The expectations for the final table of the Anniversary Series High Main Event were huge. The tournament decision with a buy-in of US$ 5,200 took place this Wednesday (27) and featured three Brazilians among the nine finalists. In the end, the best performance was by Thiago Crema, owner of the “KKremate” account on PokerStars, who finished in third place and pocketed US$ 207,419.
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However, when the final table started, Thiago Crema had only the eighth largest stack among the finalists. The chip leader of the decision was another Brazilian, the star Fabiano Kovalski. Despite this, he was eliminated in fifth place and received a prize of US$ 117,676.
Thus, Kovalski’s elimination happened after a true cooler against the Finnish Samuel Vousden. On the board TQ75K, with no flush possibility, the two players staged a big action. At showdown, the European showed QQ, while the Brazilian revealed TT, being outdone in the decisive hand.
In addition to this, Samuel Vousden confirmed the tournament title and took the largest prize of the contest, amounting to US$ 365,603. Another Brazilian at the final table, Brunno Botteon, was eliminated in sixth place and secured US$ 88,636. In total, the Anniversary Series High Main Event recorded 383 entries.
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Check out the final table payouts:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Samuel Vousden “€urop€an” | Finland | US$ 365,603 |
| 2nd | Jans Arends “Graftekkel” | Netherlands | US$ 275,378 |
| 3rd | Thiago Crema “KKremate” | Brazil | US$ 207,419 |
| 4th | Audrias Stakelis “Stakelis24” | Lithuania | US$ 156,232 |
| 5th | Fabiano Kovalski “Kovalski1” | Brazil | US$ 117,676 |
| 6th | Brunno Botteon “botteonpoker” | Brazil | US$ 88,636 |
| 7th | “AdiosFabrica” | Mexico | US$ 66,762 |
| 8th | “Potnapekka” | Finland | US$ 50,286 |
| 9th | Igor Popik “arodnaS” | Ukraine | US$ 39,554 |
Other Brazilian results in the Anniversary Series
However, it was not only Thiago Crema’s third place that brought joy to the Brazilian fans. In the Medium Main Event of the same series, played with a buy-in of US$ 1,050 and a field of 2,340 entries, another representative of the country also shone on the online felt.
Thus, Danilo Gomes, playing the “galo_pb” account, reached third place in the tournament. With the result, the Brazilian secured a payout of US$ 258,395. It is worth noting that the prize was defined after a deal made at 3-handed.
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