PokerStars: Sam Vousden wins $365,603 in the Anniversary Main Event
Mark Michael
Sam “€urop€an” Vousden has won the $1k Main Event of the PokerStars Anniversary Series 2026. Austrian player Jans “Graftekkel” Arends finished as the runner-up.Another day at the Anniversary Series at PokerStars has unfolded. The German-speaking poker community continues to thrive. In the $1 Badugi, Keep3r secured gold and a $1,071.50 prize.Additionally, decisions in the Main Event were on the line. In the $1 tournament, Brazilian player DeckMcFly ($1,916.30) triumphed in a 3-way deal against 0spiel2632 (2nd/$1,658.99) and debreceni (3rd/$1,641.41).Even in the $1,050 Main Event, a deal was reached among the podium players. The title and $1,571.63 went to Adrian “HarissaMB” Chabbi. Runner-up Almaz “Alister307” Zhdanov (2nd/$1,779.26) took the largest share, while Danilo “galo_pb” Gomes ($1,395.11) finished in 3rd place.In the $1,200 Main Event, there were also substantial cashes up for grabs. In the end, Sam Vousden ($1,603) bested Dutch player Jans Arends ($1,378.40). Thiago “KKremate” Crema (3rd/$1,419.60), Audrius “Stakelis24” Stakelis (4th/$1,232), and Fabiano “Kovalski1” Kovalski (5th/$1,676.60) also took home six-figure amounts.
PokerStars Anniversary Series 2026
Date: May 10 to June 3
Events: 156 (461 Tournaments)
Buy-Ins: $1.50 to $1,000
Prize Pool: $1,000,000+ GTD
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