{"id":166781,"date":"2022-01-04T10:53:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T10:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=166781"},"modified":"2022-01-04T10:53:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T10:53:32","slug":"joakim-andersson-wins-millions-online-6-max-pko-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/joakim-andersson-wins-millions-online-6-max-pko-championship.html","title":{"rendered":"Joakim Andersson Wins MILLIONS Online 6-Max PKO Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final two MILLIONS Online<\/strong> events crowned their champions on January 3, with both victorious players boosting their bankrolls significantly. Joakim Andersson<\/strong> triumphed in the $2,100 6-Max PKO Championship<\/strong> for more than $150,000 while Guillaume Diaz<\/strong> won the $320 Closer<\/strong> for more than $56,000.<\/p>\n

Andersson\u2019s victory came after outlasting 584 opponents in his $2,100 buy-in event. Only 87 of those starters progressed to the Day 2 on January 3, each of them finding themselves in the money.<\/p>\n

Some of poker\u2019s elite players joined Andersson on Day 2. They included Mike Watson<\/strong><\/a>, Jans Arends<\/strong>, Sebastian Sikorski<\/strong><\/a>, former MILLIONS Online Main Event champion Benjamin Chalot<\/strong><\/a>, Isaac Haxton<\/strong>, Niklas Astedt<\/strong><\/a>, and Christian Rudolph<\/strong>. Cash they did, but they all fell shy of the final table.<\/p>\n

Final Table Set<\/h2>\n

Pascal Lefrancois<\/strong>, winner of the $25,500 Super High Roller<\/strong><\/a> last week, finished this tournament in seventh-place, the first casualty of the final table. With bounties included, Lefrancois walked away with more than $21,000 for his efforts.<\/p>\n

Ales Matyasko<\/strong> of the Czech Republic and Vikanty Shegal<\/strong> of Canada were the next pair of players who fell short of the victory. Matyasko busted 15 opponents on the way to finishing sixth, so his $18,920 main prize pool payout was boosted by an impressive $19,375 worth of bounty payments.<\/p>\n

Recent WPTWOC Main Event champion Rok Gostisa<\/strong><\/a> crashed out in fourth for a combined $49,406 before Alexander Stacey<\/strong>\u2019s impressive run ended in a third-place finish worth $76,606 to the Englishman.<\/p>\n

Heads-up pitted Andersson heads-up against Fabio Luongo<\/strong>. Luongo bagged $141,030 for a sixth-place finish in the MILLIONS Online Main Event<\/strong><\/a>, and another $116,023 when he busted from this event in second-place. Andersson, one of the best tournament players on the planet, kicked off the new year with $150,929 score.<\/p>\n

MILLIONS Online #09 6-Max PKO Championship Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nBounties<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nJoakim Andersson<\/td>\nMalta<\/td>\n$70,459<\/td>\n$80,470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFabio Luongo<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$35,671<\/td>\n$80,352<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAlexander Stacey<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n$22,037<\/td>\n$54,569<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nRok Gostisa<\/td>\nSlovenia<\/td>\n$13,269<\/td>\n$36,137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nVikanty Shegal<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$9,062<\/td>\n$24,477<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAles Matyasko<\/td>\nCzech Republic<\/td>\n$19,375<\/td>\n$18,920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nPascal Lefrancois<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$7,843<\/td>\n$13,501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Diaz Defeats MILLIONS Online Closer Field<\/h2>\n

Guillaume Diaz<\/strong> gets to call himself a MILLIONS Online champion after the UK-based French star defeated a 1,135-strong field in the $320 buy-in Closer<\/strong> event.<\/p>\n

This event showed how prestigious the MILLIONS Online is to players around the world. Just look at some of the 169 players who navigated their way through the shark-infested waters into Day 2.<\/p>\n

Fabio Luongo<\/strong>, Stevan Chew<\/strong>, Pavel Plusev<\/strong>, Kenny Hallaert<\/strong>, Joao Simao<\/strong>, Anton Wigg<\/strong>, Joakim Andersson<\/strong>, and Fabio Sperling<\/strong><\/a> were just a selection of stars who saw a return on their $320 investment.<\/p>\n

All but two of the seven finalists secured a five-figure prize: Daniel Smiljkovic<\/strong> and Vojtech Skalak<\/strong> being those players, although they did scoop $6,605 and $8,806 respectively.<\/p>\n

Mathias Siljander<\/strong> ($12,075), Aleksandr Shepel<\/strong> ($17,801), and Julio Chia (26,145) came up short in their quest of becoming a MILLIONS Online champion. Chia\u2019s demise left Diaz heads-up against Russian grinder Viacheslav Zaslavskii<\/strong>, and Diaz got the job done. Diaz netted $56,023 for this win, leaving Zaslavskii to console himself with a most respectable $38,493.<\/p>\n

MILLIONS Online #10 Closer Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nGuillaume Diaz<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$56,023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nViacheslav Zaslavskii<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n$38,493<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJulio Chia<\/td>\nPeru<\/td>\n$26,145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAleksandr Shepel<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n$17,801<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nMathias Siljander<\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\n$12,075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nVojtech Skalak<\/td>\nCzech Republic<\/td>\n$8,806<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nDaniel Smiljkovic<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n$6,605<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The final two MILLIONS Online events crowned their champions on January 3, with both victorious players boosting their bankrolls significantly. Joakim Andersson triumphed in the $2,100 6-Max PKO Championship for more than $150,000 while Guillaume Diaz won the $320 Closer for more than $56,000. Andersson\u2019s victory came after outlasting 584 opponents in his $2,100 buy-in<\/p>\n

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