There is a new face on top of the Poker Masters Online Championship Leaderboard, and it belongs to Artur Martirosian. As Russia’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases surpass China’s, Martirosian is dealing with it the only way he knows how – grinding.
Martirosian took the lead from Pauli Ayras after finishing runner-up to Dan Smith in Event #21: $25,500 No-Limit Hold’em. It’s the Russian’s sixth in the money (ITM) finish of the series, half of which have been Top 3 finishes. The only blot on Martirosian’s copybook is the absence of a win after finishing second on three separate occasions. Martirosian has also earned $940,540, second only to Ayras who failed to accumulate any points on Day 10 of the series.
Ayras falls to third in the Championship stakes after Alex Foxen cashed in Event #21 & #22 to move into second place.
Dan Smith Wins Event #21: $25,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Event #21 attracted 63-entrants and created a $1.5m prizepool.
No stranger to the winner’s circle, Dan Smith, picked up the win and $511,875, enough to move his online multi-table tournament (MTT) needle over the $3m mark.
Smith doesn’t play much online poker these days. A combination of living in Nevada and winning $36.7m the reasons for that. Still, in the good old days, Smith had his moments. While his most recent score ranks as a personal best, he has accrued six-figure scores on three occasions, most notably winning the PokerStars Sunday Million (2012) and a Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) title (2014).
Timothy Adams finished third for his eighth ITM finish, a record held jointly with Jorryt Van Hoof for a single event before the Dutchman went on to record his ninth cash in Event #22. Adams sits in fourth place overall as Van Hoof skulks around on the periphery of the Top 5.
Here are the results.
Results
- Dan Smith – $511,875
- Artur Martirosian – $346,500
- Timothy Adams – $228,375
- Alex Foxen – $141,750
- Matthias Eibinger – $110,250
- Steve O’Dwyer – $86,625
- Eelis Parssinen – $74,812
- Koray Aldemir – $74,812
Sebastian Lewin Wins Event #22: No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max
Canada’s Sebastian Lewin recorded the win in Event #22, his first ITM finish of the campaign. Lewin conquered Alex Foxen, heads-up, for the $240,860 first prize. The Global Poker Index #1 now sits second in the overall standings with seven ITM finishes and $792,677 in gross profit.
Alexandros Kolonias is still in the title race after finishing third for $92,400. It’s the Grecian’s eighth cash, with $683,434 in gross profit, and he sits fifth in the Championship Leaderboard.
The former Poker Masters winner, Ali Imsirovic, finished ITM for the sixth time.
Here are the results.
Results
- Sebastian Lewin – $240,860
- Alex Foxen – $150,150
- Alexandros Kolonias – $92,400
- David Peters – $67,375
- Ali Imsirovic – $48,125
- Joni Jouhkimainen – $32,725
- Dario Sammartino – $25,025
- Georgios Zisimopoulos – $25,025
- Patrick Leonard – $25,025
- Mark Radoja – $21,096
- Jorryt Van Hoof – $21,096
- Kristen Bicknell – $21,096
Championship Leaderboard
- Artur Martirosian (798 pts)
- Alex Foxen (736)
- Pauli Ayras – (722)
- Timothy Adams (721)
- Alexandros Kolonias (684)