Samuel Vousden Demolishes PokerStars Anniversary Series $5K Final Table ($365,603)

Finnish star Samuel “€urope€an” Vousden appears to have a knack for going deep in main on-line poker tournaments. On Could 27, Vousden was the final participant standing, within the digital sense, within the $5,200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Major Occasion of the PokerStars Anniversary Collection. Vousden collected $365,603 of the $2 million prize pool.

A 383-strong crowd entered the $5,200 NLHE Major Occasion, leading to an $85,000 overlay for PokerStars, however extra worth for these entrants. By the point Day 4 was reached, solely 9 gamers remained in competition for the title of champion and the large first-place prize that got here with such an honor.

$5,200 NLHE Major Occasion Ultimate Desk Outcomes

Vousden was already one of many chip leaders firstly of the ultimate desk earlier than he gained an enormous pot towards Fabiano “Kovalski1” Kovalski inside the first ten minutes of play. Each gamers flopped a set, Kovalski a set of tens and Vousden a set of queens, and Vousden received paid off handsomely on a draw-heavy board.

Not lengthy after that hand, Vousden discovered himself on the appropriate aspect of a cooler once more. “arodnaS” opened with ace-king from underneath the gun, Vousden defended his large blind with pocket threes, and the flop fell three-ace-four. As “arodnaS” solely had 27 large blinds behind, the chips had been destined to enter the center, which they did after a flurry of raises. Vousden’s set held, and the ultimate desk misplaced its first participant.

There have been no additional eliminations for an hour, however then “PotnaPekka” broke the impasse. A conflict with Jans “Graftekkel” Arends in the end noticed “PotnaPekka” jam with ace-five of golf equipment, and Arends name with pocket kings. These kings flopped a full home, the flip and river weren’t aces, and “PotnaPekka” busted in eighth.

It could have taken an hour to lose one other participant, however it solely took one other 50 minutes for the match to conclude.

First, a micro-stacked “AdiosFabrica” was all-in after paying the small blind and their seven-five misplaced to Vousden’s queen-eight. Then, Brunno “botteonpoker” Botteon fell in sxith after he received the final of his 10 large blinds over the betting line with jack-ten and misplaced to Vousden’s ace-three.

Fifth place was determined when Vousden and Kovalski collided as soon as once more. The aggressive Vousden opened with pocket queens from underneath the gun and rapidly referred to as when Kovalski three-bet all-in for 33 large blinds with ace-king. Vousden’s queen improved to a straight, and Kovalski was finished and dusted.

That hand gave Vousden a 170 large blind stack, leaving Arends (80 large blinds), Audrius “Stakelis24” Stakelis (11) and Thiago “KKremate” Crema (11) taking part in catch-up. Unsurprisingly, with these stack sizes, it was Vousden and Arends who navigated to heads-up.

Stakelis was the primary of the ultimate quartet to bow out, his final three large blinds getting dedicated with pocket three solely to run into the queens of, you guessed it, Vousden. Two arms later, Vousden’s ace-queen held towards Crema’s 11 large blind jam with ten-nine of hearts, and the $5,200 NLHE Major Occasion was heads-up.

Vousden held a 192 to 81 large blind benefit over Arends firstly of heads-up. Regardless of the distinction in chips, each gamers agreed to have a look at a deal, however no deal was struck. They paused the clock one other couple of instances and didn’t agree a deal.

It looks as if Vousden and Arends reached an association off the desk, as a result of they started going all-in on each hand after the third deal’s discussions broke down. Every participant gained a few arms earlier than Vousden’s eight-four spiked a 4 on the river to beat Arends’ ace-eight of hearts to convey the curtain down on the Major Occasion.

Offers Struck within the Different Two NLHE Major Occasions

Whereas no official deal occurred within the $5,200 Major Occasion, there have been offers that introduced the curtain down on the $109 and $1,050 editions.

The $109 NLHE Major Occasion noticed 13,140 entrants depart a $186,000 overlay on the $1.5 million assure. Brazil’s “DeckMcFly” in the end got here out on high, taking dwelling $176,916 after a three-handed deal. “0spiel2632” completed second for $128,658, with “debreceni” taking dwelling $113,641 for third.

There was a $160,000 overlay within the $1,050 NLHE Major Occasion after 2,340 entrants weren’t sufficient to hit the $2.5 million assure. This occasion additionally ended with a three-way deal in place. “galo_pb” was the third place finisher and netted $258,395, with “Alister307” claiming a $304,779 runner-up prize. “HarissaMB” got here out on high, banking $256,571.

PokerStars Anniversary Collection Ends on June 3

There may be nonetheless time to grow to be a PokerStars Anniversary Collection champion as a result of the web competition continues till June 3. The most important assured occasions happen on Could 31 at 5:30 p.m. BST, the Major Occasion 2nd Probabilities.

These include buy-ins of $55, $215, and $1,050, and carry assured prize swimming pools of $400,000, $750,000, and $500,000, respectively. With the WSOP being in full swing by then, there’s each probability this trio of tournaments overlay just like the Major Occasions did.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the UK, and has labored within the poker trade since 2008, and labored for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he turned the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from dwell reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his position of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.