Four days of the Turbo Series schedule have bitten the dust. Here’s the full rundown of results, KO and ROI info, and the major stories from Day 4.
“Still here and still winning” — still
Back in 2014 our own Stephen Bartley had the chance to speak with Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro. The occasion was the Finn’s WCOOP victory, his first after previously winning two SCOOP events. In a piece titled “Still here and still winning,” Bartley asked if there was any prestige involved with winning a WCOOP title and Kelopuro showed humility in his reply.
Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro at EPT Tallinn back in 2011
“It’s not such a big deal to win one of them, there is so many people with a single title like that,” Kelopuro said at the time. “But if I win for example a TCOOP on top of my WCOOP and SCOOP wins it’ll start to have a bigger meaning. And overall, when the amounts of the victories compete amongst the top tournament players, the titles are worth something.”
TCOOP doesn’t exist anymore, but yesterday Kelopuro won more than $106,000 in TCOOP’s successor, the Turbo Series. The win came against some of the best players in the game in Event #24, a $1,050 Progressive KO tournament.
Other notable performances
Two-time WCOOP champ Patrick “prepstyle71” Serda continued to add to his reputation with his first Turbo Series title on Day 4. His $19,680 victory came in Event #22, a $530 8-Game tournament.
Patrick “prepstyle71” Serda at the EPT Barcelona Main Event in 2016
Meanwhile, two different Day 4 tournaments ended in three-way chops.
georgepant of Greece, ZOUZOUNI1998 of the F.Y.R.O.M., and Michael91187 of Switzerland took $22K each in Event #23, a $22 NLHE freezeout. georgepant won the title and the extra $3K left on the table.
Brazil’s xtha earned the title and extra $2K on the table in Event #27, a $55 NLHE tournament. That was good for a total win of $14K. Fellow Brazilian guga18735 (3rd, $12K) and Russia’s Sledyyshii (2nd, $11K) took the other two shares of the deal.
Finishing two spots behind the dealmakers in Event #27 was Brian “brianm15” England of Costa Rica, a past SCOOP and WCOOP champ with $5.8 million in lifetime earnings in PokerStars tournaments. It was England’s second final table appearance of the day. He also finished third in Event #24 — two spots behind today’s headliner, Sami Kelopuro.
Here are the full results from all the Day 4 action.
Turbo Series Event #21 ($55 NL Hold’em, 6-Max, Progressive KO)
Entrants: 3,688
Total prize pool: $184,400 ($92,200 regular, $92,200 bounty)
Places paid: 599
1. ChristianBR4 (Brazil) $13,202.06 + $8,761.56 in bounties
2. AnaLinD (Sweden) $9,196.10 + $1,239.16
3. BrunoBezerr4 (Brazil) $6,407.59 + $842.12
4. sesala (Belgium) $4,464.63 + $1,352.10
5. ginas (Brazil) $3,110.84 + $2,159.53
6. pillepall474 (Germany) $2,167.55 + $20.39
7. redimps84 (Norway) $1,510.30 + $175.78
Turbo Series Event #22 ($530 8-Game)
Entrants: 164 (110 entries, 54 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $82,000
Places paid: 24
1. Patrick “prepstyle71” Serda (Canada) $19,680
2. deepincidurr (United Kingdom) $13,571
3. CMoosepower (Denmark) $10,250
4. dolmren (Germany) $6,970
5. Perrymejsen (Sweden) $5,330
6. Naza114 (Netherlands) $3,690
Turbo Series Event #23 ($22 NL Hold’em)
Entrants: 12,364
Total prize pool: $247,280
Places paid: 2,051
1. georgepant (Greece) $25,092.89*
2. ZOUZOUNI1998 (F.Y.R.O.M.) $22,092.89*
3. Michael91187 (Switzerland) $22,092.90*
4. Larsiano89 (Germany) $10,910.24
5. 76ofDiamonds (Netherlands) $7,656.43
6. Hytackii (Netherlands) $5,373.02
7. sinhron (Austria) $3,770.62
8. Lidermag-1 (Russia) $2,646.09
9. gorgona66ret (Greece) $1,856.92
Turbo Series Event #24 ($1,050 NL Hold’em, 8-Max, Progressive KO)
Entrants: 652 (500 entries, 152 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $652,000
Places paid: 95
1. Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro (Finland) $56,224.96 + $49,822.22 in bounties
2. WhatIfGod (Sweden) $40,078.79 + $14,927.74
3. Brian “brianm15” England (Costa Rica) $28,569.53 + $11,218.75
4. Kelvin “Kelvin_FP: AR” Kerber (Brazil) $20,365.35 + $9,457.04
5. grind4ever (Sweden) $14,517.13 + $3,250.00
6. Dr.GRIVAS (Cyprus) $10,348.31 + $4,449.22
7. Timonpoika (Finland) $7,376.63 + $6,906.25
8. Striker33333 (Lithuania) $5,238.31 + $4,882.81
9. Domce (Lithuania) $3,938.69 + $5,585.94
Turbo Series Event #25 ($109 NL Hold’em)
Entrants: 2,343
Total prize pool: $234,300
Places paid: 395
1. gaboor (Hungary) $34,514.09
2. Boe1992 (United Kingdom) $24,601.96
3. AnndriaNN (Romania) $17,537.14
4. Azel.AA (Morocco) $12,501.07
5. chaavees (Brazil) $8,911.20
6. FishOnHeater (Hungary) $6,352.20
7. eevee333 (United Kingdom) $4,528.05
8. DelPane (Brazil) $3,227.76
9. bauzurito (Brazil) $2,300.84
Turbo Series Event #26 ($530 NL Hold’em, 6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Daily Supersonic SE)
Entrants: 605 (443 entries, 162 re-entries)
Total prize pool: $308.259.60
Places paid: 89
1. ugotblufd (United Kingdom) $53,903.33
2. tirexfish (Malta) $37,657.60
3. vincelis (Lithuania) $26,308.32
4. Greenstone25 (Sweden) $18,379.48
5. julioassp (Netherlands) $12,840.27
6. tretorn (Switzerland) $8,970.44
7. pseftis (Canada) $7,198.44
Turbo Series Event #27 ($55 NL Hold’em, 8-Max)
Entrants: 2,315
Total prize pool: $115,750
Places paid: 367
1. xtha (Brazil) $14,464.69*
2. Sledyyshii (Russia) $11,378.75*
3. guga 18735 (Brazil) $12,422.25*
4. MDX888 (Canada) $6,240.38
5. Brian “brianm15” England (Costa Rica) $4,448.35
6. ace69ace1072 (Japan) $3,170.93
7. be_awesome1 (Russia) $2,260.35
8. heatbr (Brazil) $1,611.25
9. Healthy Song (China) $1,148.55
ITM finishes
Andreas “mrAndreeew” Berggren went 0-for-4 on Day 4, but his previous strong performances left him atop the leaderboard for the most cashes during the Turbo Series. Eight players are still tied for second place with seven cashes each.
| UserID | Country | Entries | ITM Finishes | Cashed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mrAndreeew | Sweden | 30 | 9 | $ 49,417.95 |
| Kelvin_FP:AR | Brazil | 28 | 7 | $ 34,029.24 |
| PikkuHUMPPA | Finland | 23 | 7 | $ 16,102.23 |
| poker@luffyD | Latvia | 22 | 7 | $ 6,084.91 |
| D PitcherAK | Canada | 21 | 7 | $ 3,894.61 |
| Poeira4 | Netherlands | 31 | 7 | $ 2,696.25 |
| TruthBeTold7 | Canada | 22 | 7 | $ 2,418.76 |
| jyangoro | Japan | 22 | 7 | $ 2,009.14 |
| manokippa2 | Brazil | 12 | 7 | $ 1,189.70 |
| gizzetti | Russia | 20 | 6 | $ 37,189.60 |
| Mr. Satoshi | Netherlands | 17 | 6 | $ 27,179.43 |
| ll-Giuglia | Malta | 30 | 6 | $ 16,573.95 |
| tua133 | United Kingdom | 14 | 6 | $ 10,795.09 |
| Pessagno | Brazil | 22 | 6 | $ 10,182.96 |
| RagVoen | Belarus | 19 | 6 | $ 9,958.91 |
| kZhh | Hungary | 18 | 6 | $ 4,000.30 |
| Vinkyy | Czech Republic | 13 | 6 | $ 3,213.54 |
| wynnwinner | United Kingdom | 12 | 6 | $ 3,180.28 |
| daysleft7 | Lithuania | 18 | 6 | $ 3,001.68 |
| zidix | Bulgaria | 21 | 6 | $ 2,991.62 |
KO count
ChristianBR4 didn’t play the first 20 events of this Turbo Series, but the Brazilian made Event #21 count in a major way. In addition to taking down the title and nearly $22,000, more than a third of ChristianBR4’s final prize in the $55 Progressive KO event came from bounties. In all, 21 players left the tournament at ChristianBR4’s hand. That’s good for a spot among the Turbo Series KO leaders after four days of play.
Day 4 was a good one for Brazilians
The new leader on the KO board is also from Brazil. vitaoMTD knocked out enough players yesterday to slip just ahead of previous leaders FrCnnctn1960 and Vlad “dariepoker” Darie.
| UserID | Country | Entries | KOs | Cashed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vitaoMTD | Brazil | 12 | 27 | $ 1,033.16 |
| FrCnnctn1960 | United Kingdom | 4 | 26 | $ 149,540.14 |
| dariepoker | Romania | 23 | 25 | $ 4,979.19 |
| TheHolland | United Kingdom | 20 | 25 | $ 2,772.39 |
| THCHunter | Canada | 18 | 24 | $ 7,982.62 |
| didos69 | Cyprus | 17 | 24 | $ 4,351.67 |
| vidanilo | Angola | 12 | 23 | $ 5,862.68 |
| ekziter | Latvia | 39 | 23 | $ 3,744.29 |
| TiltMeBig | Sweden | 31 | 22 | $ 54,035.74 |
| fviana | Brazil | 22 | 22 | $ 13,905.37 |
| juarnes | Belgium | 18 | 22 | $ 5,420.03 |
| Mortan23 | Faroe Islands | 23 | 22 | $ 5,399.20 |
| admegneki | Romania | 27 | 22 | $ 3,925.73 |
| ChristianBR4 | Brazil | 2 | 21 | $ 21,963.62 |
| dobromir1969 | Bulgaria | 5 | 21 | $ 10,501.35 |
| atanas_1980 | Bulgaria | 2 | 20 | $ 71,226.98 |
| sousinha23 | Slovakia | 20 | 20 | $ 23,353.98 |
| markovitsus | Estonia | 28 | 20 | $ 9,072.69 |
| Szabcsi | Hungary | 5 | 20 | $ 3,825.03 |
| brianm15 | Costa Rica | 18 | 19 | $ 42,589.14 |
Felix “xflixx” Schneiders picked up two more bounties in his only tournament yesterday, but Spraggy remains the KO leader among PokerStars Ambassadors.
Spraggy: still in the lead
| UserID | Country | Entries | KOs | Cashed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spraggy | United Kingdom | 8 | 6 | $825.96 |
| xflixx | Germany | 3 | 6 | $280.51 |
| L. Veldhuis | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | $175.00 |
Turbo Series ROI-alty
Event #21 generated a new entry in the ROI leaderboard as well. AnaLinD of Sweden, who finished in second place for $10,435.26 behind champion ChristianBR4, won a $1.85 satellite to gain entry into the tournament.
Another new name on this list is NDnt. Though the Canadian’s sixth-place finish in Event #22 was only worth $1,760.58, that represented a massive return on an intitial satellite investment of just 54 cents.
So far, five players whose entry was earned via satellite have gone on to win a Turbo Series event: Savva707, Golaith13, AnderMolino, kefffff, and r-w patriot.
| UserID | Country | Tournament Name | Place | Cash Award | Satellite Buy-in | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savva707 | Russia | Turbo Series 06: $22 NLHE, $65K Gtd | 1 | $ 13,663.62 | $ 1.10 | 1242147% |
| atanas_1980 | Bulgaria | Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd | 2 | $ 71,226.98 | $ 7.50 | 949693% |
| AnaLinD | Sweden | Turbo Series 21: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd | 2 | $ 10,435.26 | $ 1.85 | 564068% |
| Thalampro | United Kingdom | Turbo Series 04: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mini Sunday Supersonic SE], $200K Gtd | 3 | $ 34,026.21 | $ 7.50 | 453683% |
| NDnT | Canada | Turbo Series 20: $22 NLHE [6-Max], $60K Gtd | 6 | $ 1,760.58 | $ 0.54 | 326033% |
| Golaith13 | Netherlands | Turbo Series 05: $55 NLHE, $125K Gtd | 1 | $ 22,086.61 | $ 7.50 | 294488% |
| AnderMolino | Austria | Turbo Series 14: $55 PLO [6-Max], $50K Gtd | 1 | $ 13,683.71 | $ 5.50 | 248795% |
| sahara6565 | Canada | Turbo Series 16: $55 NLHE [6-Max], $250K Gtd | 2 | $ 33,160.95 | $ 18.75 | 176858% |
| psichic13 | United Kingdom | Turbo Series 06: $22 NLHE, $65K Gtd | 2 | $ 12,014.78 | $ 7.50 | 160197% |
| acesin777 | Denmark | Turbo Series 05: $55 NLHE, $125K Gtd | 3 | $ 11,041.85 | $ 7.50 | 147225% |
| th@stitfolks | Canada | Turbo Series 18: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $500K Gtd | 3 | $ 31,674.78 | $ 22.00 | 143976% |
| VinnyAmy | Canada | Turbo Series 06: $22 NLHE, $65K Gtd | 4 | $ 4,869.04 | $ 3.90 | 124847% |
| kefffff | Paraguay | Turbo Series 15: $215 NLHE [5-Stack], $150K Gtd | 1 | $ 30,545.59 | $ 27.50 | 111075% |
| Alindgo | Ireland | Turbo Series 06: $22 NLHE, $65K Gtd | 5 | $ 3,327.88 | $ 3.90 | 85330% |
| r-w patriot | Russia | Turbo Series 10: $215 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $75K Gtd | 1 | $ 18,471.45 | $ 22.00 | 83961% |
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Playing today
Here are the tournaments we’re watching on Day 5 of the Turbo Series.
| Event # | Buy-in | Format | Guaranteed prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | $109 | NL Hold’em, 4-Max | $125,000 |
| 29 | $109 | FL Omaha Hi/Lo, 8-Max | $40,000 |
| 30 | $215 | NL Hold’em, Progressive KO | $500,000 |
| 31 | $55 | NL Hold’em, 8-Max | $200,000 |
| 32 | $215 | NL Hold’em, Fat Thursday SE | $100,000 |
| 33 | $530 | NL Hold’em, 6-Max | $400,000 |
| 34 | $109 | NL Hold’em | $125,000 |
| 35 | $22 | NL Hold’em, Progressive KO | $60,000 |
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