German pro Konstantin Held has taken down one of the largest prizes to date in the ongoing WSOP Online International bracelet series on GGPoker, winning Event #12, $500 No-limit Hold'em 'Mini Main' for a $574,199.42 score. Held, playing from Austria as 'Shane Gillis', earned his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet by topping the massive 9,220-entry field.
The popular Mini Main offered a $3 million prize-pool guarantee, which was topped with ease. The huge turnout built the prize pool to $4,379,500, with Held capturing the largest share among the 927 players who made the money.
Held's best-ever live cash and first bracelet triumph came at the expense of China's Chuan 'Edward828' Feng, who still collected a huge $442,5581.54 payday. Third-place money of $341,287.73 went to Brazil's Breno Bertalia.
Event #12: $500 NLH Mini Main final-table results:
- Konstantin 'Shane Gillis' Held (Austria) - $574,199.42
- Chuan 'Edward828' Feng (China) - $442,5581.54
- Breno Bertalia (Brazil) - $341,287.73
- Yongjia 'Yonglia' Lin (New Zealand) - $263,179.35
- Alexander 'A Kirichenko' Kirichenko (Russia) - $202,949.97
- David 'Walla1234' Henriksson (Mexico) - $156,506.66
- David 'siickfish' González (Mexico) - $120,693.86
- Povilas 'pingpongdonk'Jakutis (Lithuania) - $93,078.59
- Trong Hieu 'OverTheTop113' Ngo (Vietnam) - $71,783.91
Zarkantzia wins 5-card PLO gold
Winning his second career bracelet in recent action was Greece's Ourania Zarkantzia. Playing as 'Hakuna@Matata' from Cyprus, Zarkantzia topped a 709-entry field in Event #10, $1,000 5-Card Pot-limit Omaha, to win $103,674.89. Zarkantzia's previous bracelet win came in the Colossus NLH tourney in the 2022 WSOP Online festival.
Zarkanztia bested German pro Oliver Weis for the win, leaving Weis, who played from Austria, to collect $76,909.53 as the runner-up. Zarkantzia's countrymate, Alkiviadis Stamatis, finished third for $57,054.29. The tourney offered $673,550 in total prize money.
Event #10: $1,000 5-card PLO final-table results:
- Ourania 'Hakuna@Matata' Zarkantzia (Cyprus) - $103,674.89
- Oliver Weis (Austria) - $76,909.53
- Alkiviadis Stamatis (Cyprus) - $57,054.29
- Oskar 'BrcItBtch' Silow (Austria) - $42,324.91
- Tiago Matheus 'ElTikito' Pinheiro (Brazil) - $31,398.14
- 'Kronofogden' (Austria) - $23,292.28
- Erik 'Ye-Ric' Nordstrand (Norway) - $17,279.07
- 'SagaNoren' (Finland) - $11,173.90
Michael Khan triumphs in NLH Flip & Go
In Event #11, $100 NLH Flip & Go, Canadian pro Michael Khan claimed his first bracelet and a $165,549.73 cash. Khan, who also owns an International Circuit ring, topped a 7,346-entry field that generated a $1,228,920 prize pool.
Khan eliminated China’s Hanwen 'lonelyback' Tao to finish off the win. Tao earned $127,629.04 as the runner-up, while Filipino pro Marc Rivera's third-place run was worth $98,419.53.
Event #11: $100 NLH Flip & Go final-table results:
- Michael Khan (Cyprus) - $165,549.73
- Hanwen 'lonelyback' Tao (China) - $127,629.04
- Marc Rivera (Philippines) - $98,419.53
- 'Chuckster' (Romania) - $75,896.02
- Simon Mattsson (Sweden) - $58,527.96
- 'tRyT0eXpIo¡T' (Poland) - $45,135.39
- 'joyeux' (Mexico) - $34,808.25
- 'YCFSM ZDES' (Russia) - $26,845.06
- 'Lucky Ming' (Malaysia) - $20,704.51
