Nevada Weekend Tournament Review for May 19, 2014

stevebrogan · May 19, 2014

In Nevada, WSOP.com kicked off its weekend with seven major events including the Weekend Warm-Up $5,000 Guarantee and the Re-Entry R&A $3,000 Guarantee on Saturday. On Sunday, it ran the Sunday Freezeout and Sunday $15,000 Guarantee. WSOP.com had 461 runners vying for the 61 available prizes totaling $54,000.

One of the events was a $215 buy-in with the top prize of an entry to the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event worth $10,000. The player with the highest valued cash this weekend on WSOP.com was SuGaRaY71in the WSOP Main Event Qualifier, winning a $10,000 seat. SuGaRaY71 now has 17 cashes totaling almost $18,000 in value this year.

The player with the highest cash prize was zentrain, who won the Sunday $15,000 event for $5,880. This is only the second time that zentrain has cashed in the higher paying events, with the last win being an entry to any $1,500 WSOP event.

The WSOP.com weekend started with PocketFiver PremiumStud (pictured above) winning the $3,000 event on Friday for $1,200 and his tenth cash of the year. Isildur1 won the Weekend-Warm-Up on Saturday for $2,442 and his first victory this year.

RetiredNavywon the Saturday Re-Entry event. You might recall he won Event #4 of the WSOP Online Championships for $12,125 against a field of 362 runners.

This weekend saw Ultimate Poker run three of its scheduled major events. There were 140 runners fighting for the 26 prize spots available, totaling $14,184. The player with the highest individual cash was MattZmanin the Sunday $10,000 for $2,500. That event had an overlay of $809, as the guarantee was not met. It was the first time MattZman was seen at a final table this year.

The following are the tournament results for the weekend from WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker, two of the regulated online poker sites in Nevada. Visit PocketFives’ Nevada poker community for the latest news and discussion from Nevada players.

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WSOP.com – the $27.50 R&A $3,000 Guarantee for Friday, May 16 had 54 runners buying in for $25, 71 re-buys for $25, and 35 add-ons for $25, totaling $4,000. 9 spots were paid with 1st place $1,200 and 15th place $148. The top nine finishers were:

1. PaulDewald $1,200 (PremiumStud)
2. Mrterry007 $700
3. jdcandidate $488
4. XIII_XIII $408
5. priest888 $324
6. chipraise $284
7. redmike99 $244
8. pharaoh $204
9. Sir1_Sack_U $148

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WSOP.com – the Weekend Warm-Up $55 R&A $5,000 Guarantee event on Saturday, May 17 had 49 runners buying in for $55($50+5), 55 rebuys and 28 add-ons creating a prize pool of $6,600. There were 5 winners with 1st place $2,442 and 5th place $726. The five finishers were:

1. Isildur1 $2,442
2. MrBeaumont $1,650 (MrBeaumont)
3. Peaches $990
4. Mcevoy $792
5. jdcandidate $726

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WSOP.com – the $33 Re-Entry $3,000 Guarantee event on Saturday, May 17 had 60 runners buying in for $33($30+3), and 29 re-entries for $30 creating a prize pool of $2,670 and creating an overlay of $330. There were 6 winners with 1st place $1,050 and 6th place $240. The six finishers were:

1. RetiredNavy $1,050
2. RURAHRAHRAH $660
3. IBEENGrindN $450 (IBEENGrindN)
4. dobie88 $330
5. CHIPSAVER $270
6. MrBeaumont $240 (MrBeaumont)

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WSOP.com – the $215 Qualifier to the 2014 WSOP $10,000 Main Event ran on Saturday, May 17. There were 46 runners buying in for $215($200+15) creating a prize pool of $9,200 and creating an overlay of $800. The first place finisher won a $10,000 entry to the 2014 WSOP Main Event.

1. SuGaRaY71 $10,000 2014 WSOP ME Seat

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WSOP.com – the $55 FreezeOut on Sunday with a $1000 Guarantee May 18 had 82 runners buying in for $55($50+5) creating a prize pool of $4,100. There were 10 winners with 1st place $1,230 and 10th place $102.50. The ten finishers were:

1. ganswer $1,230.00
2. GottheNutz $820.00
3. RetiredNavy $492.00
4. ATLien $389.50
5. AmazingAK47 $328.00
6. ViperJohnB $246.00
7. luckisreal $205.00
8. scross $164.00
9. KJS257 $123.00
10. CPGodbey $102.50

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WSOP.com – the 15KGuarantee for Sunday, May 18, had 105 runners buying in for $215 ($200+$15) for a total prize pool of $21,000. 20 spots were paid with 1st place $5,880 and 20th place $336. The top nine finishers were:

1. zentrain $5,880.00
2. mnbass1 $3,402.00 (bassmaster)
3. waldo4 $1,953.00
4. Guypie $1,533.00
5. TEEPS $1,323.00
6. AK1688 $1,113.00
7. brokefinger $882.00 (asianhustler)
8. allprowi $588.00 (Iamtheflower)
9. dicma $441.00

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WSOP.com – the $27.50 R&A $3,000 Guarantee for Sunday, May 18, had 65 runners buying in for $25, 103 re-buys for $25, and 44 add-ons for $25, totaling $5,300. 10 spots were paid with 1st place $1,537.00 and 10th place $148.40. The ten finishers were:

1. ucheckicheck $1,537.00
2. MrMayor $901.00
3. BeTheLight $636.00
4. CindrllaMan $530.00 (LuckSackGMZ)
5. brokefinger $424.00 (asianhustler)
6. redmike99 $365.70
7. gothunder $312.70
8. ValueBet $259.70
9. iLvpoon $185.50
10. MrBeaumont $148.40 (MrBeaumont)

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Ultimate Poker – the $2,000 Nightly, Friday, May 16, had 19 runners buying in for $50 each ($45.50+4.50) with 11 rebuys and 12 add-ons generating a prize pool of $1,911 creating an overlay of $89. 4 spots were paid with 1st place for $900 and 4th place getting $240. The four finishers were:

1. ramblonrose $900
2. ktana $500
3. Dr. H $360
4. garydpa $240

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Ultimate Poker – the $10,000 Sunday, May 18, had 101 runners buying in for $100 each ($91.00+9.00) generating a prize pool of $9,191 and creating an overlay of $809. 18 spots were paid with 1st place $2,500.68 and 18th place getting $150. The top nine finishers were:

1. MattZman $2,500.68
2. Upay4MyHJs $1,750.48
3. TheOtherDave $1,200.30
4. RedMike99 $900.20
5. Wealthy360 $700.14
6. DatDude $550.08
7. GrnSmoothie $450.06
8. PottyTrainMe $350.04
9. Kristin $248.02

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Ultimate Poker – the $2,000 Nightly R&A, Sunday, May 18, had 20 runners buying in for $50 each ($45.50+4.50) with 17 rebuys and 11 add-ons generating a prize pool of $2,184. 4 spots were paid with 1st place for $982.80 and 4th place getting $262.08. The four finishers were:

1. Sunchief $982.80
2. Butters $546.00
3. ktana $393.12
4. Dr. H $262.08

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