Leonard “Grozzorg” Maue added to his already glowing reputation over the weekend when he came out on top in the $5,200 Titans Event online at PokerStars. Maue got his hands on $82,322 after battling through an all-star cast, and that prize money pushed Maue’s recorded online tournament winnings to almost $11.5 million.
Maue enjoyed a stellar 2023 and his rich vein of form seems to have continued into 2024. Last year, Maue finished fifth in the $10,300 WCOOP Main Event at PokerStars for $298,792, finished second in a $10,300 buy-in event at GGPoker for $294,841, and took down the special edition $10,300 Super MILLION$ at GGPoker for $1,358,444.
He also enjoyed his best year in the live poker arena, banking $1,830,264, an impressive sum helped by his runner-up finish in the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Main Event worth €697,175 ($768,161).
March 3 looked to be a case of what could have been for Maue because he finished fifth in the $1,050 Sunday Warm Up High Roller for $2,386, and second in the $530 Sunday Marathon, after a chop, for $4,791. However, Maue saved the best until last, outlasting 60 opponents and helping himself to $82,322 of the $305,000 prize pool
$5,200 Titans Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard “Grozzorg” Maue | Austria | $82,322 |
| 2 | lgammil€120 | Belarus | $61,659 |
| 3 | Rodrigo “SELOUAN1991” Selouan | Brazil | $46,182 |
| 4 | Pavel “silentm0de” Plesuv | Andorra | $34,590 |
| 5 | roo_400 | Canada | $25,908 |
| 6 | Daniel “Razer2311” Rezaei | Austria | $19,405 |
| 7 | Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle | Bulgaria | $14,534 |
| 8 | Rodrigo “seijistar” Seiji | Brazil | $10,886 |
| 9 | dujo123 | Canada | $9,508 |
All but one of the nine Titans Event finalists at least doubled their money; ninth-place finisher “dujo123” collected $9,508, so they still turned a profit.
Brazilian Rodrigo “seijistar” Seiji fell in eighth for $10,886, and would later finish second in the $1,050 Sunday Warm Up High Roller for an additional $10,174.
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The final seven became six when Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle, playing from Bulgaria, bowed out and banked $14,534. Daniel “Razer2311” Rezaei and “roo_400” joined the growing list of busted players, turning their $5,200 investments into $19,405 and $25,908, respectively.
Pavel “silentm0de” Plesuv came unstuck in fourth, a finish good for $34,590 before another Brailian in Rodrigo “SELOUAN1991” Selouan saw his latest deep run end in a third-place finish worth $46,182.
Belarusian “|gammi|€120” was Maue’s heads-up opponent but they proved no match for the in-form German. Second place came with $61,659, still a good day at the office, but not as sweet as the $82,322 Maue added to his PokerStars balance.
Darie Demolishes Bounty Builder High Roller
The $530 Bounty Builder High Roller is a popular Sunday tournament at PokerStars, and Vlad “dariepoker” Darie is the latest superstar to triumph in this event. A field of 294 players created a $147,000 prize pool, and Darie claimed the largest slice.
Plenty of well-known grinders found themselves at the final table. Jorge “UruRey” Ramella, Ihar “OMGitshunt” Soika, Dmitry “yurasov1990” Yurasov, and Alessandro “HakiD93” Pichierri were among those big names; Soika had earlier won the $530 Sunday Marathon.
Darie’s final opponent was Brazil’s “TakeZITO1.” Both heads-up players locked in $12,270 from the regular prize pool, leaving the final bounties to play for. “TakeZITO1” was ultimately resigned to a runner-up finish worth a combined $17,645, leaving Darie to bask in the glory of victory with a $27,801 payout in his PokerStars account.
$530 Bounty Builder High Roller Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlad “dariepoker” Darie | Romania | $15,531 | $12,270 | $27,801 |
| 2 | TakeZITO1 | Brazil | $5,375 | $12,270 | $17,645 |
| 3 | Alessandro “HakiD93” Pichierri | Malta | $3,359 | $7,875 | $11,234 |
| 4 | aggeboss | Sweden | $2,031 | $5,900 | $7,931 |
| 5 | Dmitry “yurasov1990” Yurasov | Belarus | $2,343 | $4,420 | $6,763 |
| 6 | Ihar “OMGitshunt” Soika | Belarus | $1,375 | $3,312 | $4,687 |
| 7 | julio8421 | Canada | $2,562 | $2,481 | $5,043 |
| 8 | Jorge “UruRey” Ramella | Uruguay | $2,203 | $1,859 | $4,062 |
| 9 | Grazza | United Kingdom | $1,125 | $1,539 | $2,664 |
Other PokerStars Sunday Major Results ($10,000+ Scores)
Several top PokerStars players were the last players standing in their tournaments, including Sweden’s “mamamamama70,” the champion of the $1,050 Sunday High Roller. Fellow Swede Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen was also a winner; Odeen won the $109 Sunday Kickoff as the Sunday grind kicked off.
Others padding their bankroll and adding victories to their resumes included Brunno “botteonpoker” Botteon, and Blaz “Scarmak3r” Zerjav.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,050 Sunday High Roller | 110 | $110,000 | mamamamama70 | $21,772* |
| $109 Sunday Warm-Up | 1,124 | $112,400 | Brunno “botteonpoker” Botteon | $17,860 |
| $109 Sunday Fenomeno | 1,073 | $107,300 | Cayao_aju | $17,509 |
| $1,050 Sunday Supersonic High Roller | 36 | $36,570 | Alex Shepel | $15,281 |
| $1,050 Sunday Cooldown | 32 | $32,000 | Blaz “Scarmak3r” Zerjav | $15,026* |
| $109 Sunday Cooldown | 970 | $97,000 | tic325i | $14,697* |
| $215 Sunday StacKOsaurus | 393 | $78,600 | Andrloxa 86 | $14,235* |
| $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up High Roller | 34 | $34,000 | HardiZ1 | $11,970 |
| $215 Sunday Supersonic | 304 | $62,247 | Nitrrrrr | $11,728 |
| $109 Sunday Kickoff | 582 | $58,200 | Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen | $10,274 |
*includes bounty payments
Plenty of big tournaments are coming up at PokerStars, with the online poker giant announcing its $19 million guaranteed Sunday Million Season. There is no doubt that some of the name detailed in this article will be there or thereabouts once the big prizes are being dished out in those events.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for all the latest PokerStars news.
