Super "SerVlaMin" Enjoys a $126K Sunday Session at PokerStars

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Mexico-based online star "SerVlaMin," thought to be Vladimir Minko, helped himself to over $126,000 at PokerStars over the weekend thanks to taking down two high-stakes tournaments. "SerVlaMin" triumphed in the $5,200 Titans Event for $91,769 before finishing in first place in the $1,050 Sunday High Roller PKO for an additional $37,714.

The $5,200 Titans Event always attracts some of the best players on the planet at online poker tournaments, but this weekend's final table was something else. Sixty-eight players bought in and created a $340,000 prize pool that the top nine finishers shared. Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic was the unfortunate soul who popped the money bubble after busting in tenth place.

$5,200 Titans Event Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1SerVlaMinMexico$91,769
2Pablo Brito "pabritz" SilvaBrazil$68,735
3drew.derzhUkraine$51,482
4Dominik "Bunatirou" NitscheUnited Kingdom$38,560
5Yuri "theNERDguy" DzivielevskiBrazil$28,881
6Talal "raidalot" ShakerchiUnited Kingdom$21,632
7Vlad "VladTheSlaye" MartynenkoUkraine$16,202
8Alexandros "Pwndidi" TheologisAustria$12,135
9Lex "L.Veldhuis" VeldhuisNew Zealand$10,600

Team PokerStars' Lex "L.Veldhuis" Veldhuis was the first of the nine in-the-money finalists to be relieved of their stack. His ninth-place finish came with $10,600 compensation.

Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis ($12,135) and Vlad "VladTheSlaye" Martynenko ($16,202) joined Veldhuis on the sidelines before former Titans Event champion Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi saw his tournament end in a sixth-place finish worth $21,632.

Four-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski crashed out in fifth ($28,881), and Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche ($38,560) was in fourth. The Titans Event progressed to heads-up when Ukraine's "drew.derzh" bowed out in third ($51,482).

"SerVlaMin" locked horns with Pablo "pabritz" Brito Silva for the title and the largest slice of the prize pool. Silva slipped and fell in second-place, a finish good for $68,735, leaving "SerVlaMin" to bank their first title of the evening and $91,769 in cash. This marked the third time "SerVlaMin" has won the Titans Event at PokerStars!

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Adding Another $37,714 to Their Sunday Haul

The second victory of March 24 for "SerVlaMin" came in the fiercely-fought $1,050 Sunday High Roller, an eight-handed progressive knockout tournament. A field of 128 stars descended on the tournament, resulting in a $128,000 prize pool. Some $37,714 of that sum is now in the PokerStars account of "SerVlaMin."

"SerVlaMin" bulldozed their way to victory despite having to content with such luminaries as Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, Pedro "gusmaa" Gusma, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, and Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav at the final table.

The fact "SerVlaMin" walked away with $22,296 from the bounty prize pool, almost double their regular prize pool haul, speaks volumes about how they decimated the field at the business end of the $1,050 Sunday High Roller.

$1,050 Sunday High Roller Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1SerVlaMinMexico$22,296$12,418$37,714
2Ansel21Ukraine$4,000$12,418$16,418
3Blaz "Scarmak3r" ZerjavSlovenia$3,656$8,329$11,985
4AcidValueBelarus$1,875$6,418$8,293
5Talal "raidalot" ShakerchiUnited Kingdom $4,946$4,946
6Pedro "gusmaa" GusmaBrazil$2,312$3,811$6,123
7Niklas "Lena900" AstedtSweden$2,375$2,937$5,312
8Nety88Romania$500$2,263$2,763

Other PokerStars Results from March 24

Lex Veldhuis
Lex Veldhuis added to Bigger $109 to the long list of tournament's he's won

It wasn't only "SerVlaMin" who was flexing their poker muscles and finding themselves in the winner's circle, but a whole host of seasoned grinders, too.

Lex "L.Veldhuis" Veldhuis took down the Bigger $109 for $5,797, while Patrick "pads1161" Leonard and recent GUKPT Blackpool champion Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich also captured titles.

The 2023 SCOOP $10,300 Main Event champion Felipe "lipe piv" Boianovsky is the latest player to win the $215 Sunday Supersonic, with "Team PokerBR" collecting $27,206 for their victory in the $530 Bounty Builder.

EventEntrantsPrize PoolChampionPrize
$530 Bounty Builder High Roller350$175,000Team PokerBR$27,206*
$109 Sunday Fenomeno1,294$129,400lekaton$20,269
$109 Sunday Warm-Up1,166$116,600Fellipe "FellipeD" Drapichinski$16,195
$1,050 Sunday Supersonic38$38,602Stumpfed$16,130
$109 Sunday Cooldown1,163$116,300Warrior25409$14,581*
$215 Sunday StacKOsaurus380$76,000Ludovic "ludovi333" Geilich$13,856*
$215 Sunday Supersonic359$73,508Felipe "lipe piv" Boianovsky$13,640
$1,050 Sunday Cooldown High Roller38$38,000Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson$13,391*
$1,050 Sunday Warm-Up36$36,000Patrick "pads1161" Leonard$12,655
Bigger $109329$32,900Lex "L.Veldhuis" Veldhuis$5,797

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