Sunday Briefing: Thomas Muehloecker Bags $190K

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May 13, 2019 6 min read Last updated Dec 19, 2019

The $30 million guaranteed KO Series kicked off at partypoker on May 12 and saw some massive prize pool created, including three events with $1 million guarantees. Each of those events paid their champion more than $100,000 with two of them awarding over $180,000!

There were also major events taking place at Natural8 where the Good Game Series began and at PokerStars who launched SCOOP. Here��s a recap of the biggest events.

KO Series #02-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event at partypoker

Thomas ��onehundredeyes�� Muehloecker added more than $190,000 to his already impressive online poker tournament lifetime winnings by taking down the KO Series #02-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event. This $5,200 buy-in event saw 176 entries battle it out in one of the biggest PKO tournaments of the year.

Team partypoker pro Jeff ��JeffGross�� Gross was the first casualty of the final table. His eighth-place finish saw him win $15,907 plus $7,393 from the bounty prize pool for a haul worth $23,300.

Recent winner of the $1 million guaranteed Big Game, ��ucantrybut�� was the next player to fall, and they were joined on the rail first by ��AussieOsbourne�� and then the United Kingdom��s ��Welsh187��, the latter banking a combined $33,549.

From that point on, the prize money escalated quickly. ��Maddonaa�� finished in fourth place for $66,006 before Niklas ��Drulitooo�� Astedt busted in third place for a total prize worth $123,404. This ended up being more than the runner-up, ��R0meluLukaku�� banked thanks to Astedt netting $56,306 worth of bounties.

��R0meluLukaku�� exited in second-place for $118,059 leaving Mueloecker to claim a first place prize worth $190,073.

KO Series #03-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event at partypoker

Another huge top prize was awarded in the $2,100 buy-in KO Series #03-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event, namely $185,169. This was the sum given to Brazil��s ��Thofie�� who topped a field of 111.

The prize was made up of $84,845 from the main prize pool and $100,324 worth of bounty payments, including that on the head of runner-up ��blakjak19�� of Cyprus who had to console themself with a $99,005 prize.

Earlier at the final table, Manuel ��Sheparentao�� Ruivo busted in eighth place for $13,775 in total and he was joined on the sidelines by ��LeeroyJenkins5��, ��porsche911sp�� and ��n1ceFTW��, the latter scooping $38,989.

A cool $50,296 was awarded to ��jaimelaviande�� after they fell in fourth-place before ��WGretzky_9999�� saw their tournament come to an abrupt end in third place for $68,068.

$2,100 Sunday Cooldown 8-Max PKO at PokerStars

Over at PokerStars, Steve ��Mr. Tim Caum�� O��Dwyer, fresh from a massive live win in Montenegro, came out on top of a 151 strong field in the $2,100 Sunday Cooldown 8-Max PKO event. Victory saw O��Dwyer secure a prize worth $80,168 when bounties were taken into consideration.

As you would expect from such high buy-in event, the final table was a star studded affair. Dario ��Secret_M0d3�� Sammartino busted in eighth place for $10,283 and was joined on the rail by ��letsgodody�� whose seventh place finish was worth $6,962 in total.

Former EPT Malta champion Aliaksei ��ale6ka�� Boika then busted out in sixth place for $14,775 with ��x_zola25�� of Denmark being the fifth place finisher for a prize worth $15,039.

Canada��s Kristen ��krissyb24�� Bicknell fell in fourth place for $18,105 and was joined as a spectator by ��karrt�� of Brazil who padded their bankroll with $24,686. This left ��Pampas27�� and O��Dwyer to lock horns heads-up and we already know how that finished! O��Dwyer got his hands on $80,168 with Pampas27 taking the $32,256 consolation prize back to Argentina.

SCOOP 07-H: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max Turbo at PokerStars

A field of 239 players entered the SCOOP 07-H: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max Turbo event and created a $478,000 prize pool that was shared among the top 31 finishers. The final table read like a who��s who of online poker and any of the nine finalists would have been a worthy champion.

��I��MlliN.3lli�� busted in ninth place for $10,917 and was followed by ��kofi89�� of Uruguay who banked $13,786. Next to fall was the legendary Ole ��wizowizo�� Schemion who got his hands on the $18,077 seventh place prize, with ��Lateski�� netting $23,705 for their sixth place finish.

Sam ��SamQuid�� Grafton of the Uk then fell in fifth place for $31,085 and Jonathan ��OMGjonyctt�� Concepcion joined him on the rail after busting in fourth place, a finish worth a cool $40,762.

The penultimate bust out was that of the Netherlands�� ��Pimms�� who collected $53,452, which left ��Soyza�� of China and Oli ��Era_Koira�� Ikonen to battle heads-up for the title and the lion��s share of the prize pool.

It was a battle that Ikonen won, securing the $91,913 top prize, leaving Sozya to bank the $70,092 runner-up prize.

$100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker

This week��s $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker saw an overlay as 388 players bought in for $215. Each of the nine players who reached the final table won at least $1,900, the sum awarded to ��Happynose�� of Belarus after they busted in ninth place.

Germany��s ��KlongKlong86�� was the eighth place finisher with Kenny ��SpaceyFCB�� Hallaert joining them on the sidelines; Hallaert��s seventh place finish was worth $3,500. Sweden��s ��SkallePer58�� and ��xvchneru�� of Argentina lost their stack and collected $4,500 and $5,800 respectively, before ��lintonlin�� of Canada busted in fourth place for $8,500, the last position not to win a five-figure prize.

Third place and $11,300 went to ��StackinStack�� of the Ascension Islands and this set up a one-on-one battle with ��Fukuruku�� and ��guydeet39.�� No deal was struck despite their being a $5,450 difference between first and second place, which meant Fukuruku secured a $15,000 prize when they busted in second place and guydeet39 collected $20,450 for their victory.

$20,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker

A field of 264 ensured the $20,000 Sunday Challenge surpassed its guarantee by $6,400 and it was ��SWEart777�� of Russia who benefited the most, coming out on top for a $5,676 haul. The Russian defeated Romania��s ��BuyUADrank�� heads-up to resign the second place finisher to a $4,092 prize

All but two of the final table players received a four-figure prize. ��PaSSoGiveUP�� and ��zanzibar58�� scored $528 and $792 respectively after busting in ninth and eighth place. $1,056 went to seventh place finisher ��phervian�� before ��toastmanQ�� and ��kor1977�� lost their stacks and bolstered their bankrolls with $1,320 and $1,584.

The United Kingdom��s ��BrownBrit�� then busted in fourth spot for a $2,310 prize and ��papichpoker�� busted in third-place for a $3,102 prize.

GGS #011: $300K Gtd Super High Roller at Natural8

A field of 94 took part in the $5,000 buy-in GGS #011: $300K Gtd Super High Roller, creating a $446,500 prize pool as a result. This sum was shared among the top 13 finishers.

��Oiltrader�� was the first player to bust from the final table, their ninth-place exit saw their $5,000 investment turn into $12,910. Roman ��SanityWaterline�� Romanovsky busted in eighth place for $15,119 before ��vamossuerte�� and ��HogFish333�� ran out of steam and walked away with prizes of $19,964 and $26,361.

Fifth place went to ��PyramidOfSkulls�� who netted $34,808 with fourth place going to ��HONEYDETECTED�� who won $45,962. It was Natural8 regular ��AceKing41�� of Canada who helped themself to the $60,690 third-place prize, which set up a heads-up battle between Mexico��s ��2gbenz�� and Canada��s ��HectorHermano��.

It was the Canadian who triumphed and walked away with a $105,816 prize, leaving 2gbenz to lock up the $80,137 second place prize.

Sunday Blade $10K at Natural8

��StackMvrSlackn�� is $177,928 richer today thanks to coming out on top of a 43 strong field in the Sunday Blade $10K. Only five places were paid with fifth place and $26,217 going to ��vamossuerte�� who was joined on the sidelines by ��SasukeUchiha��; fourth place was wotth $41,652.

Macau��s ��oldfishing�� then exited in third place for a $66,172 prize before ��StackMvrSlack�� defeated ��HogFish333�� heads-up for the title and $177,928, with the runner-up winning a still respectable $105,129.

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