Sunday Briefing: Lester ��mon$terDad�� Edoc Wins High Roller MILLION$
Hong Kong��s Lester ��mon$terDad�� Edoc is $285,000 richer than they were a few days ago courtesy of taking down the GGPoker High Roller MILLION$ on June 14.
The Multi MILLION$ are a new series of tournaments running at GGPoker throughout the week with the final days taking place on Sundays. More than $3 million is guaranteed in these Multi MILLION$ events, that have Day 1s taking place several times during the week.
��1,000,000 is guaranteed in the ��500 buy-in Zodiac MILLION$, with another $1,000,000 guaranteed for only a $100 buy-in in the Global MILLION$ and a staggering $2 million up for grabs for $500 in the High Roller MILLION$.
High Roller MILLION$, $2M GTD Final Day
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lester ��mon$terDad�� Edoc | Hong Kong | $285,646 |
| 2 | Lucky_Luke1 | Germany | $203,618 |
| 3 | supermoustache | Albania | $145,146 |
| 4 | 00COEL | Croatia | $103,465 |
| 5 | Simmon Higgins | United Kingdom | $73,753 |
| 6 | Ivan ��Negriin�� Luca | Argentina | $52,573 |
| 7 | ExoticJoe | Ireland | $37,476 |
| 8 | THEfaryboy | Netherlands | $26,714 |
| 9 | Luis ��ChurrilhoMaluko�� Faria | Brazil | $19,042 |
A field of 687 congregated for the final day��s action in the $500 buy-in high roller with the top 512 finishers banking a slice of the $2 million prize pool. A min-cash weighed in at $1,226, which increased to $19,042 by the time the nine-handed final table was reached.
Brazil��s Luis ��ChurrilhoMaluko�� Faria was the first finalists to bust and they netted the aforementioned $19,042. ��Thefaryboy�� and Ireland��s ��ExoticJoe�� joined the Brazilian on the rail, doing so having collected $26,714 and $37,476 respectively.
Argentina��s Ivan ��Negriin�� Luca ran out of steam in sixth-place before British grinder Simmon Higgins turned his $500 into $73,753 by navigating his way to a fifth-place finish. Higgins was the last player not to collect a six-figure prize as the top four finishers all won more than $100,000 such was the size of the prize pool.
��00COEL�� secured $103,465 when they crashed out in fourth before ��supermoustache�� ran out of steam in third-place, a finish worth $145,146. The Albanian��s exit left ��Lucky_Luke1�� and Lester ��mon$terDad�� Edoc to fight it out one-on-one for the title. Despite the difference between first and second being more than $82,000 the heads-up duo didn��t strike a deal. This resulted in mon$sterDad banking an incredible $285,646 for their victory, leaving the runner-up to scoop $203,618.
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Global MILLION$, $1M GTD Final Day
Canada��s ��COMMENEIGEAUSOLEIL�� alias translates directly as ��Like snow in the sun�� and they certainly shone in the Global MILLION$, $1M GTD Final Day, outlasting 1,436 opponent to win the tournament��s only six-figure sum.
The Canadian locked up a wallet-filling $134,065 after defeating Malta��s ��MessiBarcelona�� who almost won six-figures but walked away with $95,566.
It was a tough final table, as you��d expect from such a prestigious event. It was the home the likes of Brazilian sensation Leocir ��LeoJose�� Jose Carneiro who finished in fifth-place for a $34,615 score, and third-place finisher Justin ��noclue_just�� Chan who padded his bankroll with $68,123. Chan now has more than $620,000 in online poker tournament winnings.
The day belonged to COMMENEIGEAUSOLEIL, however, so congratulations to them and their newfound fame and fortune.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COMMENEIGEAUSOLEIL | Canada | $134,065 |
| 2 | MessiBarcelona | Malta | $95,556 |
| 3 | Justin ��noclue_just�� Chan | Hong Kong | $68,123 |
| 4 | Mingtu | South Africa | $48,560 |
| 5 | Leocir ��LeoJose�� Jose Carneiro | Brazil | $34,615 |
| 6 | catcholo | Brazil | $24,675 |
| 7 | sodoo1 | Moldova | $17,589 |
| 8 | AnOnlineGuy | United Kingdom | $12,538 |
| 9 | km123 | Qatar | $8,937 |
Some of the other notable prizes won at GGPoker on June 14 included:
- Timothy Adams �C first-place in the Bryn High Rollers $25K for $240,741
- ��ButtonSmashingMonkey�� �C first-place in the High Roller Blade Prime $5K for $125,977
- Andras Nemeth �C first-place in the High Rollers Blade Mulligan $5K for $120,755
- Viacheslav Buldygin �C first-place in the High Rollers Blade Closer $5K for $95,537
- ��BadReligion�� �C first-place in the GGMasters $150K Gtd for $71,750
- ��Marco_damme�� �C first-place in the High Rollers Battle Royale $1,050 for $67,012*
- ��crumbs�� �C first-place in the Bounty Hunters Main Event $210 for $65,605*
- ��ShowMeThatSushiBaby�� �C first-place in the High Roller Main Event $1K for $38,294
- ��ButtonSmashingMonkey�� �C first-place in the High Rollers Sunday Warm-Up $500 for $31,386
- ��FINpeasant�� �C first-place in the High Rollers PLO Main Event $1K for $25,195
*includes bounty payments
Learn more about the massive MILLION$ events at GGPoker
Although we��ve focussed on GGPoker for this week��s Sunday briefing, we couldn��t sign off without doffing our cap to the legend that is Isaac Haxton.
The Team partypoker pro took down the High Roller Club: Main Event $1M Gtd at partypoker and walked away with a cool $437,000, the biggest prize awarded online this weekend. Haxton topped a field of 46 in the $25,500 buy-in tournament, defeating Sergi Reixach heads-up for the title. Reixach banked a still mightily impressive $287,500 for his runner-up finish.
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