December 26, also known as Boxing Day, is traditionally a day spent lounging around eating all the Christmas dinner leftovers, but not if you play professional poker. This year’s Boxing Day saw huge tournaments taking place in the world of online poker, resulting in the distribution of bankroll-boosting prizes.
Juan Dominguez was one of those players who got their hands on a massive payout. The Andorra-based Spaniard came out ahead of a crowd of 57 in the WSOPC Series: $25,500 Sunday Million Super HR.
Only the top six won a slice of the $1,425,000 prize pool, so spare a thought for the seventh. Stephen Chidwick. He burst the bubble and missed a min-cash of $102,281. This amount went to Timothy Adamswho was joined on the rail by Lev “LevMeAlone” Gottlieb and Anatoly Filatov. Those eliminated players saw $136,395 and $181,885 heading to their GGPoker accounts.
“spaise411” of Russia saw their tournament finish in third place, a result worth $242,548. Heads-up opposed Dominguez to the in-form “Jerome001.” Dominguez did the work and got his hands on the first prize of $431,319, leaving the second to take home $323,443.
WSOPC Series: $25,500 Sunday Super HR Final Table Results at $25,500
| Location | Player | The country | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Dominguez | Andorra | $431,319 |
| 2 | Jerome001 | China | $323,443 |
| 3 | spaise411 | Russia | $242,548 |
| 4 | Anatoly Filatov | United Arab Emirates | $181,885 |
| 5 | Lev “LevMeAlone” Gottlieb | Mexico | $136,395 |
| 6 | Timothy Adams | Canada | $102,281 |
Check out some of these fantastic scores from the December 26 GGPoker tournaments.
- Patrick Leonard – first place at the $1,050 GGMasters High Rollers for $141,384
- Andrei “Mister-Dobermann” Nikonorov – first place at #10 PLOSSUS at $400 for $136,309*
- Steve Vis – first place in the WSOPC series: $525 Bounty Hunters HR Main Event for $113,582*
- ROLLINGDRONE – 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 Morman – first place in the WSOPC series: $250 from the Sunday Main Event for $55,170
- BrasletHunting – 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 Main Event Sunday PLO for $31,845
- Jack88i – first place in the WSOPC series: $525 Bounty Hunters Fifty Stack HR for $35,510*
- sesthemoops – first place at the $150 GGMasters for $32,863
- Michael “MarathonOG” Carter – first place in the WSOPC series: $1,050 Sunday Heater HR for $26,750*
*includes bonuses
Petrone wins big in the PokerStars Winter Series
Ramiro “Ramastar” Petrone used a score of $64,687 and a Winter Series title on Dec. 26. The Uruguayan came out on top of a field of 654 Winter Series 11-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max] Event.
Petrone found himself against Team PokerStars Papuan”[Papo]AR” MC, ambassador of PokerStars.net, the play money site of the site! You would never have guessed that he played the most on the play money site, as he managed to finish second in this star-studded tournament for a whopping $45,748.
The final table was a star affair with the likes of Georgi “Millennium” Sandev, Manual “BigFidge95” Fritzand Stefan “Spirit Player” Jedlicka all present and correct. However, the night belongs to Petrone who took home the top prize of nearly $65,000.
Winter Series 11-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max] Final Table Results
| Location | Player | The country | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramiro “ramastar88” Petrone | Uruguay | $64,687 |
| 2 | Papuan”[Papo]AR” MC | Argentina | $45,748 |
| 3 | Stefan “Spirit Player” Jedlicka | Austria | $31,314 |
| 4 | Manual “BigFudge95” Fritz | Austria | $19,715 |
| 5 | Georgi “Millennium” Sandev | Bulgaria | $13,408 |
| 6 | mikesonas | Lithuania | $10,255 |
| 7 | Kraskata85 | Bulgaria | $7,728 |
Other high scores at PokerStars include:
- 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
- What if God – first place at Sunday HR at $1,050 for $23,896
- Christian “WATnlos” Rudolph – first place at the $1,050 Sunday Supersonic for $22,141
*includes bonuses
