This usually doesn't happen when you have six bb's and you're last in chips at the final table of a major High Rollers event.
Well, they don't call him Sir for nothing ... Star poker pro Michael Watson (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 58th) turned his micro stack into a 1M EURO payout earlier today in Cannes at the 50K Majestic Super High Rollers event.
The event, which drew 60 players (includes 11 re-entries) featured, as expected, some of the biggest names on the tournament circuit including the #1 and #2 ranked poker players in the world Daniel Smith and Marvin Rettenmaier.
But it's Watson who drew all the attention when all was said and done, a fantastic victory, coming back from the dead to win it all. This was Watson's 11th Top 10 finish at a major series event since October of 2011.
Watson defeated John Juanda (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 91st) heads-up. Defeating Juanada in high roller events is certainly not an easy feat. Juanda has played in some of the biggest games around the world - he most recently finished 5th at the 100K Macau High Stakes Challenge.
International businessman Richard Yong (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-522nd) finished third in the event. Yong is best known for reaching the final table at the WSOP Big One for One Drop earlier this summer in Vegas ... Yong had a personal butler (dressed in a tuxedo) at this side during the One Drop event.
In was the second big score in less than a month for Germany's Philipp Gruissem (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-157th). The former two-time EPT High Rollers champ final tabled the WPT Grand Prix de Paris in September.
High Stakes tournament standout Tobias Reinkemeier (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 105th), Jani Sointula (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-1,696th), Steve O'Dwyer (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: 41st) and the Raptor, David Benefield (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-877th) all cashed in the event.
EVENT PAYOUTS (EURO) Mike Watson 1,000,000 John Juanda 600,000 Richard Yong 400,000 Philipp Gruissem 275,000 Tobias Reinkemeier 200,000 Jani Sointula 160,000 Steve O'Dwyer 130,000 David Benefield 115,000 RELATED POSTS > GET YOUR POPCORN READY, HELLMUTH LEADS WSOPE > WSOPE MAIN EVENT HEATING UP > A CHIPPY AFFAIR IN CANNES > DA COSTA SANTOS WINS BRACELET > ROSADONI WINS FIRST BRACELET > BIG WIN FOR BIG ROG! > THE YEAR OF ANTONIO > WE'RE OFF IN CANNES > SMOKROKFLOCK WINS WSOPE MAIN | PTPR TIER 3 EVENT WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE Majestic Super High Rollers Event October 2-4, 2012 Hotel Majestic Barriere | Cannes Buy-in: $65,830 | Prizepool: $3,614,240 Entries: 60 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION MIKE WATSON 100 JOHN JUANDA 60 RICHARD YONG 35 PHILIPP GRUISSEM 25 TOBIAS RENKENMEIER 18 JANI SOINTULA 10 STEVE O'DWYER 8 DAVID BENEFIELD 5 |
No comments:
Post a Comment