The eyes of the poker community are on what is going on at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, but not every top poker pro has descended on “Sin City.” Some have stayed home, at least for now, and have continued the online poker grind.
Canada’s Pascal Lefrancois is one of those top-tier players that spent June 18 grinding online. Lefrancois was one of 77 entrants in the $5,200 Titans Event at PokerStars, and he was the last standing player when the dust had settled.
Only the final nine players received a share of the $385,000 prize pool, with Jargo “bungakat” Alavali being the unfortunate soul that burst the all-important money bubble. With Alavali out of the way, the remaining players locked in at least $12,002 for their efforts.
Bruno “great dant” Volkmann was the first of three Brazilians to bust at the final table; his ninth-place finish came with the previously mentioned $12,002.
“Eccentric_BG” of Bulgaria and David “MissOracle” Yan of New Zealand joined the last of eliminated players, doing so with scores of $13,741 and $18,347, respectively.
The United Kingdom’s “SerVlaMin” was the next payer heading to the showers. The Brit collected $24,995 for their sixth-place finish, with Estonian star “DingeBrinker” helping themselves to the $32,704 fifth-place prize.
Fourth place and $43,664 went to Rodrigo “SELOUAN1991” Selouan, and fellow Brazilian Rodrigo “Seijistar” Seiji crashed out in third for $58,296, sending the Titans Event into the heads-up section of the tournament.
Lefrancois battled with Ukraine’s “drew.derzh,” and came out on top to clinch the $103,915 top prize, resigning the runner-up to a $77,832 consolation prize.
$5,200 Titans Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal “Pass_72” Lefrancois | Canada | $103,915 |
| 2 | drew.derzh | Ukraine | $77,832 |
| 3 | Rodrigo “seijistar” Seiji | Brazil | $58,296 |
| 4 | Rodrigo “SELOUAN1991” Selouan | Brazil | $43,664 |
| 5 | DingeBrinker | Estonia | $32,704 |
| 6 | SerVlaMin | United Kingdom | $24,495 |
| 7 | David “MissOracle” Yan | New Zealand | $18,347 |
| 8 | Eccentric_BG | Bulgaria | $13,741 |
| 9 | Bruno “great dant” Volkmann | Brazil | $12,002 |
Luca Takes Down the $1K Sunday High Roller
Ivan “Negriin” Luca turned $1,050 into $33,216 after outlasting 105 opponents in the $1,050 Sunday High Roller. Luca’s bounty haul weighed in at more than twice the main prize pool payout, such was the Argentinian’s domination at the final table.
It was a tough final table, as most $1,050 buy-in tournaments feature. The eliminations of Ilya “Leqenden” Anatsky in sixth for $4,645, Casimir “Ceis25” Seire in fifth for $8,865, and Matas “bebaimis777” Cimbolas in third for $9,585 left Luca heads-up against “neeno1990.”
Luca got he job done against his Austrian opponent, banking $10,798 for first plus $22,328 worth of scalps for a total prize tipping the scales at $33,126. “neeno1990” collected $13,360 in total for their second-place finish.
$1,050 Sunday High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan “Negriin” Luca | Argentina | $22,328 | $10,798 | $33,126 |
| 2 | neeno1990 | Austria | $2,562 | $10,798 | $13,360 |
| 3 | Matas “bebaimis777” Cimbolas | Lithuania | $2,375 | $7,210 | $9,585 |
| 4 | Igammi | €120 | Montenegro | $1,906 | $5,540 |
| 5 | Casimir “Ceis25” Seire | Finland | $4,609 | $4,256 | $8,865 |
| 6 | Ilya “Leqenden” Anatsky | Belarus | $1,375 | $3,270 | $4,645 |
| 7 | luckyfluke | Ukraine | $1,875 | $2,513 | $4,388 |
| 8 | SaoJorge2222 | Brazil | $250 | $1,931 | $2,181 |
| 9 | ArturR2R | Ukraine | $1,000 | $1,627 | $2,627 |
Other PokerStars Results
Outside the result mentioned above it was Brazil’s Paulo “paulinhoo00” Brombin who captured the biggest score at PokerStars, namely $33,112. This was his reward for winning the $530 Bounty Builder.
Shout-out to Sweden’s “flerrehuve” who won the $215 Sunday Fenomeno for $11,464 and the $530 Sunday Marathon for $7,226 on the same night!
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $530 Bounty Builder | 338 | $169,000 | Paulo “paulinhoo00” Brombin | $33,112* |
| $109 Sunday Warm-Up | 989 | $100,000 | JBAG28 | $16,404 |
| $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up | 48 | $48,000 | mamamamama70 | $14,914 |
| $1,050 Sunday Cooldown | 36 | $36,000 | Pedro “PaDiLhA SP” Padilha | $14,788* |
| $109 Sunday Cooldown | 852 | $85,200 | Cannagrower1 | $12,070* |
| $215 Sunday Fenomeno | 823 | $82,300 | flerrehuve | $11,464 |
| $109 Bounty Builder | 748 | $75,000 | Paul “pvas2” Vas Nunes | $10,345* |
| $1,050 Sunday Supersonic | 30 | $30,475 | Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson | $10,661 |
| $215 Sunday Supersonic | 273 | $55,899 | G_haeffner | $9,187 |
| $530 Sunday Marathon | 41 | $20,500 | flerrehuve | $7,226 |
| $109 Sunday Kickoff | 351 | $35,100 | Partyliel | $6,523 |
*includes bounty payments
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Malinov Mauls the Opposition in the PartyPoker Grand
The PartyPoker Grand may have only seen 44 entrants this week, but it still awarded two five-figure sums. Those bankroll-boosting prizes are no nestled in the PartyPoker accounts of the champion and runner-up.
The latter was Pedro Garagnani; the Brazilian second-place finish won $11,966. Atanas Malinov of Bulgaria took down The Grand, and helped himself to a $13,840 payday.
Others who reached the final table but ultimately fell shy of the victory included fifth-place finisher David Yan ($3,782) and fourth-place finisher Jonathan Skovsen ($4,875).
The Grand Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atanas Malinov | Bulgaria | $13,840 |
| 2 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | $11,966 |
| 3 | Rafael Cortes | Brazil | $6,738 |
| 4 | Jonathan Skovsen | Denmark | $4,875 |
| 5 | David Yan | New Zealand | $3,782 |
| 6 | Joakim Einarsson | Sweden | $3,276 |
| 7 | Hristo Dimitrov | Bulgaria | $2,912 |
| 8 | Ondrej Pohl | Czech Republic | $2,606 |
“AgoraPhodeu” Turns $55 into $5,712
The Super $55 is one of the more popular PartyPoker Daily Legends tournaments thanks, in part, to guaranteeing $40,000 for a $55 buy-in. This Sunday’s edition paid out $46,200 after 924 players bought in.
The top five finishers helped themselves to four-figure prizes when you include bounty payments. “Darjasev” finished in fifth for $1,452, “GustavoBraz” in fourth for $1,900, and “Flavinho64o” was third for $2,085.
“AgoraPhodeu” defeated “Pohoda” heads-up, leaving the runner-up to collect $4,095 while hauling in the $5,712 top prize for themselves.
The Super $55 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AgoraPhodeu | $2,948 | $2,764 | $5,712 |
| 2 | Pohoda | $1,336 | $2,759 | $4,095 |
| 3 | Flavinho64o | $254 | $1,831 | $2,085 |
| 4 | GustavoBraz | $710 | $1,190 | $1,900 |
| 5 | Darjasev | $637 | $815 | $1,452 |
| 6 | berlinkid77 | $117 | $630 | $747 |
| 7 | KKgustavoKK | $454 | $465 | $919 |
| 8 | HolmesScott | $160 | $371 | $531 |
| 9 | HyperLubo | $359 | $296 | $655 |
Other PartyPoker Results
“fake_ElkY” was one of PartyPoker’s biggest winners this weekend after triumphing in the Super $530, a result that came with $8,650 after bounties were included.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prrize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super $530 | 46 | $25,000 | fake_ElkY | $8,650* |
| Super $320 | 72 | $25,000 | Iamthegoat99 | $7,163* |
| The $530 Great Game | 38 | $20,000 | Fruble | $6,633 |
| Super $215 | 125 | $25,000 | BolsoLIXO | $6,266* |
| The $215 Big Saturday | 105 | $20,704 | PkrPjotr | $4,675 |
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