No surprises here: Former world number one online tournament player girafganger1 became the first to win two Turbo Series title in a single day. Read on for the details on those twin wins. Plus, all the other news from Day 9.
girafganger bags two Turbo Series titles in one day
Winning two Turbo Series titles isn’t unprecedented. €urop€an pulled off the feat last year with victories in Events #26 and #47, and Niklas “Lena900” Ã…stedt won one event last year and a second last week. But two in the same day? girafganger7 is a trailblazer in that territory.
First girafganger7 — a former world number one and currently the top-ranked player in the United Kingdom — struck a heads-up deal in Event #69, $215 NL Hold’em 4-Max. The heads-up match lasted until just shy of 6pm ET. In the end Canada’s exitonlyKK took second place and $30K, while girafganger earned $37K for the win.
Two and a half hours later girafganger7 was facing down twice as many opponents at the final table of Event #71, $215 NL Hold’em Fat Tuesday SE. The numbers were different but the result was the same, even down to the heads-up deal. Juan Carlos “B4NKR0LL3R” Vecino took second and $24K this time around, while girafganger’s second win on the day was worth $26K.
Two Turbo Series titles and more than $63K in winnings — even for the best, that’s a pretty nice haul. Congrats to girafganger7 on a huge Turbo Series Day 9.
luk9r earns redemption with $44K win
Last year victory was within sight for Austria’s luk9r in Turbo Series Event #11, a $215 Bubble Rush NL Hold’em tourney. Unfortunately, it ended in second place for $29K at the hands of Vladimir “vovtroy” Troyanovskiy.
Yesterday luk9r made the final table of Event #70, a $55 NL Hold’em 8-Max tournament with re-entries, on a single bullet. The player from Austria did what couldn’t be done last year, running true and closing out the win heads-up against Ukraine’s vip1010si to earn the title and more than $44K.
Here are the full results from yesterday’s play, including title victories for regulars like Damián “pampa27” Salas and Michel “FreeLancerZZ” Dattani.
Day 9
Turbo Series Event #67 ($109 NL Hold’em, Progressive KO)
Entrants: 1,968
Total prize pool: $196,800
Places paid: 323
1. Choreografas (Lithuania) $14,743.74 + $12,676.76 in bounties
2. SmileTheHero (Austria) $10,508.76 + $4,191.30
3. ZacAynsley (United Kingdom) $7,491 + $1,171.49
4. Kirito777 (Canada) $5,339.84 + $2,731.91
5. Daniloks (Brazil) $3,806.42 + $2,179.29
6. goldfinge585 (Greece) $2,713.35 + $1,278.91
7. first16 (Ukraine) $1,934.17 + $659.38
8. Marker777s (Russia) $1,378.74 + $212.50
9. aikanasnx (Lithuania) $982.81 + $1,477.34
Turbo Series Event #68 ($11+R NL Omaha Hi/Lo, 6-Max, Splash)
Entrants: 1,232 (3,159 rebuys, 369 add-ons)
Total prize pool: $46,648
Places paid: 203
1. golf9797 (Ireland) $7,318.78
2. cestar2 (Croatia) $5,098.73
3. FAL1st (Russia) $3,552.65
4. Medzel (Denmark) $2,475.39
5. Jlallukka (Finland) $1,724.78
6. Shom1k (Russia) $1,201.78
7. crasher77 (Germany) $837.37
Turbo Series Event #69 ($215 NL Hold’em, 4-Max)
Entrants: 1,344 (828 entries, 516 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $268,800
Places paid: 187
1. girafganger7 (United Kingdom) $37,204.49*
2. exitonlyKK (Canada) $30,779.92*
3. shancezA (Romania) $16,578.53
4. MisterBustt (United Kingdom) $10,454.14
5. tocholocura (Argentina) $6,592.18
Turbo Series Event #70 ($55 NL Hold’em, 8-Max)
Entrants: 6,245 (4,509 entries, 1,736 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $312,250
Places paid: 1,039
1. luk9r (Austria) $44,377.25
2. vip1010si (Ukraine) $31,629.51
3. -Open$hove- (Hungary) $22,546.57
4. swirii (Poland) $16,071.97
5. Bjuran (Sweden) $11,456.63
6. mattidm_uk (Belgium) $8,166.64
7. ParlimenT96 (Romania) $5,821.46
8. DaanOss (Netherlands) $4,149.70
9. mr.gers68 (Austria) $2,958.03
Turbo Series Event #71 ($215 NL Hold’em, Fat Tuesday SE)
Entrants: 870
Total prize pool: $174,000
Places paid: 116
1. girafganger7 (United Kingdom) $26,021.13*
2. Juan Carlos “B4NKR0LL3R” Vecino (United Kingdom) $24,220.19*
3. D_DIGGLER99 (Canada) $14,957.44
4. KingKomeron (Croatia) $10,686.03
5. MunkeyHanger (United Kingdom) $7,634.40
6. Zar77262 (Russia) $5,454.25
7. jnfpoker (Canada) $3,896.67
8. GlitchSystem (Germany) $2,783.89
9. fumbo420 (Canada) $1,988.90
Turbo Series Event #72 ($530 NL Hold’em, 6-Max, Progressive KO)
Entrants: 1,040 (696 entries, 344 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $520,000
Places paid: 143
1. Damián “pampa27” Salas (Argentina) $42,485.83 + $32,105.36 in bounties
2. u3meha (Ukraine) $29,602.76 + $9,935.55
3. PokerDave476 (United Kingdom) $20,626.39 + $11,533.20
4. Dan “NukeTheFish!” Wilson (United Kingdom) $14,371.91 + $6,160.15
5. Francois2323 (Switzerland) $10,013.95 + $3,125
6. DanielLUCKY (Sweden) $6,977.46 + $4,769.52
7. Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah (Canada) $5,302.23 + $5,585.94
Turbo Series Event #73 ($109 NL Hold’em)
Entrants: 1,739
Total prize pool: $173,900
Places paid: 287
1. Michel “FreeLancerZZ” Dattani (Canada) $26,312.05
2. AIK AIK AIK AIK (United Kingdom) $18,917.10
3. Nelepo10 (Brazil) $13,601.55
4. dvoikik (Armenia) $9,779.64
5. KronoPP (Hungary) $7,031.66
6. Robin “robinho” Ylitalo (Sweden) $5,055.82
7. biszibosz (Poland) $3,635.18
8. TastySashimi (China) $2,613.75
9. spe622 (Switzerland) $1,879.30
Turbo Series Event #74 ($11 NL Hold’em, 6-Max)
Entrants: 5,077
Total prize pool: $49,754.60
Places paid: 839
1. vavan199212 (Belarus) $7,083.31
2. saunters (Brazil) $4,931.74
3. allaster96 (Sweden) $3,436.29
4. polizos_00 (Greece) $2,394.31
5. kendoguk777 (United Kingdom) $1,668.29
6. KTLNX (Ireland) $1,162.42
7. ffcarvalho (Brazil) $809.94
ITM finishes
The leader board for most In-The-Money finishes remains competitive after nine days of Turbo Series action.
Zapahzamazki retained the top spot by earning two more cashes, a total of 21. Andreas “mrAndreeew” Berggren cashed twice to move back into a tie for second with biszibosz, who only cashed once but made it count with a seventh-place showing in Event #73, $109 NL Hold’em.
UserID | Country | Entries | ITM Finishes | Cashed |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zapahzamazki | Russia | 101 | 21 | $36,975.38 |
mrAndreeew | Sweden | 84 | 19 | $52,116.33 |
biszibosz | Poland | 68 | 19 | $14,018.70 |
TanTanSWE | Sweden | 72 | 18 | $12,413.83 |
ekziter | Latvia | 95 | 17 | $41,794.43 |
luelue399 | Canada | 55 | 17 | $37,068.92 |
22ehnutzz | Brazil | 62 | 17 | $26,824.08 |
Smertin | Switzerland | 59 | 17 | $6,461.70 |
poker@luffyD | Latvia | 62 | 16 | $8,909.42 |
Cashine94 | Germany | 65 | 16 | $5,841.07 |
Lena900 | Sweden | 95 | 15 | $53,731.21 |
RagVoen | Belarus | 56 | 15 | $12,269.92 |
markovitsus | Estonia | 70 | 15 | $11,465.33 |
ameliaroy007 | Canada | 53 | 15 | $6,791.31 |
tecaoo | Brazil | 62 | 15 | $5,995.19 |
robinho | Sweden | 90 | 14 | $34,448.17 |
Pessagno | Brazil | 62 | 14 | $24,406.75 |
Belabacsi | Hungary | 54 | 14 | $24,179.04 |
Naza114 | Netherlands | 54 | 14 | $17,544.83 |
Bitoks | Brazil | 43 | 14 | $15,715.16 |
KO count
Not much movement to report at the top of the KO leader board on Day 9. But toward the middle there’s a familiar name making his first appearance of this series: Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah. He collected nearly $5,600 in bounties in Event #72, more than he earned for finishing in seventh place. He now has claimed 49 bounties during this Turbo Series, good for eighth place among the leaders.
Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah: mama said knock you out
UserID | Country | Entries | KOs | Cashed |
---|---|---|---|---|
vidanilo | Angola | 54 | 75 | $11,668.11 |
TheHolland | Greece | 63 | 69 | $6,233.14 |
ekziter | Latvia | 95 | 51 | $41,794.43 |
kimokh | Lebanon | 88 | 51 | $14,922.49 |
Denis XXX007 | Russia | 29 | 51 | $7,768.07 |
Mortan23 | Faroe Islands | 52 | 50 | $9,995.99 |
Szabcsi | Hungary | 28 | 50 | $7,094.15 |
goleafsgoeh | Canada | 69 | 49 | $18,879.62 |
johnut901 | Romania | 74 | 48 | $4,329.12 |
FloooPit | Germany | 20 | 47 | $16,334.15 |
Zapahzamazki | Russia | 101 | 46 | $36,975.38 |
SmilleThHero | Austria | 63 | 46 | $17,123.66 |
heatbr | Brazil | 40 | 46 | $15,133.14 |
TiltMeBig | Sweden | 76 | 42 | $60,533.09 |
Moorman1 | Canada | 41 | 42 | $16,557.34 |
Mysters_Y | Russia | 50 | 42 | $10,027.54 |
aniceboy | Swaziland | 42 | 42 | $4,503.56 |
ll-Giuglia | Malta | 65 | 41 | $79,221.03 |
despedespi33 | United Kingdom | 70 | 41 | $26,085.73 |
Pessagno | Brazil | 62 | 41 | $24,406.75 |
A successful day has Fintan leading the Ambassadors in KOs
The leader board for PokerStars Ambassadors remains the same, though Fintan “easywithaces” Hand did score another three KOs during his one tournament yesterday.
UserID | Country | Entries | KOs | Cashed |
---|---|---|---|---|
easywithaces | Ireland | 11 | 14 | $1,236.83 |
Spraggy | United Kingdom | 22 | 7 | $2,608.77 |
L. Veldhuis | Netherlands | 13 | 7 | $497.26 |
xflixx | Germany | 11 | 6 | $409.28 |
Turbo Series ROI-alty
A new entry in the Turbo Series ROI leader board today comes from the United Kingdom’s AIK AIK AIK AIK. After winning a $7.50 satellite into Event #73, $109 NL Hold’em, AIK AIK AIK AIK outlasted more than 1,700 players to reach heads-up play. Finishing second against Michel “FreeLancerZZ” Dattani there was worth nearly $19K to the U.K. player.
UserID | Country | Tournament Name | Finish Place | Prize | Satellite Buy-in | ROI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Savva707 | Russia | Turbo Series 06: $22 NLHE, $65K Gtd | 1 | $13,663.62 | $1.10 | 1,242,147% |
idzake | United Kingdom | Turbo Series 65: $55 NLHE [8-Max], $200K Gtd | 2 | $26,469.90 | $2.20 | 1,203,177% |
atanas_1980 | Bulgaria | Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd | 2 | $71,226.98 | $7.50 | 949,693% |
AnaLinD | Sweden | Turbo Series 21: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd | 2 | $10,435.26 | $1.85 | 564,068% |
Ninoo166 | Germany | Turbo Series 39: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $350K Gtd | 1 | $59,258.60 | $11.00 | 538,715% |
Thalampro | Greece | Turbo Series 04: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mini Sunday Supersonic SE], $200K Gtd | 3 | $34,026.21 | $7.50 | 453,683% |
bobkin-ru | Russia | Turbo Series 45: $22+R NLHE [Splash], $150K Gtd | 4 | $9,829.47 | $2.85 | 344,894% |
NDnT | Canada | Turbo Series 20: $22 NLHE [6-Max], $60K Gtd | 6 | $1,760.58 | $0.54 | 326,033% |
Golaith13 | Netherlands | Turbo Series 05: $55 NLHE, $125K Gtd | 1 | $22,086.61 | $7.50 | 294,488% |
AIK AIK AIK AIK | United Kingdom | Turbo Series 73: $109 NLHE, $125K Gtd | 2 | $18,917.10 | $7.50 | 252,228% |
edujudo95as | Paraguay | Turbo Series 43: $11 NLHE, $50K Gtd | 5 | $2,768.36 | $1.10 | 251,669% |
AnderMolino | Austria | Turbo Series 14: $55 PLO [6-Max], $50K Gtd | 1 | $13,683.71 | $5.50 | 248,795% |
LuCasino777 | Sweden | Turbo Series 57: $215 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Supersonic SE], $450K Gtd | 3 | $25,551.19 | $11.00 | 232,284% |
eggabf | Netherlands | Turbo Series 30: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $500K Gtd | 1 | $55,813.67 | $27.50 | 202,959% |
SamBakuSV | Azerbaijan | Turbo Series 45: $22+R NLHE [Splash], $150K Gtd | 3 | $13,900.97 | $7.50 | 185,346% |
Pawcio77777 | Poland | Turbo Series 34: $109 NLHE, $125K Gtd | 3 | $13,808.88 | $7.50 | 184,118% |
sahara6565 | Canada | Turbo Series 16: $55 NLHE [6-Max], $250K Gtd | 2 | $33,160.95 | $18.75 | 176,858% |
josechoche12 | Uruguay | Turbo Series 36: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $175K Gtd | 3 | $9,107.56 | $5.50 | 165,592% |
NestorFragos | Canada | Turbo Series 41: $55 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive Total KO], $200K Gtd | 2 | $12,088.82 | $7.50 | 161,184% |
psichic13 | Greece | Turbo Series 06: $22 NLHE, $65K Gtd | 2 | $12,014.78 | $7.50 | 160,197% |
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Playing today
Here are the Turbo Series events we’re watching today.
Day 10
Event # | Buy-in | Format | Guaranteed prize pool |
---|---|---|---|
82 | $215 | NL Hold’em | $175,000 |
83 | $109 | FL Hold’em, 6-Max | $40,000 |
84 | $109 | NL Hold’em, Progressive KO | $500,000 |
85 | $55 | NL Hold’em, 6-Max, Win The Button | $150,000 |
86 | $215 | NL Hold’em, Fat Thursday SE | $100,000 |
87 | $530 | NL Hold’em, 8-Max | $300,000 |
88 | $109 | NL Hold’em | $200,000 |
89 | $11 | NL Hold’em, Progressive KO | $40,000 |
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