrone found himself heads up against Team PokerStars’ Papo "[Papo]AR" MC, an ambassador for PokerStars.net, the site’s play money site! You would never have guessed he played the play money site the most because he managed to finish second in this star-studded tournament for a cool $45,748.
The final table was a star-studded affair with the likes of Georgi "milennial" Sandev, Manuel "BigFidge95" Fritz, and Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka all present and correct. However, the night belongs to Petrone who was a worth winner of the near $65,000 top prize.
Winter Series 11-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max] Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramiro "ramastar88" Petrone | Uruguay | $64,687 |
| 2 | Papo "[Papo]AR" MC | Argentina | $45,748 |
| 3 | Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka | Austria | $31,314 |
| 4 | Manuel "BigFudge95" Fritz | Austria | $19,715 |
| 5 | Georgi "milennial" Sandev | Bulgaria | $13,408 |
| 6 | Mikesonas | Lithuania | $10,255 |
| 7 | Kraskata85 | Bulgaria | $7,728 |
Some of the other big scores at PokerStars included:
- Patrick "pads1161" Leonard – first-place in the Winter Series 13-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo PKO] for $70,285*
- BCbones – first-place in the Winter Series 13-M: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo PKO] for $48,602*
- ludako123 – first-place in the Winter Series 07-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max] for $41,055
- shrekpoker91 – first-place in the Winter Series 10-H: $1,050 PLO [5-Max] for $24,724
- WhatifGod – first-place in the $1,050 Sunday HR for $23,896
- Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph – first-place in the $1,050 Sunday Supersonic for $22,141
*includes bounty payments
