In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms.
PokerStars concludes successful MicroMillions series
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Success across PokerStars’ online festivals remains to be of no surprise given the site’s reputation and following throughout the community. Most recently, the site once again concluded its flagship MicroMillions series with smashing results way past its initial combined guarantee of $4.7 million. In total, the two-week schedule awarded over $5.8 million in prizes across its 207-tournament lineup with Brazil’s “matthews085” claiming the biggest prize pool of the season.
The MicroMillions Main Event attracted an astonishing 27,544 entries, generating a notable prize pool of $550,880 well above its $500K guarantee. Champion “matthews085” cashed in huge profits after turning his $22 buy-in into $36,295 in winnings after defeating United Kingdom’s “jimpot139” in heads up play. Other series specials such as the MicroMillions 105 – $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Special], $100K Gtd and the MicroMillions 204 – $55 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $200K Gtd, similarly recorded exceptional turnouts and boosted its prize pools to over 50% better of its guarantees. With 1.1 million entries collected, there is no doubt that PokerStars’ MicroMillions brand continues to be a fan-favorite series across its users.
Winamax’ €1M jackpot claimed at €1 Expresso table
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Whether you believe in miracles or not, the wildest of occurrences happened this month of August on European online poker site Winamax’ €1 Expresso table. Breaking through the seemingly impossible odds of 1:10,000,000, the brand’s seven-figure jackpot hit the bells on a €1 buy-in game and awarded a lucky 24 year old from Toulouse, an €800,000 payday. The hyper-turbo sit and go allotted the whopping €800,000 payout for the winner while the runner-up and third place finisher settled for €120,000 and €80,000 in prizes, respectively.
The game lasted six hands with Expresso grinder “Bastuguee” winning five of those to clinch the jackpot of a lifetime. The final hand saw “Bastuguee” seal the deal with top pair and left opponent “Npus3113”’s dreams of cashing in the lottery unclaimed.
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The French local now joins this year’s list of Expresso winners mentioned below:
January 2022: CALIENTE25 (Expresso Nitro)
February 2022: 1234Manu1234 (Expresso Nitro)
February 2022: 12491548 *€2M Jackpot (Expresso Nitro)
April 2022: vince2293 (Expresso Nitro)
May 2022: _ditch_ (Expresso Nitro €25)
July 2022: O0julie0O (Expresso Nitro €5)
August 2022: Bastuguee (Expresso Nitro €1)
Argentina’s ‘manuma29’ trumps $10M GTD The Venom
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Part of the site’s 21st anniversary celebration, the third Venom for 2022 posted an ambitious guarantee of $10,000,000 and successfully met its goal after the completion of five starting flights. The popular tournament attracted a total of 4,017 entries for a final prize pool amounting to $10,042,500 for Americas Cardroom’s largest prize pool of all-time. The record-breaking event eventually awarded Argentina’s “manuma29” a life-changing $1,169,951 after outlasting the massive field.
The final day saw seven players return, with each guaranteed a minimum payout of $94,400. Day 3 was geared to end with eight players in contention but was sideswept when Brazil’s “G26” scored a double elimination last minute and ended up with a significant chip lead. His run however, would fall one spot short of the title as “manuma29” maneuvered his way to relinquishing the lead in heads up play. The final hand saw “G26” limp-jam with 
right into “manuma29”’s 
for his remaining chips. The Argentinian locked up the title in swinging fashion having run a Royal Flush to cement his victory and leave his opponent for a runner-up finish.
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The Venom Final Table Results
Rank
Player
Country
Prize (US$)
1
manuma29
Argentina
$1,169,951
2
G26
Brazil
$879,723
3
Amo4sho
USA
$633,681
4
KODA420
USA
$391,657
5
CBALLBOY
USA
$219,930
6
br3ak_th3_b4nk
USA
$118,501
7
brockLesnar95
India
$94,400
Final Table Recap: https://m.twitch.tv/videos/1551454883
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2022 WSOP Online at Natural8 – GGNet underway
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Another round of official World Series of Poker bracelet events is hitting the leading network this August 14 through September 27 for five weeks of nonstop action. The 2022 WSOP Online features 33 bracelet tournaments along with a $20,000,000 guaranteed Main Event similar to that of its previous edition. Last year’s festivities awarded Russia’s Aleksei Vandyshev a $2.5 million top payout after outlasting the 4,092-entry field and securing the coveted WSOP gold.
Other highlights include multi-day #7: Million Dollar Mystery Bounty for the festival’s lowest buy-in bracelet event yet still with a worthy $10,000,000 guarantee. Buy-ins remain to cater to higher bankroll players with its most expensive listed at $10,000 for Events #10: Heads Up NLH Championship and #12: Super MILLION$ High Roller NLH. A plethora of side events, satellites and feeders however, run alongside these events for those looking to partake in the action and try their luck on the tables.
2022 WSOP Online Key Events
#7 Million Dollar Mystery Bounty
August 22
$210 Buy-In
$10,000,000 GTD
#33 WSOP Online Main Event
September 26
$5,000 Buy-In
$20,000,000 GTD
#2 $1,111 Every 1 for War Relief
Sunday, August 14
$111 from each buy-in will be donated to the NBU
#10 $10,000 Heads Up NLH Championship
Saturday, August 27
No Late Registration (128 Cap)
#13 $1,500 Millionaire Maker NLH
Monday, August 29
$5,000,000 GTD ($1,000,000 for 1st Place)
#22 $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH
Sunday, September 11
$2,000,000 GTD (Freezeout)
2022 WSOP Online Bracelet Schedule
Date
Day
Time (HKT)
Event Name
Buy-in
Guarantee
Aug 15
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#1: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold’em [Final Day]
$500
$2,022,000
Aug 14
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#2: $1,111 Every 1 for War Relief
$1,111
–
Aug 16
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#3: $2,500 Limit Hold’em Championship
$2,500
–
Aug 18
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#4: $1,050 Bounty Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,050
–
Aug 20
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#5: $315 6-Handed Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$315
–
Aug 21
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#6: $800 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold’em
$800
–
Aug 22
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#7: Million Dollar Mystery Bounty – $1M Top Bounty Prize [Day 2]
$210
$10,000,000
Aug 23
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#8: $5,000 6-Handed NLH Championship
$5,000
–
Aug 25
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#9: $525 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
$525
–
Aug 27
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#10: $10,000 Heads Up NLH Championship [No Late Reg, 128 Cap]
$10,000
–
Aug 28
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#11: $400 DOUBLE STACK Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$400
–
Aug 28
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#12: $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller NLH
$10,000
$5,000,000
Aug 29
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#13: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH – $1M for 1st [Final Day]
$1,500
$5,000,000
Aug 30
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#14: $2,500 Deepstack Championship NLH
$2,500
–
Sep 1
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#15: $777 LUCKY SEVENS Bounty 7-Handed NLH
$777
–
Sep 3
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#16: $1,000 Ultra Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000
–
Sep 4
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#17: THE BIG 500 No-Limit Hold’em
$500
–
Sep 5
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#18: $100 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em [Go Stage]
$100
$1,000,000
Sep 6
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
$5,000
–
Sep 8
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#20: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS Bounty 8-Handed NLH
$888
–
Sep 10
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#21: $500 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship
$500
–
Sep 11
Sun
01:00 (+1)
#22: $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH
$1,050
$2,000,000
Sep 12
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#23: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Final Stage]
$400
$1,000,000
Sep 13
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#24: $2,100 Bounty NLH Championship
$2,100
–
Sep 15
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#25: $315 Superstack Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$315
–
Sep 17
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#26: $600 DOUBLE CHANCE NLH [2-Stack]
$600
–
Sep 18
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#27: $1,500 FIFTY STACK Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$1,500
–
Sep 19
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#28: $400 COLOSSUS [Final Day]
$400
$3,000,000
Sep 20
Tue
02:00 (+1)
#29: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack]
$5,000
–
Sep 22
Thu
02:00 (+1)
#30: $840 6-Handed Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$840
–
Sep 24
Sat
02:00 (+1)
#31: $1,050 Beat the Pros Bounty Freezeout
$1,050
–
Sep 25
Sun
02:00 (+1)
#32: $400 The Closer NLH [Series Saver]
$400
–
Sep 26
Mon
02:00 (+1)
#33: $5,000 WSOP Online MAIN EVENT [Day 2]
$5,000
$20,000,000
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Janette Dee
Graduated from De La Salle University, Janette works as a full time teacher in Manila, Philippines. She has long joined the local poker community as a recreational player for the last decade. Having a natural love for the game, she decided to branch out into a different avenue of poker. Currently, Janette works for Somuchpoker as a content writer reporting local and international news for the site.
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