This month's MicroMillions festival was another huge success with 1,420,306 entrants getting a shot at $8,823,501 in prizes. That's no surprise, but something that did raise an eyebrow at PokerStars Blog HQ was quite how well the Brazilians performed.
The FIFA World Cup is arising next summer and maybe inspired by that Brazilians showed great creativity and flair to notch up eight MicroMillions titles. Only Russia, which by far and away puts forward probably the most players for this micro stakes series, managed to attain more titles (12). Brazil's haul of eight wins makes up a 3rd of the 24 they've won across all six MicroMillions festivals. If their dominance at the football pitch is anything to move by then we've all got something to fret about. I, for one, welcome our new Brazilian MicroMillions overlords.
Events won by country (top ten)
Russia 12
Brazil 8
Germany 8
Canada 7
United Kingdom 6
Australia 5
Austria 4
Portugal 4
Romania 4
Sweden 4
Click here to peer the entire MicroMillions stats.
Top of the pile sits Clovis "TheManM" Vulczak, a 48-year-old Brazilian who won the MicroMillions Main Event for $126,000 (following a three-way deal). Watch the MicroMillions final table below and the way he turned $22 into $126,000.
We caught up with Vulczak to determine a bit of more in regards to the new MicroMillions champ. Vulczak lives in Blumenau, a city in Santa Catarina which was founded by a number of German immigrants headed up by Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau in the midst of the 19th Century Brazil. Brazilian flair combined with the German work ethic? No wonder Brazil's beginning to pick up some big wins.
The business owner, who's been married for 27 years and has four sons, told us, "It was a terrific feeling, I and my family are more than happy. I'll leave it until the vacations year-end after which take into consideration the best way to spend it."
The huge tournament had 65,397 runners, that's a huge field to get through but there has been one hand particularly which stood out. One hand that modified an ideal payout to an astronomical one (it's hand 8 which starts at 6:30).
"When I saw the AA and 99 I USED TO BE sure that I MIGHT be out of the tournament on the end of the hand, but with the flop giving a flush draw I felt it was my time and that i started screaming for a club. She came and the celebration was very similar to last hand of the tournament," he said.
Rick Dacey is a staff writer for PokerStars Blog. Follow the @PokerStarsBlog Twitter account.
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