{"id":55604,"date":"2022-08-31T04:31:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T04:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=55604"},"modified":"2022-08-30T17:32:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T17:32:42","slug":"poker-podium-big-august-online-and-live-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/poker-podium-big-august-online-and-live-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"POKER PODIUM: A Look at Big August Live &#038; Online Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenty of action continues for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> and live players in the coming weeks on the international poker scene. August saw some big <strong>winners<\/strong> across the spectrum and that included some massive wins at the PokerStars <strong>European Poker Tour Barcelona<\/strong> stop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A PartyPoker ambassador had a nice run as well with more bracelet winners also finding nice payouts at GGPoker. Day 1 in the 888poker <strong>ChampionChip Games<\/strong> also brought some nice scores in the low roller series. <em>Poker Podium<\/em> once again takes a look at some major poker winners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"pokerstars\">PokerStars<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Poker Tour Barcelona was a huge event in August for PokerStars attracting record numbers for the Main Event. The festival ran from Aug. 8-21 at <strong>Casino Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The\u00a0 \u20ac5,300 Main Event brought in 2,294 entries with 1,686 unique players for a \u20ac11.1 million prize pool. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italy\u2019s<\/a> <strong>Giuliano Bendinelli<\/strong> found the top spot for \u20ac1.5 million. He came back to win after being down to a single big blind at one point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online poker regular <strong>Mikita Badziakouski<\/strong> scored the win in the \u20ac100,000 Super High Roller for \u20ac2 million. The event saw 68 entries, 16 re-entries, and a \u20ac6.6 million prize pool. American poker pro and Hall of Famer <strong>Erik Seidel<\/strong> scored second place for \u20ac1.3 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PokerStars ambassador and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/twitch-poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitch streamer<\/a> <strong>Mason Pye<\/strong> scored a nice win as well in Barcelona. He took down the \u20ac550 HORSE for \u20ac17,290. Pye added a SCOOP title in April and now has an EPT title to go along with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Woke up an EPT Champion.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MixedGamesMovement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MixedGamesMovement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XrJTrFM7rx\">pic.twitter.com\/XrJTrFM7rx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mason Pye (@pyefacepoker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pyefacepoker\/status\/1560942356215595009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"online_qualifier_heads_to_ept_for_only_5\">Online qualifier heads to EPT for only $5<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ireland\u2019s <strong>Jenny Steele<\/strong> also recorded a motivational story for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online poker<\/a> players in August. The recreational player earned a seat into the EPT Main Event for only $5.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI said, I really want to play in the EPT Main Event,\u201d Steele told the PokerStars blog. \u201cSo I played a <strong>fiver satellite<\/strong>, and won into the next round, which was \u20ac55. I played the \u20ac55, won that one, into the \u20ac530. Played the \u20ac530 and won that one. All in one night.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steele and her husband run a printing business back in Ireland. Both are regular players as well and are always working on their skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMe and my husband are a good tag team, he helps me and I help him,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I\u2019m better.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a complete recap of the EPT Barcelona, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pokerstars-reports-record-ept-main-event-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next up at PokerStars is the <strong>World Championship of Online Poker<\/strong> (WCOOP), running Sept. 4-28 with $85 million guaranteed. Buy-ins range from $5.50 to $25,000 and the schedule also includes 12 World Championship events. For a complete preview and schedule of the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/world-championship-events-added-to-pokerstars-wcoop-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"partypoker\">PartyPoker<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One PartyPoker ambassador made some waves recently in the recent <strong>McLaren Turbo Series<\/strong>. Twitch streamer <strong>Jaime Staples<\/strong> made two final tables in a single weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While he didn\u2019t find the winner\u2019s circle, Staples scored fourth in the $109 <strong>Seven-Max Weekender<\/strong> for $4,436. He then went on to take sixth in the $55 Daily Sprint for <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$710.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staples followed that up Monday with a third-place finish in the $320 Grand Prix as well for a $11,786 win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great Day! GG in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/partypoker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@partypoker<\/a> Grand Prix $320 and GG to the series. Was fun!<\/p>\n<p> Hello to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/partypoker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@partypoker<\/a> Millions starting Thursday. Going to be an amazing and big month. Going to win an Ape. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a4rO7IMML3\">pic.twitter.com\/a4rO7IMML3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jaime Staples (@jaimestaples) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaimestaples\/status\/1564436942682562561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Grand Prix Summer Series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazil&#8217;s<\/a> <strong>Lucas Alves<\/strong> found the top spot in the $109 Main Event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two other Brazilian players also made final table appearances. The event brought in 765 entries for a <strong>$521,000<\/strong> prize pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well done to Brazil&#39;s Lucas Alves who won the Grand Prix Summer Series Main event yesterday. One of three Brazilians in the final. Thanks to everyone for supporting the series, we&#39;re straight onto the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MILLIONSOnline?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MILLIONSOnline<\/a> festival starting Thursday. See <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A0b2VZukif\">https:\/\/t.co\/A0b2VZukif<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DkcehMyzPE\">pic.twitter.com\/DkcehMyzPE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PartyPoker (@partypoker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/partypoker\/status\/1564596802699026435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The action at PartyPoker now turns to the upcoming <strong>Millions Online<\/strong>, which kicks off Thursday. Millions has become one of the biggest series in online poker and runs Sept. 1-27. Look for several tournament formats including six-max, seven-max, eight-max, <strong>progressive knockouts<\/strong> (PKO), and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>$3,200 Main Event<\/strong> highlights the series and comes with a $2 million guarantee. The first Main Event starting flight is set for Sept. 4. For a complete preview and schedule for the series , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/millions-online-brings-big-bucks-back-to-partypoker-main-event-features-2m-guaranteed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"ggpoker\">GGPoker<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>World Series of Poker Online<\/strong> continues at GG from Aug. 14 \u2013 Sept. 27. So far 12 winners have been crowned with the biggest win coming in the $1,500 <strong>Millionaire Maker<\/strong>. The tournament brought in\u00a0 4,706 entries for a $6.7 million prize pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Markus Prinz<\/strong> came out on top for a massive $1.2 million payday. The founder of DTOPoker training site locked up one of the biggest wins of his career on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Uff&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VvxH78AFFc\">pic.twitter.com\/VvxH78AFFc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Markus Prinz (@PrinzOfDTO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrinzOfDTO\/status\/1564436418239369217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second largest winner\u2019s payout came in the $5,000 Six-Handed Championship, which brought in 430 entries for a $2 million prize pool. <strong>Daniele Sesta<\/strong> came out on top for $400,213.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many eyes were also on the Million Dollar Mystery Bounty. \u201cPH14\u201d came out on top for $367,953, but the bigger prize went to one lucky bounty winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-time bracelet winner <strong>Scott \u201cItsRumcake\u201d Ball<\/strong> had the lucky draw for a cool million bucks. It took a bit for Ball to realize how big he\u2019d actually won.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">True story, when I won the bounty yesterday I didn\u2019t even realize it. I thought it was 1k. Then 3-5 minutes later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPN_CEO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WPN_CEO<\/a> called me to ask me if I won the million. I said no, it was 1k. Phil says dude, it was a million, go check your balance. He was right.. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Ball (@EndGameScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndGameScott\/status\/1562118053269123072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for more winners later in the week in PokerScout\u2019s next WSOP Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wsop-online-trio-of-new-champions-crowned-mystery-bounty-delivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update<\/a>. For a complete preview of the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/bracelet-hunting-action-cranks-back-up-with-wsop-online-at-ggpoker-wsop-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"888poker\">888poker<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>ChampionChip Games<\/strong> got underway this week at 888poker. The series runs through Sept. 6 and features lower buy-ins, most priced at under $30. The first day of the series saw 5,575 total entries for <strong>$92,030<\/strong> in prize money awarded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 1 featured six events and players could buy into all of those for under $80. Two of those titles went to players in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/a> and two also went to Brazilian players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>$33 Opening Event<\/strong> featured a $30,000 guarantee and actually found 912 entries, 282 re-entries, and a $35,820 prize pool. Ukraine\u2019s \u201c<strong>Dkfdyulr<\/strong>\u201d found the winner\u2019s circle for a $4,235 payday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second-biggest winner on the day came in the $22 Triple Threat PKO, which attracted 1,071 entries for a $21,420 prize pool. Kazakhstan \u201c<strong>SlevinK161<\/strong>\u201d scored the win for $2,796. For a complete preview of the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/race-is-on-at-888poker-with-championchip-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plenty of action continues for online and live players in the coming weeks on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":55609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","vebbtech_seo_disable_yoast":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_author":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_date":false,"vebbtech_seo_hide_factchecker":false,"vebbtech_seo_fact_check_enabled":false,"vebbtech_seo_post_reviewer":0,"vebbtech_seo_post_review_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[34,19,16,176,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-55604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-category","8":"tag-888poker","9":"tag-ggpoker","10":"tag-partypoker","11":"tag-poker-podium","12":"tag-pokerstars"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>POKER PODIUM: A Look at August Online &amp; 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