Tournament Review for 2-10-2008
This Sunday's prize pools across the major poker sites were among the highest in online poker history, as PocketFivers put up impressive stats at major final tables. Among the winners on Sunday, was PocketFiver Craig "craigthedeac" Boyd (right), who took down the PokerStars2nd Chance tournament for $63,600. In order to win, Craig had to go through P5'ers "AsianDude7" (who took 2nd Place for $32,400) and "Joao M," who won $18,100 for finishing 4th.
Three PocketFivers reached the final table of the coveted PokerStars Sunday Million Tournament this past Sunday. "SitAndStack" outlasted over more than 7,780 players and placed 5th, for a paycheck of $46,700. PocketFiver "xxunleashedxx" received $24,100 for his 7th Place finish, while "david_a" won $14,000 for 8th. The $500k Guaranteed "Sunday Warm Up" tournament on PokerStars saw two P5'ers score at the final table. "ATM4Life" won $31,700 for 4th Place and "donkeygoesHEEHAW" collected $13,300 for 7th.
Long-time PocketFiver Carl "colson10" Olson (left) dominated the action in the PokerStars $150k Guaranteed $215 rebuy tournament, taking home $56,600 for his victory in one of the most competitive fields on the Net. "EnoBaLL" made $15,400 in the same tournament for ending up in 5th Place, while popular PocketFivers "PearlJammer," "thorladen," and "Randers" rounded out the final table by finishing in 7th, 8th, and 9th Place respectively.
The UltimateBet$200k Guaranteed $200+15 buyin Sunday major was won by PocketFiver "8balldeluxe" (right), who took home $45,000 for his efforts. Right behind him were "bizaaar," who placed 2nd for $26,500, and "charder," who cashed in for $18,000 while placing 3rd. P5'er "TheNogre" finished in 5th Place and got $10,500 for his efforts, and "makeutap247" finished in 9th for $3,400.
The action heated up Sunday on Full Tilt, as the Full Tilt Online Poker Series took center stage. In a very large 2nd Place finish, PocketFiver "kochan" made a serious move for the top spot in the Australia Sortable Rankings by earning $176,700 in the $1 Million Guaranteed FTOPS Event #9. He was beaten out by well-known professional poker player Erick Lindgren. P5'ers "ryhenicee," "darrenelias," (below-left) and"gettin deep," also had seats at that huge final table, finishing 4th for $89k, 6th for $50k, and 8th for $30k.
The $150k Guaranteed FTOPS Event #8 quadrupled its guaranteed prize pool, as 6,000 participants competed for a shot at $600,000 in prize money. Taking home $48,700 for his 3rd Place finish was PocketFiver"kingwildcard," while "dprodigy" got $11,600 for 8th Place and "daisyxoxo" made $7,600 for 9th.
PocketFiver "TwistedEcho" took down the FullTilt $100k Guaranteed "Sunday Mulligan" tournament, which also featured a prize pool that more than doubled the guarantee. "TwistedEcho" won $51,100 for 1st place,"cool0813" got $32,400 for 2nd, "rcrane082985" finished 3rd for $24,000, and "DahJinerat" made $18,700 for 4th Place. PocketFiver "badbeatninja" finished in 6th for $10,200 and "Mr. Menlo" earned $5,100 for 8th Place.
The PartyPoker$300k saw PocketFiver "l33t_hax0r" earn a paycheck of $23,700 for 3rd place. "Oreglegios" and Top 10 online tournament player "moorman1" both had 5-figure scores for ending their tournament lives in 4th and 6th Place respectively. The Bodog$100k Guaranteed featured two P5'ers at the final table… "lowdog" took home $4,400 for 6th and "matt1269" made $2,400 for 8th.
Congrats to all P5ers who cashed this weekend. Here are the results:
Bodog $100k Guaranteed $100+9
810 entrants – $100,000 paid out to 81 spots
bzimzim – $25,000
ezmoney31 – $14,000
DeCodeD – $9,000
cvanm – $6,500
Remih – $5,400
lowdog – $4,400
will19 – $3,400
matt1269 – $2,400
Ned Reyerson – $1,550
PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed $200+15
1,741 entrants – $348,200 prize pool
Stajje – $67,899
somethingGood – $37,432
Day_Trader_7 – $23,678
Oreglegios – $18,455
Antioxy – $14,973
Moorman1 – $11,491
R_U_JOE_KING – $8,879
TrackYou – $6,094
glider15 – $4,527
tazrufs – $2,960
Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed "FTOPS Event #9" $300+22
5,637 entrants – $1,691,100 paid out to 738 spots
Erick Lindgren – $291,748.57
Kochan – $176,720
No Woman No Cry – $113,642
ryhenicee – $88,783
Renatex01 – $66,798
darrenelias – $49,887
madmax79 – $38,895
gettin deep – $29,594
augie00 – $21,984
Full Tilt $100k Guaranteed "Sunday Mulligan" $200+16
1,136 entrants – $227,200 paid out to 108 spots
TwistedEcho – $51,120
cool0813 – $32,376
russbuster – $23,970
DahJinerat – $18,744
xxxlargeballs – $14,200
badbeatninja – $10,224
DeuceBuster – $6,816
the guru 11 – $5,112
Stop My Flow – $3,635
Full Tilt $150k Guaranteed "FTOPS Event #8" $120+9
6,000 entrants – $600,000 paid out to 492 spots
Sleepy_Hippo – $114,612
neil003 – $70,200
checkdisouttt – $48,720
OnlyPlayRagz – $36,000
th_IN_kB4Urail – $26,400
hurikane3 – $18,000
smzoc2 – $11,580
EasyFlow – $11,580 (same payout)
daisyxoxo – $7,620
PokerStars "Sunday Warm-Up" $500k Guaranteed $200+15
3,172 – $592,200 paid out to 486 spots
InterTony – $109,561
guyguy12 – $55,891
chuckchuk – $40,158
INW85 – $31,720
Zauron111 – $24,868
StoneCold17 – $18,398
TiltHappens – $13,322
bdubs3737 – $8,374
AMausi08 – $4,948
PokerStars "Sunday Million" $200+15
7,786 – $1,557,200 paid out to 1080 spots
tomgus456 – $219,565
haxxories – $110,561
4JesseJames4 – $77,860
mbouh – $62,288
SitAndStack – $46,716
Wibez – $34,258
UNLEASHED66 – $24,137
david_a – $14,015
scoots_mc – $9,187
PokerStars "Second Chance" $200k Guaranteed $200+15
1,542 – $308,400 paid out to 225 spots
craigthedeac – $63,623
Asiandude77 – $32,382
teacuppoker – $22,575
Joao M. – $18,134
redhookesb – $14,186
Fresh_056 – $10,794
DonTomaso – $7,648
JERRRY – $4,719
forcewithme9 – $2,776
PokerStars $150k Guaranteed $200+15 with Rebuys
372 entrants – $257,200 paid out to 45 spots
colson10 – $56,584
pooli – $38,837
Bdbeatslayer – $26,492
fizzy10 – $20,576
EnoBaLL – $15,432
chapmoney – $12,088
PearlJammer – 9,259
thorladen – $6,687
Randers – $4,115
UltimateBet $200k Guranteed $200+15
989 entrants – $200,000 paid to 100 places
8balldeluxe – $45,000
raaazib – $26,500
charder30 – $18,000
geirto – $13,100
repdachi – $10,500
Resolute777 – $8,500
Angelica – $6,500
maug13 – $4,500
tadpole76 – $3,400
jschnett – $2,000