Nick Maimone thrilled his ardent supporters when he won over $114,000 a few days ago in two GGPoker online tournaments. Still, his great form continued when he won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring and $157,755 at the $1,050 Naughty or Nice Bounty.
It was the 12-event awarding a ring on the WSOP Winter Circuit and it attracted 1,399 entrants who formed a $1,399,000 prize pool. The huge pot assured each final table qualifier of taking home over $12,763 including bounties.
The Final Table's Results
- Nick Maimone from Canada – a $157,755 total prize; $99,695 bounties and a $58,060 prize
- RoherBauRICH from Kazakhstan – a $68,787 total prize; $10,867 bounties and a $57,920 prize
- Andreas Nasman from Finland – a $65,807 total prize; $22,003 bounties and a $43,804 prize
- Bryan Paris from Austria – a $36,245 total prize; $3,156 bounties and a $33,089 prize
- ilyali from Andorra – a $45,396 total prize; $20,402 bounties and a $24,994 prize
- OpusAsu from Romania – a $25,028 total prize; $6,148 bounties and a $18,880 prize
- CZG2009 from China – a $18,355 total prize; $4,093 bounties and a $14,262 prize
- 1_2_3 from Latvia – a $22,327 total prize; $11,554 bounties and a $10,773 prize
- Juan Vecino from Estonia – a $12,763 total prize; $4,625 bounties and a $8,138 prize
Juan Vecino got busted first at the table. "1_2_3", "CZG2009", "ilyali" and "OpusAsu" followed him to the rail. The four remaining players at the table battled it out for the six-figure score and title.
Bryan Paris left the tournament in fourth position and Andreas Nasman followed him in third place. The latter's elimination set up a heads-up match between "RojerBauRICH" and Maimone. Maimone defeated RojerBauRICH to clinch the Circuit ring and top prize.
Alex Kulev Wins the $1,500 Deepstack Championship
Alex "FutureofMe" Kulev has gradually risen from mid-stakes to high-stakes poker and he has had an impressive run of late. The poker pro recently won $538,138 in the GGPoker Super MILLION$. Yet, he won $189,841 and a WSOP Circuit ring in the $1,500 Deepstack Championship NLH after beating 946 players.
The Final Table's Results
- Alex "FutureofMe" Kulev from Ireland – $189,841
- LondonJon from the United Kingdom – $142,360
- Joshua McCully from New Zealand – $106,755
- Joel Nystedt from Austria – $80,055
- Alexandros Theologis from Austria – $60,032
- Pulkit Goyal from India – $45,018
- Matias "PrisonMike69" Arosuo from Finland – $33,758
- Maxim "Nesher_boy" Sheingart from Israel – $25,315
- Anatoly Filatov from Estonia – $18,984
The tournament had a nine-handed and star-studded final table. Anatoly Filatov, Maxim Sheingart, and Matias Arosuo got busted first. Pulkit Goyal, Alexandros Theologis, Joel Nystedt, and Joshua McCully followed them in the sixth, fifth, fourth, and third positions, respectively.
Kulev faced LondonJon in a heads-up battle for a $47,500 sit & go. They didn't strike a deal and the former won $189,841 while the latter took home $142,360.
Daniel Montagnolli Wins $116,352 and a WSOP Circuit Ring in the $400 Holiday PLOSSUS
Event No.10: $400 Holiday PLOSSUS attracted 3,459 players who created a $1,279,830 prize pool. But, only 322 players advanced to the final day.
Daniel "Vanessa23" Montagnolli was the last player at the table. Leonid Yankovski, Dimitrios Michailidis, and Bojan "22blok22CZ" Berberovic were among the first finalists to get busted.
Montagnolli faced SlimLady in a heads-up duel for the last huge bounty. Unfortunately, SlimLady lost and won $66,157 while Montagnolli received $116,352.
The Final Table's Results
- Daniel "Vanessa23" Montagnolli from Austria – a $116,352 total prize; $68,750 bounties and a $47,602 prize
- SlimLady from Cyprus – a $66,157 total prize; $18,680 bounties and a $47,477 prize
- Happy-AYA from Albania – a $52,233 total prize; $18,997 bounties and a $33,236 prize
- Dimitros Michailidis from Cyprus – a $34,005 total prize; $10,762 bounties and a $23,243 prize
- Bojan "ssblok22CZ" Berberovic from Montenegro – a $23,246 total prize; $6,987 bounties and a $16,259 prize
- Leonid Yanovski from Israel – a $35,095 total prize; $23,716 bounties and a $11,379 prize
- luckyexpress from Austria – a $10,247 total prize; $2,278 bounties and a $7,969 prize
