Poland’s Maksim Vaskresenski is the latest winner of PokerGo‘s Super High Roller Series. Vaskresenski claimed the title and the top prize of $1,250,000 in 2024 SHRS Event #5: $102,000 NLH Main Event.
Not only did Vaskresenski take the prize, but he also got 400 PGT Points to climb up on the PGT Leaderboard. Apparently, as per Hendon Mob Vaskresenski never won a title, the closest he came to any title was in the 2024 EPT Paris, where he made a 3rd place finish in €25k NLH for $232,282.
He has five final table finishes, with three of them coming in 2024, and one of them being in the opening event of the 2024 Super High Roller Series. In which he came 6th for $62,000.
2024 Super High Roller Series Event #5: $102,000 NLH attracted 35 participants, generating a staggering prize pool of $3,570,000, split among the final 5. Here is the final table recap of the 2024 SHRS Event #5.
2024 SHRS Event #5: $102,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Recap
Only 9 players returned to the final day, with everyone aiming to finish in the top 5. The money bubble burst after Poker Hall of Fame inductee Patrik Antonius bowed out in 6th place, setting up the final 5.
Adrian Mateos knocked out final table chip leader Artsiom Lasouski after Lasouski’s pocket sixes couldn’t withstand Mateos’s pocket nines. Lasouski walked away on 5th for $280,000.
Mateos soon followed Lasouski to the rail (4th – $420,000), kicking off the three-handed play. Mateos goes all-in with A-3 against Thomas Santerne’s pocket queens, only to draw dead.
In the three-handed play, Brian Kim 3-bet jammed with J♦10♦ against a raise from Vaskresenski, who held A♥︎K♥︎. Vaskresenski’s hand held up, leaving Kim short in stacks.
Kim did a double-up to save his tournament life, but later moved all-in with A♦8♦ against Santerne’s 10♥︎9♥︎. A ten on the flop gave Santerne the lead, ending Kim’s deep run in 3rd place for $610,000.
Santerne entered the heads-up with a short lead against the eventual winner, Vaskresenski, who quickly took over the lead and held it until the final hand of the tournament.
In the final hand, Vaskresenski held K-7, while Santerne held Q-6. Vaskresenski made trips of kings, sending out Santerne in 2nd place for $870,000.
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| Rank | Player | Prize | PGT Points |
| 1st | Maksim Vaskresenski | $1,250,000 | 400 |
| 2nd | Thomas Santerne | $870,000 | 261 |
| 3rd | Brian Kim | $610,000 | 183 |
| 4th | Adrian Mateos | $420,000 | 126 |
| 5th | Artsiom Lasouski | $280,000 | 84 |
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