£13,504
Estivill was all smiles on Sunday night, once he was allowed to remove his facemask and pose for a winner’s photo. His victory in the £275 live event was as much of a win for the Hippodrome as the man himself. COVID-19 restrictions had kept live tournaments in the UK on lockdown for more than a year. However, Estivill was one of 286 players who took full advantage of the recent rule changes last week. Coming through the two-day event, he got the job done with
K♠ 8♥. Two pair was enough to take down the final pot and make him the Hippodrome’s biggest (and only) tournament winner of 2021.
The World Poker Tour Online Series began on May 14 and this week is the final days of tournament action. Players still have plenty of time to compete in major events, even though a few highlights have already finished up. Three High Roller events just finished up including the Super High Roller, featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
The event had a $25,000 buy-in and the field was full of top competitors. A total of 43 players bought into the event, which pushed the prize pool to $1,075,000. In the end, it was online poker pro Benjamin Rolle who earned the first-place win. Rolle plays via the handle “bencb789” online and he won the event after defeating Artur Martirosian in heads-up play.