Simon Higgins warmed up for the upcoming WSOP at GGPoker and the WPT World Online Championships at partypoker by padding his bankroll with more than $130,000.
This is the most common social media scam out there, along with the Facebook Customer Service Scam; and the Free iPhone 11 Scam. But let’s dive in: Imagine this: you are on Facebook and one of your new added contacts starts a conversation with you using the chat feature. Finally, Matthew Higgins and Christopher Nunnally met in the heads-up part of the tournament, but Higgins had to settle for the consolation prize of $50,000. On the other hand, Nunnally topped the.
Higgins was one of 1,609 players who made it through to the final day of the Global MILLION$, a $1 million guaranteed event with a $100 buy-in. Higgins guaranteed himself $8,806 just for reaching the nine-handed final table, but he had his sights set higher, much higher.
When the dust settled, the only player with chips in front of them was Higgins. His reward for outclassing this stellar field? A cool $132,092.
The Irish player using the “Gr4vyB04t” alias was another of our players who was triumphant on July 12. The came out on top of a 372-strong crowd in the $1,000 buy-in High Rollers Main Event and turned their second bullet into a $64,669 haul.
Some of the other highlights from GGPoker involving our players included:
Brits also reached the final tables of two events at 888poker.
“CUJimmie” finished sixth in the $25,000 Sunday Challenge, turning $109 into $1,250. Charlie “chazcombes” Combes finished ninth for $500.
The $20,000 Sunday Sale Whale only cost $160 instead of $320 to enter this week and two more of ou players took advantage of the cut price. “petersmyth” made it to seventh-place before running out of steam. This netted him $1,566. “MrCoals” went deeper, eventually busting in fourth-place for a $3,425 score.
PokerStars, once again, proved to be a happy hunting ground for players calling the UK and Ireland home.
Sam “SamSquid” Grafton won the $530 Sunday 500 for $6,204 including bounties. The Sunday 500 used to be a massive weekly tournament but, strangely, only 28 players bought in this week. Still, Grafton showed his class and emerged from the short battle victoriously.
There was also a victory for “DavyJones922” who won the Bigger $109. The British grinder finished on top of the 896-strong field after striking a deal with “jonhf90” of the Netherlands. DavyJones922 collected $12,950 as part of that deal.
Who else won chunky prizes from PokerStars events on July 12? These players:
At any given time there are usually about 7,000 players playing on PokerStars, but we hear more about a handful of them than all of the rest combined. That's because, as in all disciplines with a high skill factor, the cream rises to the top.
But who are these people? Who are the real players behind the online screen-names who tend to dominate at the PokerStars tables?
In some cases, we just don't know. PokerStars permits players anonymity, and we are no wiser at PokerStars Blog as to many of the players' identities as you are. But we also have access to social media and other outlets, and we meet people at events, where we'll sometimes ask them their screen-names. Consequently, we've built up quite a knowledge base of players and their aliases. And it's time to share it.
Here's our list of PokerStars screen-names and the real people we know are behind them.
The list features only players whose screen-names are either common knowledge or who have volunteered the information online -- usually via a social media account, a results-tracking service (such as Pocket Fives), an interview or part of a coaching offer. The 'Nationality' field shows the country in which they hold a passport, but the 'Based' field shows the country in which their PokerStars account is currently registered, and from which they play online. (This is subject to change as players move around.)
This is far from exhaustive and it is likely to be updated as and when we learn more.
26071985 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | UK |
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!Seveeeeeeen! | Fabian Gumz | Germany | Austria |
¿¿toneecho?? | Miguel Seoane | Spain | UK |
€urop€an | Samuel Vousden | Finland | Finland |
0Human0 | Liviu Ignat | Romania | Romania |
1_conor_b_1 | Conor Beresford | UK | UK |
2pacnrw16 | Dietrich Fast | Germany | Austria |
4rebmun | Elliot Smith | Canada | Canada |
AaronBeen | Aaron Been | USA | Mexico |
AceSpades11 | Mark Radoja | Canada | Canada |
Adamyid | Adam Owen | UK | Mexico |
aDrENalin710 | Denis Strebkov | Russia | Russia |
AfRoBiZzLe! | Seun Oluwole | UK | UK |
Aggro Santos | Scott Margereson | UK | Ireland |
Aku1206 | Aku Joentausta | Finland | Finland |
ale6ka | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | Belarus |
Amadi_17 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | UK |
Andy McLEOD | James Obst | Australia | Costa Rica |
apestyles | Jon Van Fleet | USA | Canada |
APonakov | Aleksejs Ponakov | Latvia | Estonia |
Apotheosis92 | Christopher Kruk | Canada | Canada |
AppelKruimel | Jasper Wetemans | Netherlands | Netherlands |
ARTSchGamble | Arturs Scerbaks | Germany | Germany |
baeks22 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | Austria |
batoelrob | Rob Hollink | Netherlands | Netherlands |
Belabacsi | Peter Traply | Hungary | Hungary |
Ben86 | Ben Tollerene | USA | Canada |
bencb789 | Benjamin Rolle | Germany | Austria |
Big Huni | Chris Hunichen | USA | Costa Rica |
bigfox86 | Alex Foxen | USA | Canada |
BillLewinsky | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | Netherlands |
Bit2Easy | Luke Reeves | UK | UK |
blanconegro | Connor Drinan | USA | Mexico |
botteonpoker | Bruno Botteon | Brazil | Brazil |
Bounatirou | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | UK |
BowieEffect | Andy Wilson | UK | UK |
Bozzano JNR | Enio Bozzano | Brazil | Brazil |
BrynKenney | Bryn Kenney | USA | Canada |
buck21 | Shaun Buchanan | Canada | Canada |
bustoville | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | Finland |
C.Darwin2 | Simon Mattsson | Sweden | Sweden |
caecilius | Nick Petrangelo | USA | Canada |
caIcuIer_ | Sylvain Loosli | France | UK |
cal42688 | Calvin Anderson | USA | |
calvin7v | Jussi Nevanlinna | Finland | Finland |
ClockWyze | Andrew Pantling | Canada | Canada |
cocojamb0 | Ognjan Dimov | Bulgaria | Bulgaria |
colisea | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | Belarus |
Corback_fr | Jonathan Therme | France | UK |
CrabMaki | Dave Shallow | UK | UK |
Crisper | Christian Pereira | Argentina | Argentina |
CrownUpGuy | Fedor Holz | Germany | Austria |
DaanOss | Daan Mulders | Netherlands | Austria |
Daghemuneguu | Maxime Chilaud | France | UK |
danipesis | Dani Palau | Mexico | Mexico |
Danny98765 | Dan Smith | USA | |
dans170' | Danilo de Lima Demetrio | Brazil | Brazil |
dantegoyaF | Dante Goya | Brazil | Brazil |
dariepoker | Vlad Darie | Romania | Romania |
darrenelias | Darren Elias | Canada | Canada |
daskalos20 | Andreas Christoforou | Cyprus | Cyprus |
daskalos20 | Andreas Christoforou | Cyprus | Netherlands |
dpeters17 | David Peters | USA | Canada |
drupa-lucker | Andrey Chernokoz | Russia | Russia |
easywithaces | Fintan Hand | Ireland | Ireland |
edercampana | Eder Campana | Brazil | Brazil |
EEE27 | Eelis Pärssinen | Finland | Finland |
eisenhower1 | Christian Jeppsson | Sweden | Sweden |
Epiphany77 | Charlie Carrel | UK | UK |
Exclusive | Noah Boeken | Netherlands | Netherlands |
fapk2212 | Fernando Karam | Brazil | Brazil |
firaldo87 | Niall Farrell | UK | UK |
fish2013 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | Latvia |
Flush_Entity | Griffin Benger | Canada | Canada |
FrenchDawg | Marc-Andre Ladouceur | Canada | Canada |
Fresh_oO_D | Jens Lakemeier | Germany | Austria |
fviana | Fernando Viana | Brazil | Brazil |
Galochina10 | Henrique Coutinho | Brazil | Brazil |
gavz101 | Gavin Cochrane | UK | UK |
Gboro780 | Steve Gross | USA | |
Gedis92 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | Lithuania |
Girafganger7 | Bert Stevens | UK | UK |
go0se.core! | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | Austria |
goleafsgoeh | Mike Leah | Canada | Canada |
gordon0410 | Vicent Bosca | Spain | UK |
Graftekkel | Jans Arends | Netherlands | Netherlands |
Greenstone25 | Johannes Korsar | Sweden | Sweden |
Grindation | Phil McAllister | UK | UK |
Guizãoo_ | Guilherme Carmo | Brazil | Brazil |
Gunning4you | Scott Seiver | USA | Canada |
gusmaa | Pedro Gusma | Brazil | Brazil |
HealTheWorld | Julian Thomas | Germany | Austria |
hellzito | Will Arruda | Brazil | Brazil |
heyalisson | Alisson Piekazewicz | Brazil | Brazil |
Igorkarkarof | Simon Rønnow Pedersen | Denmark | Denmark |
ImDaNuts | Christopher Oliver | USA | Costa Rica |
Imluckbox | Michael Addamo | Australia | Thailand |
INeedMassari | Joao Simao | Brazil | Brazil |
ISILDRooN | Leo Nordin | Sweden | Sweden |
Isildur1 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | Sweden |
Jabracada | Tom Hall | UK | UK |
Jacob Schindler | Jake Schindler | USA | Mexico |
jakoon1985 | Jason Koon | USA | Canada |
jamienixon90 | Jamie Nixon | UK | UK |
jareth3542 | Jareth East | UK | UK |
Jeans89 | Jens Kyllonen | Finland | Finland |
JEIK0 | Jeiko Palma | Panama | Panama |
joiso | Alexander Kostritsyn | Russia | Russia |
josef_shvejk | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russia | UK |
JWPRODIGY | Jordan Westmorland | USA | Thailand |
kaju85 | Ka Kwan Lau | Spain | Andorra |
kelvin_fp:ar | Kelvin Kerber | Brazil | Brazil |
KKremate | Thiago Crema | Brazil | Brazil |
Kovalski | Fabiano Kovalski | Brazil | Brazil |
krakukra | Konstantin Maslak | Russia | Russia |
krissyb24 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | Canada |
Kroko-dill | Andrey Zaichenko | Russia | Russia |
KuuL | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | Bulgaria |
lasagnaaammm | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | UK |
lb6121 | Luke Schwartz | UK | UK |
lechuckpoker | Igor Kurganov | Russia | Russia |
Lena900 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | Sweden |
limitless | Wiktor Malinowski | Poland | Poland |
lissi stinkt | Christopher Frank | Germany | Austria |
LLinusLLove | Linus Loeliger | Switzerland | Switzerland |
Lrslzk | Sami Kelopuro | Finland | Finland |
ludovi333 | Ludovic Geilich | UK | UK |
luis_faria | Luis Faria | Poland | Poland |
M.nosbocaJ | Martin Jacobson | Sweden | Sweden |
Malaka$tyle | Juan Pardo | Spain | UK |
mararthur1 | Arthur Martirosyan | Russia | Russia |
markovitsus | Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | Estonia |
MarTomChat | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | UK |
MastaP89 | Pius Heinz | Germany | Austria |
mczhang | Michael Zhang | UK | UK |
mindgamer | Stefan Jedlicka | Austria | Austria |
MissOracle | David Yan | New Zealand | New Zealand |
MITS 304 | Dimitri Michaelides | Greece | Netherlands |
MonkeyBausss | David Laka | Spain | Georgia |
Moorman1 | Chris Moorman | UK | UK |
MpZancan | Mateus Zancan | Brazil | Brazil |
Mr. Tim Caum | Steve O'Dwyer | Ireland | Ireland |
mrAndreeew | Andreas Berggren | Sweden | Sweden |
mrsweets28 | Phil Galfond | USA | Canada |
Muka82 | Murilo Figuiredo | Brazil | Brazil |
munchenHB | Mike Telker | USA | Costa Rica |
MUSTAFABET | Matthew Ashton | UK | UK |
Mysters_Y | Tatiana Barausova | Russia | Russia |
nailuj90 | Julian Stuer | Germany | Austria |
nastyminder | Dinesh Alt | Switzerland | Switzerland |
Naza114 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | Netherlands |
Negriin | Ivan Luca | Argentina | Argentina |
niccc | Nicolas Chouity | Lebanon | Lebanon |
NL_Profit | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | Russia |
Odd_Oddsen | Ola Amundsgård | Finland | Finland |
omaha4rollz | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | Hungary |
OMGitshunt | Ihar Soika | Belarus | |
Online name | Real name | Nationality | Based |
OrpTheTurk | Orpen Kisacikoglu | UK | UK |
Oxota | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | Canada |
p0cket00 | Sebastian Sikorski | Canada | Canada |
PaDiLhA SP | Pedro Padhila | Brazil | Brazil |
pads1161 | Patrick Leonard | UK | UK |
Päffchen | Pascal Hartmann | Germany | Austria |
papan9_p$ | Viktor Ustimov | Russia | Russia |
Pappe_Ruk | Joep van den Bijgaart | Netherlands | Netherlands |
Pass_72 | Pascal Lefrancois | Canada | Canada |
Pessagno | Caio Pessagno | Brazil | Brazil |
philivey2694 | Isaac Haxton | USA | Malta |
pistons87 | Ankush Mandavia | USA | Canada |
pitabread189 | Peter Chien | Canada | Canada |
PokerKaiser | Nicolas Fierro | Chile | Chile |
pokerkluka | Luuk Gieles | Netherlands | Netherlands |
prebz | Preben Stokkan | Norway | Norway |
Premove | Andrei Skvortsov | Russia | Russia |
Prince Pablo | Arlie Shaban | Canada | Canada |
probirs | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | Hungary |
prot0 | Jordi Urlings | Netherlands | Malta |
PROTENTIALmn | Ryan Laplante | USA | Canada |
Proudflop | Jonathan Proudfoot | UK | UK |
prrrak4783 | Tonio Röder | Austria | |
Pseudo Fruto | Luan Felipe | Portugal | Netherlands |
PTFisherman23 | Andre Marques | Portugal | Netherlands |
Pwndidi | Alex Theologis | Northern Macedonia | UK |
pycadasgalax | Rafael Furlanetto | Brazil | Brazil |
raconteur | Richard Gryko | UK | UK |
ragAAAila19 | Andrei Boghean | Romania | Romania |
raidalot | Talal Shakerchi | UK | UK |
random_chu | Stevan Chew | Australia | Canada |
robinho | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | Sweden |
ROFLshove | Kahle Burns | Australia | Mexico |
RomeOpro | Roman Romanovsky | Russia | Russia |
RRagazzo | Ricardo Ragazzo | Brazil | Brazil |
RuiNF | Rui Ferreira | Portugal | Netherlands |
RunGodlike | Benny Glaser | UK | UK |
sadface11 | Toby Joyce | Ireland | Ireland |
samsquid | Sam Grafton | UK | UK |
SantaZzz | Denys Chufarin | Ukraine | Ukraine |
Sauce123 | Ben Sulsky | USA | Canada |
Schildy1984 | Alex Debus | Austria | Austria |
Secret_M0d3 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | Austria |
seijistar | Rodrigo Seiji | Brazil | Brazil |
Senkel92 | Tobias Leknes | Norway | Norway |
shaundeeb | Shaun Deeb | USA | Mexico |
silentm0de | Pavel Plesuv | Moldolva | Moldova |
Simon1471 | Simon Higgins | UK | UK |
SirWatts | Mike Watson | Canada | Canada |
SkaiWalkurrr | Rachid Ben Sheriff | UK | UK |
Skjervøy | Andreas Torbergsen | Norway | Norway |
SmilleThHero | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | Austria |
sombra97 | Caio Mayrinck | Brazil | Brazil |
SpaceyFCB | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | UK |
Sphinx87 | Tomasz Cybulski | Poland | Poland |
Spraggy | Ben Spragg | UK | UK |
srxakgirona | Sergi Reixach | Spain | UK |
ssicK_OnE | Claas Segebrecht | Germany | Austria |
Stakelis24 | Audrius Stakelis | Lithuania | Lithuania |
steakaddict. | Alexandru Papazian | Romania | Romania |
stevie444 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | UK |
Str8$$$Homey | Sam Greenwood | Canada | Canada |
Succeeed | Jakob Miegel | Germany | Germany |
SvZff | Steven van Zadelhoff | Netherlands | Malta |
Swaggersorus | Jack Sinclair | UK | UK |
swordfish007 | Manig Loeser | Germany | UK |
Tankanza | Gianluca Speranza | Italy | Austria |
TheCleaner11 | Jorryt van Hoof | Netherlands | UK |
theNERDguy | Yuri Martins | Brazil | Brazil |
thienlao21 | Ilya Korobkin | Ukraine | Ukraine |
Ti0373 | Gleb Tremzin | Russia | Russia |
Tim0thee | Timothy Adams | Canada | Canada |
tinnoemulder | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | Netherlands |
Tomatee | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | Uruguay |
tonkaaaa | Parker Talbot | Canada | Canada |
Trueteller | Timofey Kuznetsov | Russia | Russia |
Tulkaz | Jonas Klausen | Denmark | Denmark |
VbV1990 | Viacheslav Buldygin | Russia | Russia |
veeea | Artem Vezhenkov | Russia | Russia |
Vitorbrasil | Vitor Moreira | Brazil | Brazil |
VladTheSlaye | Vlad Martynenko | Ukraine | Ukraine |
vovtroy | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | Russia | Russia |
WATnlos | Christian Rudolph | Germany | Austria |
wizowizo | Ole Schemion | Germany | Austria |
woodbine avenue | Dan Scott | Canada | Canada |
WushuTM | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | Austria |
YRWTHMELTHR | Luc Greenwood | Canada | Canada |
Zagazaur | Filipe Oliveira | Brazil | Brazil |
Zapahzamazki | Rinat Lyapin | Russia | Russia |
ZeeJustin | Justin Bonomo | USA | Canada |
zufo16 | Ivan Zufic | Croatia | Croatia |