Tag: Alexandros Kolonias

Sam Greenwood

I know.

On the morning that a court handed Carole Baskin the keys to Joe Exotic’s former zoo, you’re wondering if there is any justice in the world?

Well, justice served on the virtual felt on Day 9 of the Super High Roller Bowl Online (SHRBO).

When Sam Greenwood enters a poker competition, he can extinguish people’s light like a great mass of cumulus clouds. The luck element helps keep his rampages from being too expansive, but he’s managed to swerve the deck’s shadow these past few days to earn a couple of titles.

Greenwood thwarted the hopes of 50-entrants to claim the top prize of $200,000 by winning Event #24: $10,300 No Limit Hold ’em. The Canadian also won Event #20: $25,000 No Limit Hold ’em for $399,000. Despite his two wins, Greenwood isn’t in the running for the free SHRBO seat, but once again underlines his brilliance in the Cadillac of Poker.

One man who is in with a shout of winning the preliminary leaderboard, and with it, a seat in the $102,000 SHRBO is Artur Martirosian. The Russian finished runner-up to Stephen Chidwick in Event #23: 25,500 No Limit Hold ’em for his sixth in the money (ITM) finish, most of which have been at the deeper end of the pool. The win is Chidwick’s first ITM finish of the series, and the name of the great man has been mysteriously absent in the animated online poker meanderings during the lockdown.

Alexandros Kolonias is the third winner of the day.

The Poker Masters Online Champion creamed a field of 77-entrants in Event #22: 10,300 No Limit Hold ’em, beating Matthias Eibinger, heads-up, for the $240,860.62 first prize.

Here are the results moving into the final day of preliminaries.

Event #22: $10,300 No Limit Hold’em

77-entrants

Results

  1. Alexandros Kolonias – $240,860.62
  2. Matthias Eibinger – $150,150
  3. Joao Vieira – $92,400
  4. Darrell Goh – $67,375
  5. Dan Shak – $48,125
  6. Mikita Badziakouski – $32,125

Event #23: $25,500 No Limit Hold’em

43-entrants

Results

  1. Stephen Chidwick – $430,000.01
  2. Artur Martirosian – $275,140.87
  3. Darrell Goh – $139,75
  4. Isaac Haxton – $96,750
  5. Mikita Badziakouski – $75,250
  6. Sergi Reixach – $58,109.12

Event #24: $10,300 No Limit Hold’em

50-entrants

Results

  1. Sam Greenwood – $200,000
  2. Dan Smith – $127,972.50
  3. Kristen Bicknell – $65,000
  4. Isaac Haxton – $45,000
  5. Ali Imsirovic – $35,000
  6. Kahle Burns – $27,027.50

The poker world needed this.

With live poker locked in an iron cage, Alexandros Kolonias emerged with the skeleton key.

The reigning World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event Champion proved he has the online skills to match after taking down the inaugural Poker Masters Online Championship.

Kolonias won the Purple Jacket and $50,000 in prize money after winning the final event, ripping both from the grip of Artur Martirosian.

Two events graced the final day, and Kolonias began in fourth place, with Artur Martirosian sitting on top. The $51,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event came first, and neither Kolonias nor Martirosian featured in the money (ITM), and that changed things dramatically.

Due to the lopsided scores given to the Main Event ITM finishers, Loeliger ended up in the Championship lead with one event to go without ever being a supporting cast member in this epic masterpiece.

Fortunately, the script remained intact with Loeliger failing to cash, leaving Kolonias and Martirosian, two of the main protagonists throughout this tournament, fighting it out in the final event.

The Russian refused to release his grip on the title until falling in fifth, leaving Kolonias to march on to claim the title, defeating Jason McConnon, heads-up, to win the Championship.

Kolonias finished ITM 11-times, secured $1,266,116 in gross prize money, made five top-three finishes, and won two events to finish as the 2020 Poker Masters Online Champion.

Here are the stats.

Championship Leaderboard

  1. Alexander Kolonias – 1,191 pts
  2. Artur Martirosian – 1,048
  3. Linus Loeliger – 1,037
  4. Timothy Adams – 861
  5. Ali Imsirovic – 857
  6. Andras Nemeth – 807
  7. Pascal Lefrancois – 782
  8. Paulis Ayras – 748
  9. Alex Foxen – 736
  10. Steve O’Dwyer – 732

Money Earned

  1. Linus Loeliger – $1,511,818
  2. Alexandros Kolonias – $1,316,116
  3. Artur Martirosian – $1,283,973
  4. Elias Talvitie – $1,104,995
  5. Pascal Lefrancois – $1,049,887
  6. Ali Imsirovic – $1,035,696
  7. Steve O’Dwyer – $1,005,654
  8. Timothy Adams – $996,332
  9. Andras Nemeth – $980,023
  10. Pauli Ayras – $968,049

ITM Finishes

  1. Alexandros Kolonias – 11
  2. Timothy Adams – 11
  3. Jorryt Van Hoof – 10
  4. Artur Martirosian – 9
  5. Ali Imsirovic – 9
  6. Andras Nemeth – 8

Multiple Titles

  1. Alexnadros Kolonias – 2
  2. Linus Loeliger – 2
  3. Pacsal Lefrancois – 2
  4. Mustapha Kanit – 2
  5. Ali Imsirovic – 2
  6. Pauli Ayras – 2

Event #29: $51,000, $2m GTD No-Limit Hold’em Main Event

Results

  1. Linus Loeliger – $1,097,250
  2. Giuseppe Iadisernia – $750,750
  3. Chris Kruk – $519,750
  4. Steve O’Dwyer – $346,500
  5. Ole Schemion – $269,500
  6. Elias Talvitie – $211,750
  7. David Peters – $182,875
  8. Kahle Burns – $163,625
  9. Conor Beresford – $154,000
  10. Vicent Bosca Ramon – $154,000

Event #30: $10,300 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max

Results

  1. Alexandros Kolonias – $367,782
  2. Jason McConnon – $248,200
  3. Mark Demirjian – $175,200
  4. Mustapha Kanit – $124,100
  5. Artur Martirosian – $91,250
  6. Chris Kruk – $60,590
  7. Pacsal Lefrancois – $45,990
  8. Samuel Vousden – $45,990
  9. Mark Radoja – $45,990
  10. Hossein Ensan – $31,390
  11. Mark Davis – $31,390
  12. Dan Shak – $31,390
  13. Alexander Ivarsson – $26,789
  14. Ben Heath – $26,789
  15. Chris Hunichen – $26,789
  16. Connor Drinan – $26,789
  17. Steve O’Dwyer – $26,789
  18. Orpen Kisacikoglu – $26,789