{"id":112448,"date":"2021-02-25T10:08:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T10:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=112448"},"modified":"2021-02-25T10:11:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T10:11:07","slug":"chess-grandmaster-ladva-turns-530-into-525k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/chess-grandmaster-ladva-turns-530-into-525k.html","title":{"rendered":"Chess Grandmaster Ladva Turns $530 Into $525K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ottomar Ladva<\/strong> was determined not to be merely a pawn among kings and queens when he entered the <strong>$25,500 buy-in MILLIONS Online 6-Max Super High Roller<\/strong> event. The Estonian <strong>chess grandmaster<\/strong> swept through the field like a rook before becoming king of the tournament and banking $525,089.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, Ladva qualified for this massive Super High Roller <strong>for only $530<\/strong>! He bought into a $530 satellite and won a $2,650 satellite ticket, which he then turned into a $25,500 seat. That $530 investment is now worth $525,089!<\/p>\n<h2>MILLIONS Online 6-Max Super High Roller Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Ottomar Ladva<\/td>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td>$525,089<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Justin Bonomo<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$327,468<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Jason Koon<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$212,835<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Bujtas Laszlo<\/td>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>$152,275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Aleksejs Ponakovs<\/td>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td>$114,839<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Brock Wilson<\/td>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>$90,589<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Ami Barer<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$75,781<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AmorphousRefinedCoffeeDatBoi-DVUjNGAZxO225OEX&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Day 2 began with 11 players in the hunt for the title but <strong>Rok Gostisa<\/strong> sat down with by far the shortest stack. Gostisa managed to chip up but lost a key all-in hand against Ladva.<\/p>\n<p>Finnish sensation <strong>Samuel Vousden<\/strong> and <strong>Aliaksei Boika<\/strong> busted out before <strong>Giuseppe Iadisernia<\/strong> crashed out in eighth place to set the official final table.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=MoistShyDolphinHeyGirl-bsU4Ev_6uaQhLpcm&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>All but two of the finalists saw a six-figure prize wing its way to their partypoker accounts. <strong>Ami Barer<\/strong>\u2019s tournament ended in a seventh-place finish worth $75,781. Barer open-shoved for 15 big blinds with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/as.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ks.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and lost the coinflip against <strong>Laszlo Bujtas<\/strong>\u2019 <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qs.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=SweetAntediluvianWebRedCoat-xK1PNWuEGLSYDCSM&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Start of the day chip leader <strong>Brock Wilson<\/strong> then fell in sixth place for $90,589. Wilson improved to a pair of tens on the river, but Bujtas had turned a straight with his <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Laszlo set his opponent all-in, Wilson looked him up and headed to the exits after making an expensive second-best hand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aleksejs Ponakovs<\/strong> got his hands on the tournament\u2019s first six-figure prize, namely $114,839. Ponakovs ripped it in for a shade over eight big blinds from the small blind with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and Ladva made the call in the big blind with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Ponakovs flopped an open-ended straight draw on the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ts.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board. The draw not only missed but Ladva improved to a full house.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=MagnificentGentleOrcaKeepo-5xPFdHUF-ADbH8qT&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Laszlo earlier one a key coinflip to bust Barer, but found himself on the wrong side of one when it mattered. His <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> failed to connect with the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qs.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board and lost to the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/3c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> of <strong>Justin Bonomo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=SavoryFragileBillBrainSlug-prt30CjdrZNWuCW0&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Team partypoker\u2019s <strong>Jason Koon<\/strong> finally ran out of steam in third place, a finish worth an impressive $212,835. Koon was extremely short stacked at the time of his ext hand. He\u2019d just paid the 500,000 big blind and was left with 228,979 chips. They went into the middle with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> when Bonomo set him all-in with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Koon caught a five on the flop but the turn and river came running spade to send Koon to the rail.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AgitatedBlazingYogurtPMSTwin-ixCiR2bMfEUF7Nbb&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bonomo held a 47,092,837 to 22,907,163 chip lead going into heads-up but Ladva manoeuvred his way in front. The final hand saw all the chips go in on the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board, Ladva with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> and Bonomo holding the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/js.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. The <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> river was checkmate for Ladva, sending Bonomo home in second-place for $327,468 and leaving Ladva to scoop the $525,089 top prize.<\/p>\n<h3>Love poker? Join party!<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/download\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you already have an account with us, click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/promo.partypoker.com\/en\/promo\/launch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ottomar Ladva was determined not to be merely a pawn among kings and queens when he entered the $25,500 buy-in MILLIONS Online 6-Max Super High Roller event. The Estonian chess grandmaster swept through the field like a rook before becoming king of the tournament and banking $525,089. Amazingly, Ladva qualified for this massive Super High<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/chess-grandmaster-ladva-turns-530-into-525k.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":112453,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300],"tags":[42858,1356,184,42863,187,200,419],"yst_prominent_words":[42032,42028,13610,38324,7397,4046,13021,11818,4138,10050,2385,5275,12686,42838,42704,42700,42696,42706,26547,2383],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112448"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112448"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112496,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112448\/revisions\/112496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112448"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=112448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}