Tournament Review for 2-17-2008
This Sunday was a record-breaking day for online poker tournaments, as online poker sites guaranteed more combined money than ever before. Leading the way was the $2 Million Guaranteed Full TiltOnline Poker Series Main Event, the FTOPS $1.5 Million Event #17, the PokerStars $2 Million Turbo Takedown, and the PokerStars Sunday Million.
Sunday's largest score by a PocketFiver was earned by "majdasad" who took home a whopping $307,763 for his 2nd Place finish in the $2,500+120 Full TiltOnline Poker Series Event #17, which was a two day tournament.
PocketFiver "ma77th3gr34t" had a huge win in the FTOPS Event #19, which was a $240+16 Knockout tournament. His outright victory was worth $146k, as he outlasted over 3,650 competitors. Darren "dabadestchic" Nelson (right) finished 9th in the FTOPS Event #19 for $7,300.
Not to be outdone, PocketFiver"aconsuma" placed 4th in the FTOPS $500+35 Main Event for $139k, as he came up just short after playing for 12 hours straight. Also making the FTOPS Main Event final table was "DEEZZZ_NUTS," who finished 7th for $61k.
Isaac "mr. menlo" Baron (top) continued his major online tournament dominance Sunday, with a win in the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan over fellow P5'er Chris "LUHMAN" Martin. Isaac's victory was worth $47,700. Online tournament grinder"tnetter" cashed for $9,500 after ending up in 6th, and PocketFiver"Raoeoiku" collected $4,800 for 8th Place.
The Bodog$100k Guaranteed tournament saw PocketFivers finish in the top 4 spots, as "Koxi82" came out on top for $25,000. Colorful character John "JohnnyGStaks" Hayes (left), known for the Kid Robot hoodies he wears at live events, took home $14,300, after winning this tournament three weeks ago. PocketFives.com Triple Crown Winner Garrett "GBecks" Beckman finished in 3rd place for $9,200 and "payems" won $6,900 after being eliminated in 4th. Michael"SowersUNCC" Sowers had yet another major final table, ending his tournament life in 6th Place and earning $4,500.
The unique PokerStarsTurbo Takedown attracted 9,600 players and paid out over 40% of the player field. For a buyin of 10,000 Frequent Player Points, P5'er "BleedBlue33" earned a paycheck of $80,000 for his 3rd Place finish. The PokerStars Sunday Million saw PocketFiver "Pappe_Ruk" make $14,200 for placing 8th in a tournament field of 7,900 players.
The Sunday Warm-Up was filled with P5'ers at the final table, headed by "xBryceyx" and "stevejpa," who won $41k and $32k for their respective 3rd and 4th Place finishes. Micah "mordan" Hendrix (right) took home $18,800 for 6th, "PureCash25"collected $13,600 for 7th, and "mychucks" rounded out the final table with a $5k score.
Seven PocketFivers made the final table of the PokerStars $200k Guaranteed 2nd Chance tournament, as "A6540" captured 1st Place for nearly $64,000. Coming in 2nd for $32k was "CapTinBisKuiT," and right behind him was "johnboiprodigy," who made $22,500 for his final table appearance. Earning $14k for 5th Place was"bhanks11," followed by "MikeCaroJr," who got 6th for $10,650. "Bcforrest" and "IronRing08" finished 7th and 8th respectively for $7,500 and $4,650.
The PokerStars $150k Guaranteed $215 Rebuy tournament saw more dominance from P5'ers, with"shini_333" earning $36k for Runner-Up. Long-time fan favorite Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken (left) finished in 3rd Place for $25k, as "ATM4Life" earned $14,500 for 5th. PocketFiver "game153" won $11,300 for his 6th Place showing.
The UltimateBet$200k Guaranteed was won by PocketFiver "Harris," adding $45,000 in bankroll, as"bukithepro" cashed for $13k for 4th Place. Justin"JBDenaro157" Blumenthal (right) won $6,500 for 7th Place. The final table included "badpab2" and "blur5f6," who took 9th and 10th place, earning $3,400 and $2,000 respectively. The PartyPoker$300k Guaranteed tournament was won by PocketFiver "IBluffUOut4," who earned well over $50k for his victory.
Congrats to all P5ers who cashed this weekend. Here are the results:
Bodog $100k Guaranteed $100+9
783 entrants – $100,000 paid out to 63 spots
Koxi82 – $25,000
JohnnyGstaks – $14,300
GBecks – $9,200
payems – $6,900
KBird1337 – $5,500
Sowerss – $4,500
buckfoston – $3,500
BROWNDOGMAFIA – $2,500
grayzee9 – $1,600
PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed $200+15
1,768 entrants – $353,600 prize pool
Roman_Mauric
Batnaess
Apolon76
IamKyu
jonasrebane
Nuttz4u
TiltStarter
buelent67
WOOHOO50
MWT55
Full Tilt $2 Million Guaranteed "FTOPS Main Event" $500+35
5,291 entrants – $2,645,500 paid out to 738 spots
Reverse – $456,402
Thomas Wahlroos – $276,455
mosespoker – $177,778
aconsuma – $138,889
NICOFAB – $104,497
fishforfight – $78,042
Brundaddy – $60,847
losebigpots – $46,296
DeuceBuster – $34,392
Full Tilt $1.5 Million Guaranteed "FTOPS Event #17" $2,500+120
849 entrants – $2,122,500 paid out to 90 spots
csimmsux – $488,175
ABU-BILAL – $307,763
slaktarn – $228,169
John Newcombe – $175,106
RandomDonk – $132,656
da_professional – $95,513
Fishof Thedai – $63,675
BigBlueBin23 – $49,667
Ram Vaswani – $36,083
Full Tilt $300k Guaranteed "FTOPS Event #19" $240+16 Knockout
3,656 entrants – $731,200 paid out to 378 spots
ma77th3gr34t – $146,240
G_grinda – $92,131
Tomgus456 – $67,270
THEFORCE32 – $50,453
hwasn – $35,098
TheAsianVampire – $23,398
xxnp55699 – $15,319
oxiej56 – $10,237
Dabadestchic – $7,312
Full Tilt $100k Guaranteed "Sunday Mulligan" $200+16
1,061 entrants – $212,200 paid out to 99 spots
the guru 11 – $47,745
baller11782 – $30,769
Zacpacker – $22,812
Frohbi – $17,507
rivercrime – $13,263
TBaller247 – $9,549
PostflopAction – $6,366
CoinFlip – $4,775
GetPWN3D – $3,395
PokerStars "Turbo Takedown" $2 Million Guaranteed 10,000 FPP
9,600 entrants – $2,000,000 paid out to 4,000 spots
mombasi – $200,000
tobededope – $120,000
BleedBlue33 – $80,000
TXSooner518 – $65,000
qbgoose – $50,000
Karsten85 – $40,000
mmmy17 – $30,000
D.Nowitzki – $20,000
oakblack – $11,000
PokerStars "Sunday Million" $200+15
7,900 entrants – $1,580,000 paid out to 1,080 spots
Kvanmo – $222,780
Baikal7 – $112,180
sunseeker – $79,000
REPda503 – $63,200
Draughter – $47,400
Bry23 – $34,760
MR_CAPO – $24,490
Pappe_Ruk – $14,220
Bdbeatslayer – $9,322
PokerStars "Sunday Warm-Up" $500k Guaranteed $200+15
3,245 entrants – $649,000 paid out to 486 spots
OnlyPlayRagz – $112,082
salmoncatch – $57,177
xBryceyx – $41,082
stevejpa – $32,450
DaPokerGun – $25,441
mjh0318 – $18,821
PureCash25 – $13,629
junior0071 – $8,567
ragamuffin44 – $5,062
PokerStars "Second Chance" $200k Guaranteed $200+15
1,500 – $300,000 paid out to 180 spots
A6540 – $63,870
uncledrkmeat – $32,100
jclan5 – $22,500
stevetAA – $17,850
usourcek – $14,100
joe9859 – $10,650
bcforrest – $7,500
IronRing08 – $4,650
kingcheng – $2,850
PokerStars $150k Guaranteed $200+15 with Rebuys
329 entrants – $241,000 paid out to 45 spots
Empire2000 – $53,020
shini_333 – $36,391
GigaBet – $24,823
bobbyzim – $19,280
INW85 – $14,460
bgame153 – $11,327
El_Canonero – $8,676
WithEez1 – $6,266
mendieta19 – $3,856
UltimateBet $200k Guranteed $200+15
984 entrants – $200,000 paid to 100 places
HarrisMP – $45,000
cushmaster – $26,500
pokerich93 – $18,000
bukithepro – $13,100
mwl342 – $10,500
riviera1965 – $8,500
mhbschwab2 – $6,500
psykobenny – $4,500
Pirate-Pab – $3,400
blur5f6 – $2,000
