Conor Beresford Former world number one for online poker tournaments, Conor Beresford , returned to form in the most spectacular of way, taking down a brace of high-stakes events at GGPoker . Beresford’s pair of victories resulted in $157,086 topping up his bankroll.
The talented British star’s largest score came in the WSOPC Series: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Sunday HR , which saw a star-studded yet compact field of 58 entrants compete for a slice of the $290,000 prize pool.
Only seven of the nine finalists won a slice of the main prize pool, Rui Ferreira being the first of those in-the-money players; Ferreira netted $18,117 with bounties included. Jason Koon A finalist in the Super MILLION$ last week , Jason Koon navigated his way to the latter stages of this tournament. However, his run ended in a sixth-place finish worth $14,397. Pedro Garagnani and David Coleman fell by the wayside, albeit with $21,942 and $25,289 to keep them company.
The penultimate elimination was that of Dutch grinder “Driekus888.” They won $31,829, with their exit leaving Beresford heads-up against the Russian legend that is Artur Martirosian . Beresford got the job done and his hands on $90,270, leaving Martirosian to collect a $55,553 consolation prize. WSOPC Series: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Sunday HR Final Table Results
Victory Number Two For Hot-Running Beresford
Beresford found himself on top of the pile in the WSOPC Series: $888 Crazy Eights HR , outlasting 420 opponents on his way to scooping $66,816.
The first of three Brazilian finalists, “morgota” was the first player who busted from the final table. Their ninth-place finish came with $6,681 in prize money. Beresford’s fellow Brit, Jonathan Proudfoot , busted in eighth for $8,910, which was the tournament’s last five-figure payout. Daniel Dvoress Daniel Dvoress ($11,881) and fellow Canadian “Pen15” ($15,844) were joined by Brazilian stalwart Bruno Volkmann ($21,129) and Austrian Claus Thaler ($28,176.
Beresford found himself heads-up against samba star Dennys Ramos after Alex Theologis bowed out in third ($37,573). The heads-up duo fought it out and it was Beresford who came out on top. He received $66,816 while Ramos walked away with $50,105 […]
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