It is perfectly understandable that the weekend is the time when plenty of people take to online poker sites. Even though there are poker sites running games and tournaments at every hour of the day, there is not always the time or energy to take part in these games during the week after work. It is not just a case of turning up for these games and hoping that your skills will kick in.
Online poker can be a draining and taxing game which means that people need to feel at their best in order to succeed. This is not always possible after a long shift but at the weekend, people are more relaxed and they should have more free time. This is why online poker sites like PokerStars provide so many different tournaments and cash prizes at the weekend. Taking a look at the results and the winners from this weekend suggests that many UK players had a brilliant weekend!
Pride of place goes to a player called “holly17” who was taking part in the $1m guaranteed game on Sunday. This player managed to finish in third place, which saw them grab a total of $122,595 for their work. The top prize went to a “VanDobeln” from Finland, with a prize of $245,193.87. That may have been double the money that the UK entrant received for their third place finish but no one is going to be overly upset at claiming more than $100,000 for playing poker on a lazy Sunday! This win is undoubtedly the headline grabber when it comes to UK online poker players at the weekend but there were plenty of other successes at PokerStars to look back on too.
Lots of UK poker wins to celebrate
There was a UK triumph in the $109 Sunday Kickoff event although a two-way deal will have lessened the money that made its way back to the UK. “flukey111” was the successful player, holding off “HDH53” from Germany and this saw a prize of $24,862.86 going to the UK player. There was another two-way deal in the $11 Saturday Duel with “jamesg777” from the UK finishing in second place but receiving $3,352.31 for his efforts. This was only $500 less than what the winning player from Russia received so in that sense, it was a good deal for the UK player.
The $162 Sunday 6-Max event, which had a guaranteed $100,000 on offer, also brought notable UK success. “JIZOINT” finished in second place and they received $19,870.87 for their hard work and effort. Missing out on a top prize is always going to be disappointing but again, get close to 20 grand for a few hours’ work is something that most people are happy to accept now and again!
“TapeWormJim”, a poker player taking the name from a lovable computer character from the 1990s, took part in the $530 Sunday 500 where there was a guarantee of $300,000. Finishing in eight place, the UK player received $8,720.
With “Pyjama Dan” earning $1,500 for a second place finish in the $215 Weekly FL Hold ‘Em game, “TonyParkes” picking up over $4,000 in the $2.22+R Saturday Splash 3x-Turbo game and two UK players finishing in the top 6 of the $3.30 Saturday Micro, $25K Gtd game, there was a lot to celebrate. The last game saw “SplitSpadez” finish second but thanks to a three-way deal, they received $3,713.92 which was the same amount that first and third received.
Anyone looking for something to do next week should take encouragement from this spate of UK poker success. Stay tuned to MaxPokerBonus.co.uk or follow @maxpokerbonus on Twitter to remain up-to-date with the latest UK poker news.