WPT Online Series: Pascal Hartmann Wins $1M Gtd High Roller

It was another bumper day of action in the WPT Online Series events with several massive scores awarded to players from all corners of the world. Two members of Team partypoker came agonisingly close to securing titles in the High Roller event, who were they?

WPT #09 – High Roller: $1M Gtd

Pascal Hartmann helped himself to the day’s biggest WPT Online Series prize when he overcame 224-opponents in the $1 million guaranteed High Roller event. Hartmann struck a deal with Bulgarian superstar Dimitar Danchev when heads-up that locked in $205,826. Danchev walked away with $190,060.

Earlier at the final table, Farid Jattin crashed out in eighth before Wiktor Malinowski helped himself to the $34,875 seventh-place prize.

Then came the demise of two members of Team partypoker. Kristen Bicknell ran out of steam in sixth-place for $47,250 with Mikita Badziakouski collecting $61,875 for his fifth-place exit.

German high roller specialist Christoph Vogelsang busted in fourth for $87,750 with Alberto Meran of Panama banking $118,687 when his tournament ended in third place.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Pascal Hartmann	Austria	$205,826*/td>
2	Dimitar Danchev	Bulgaria	$190,060*
3	Alberto Meran	Panama	$118,687
4	Christoph Vogelsang	United Kingdom	$87,750
5	Mikita Badziakouski	Slovenia	$61,875
6	Kristen Bicknell	Canada	$47,250
7	Wiktor Malinowski	Germany	$34,875
8	Farid Jattin	Canada	$25,875

WPT #08 – 6-Max Bounty Hunter: $500K Gtd

Guillaume Nolet won more than $110,000 thanks to finishing on top in the 6-Max Bounty Hunter tournament. Nolet was one of 290-players who bought in for $2,100 and created a $580,000 prize pool.

The Canadian won the $47,874 top prize after defeating Ambrose Carr, of Ireland, heads-up. Nolet also netted $66,000 worth of bounty payments. Carr’s total prize weighed in at $62,862.

The final table was also the home to two players extremely well-known to the partypoker community. UK-based Australian Michael Addamo finished in sixth-place for $12,549 plus another $12,312 from the bounty prize pool.

Benjamin Chalot, the reigning MILLIONS Online champion, finished in fourth for $25,099 plus $3,953 worth of bounty payments.

Place	Player	Country	Prize	Bounties
1	Guillaume Nolet	Canada	$47,874	$66,000
2	Ambrose Carr	Ireland	$47,816	$15,046
3	Ramon Miguel Munoz	United Kingdom	$34,511	$15,593
4	Benjamin Chalot	Netherlands	$25,099	$3,953
5	Hendrik Hovsepyan	Austria	$17,255	$4,250
6	Michael Addamo	United Kingdom	$12,549	$12,312

WPT #08 – Mini 6-Max Bounty Hunter: $200K Gtd

Germany’s Robert Heidorn got his hands on a WPT Online Series title by being the last player standing in the $215 buy-in Mini 6-Max Bounty Hunter. First place was worth $19,709 which was boosted by $21,288 from the bounty prize pool.

A large percentage of those bounty payments came from defeating David Cola De Melo heads-up. The Brazilian runner-up won $19,675 plus an additional payment of $3,333.

Recent WPT Online Series winner Paul Hofer finished in third and has done his chances of winning a WPT Online Series leaderboard prize no harm at all.

Place	Player	Country	Prize	Bounties
1	Robert Heidorn	Germany	$19,709	$21,288
2	Davi Cola De Melo	Brazil	$19,675	$3,333
3	Paul Hofer	Germany	$15,003	$1,171
4	Stefan Huber	Austria	$10,783	$5,841
5	Micky Blasi	Malta	$7,314	$2,389
6	Antonio Roberto Carvallo	Netherlands	$4,219	$3,703

WPT #12 – Mini Turbo Bounty: $75K Gtd

Alexandros Vlachakis won the $75,000 guaranteed Mini Turbo Bounty Hunter and walked away with more than $10,000 to show for his efforts. The Cyprus-based Greek national sent Germany’s Adrian Strobel to the rail in second-place to bank the tournament’s top payouts.

Strobel can be happy with his performance and the $5,885 runner-up prize that was bolstered with $1,531 from the bounty prize pool.

Place	Player	Country	Prize	Bounties
1	Alexandros Vlachakis	Cyprus	$5,895	$5,016
2	Adrian Strobel	Germany	$5,885	$1,531
3	Jamie O’Neill	United Kingdom	$3,829	$772
4	Flavio Nascimento	Brazil	$2,549	$751
5	Anthony Clancy	United Kingdom	$1,803	$555
6	Eric Neves	Brazil	$1,255	$242
7	Craig Martin	United Kingdom	$864	$189
8	Jessica Teusl	Austria	$563	$401

WPT #12 – Turbo Bounty: $150K Gtd

The larger edition of the Turbo Bounty saw it’s $150,000 guarantee smashed and Gianluca Escobar of Malta being the last man standing. Escobar secured the $15,450 top prize plus an impressive $22,757 worth of bounties.

Robert Kacinski was the event’s runner-up, he walked away with a combined $18,991.

Shout out to Calvin Anderson who finished in fifth for a total prize worth $11,068 and to Ireland’s Ambrose Carr who reached his second final table of the night, this one being worth $6,751.

Place	Player	Country	Prize	Bounties
1	Gianluca Escobar	Malta	$15,450	$22,757
2	Robert Kacinski	Poland	$15,429	$3,562
3	Peter Turmezey	Netherlands	$10,593	$4,468
4	Fabrizio Dagostino	Malta	$7,438	$2,421
5	Calvin Anderson	Mexico	$5,319	$5,749
6	Ambrose Carr	Ireland	$3,876	$2,875
7	Guntis Aleskins	Latvia	$2,738	$2,468
8	Rafael Camargo	Brazil	$1,994	$1,125

We also have to give a big congratulations to Anthony Zinno who secured the $1,050 Heads-Up title along with its $29,040 top prize.

WPT Online Series Events Taking Place Today

Time (ET)	Time (CET)	Tournament	Buy-in
13:00	19:00	WPT #13 – 6-Max $500K Gtd	$1,050
13:00	19:00	WPT #13 – Mini 6-Max: $200K GtdK Gtd	$109
14:00	20:00	WPT #14 – Super High Roller: $2M Gtd	$10,300