Online Poker Weekend: 'huztlerCrew', 'herdgolf86' Super Winners
The social occasion that is Super Bowl Sunday traditionally results in a slight dip in attendance in major online events. Yesterday's big tourneys stayed true to expectations, though the overall turnouts remained high. A three-way chop defined the final table of the PokerStars Sunday Million before 'huztlerCrew' went on to win, while a triumph for 'herdgolf86' at the Full Tilt Super Sunday $500,000 made it a foursome of six-figure winners on the day. Here's how the action played out:
PokerStars Sunday Million
Super Bowl Sunday affected PokerStars slightly, but 7,513 players still entered the Stars Sunday Million to create a total prize pool of $1,502,600. Impressive notable finishes just shy of the final table included Jordan "scarface_79" Smith in 12th place ($7,513), James 'jcamby33' Campbell in 19th ($3,005.20) and Matt "GrinderMJ" Juttlestad in 84th ($2,103.64). These were the chip counts as the final table started:
freakypokerd - 14,990,647
huztlerCrew - 10,496,304
niuniu09 - 9,734,536
Kripp85 - 9,023,664
MCLegend - 7,238,062
Alan "BodogAri" Engel - 7,211,054
FRfr1111 - 5,607,971
kiaser - 5,564,280
youjizz - 5,263,482
With nobody entering the final table with a huge stack the standings shifted around quite a bit. Eliminated first was the original chip leader, freakypokerd, at the 150,000/300,000/30,000 level. FRfr1111 opened to 600,000 from early position and freakypokerd re-raised to 2,400,000 on the button. FRfr1111 called and the flop came 9?8?9?. FRfr1111 8?8? check-called an all-in bet of 6,575,647 from freakypokerd (J?J?). The turn and river came A? and 4? as freakypokerd departed in ninth place for $10,518.20. Kiaser exited at 200,000/400,000/40,000. After losing a coin-flip to Alan "BodogAri" Engel, kiaser's last 806,234 went in the middle with A?5? holdings against FRfr1111's Q?10?. The board came 10?4?3?Q?3? and kiaser busted in eighth place for $17,279.90.
At 250,000/500,000/50,000, niuniu09 was knocked out by Alan Engel, who went on a heater during the level. A short-stacked niuniu09 went all in for 1,913,482 from middle position with J?10? and Engel isolated from the cutoff holding A?K?. The board rolled out 2?A?8?Q?7? and niuniu09 hit the road in seventh place for $26,295.50. Engel continued his good run by eliminating Kripp85. He raised to 1,130,000 on the button and Kripp85 went all in for a total of 2,887,328 from the big blind with K?Q?. Engel called with J?7? and won the pot when the board ran out 8?3?3?J?8?. Kripp85 earned $39,067.60 for the sixth-place finish. Engel claimed a third victim toward the end of the level. He raised to 1,201,000 in the cutoff and youjizz went all in for 7,306,600 in the big blind with 4?3?. The move didn't work as Engel held J?J? and won the hand when the board ran out K?3?J?9?7?. The fifth-place finish paid youjizz $54,093.60.
FRfr1111 was sent to the rail at 300,000/600,000/60,000. MCLegend opened to 1,545,000 from the cutoff and FRfr1111 went all in for 7,063,900 out of the big blind with A?Q?. MCLegend called with A?9? and won the hand in convincing fashion when the dream flop came 9?9?9?. The turn and river were a meaningless K? and 8? and FRfr1111 was out in fourth place for $69,119.60. A deal between the remaining three players guaranteed each the following, with $30,000 set aside for the eventual winner:
MCLegend - $127,518.22
huztlerCrew - $120,000
Alan "BodogAri" Engel - $116,613.76
Alan Engel exited in third. From the small blind, huztlerCrew raised to 1,500,000, Engel re-raised to 3,567,804 and huztlerCrew re-popped it to 8,400,000. Engel called, and when the flop came 7?2?5?, huztlerCrew shoved. Engel called all-in for 11,767,804 and held A?J?, trailing huztlerCrew's 6?6?. The turn and river came 7? and 10?, no help to Engel who finished in third place for $116,613.76. These were the chip counts at the start of heads-up play:
huztlerCrew - 46,363,458
MCLegend - 28,766,542
HuztlerCrew maintained his lead and went on to win the tournament. At 400,000/800,000/80,000, MCLegend went all in for 15,986,542 with A?8? and huztlerCrew called with K?4?. The board ran out 9?5?9?4?J? and MCLegend was on the losing end, finishing in second place for $127,518.22. The winner of the PokerStars Sunday Million was huztlerCrew for $150,000.
Final Results:
*1. huztlerCrew - $150,000
*2. MCLegend - $127,518.22
*3. Alan "BodogAri" Engel - $116,613.76
4. FRfr1111 - $69,119.60
5. youjizz - $54,093.60
6. Kripp85 - $39,067.60
7. niuniu09 - $26,295.50
8. kiaser - $17,279.90
9. freakypokerd - $10,518.20
* �� three-way chop for remaining prize money; $30,000 for eventual winner
Full Tilt $500,000 Guarantee
Full Tilt offered a Super Sunday $500,000 Guarantee that drew 2,805 participants, with first place awarding $102,663. Notables to just miss the final table included Adam "Roothlus" Levy in 11th place ($5,610), Domen "DaPokerGun" Pinteri? in 15th ($4,151.40), John Newcombe in 50th ($1,065.90), govshark2 in 64th ($897.60), Michael Craig in 71st ($897.60), Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick in 84th ($673.20) and Matt "All In At 420" Stout in 91st ($673.20). The chip counts to start the final were as follows:
PrishChips31 - 1,435,142
Antonio18 - 1,427,298
Yeshaya - 1,265,718
xx BabyGrand xx - 1,216,714
Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper - 1,009,058
fooker323 - 872,986
mi30ke - 629,578
Don "Brian Stevens" Stevens - 360,396
bigbubbava - 198,110
The first to leave the final table was mi30ke on the last hand of the 17,000/34,000/4,000 level. Mi30ke's Q?9? came up second-best to xx BabyGrand xx's K?J? on a 2?A?5?7?9? board. The ninth-place finish earned mi30ke $7,854. Don "Brian Stevens" Stevens went out next at 20,000/40,000/5,000. Under the gun, Stevens went all in for 139,896 with K?10? and ran into Antonio18's A?A?. The board rolled out 9?6?A?Q?Q? and Stevens collected $10,332.40 for eighth. A deja vu moment occurred a few hands later when Antonio18 held the same cards (A?A?) and eliminated bigbubbava, who tabled 8?8?. The board came 5?7?Q?5?2? and bigbubbava was out in seventh place for $13,127.40.
Yeshaya was eliminated at 25,000/50,000/6,000. On the button, Antonio18 raised to 135,000 and Yeshaya shoved from the big blind for 791,380 with A?5?. Antonio18 called with A?Q? and took down the pot when the board came 2?3?J?8?3?. Yeshaya took home $17,783.70 for the sixth-place showing. Later in the level fooker323 departed. All in for 510,472 with 3?3?, fooker323 ran into Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper's A?A?. The 3? fell on the flop, but it was followed by A? and 10?. Neither the turn nor river brought the case trey for fooker323, who finished in fifth place for $24,684. PrishChips31 went out next after moving all in from the button with A?7? and running into Antonio18's 9?9?. The board brought no ace and PrishChips31 was out in fourth place for $32,538. At 30,000/60,000/7,500, xx BabyGrand xx fell. Chris Tipper shoved from the small blind with the big stack holding Q?7? and xx BabyGrand xx called all-in from the big blind with K?8?. The board came 7?4?5?9?A? and xx BabyGrand xx collected $40,953 for third.
Tipper began heads-up play with almost a 3:1 chip lead and won the tournament before the end of the level. On the final hand, Antonio18's J?10? was up against Tipper's A?6?. The board came 6?5?4?2?8? and Antonio18's run ended in second place for $62,832, while Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper collected $102,663 for winning the Full Tilt Super Sunday $500,000.
Final Results:
1. Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper - $102,663
2. Antonio18 - $62,832
3. xx BabyGrand xx - $40,953
4. PrishChips31 - $32,538
5. fooker323 - $24,684
6. Yeshaya - $17,783.70
7. bigbubbava - $13,127.40
8. Don "Brian Stevens" Stevens - $10,332.40
9. mi30ke - $7,854
Other Sunday Results
Full Tilt Sunday Brawl
1. asgeirt80 - $84,199.77
2. Mark "dipthrong" Herm - $54,463.20
3. thekellster89 - $40,434.80
4. TinSmith86 - $30,532.40
5. benvo123 - $21,455.20
6. MrRenniW - $14,028.40
7. Skully18 - $9,489.80
8. Chancew - $6,601.60
9. zug33 - $4,951.20
Buy-in: $240+16
Prize Pool: $412,600
Entrants: 2,063
Other Notables: Dan "imabigkidnow" Kelly (62nd, $742.68), Terry "Asiandude7" Eischens (72nd, $680.79), Tom "titantom32" Braband (79th, $639.53), Soren Kongsgaard (84th, $598.27)
Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan
1. fishhookn1 - $45,000
2. mdv85 - $29,000
3. DaPokerGun - $21,500
4. Fishbones11 - $16,500
5. Aaron "SpanishKey" Been - $12,500
6. JaspudUF - $9,000
7. pcayoobh - $6,000
8. TEX582 - $4,500
9. Tomgus456 - $3,200
Buy-in: $200+16
Prize Pool: $200,000
Entrants: 954
Other Notables: Shawn "phat_cat1" Luman (10th, $1,840), Dan "imabigkidnow" Kelly (36th, $660), Terry "Asiandude7" Eischens (51st, $520)
Poker Stars Sunday Warmup ($750,000 guaranteed)
1. wurevolution - $105,768
2. pulse time - $73,224
3. MagicDeal - $48,816
4. Beund2 - $40,680
5. propell - $32,544
6. MikeKB878 - $24,408
7. faroo263 - $16,272
8. djalminha - $10,170
9. stockcar99 - $6,996.96
Buy-in: $200+15
Prize Pool: $813,600
Entrants: 4,068
Other Notables: Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick (40th, $1,464.48), Joe "Dyzalot" Morneau (54th, $1,383.12), Andy "BKice" Seth (62nd, $1,301.76), Danny "The_D_RY" Ryan (83rd, $1,220.40)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($500,000 guaranteed)
1. jasken - $91,500
2. jpmetalman - $66,500
3. tnetter - $50,000
4. drag0nslay3r - $37,500
5. fridhem - $26,250
6. FeiteFrank - $21,250
7. therealbo - $16,250
8. LockdownTex - $11,250
9. Edith_Piaf - $7,000
Buy-in: $500+30
Prize Pool: $500,000 (included $35,000 overlay)
Entrants: 930
Other Notables: Victor Ramdin (10th, $5,000), Thomas "BMH v 2.37" Rau (17th, $3,050), Mike "Sowerss" Sowers (18th, $3,050), Evan "PURPLE "K" 99" Parkes (31st, $1,750)
