$5,950
Klingenberg came into form at exactly the right time this week. With Maryland’s Live! Casino & Hotel hosting its Pokerfest between May 14 and 23, local reg Klingenberg won a warmup event on Sunday. The casino’s monthly $500 Bounty event attracted 137 entrants, some of whom had traveled from Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. They were all sent packing by Klingenberg, who pledged to his prize money to grind the Pokerfest. But, just in case his hot streak doesn’t continue, he sold 40% of his action. Based on his recent performance, it could turn out to be a great investment.
Daniel Smyth, Haley Hintze, and Jon Sofen all contributed to this report. Got a big winner we should know about? Let us know with an email to tips@cardschat.com.
GGPoker Spring Festival Wraps Up With Nearly $180 Million Paid Out
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The GGPoker Spring Festival, the poker site’s biggest series ever, is now in the books with more nearly $180 million paid out over three weeks. And it’s just the beginning of what’s to come for the poker site promoted by Daniel Negreanu.
The GGPoker Spring Festival was one of the biggest in online poker history. (Image: Twitter)
Negreanu isn’t the only big name affiliated with GGPoker. Fedor Holz, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, and others represent the site, and the affiliation with high-profile players is clearly paying off.
PokerStars
$195,486
Before Kaladjurdjevic was once, twice, three times a champion, he was Montenegro’s first Spring Championship of Online Poker winner. The European country of only 622,137 residents now has a triple SCOOP champion to call their own. Kaladjurdjevic’s historic run began on April 4 with a win in the $530 SCOOP Kickoff. Topping a field of 1,321 entrants was good for title number one and $78,406. He was back on the grind two days later in Event #11 ($530 NLHE 8-Max PLO). This time, another 987 players fell in Kaladjurdjevic’s wake, meaning he collected a second title and $64,337. The Montenegrin scored his third victory last Thursday in Event #17 ($1,050 NLHE Deep Stacks). Stepping up in stakes didn’t seem to matter, as the result was the same. Kaladjurdjevic beat 276 players to win $52,743 and take his overall earnings to $195,486.
SCOOP vs. Spring Festival: PokerStars Starts Strong but GGPoker Remains Competitive
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PokerStars is on track to beat its $100 million guarantee for this year’s Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP).
PokerStars surpassed all but one of its SCOOP guarantees yesterday as its latest battle with GGPoker got underway. (Image: PokerStars)
Although there’s still a long way to go, the opening day of action saw all but one MTT fall short of its guarantee.
That means 17 SCOOP events exceeded expectations, which puts PokerStars on track to challenge last year’s $135 million prizepool.
Sunday Million Shines As SCOOP Starts Strong