This week, Ultimate Pokerheld three tournaments with first place payouts approaching $1,000 or more, the $2,500 Nightly events. There were 109 runners generating a prize pool of $9,509.50, paying a total of 17 spots. The highest cash this week went to PocketFives’ own Brent bhanks11 Hanks, also a Team U Pro, for $1,228.94.

At the final table on Thursday, he absolutely crushed it, taking out three players in a row before getting heads-up with Battle Born. Hanks had a 5:1 chip lead and practically the only way Battle Born could win a hand was with quad kings. In the end, Hanks’ aggressive style of play won hands-down for all the chips.

Ultimate Poker Team U Pro and PocketFives member Phil USCphildo Collins was the only other Team U Pro to cash this week, taking down the Wednesday event for $1,219.

Thekat was this week’s only player who cashed in more than one event, taking down Monday’s event for $1,161 and getting fourth place money on Tuesday for $304.

WSOP.com ran its four $3,000 events as scheduled and only one had an overlay (Thursday’s event for $875). The rest of their events exceeded the guarantees. There were 202 runners with a total prize pool of $13,175. The player with the highest cash was DARKSHARK with a payout of $1,112, taking down Wednesday night’s event. DARKSHARK min-cashed in Tuesday’s event for $125.

Only two other players had multiple cashes: pitifool with a second place and sixth place finish for $848, and wmagik2 with a first place finish on Tuesday for $1,020 and a ninth place min-cash for $122.

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Ultimate Poker – the $2,500 R&A Nightly, Tuesday, December 17, had 37 runners buying in for $50 each ($45.50+4.50) generating a prize pool of $3,139.50. 6 spots were paid with 1st place for $1,161.60 and 6th place getting $188.37. The six finishers were:

1. Thekat $1,161.60
2. yogurteater $784.88
3. Kristin $470.93
4. TheGoat2121 $313.95
5. LUCKY_RIVER $219.77
6. ser1was $188.37

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Ultimate Poker – the $2,500 R&A Nightly, Wednesday, December 18, had 34 runners buying in for $50 each ($45.50+4.50) generating a prize pool of $3,048.50. 5 spots were paid with 1st place for $1,219.39 and 5th place getting $243.88. The five finishers were:

1. USCphildo $1,219.39 (USCphildo)
2. t-bone $823.10
3. oceanso7 $457.28
4. Thekat $304.85
5. playtowin $243.88

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Ultimate Poker – the $2,500 R&A Nightly, Thursday, December 19, had 38 runners buying in for $50 each ($45.50+4.50) generating a prize pool of $3,321.50. 6 spots were paid with 1st place for $1,228.94 and 6th place getting $199.29. The six finishers were:

1. BHanks11 $1,228.94 (bhanks11)
2. Battle Born$830.38
3. gggirl $498.23
4. alamb $x332.15
5. MikeRoLoVe $232.51
6. KB $199.29

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WSOP.com – the $27.50 R&A $3,000 Guarantee for Monday, December 16, had 54 runners buying in for $25, 44 re-buys for $25, 34 add-ons for $25, totaling $3,300.00. 9 spots were paid with 1st place $990.00 and 9th place getting $122.10. The nine finishers were:

1. _Saint_ $990.00
2. allprowi $577.50 (Iamtheflower)
3. LasVegasSam $402.60
4. KBWSOP $336.60
5. Zizi7 $267.30
6. LAGityTAGity $234.30
7. C_MURDA $201.30
8. legum $168.30
9. wmagik2 $122.10

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WSOP.com – the $27.50 R&A $3,000 Guarantee for Tuesday, December 17, had 57 runners buying in for $25, 42 re-buys for $25, 37 add-ons for $25, totaling $3,400.00. 9 spots were paid with 1st place $1,020.00 and 9th place getting $128.50. The nine finishers were:
1. wmagik2 $1,020.00
2. pitifool $595.00
3. Call4FunTime $414.80
4. vegasino $346.80
5. BIGBUCKSV $275.40
6. GramerPolece $241.40
7. kingsilas $207.40
8. Survivor $173.40
9. DARKSHARK $125.80

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WSOP.com – the $27.50 R&A $3,000 Guarantee for Wednesday, December 18, had 49 runners buying in for $25, 53 re-buys for $25, 37 add-ons for $25, totaling $3,475.00. 8 spots were paid with 1st place $1,112.00 and 8th place getting $180.70. The eight finishers were:

1. DARKSHARK $1,112.00
2. VPIHokie1970 $625.50
3. tzone63 $434.37
4. albatross56 $364.87
5. BachoB $288.42
6. pitifool $253.67
7. ItsAnEZFold $215.45
8. redmike99 $180.70

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WSOP.com – the $27.50 R&A $3,000 Guarantee for Thursday, December 18, had 42 runners buying in for $25, 23 re-buys for $25, 20 add-ons for $25, totaling $2,125, creating an overlay of $875. 8 spots were paid with 1st place $960 and 8th place getting $156. The eight finishers were:

1. jchak $960
2. luckisreal $540
3. whiteyslacks $375
4. BShriever23 $315
5. BallSoHard23 $249
6. SilverMoon $219
7. rhin0 $186 (whiterhino)
8. wantgumgum $156