Anton "BrigitteBardot" Bardziyan Wins WSOP Paradise Online Event #12 For $178,261
The pursuit of WSOP Paradise bracelets isn't just for the players who physically made it out to the Bahamas. There are also online bracelets up for grabs, including the bracelet for Event #12: No-Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT [Online].
This event was held on December 13 and was hosted by GGPoker on its online poker client.
The $1,050 buy-in tournament attracted a field of 1,336 players from all over the world, generating a prize pool of $1,366,000 and beating the guarantee of $1,000,000 by a wide margin. This huge field also meant that the top prize was a whopping $178,261.
Online Action
Several notable players competed in the online poker event.
Among the players who cashed were recognizable names like Mark Radoja (45th - $4,083), Biao Ding (51st - $4,083), Jessica Teusl (97th - $2,687), Sergi Reixach (102nd - $2,687), Wiktor Malinowski (129th - $2,337), Michael Acevedo (174th - $1,768), and Ryan Riess (195th - $1,768).
Artur Martirosian—now coming hot off his second bracelet win in the WSOP Paradise Flip & Go event—also scored a min-cash of $1,768 for 213th.
However, it was Belarusian player Anton "BrigitteBardot" Bardziyan who ultimately took home the top spot after just over eleven hours of play.
Bardziyan beat Yuri "YuriR96" Rodrigues heads-up at at a final table that featured Brazilian pro Renan Bruschi (5th - $56,371). Rordigues took home $133,676 for second place.
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Event #12: No-Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT [Online] Final Table Results
Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | Anton "BrigitteBardot" Bardziyan | Belarus | $178,261 |
2 | Yuri "YuriR96" Rodrigues | Brazil | $133,676 |
3 | Dylan "Romy Rhodes" Gessel | Netherlands | $100,243 |
4 | Klemi "PurpleBro41" Hagag | Israel | $75,172 |
5 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | $56,371 |
6 | Zhou "kingszhou" Quan | Bahamas | $42,272 |
7 | Hongmin Guan | China | $31,700 |
8 | Mattia "Stormtrooper89" Brusoni | Austria | $23,771 |
9 | Katsiaryna "laaavrr" Laurankova | Poland | $17,826 |