2021 World Poker Tour Online Series $ 25,500 super high roller with no-limit hold'em buy-in attracted a field of 43 entries total for $ 1, 000, 000 a guarantee surpassed by approximately $ 75,000. The top seven players ultimately made money in the scandal by high stakes, and the lion's share went to German online poker player Benjamin Rolle. The player, known to many by the nickname "bencb 789", made his way through the pile at the final table to secure the title and first place prize of $ 381,400.
The one-day event took place on May 23 with Rolle winning the last hand in the early hours of the following day. Swiss professional poker player Linus 'LLinusLLove' Loeliger was eliminated from the $ 56,545 money bubble, ensuring that the other seven players would earn at least double the $ 25,500 buy-in.
2021 Card player Player of the Year runner Ali Imsirovic was the first to hit the virtual rail after the bubble burst, you earn $ 75.545 for eighth place. Although Imsirovic didn't add any POY points in this tournament, currently ranked sixth overall with four live titles, 1 $, 596, 010 in POY earnings and 2, 078 points per year.
World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel Dvoress was the next to be eliminated, earning 65,700 for his last deep run in the high stakes tournament. 2017 Super High Roller Bowl winner Christoph Vogelsang won cash for 78,421 as fifth place, ensuring the final four earned six figure payouts.
Hungarian Laszlo Bujtas finished fourth ($ 105, 919) in preparation for the final showdown between Rolle, 2021 Master of the European Poker Tour Sochi Arthur Martirosyan and WSOP bracelet winner Joao Vieira, the all-time leader in online tournament earnings according to PocketFives tracking data. Vieira came in third behind $ 152,768, bringing his total online earnings to nearly $ 24.5 million.
Rolle beat Martirosyan heads up, sending Russia's high stakes home with $ 234, 244.
Here is the list of the payouts awarded at the final table:
Place | Player | Earnings |
1 | Benjamin Rolle | $ 381, 400 |
2 | Arthur Martirosyan | $ 234, 244 |
3 | Joao Vieira | $ 152, 768 |
4 | Laszlo Bujtas | $ 105, 919 |
5 | Christoph Vogelsang | $ 78, 421 |
6 | Daniel Dvoress | $ 65, 700 |
7 | Ali Imsirovic | $ 56, 545 |
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