US Online Sunday Briefing: "BruceWayne" Wins $53,690
The New Year Kick-off Series wrapped up on Sunday at WSOP.com and it didn't disappoint with the Main Event of series producing the biggest prize pool of the year to date at American-regulated online poker rooms. "BruceWayne" took the most advantage by winning the event for $53,690.
Thomas "baileykins" Mcfadden Jr. won the second most this week after finishing runner-up in the Main Event for $30,975, while Alexander "ShadowFiend1" Condon also won big after shipping the WSOP.com $50,000 Monthly Sunday for $23,370.
Read on for a full look at the Sunday results from partypoker NJ, BorgataPoker.com, PlayMGM, WSOP.com NJ, WSOP.com Nevada, 888poker NJ, and the three 888poker clients in Delaware.
WSOP.com $15,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack
| Date | Jan. 27 |
| Buy-in | $50 |
| Guarantee | $15,000 |
| Entries | 469 |
| Prize pool | $29,075 |
| ITM | 35 |
The WSOP.com $15,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack produced a massive field and almost doubled its $15,000 guarantee with 213 entrants, plus 256 rebuys and 170 add-ons generating a $29,075 prize pool. A total of 35 players cashed for a minimum of $204.
Last week, Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagari won the tournament with Jamie "mooseman1710" Reyes finishing in seventh place. The duo swapped spots this week with Reyes winning the event for $7,705 and Sangannagari bowing out in seventh place for $1,047.
Also at the final table was Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun finishing in fourth place for $1,977.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie "mooseman1710" Reyes | $7,705 |
| 2 | redrags | $4,507 |
| 3 | Lpete8906 | $2,573 |
| 4 | Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun | $1,977 |
| 5 | JTHollywood | $1,686 |
| 6 | Moeseph | $1,396 |
| 7 | Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagari | $1,047 |
| 8 | cristowall39 | $698 |
| 9 | mug15 | $494 |
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Play NowWSOP.com New Year Kick-off Series Main Event - $150,000 NLH
| Date | Jan. 27 |
| Buy-in | $525 |
| Guarantee | $100,000 |
| Entries | 413 |
| Prize pool | $206,500 |
| ITM | 75 |
The WSOP New Year Kick-off Series Main Event - $150,000 NLH was easily the biggest tournament at American regulated online poker rooms of the year so far. The tournament was a huge success with the 295 entrants and 118 rebuys creating a $206,500 prize pool.
It took "BruceWayne" more than 10 1/2 hours of play to become the last player standing and claim the top prize of $53,690. Finishing one spot behind was Thomas "baileykins" Mcfadden Jr. in second place for $30,975.
Jed "jchak" Hoffman also cashed at the final table in seventh place for $7,434.
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BruceWayne | $53,690 |
| 2 | Thomas "baileykins" Mcfadden Jr. | $30,975 |
| 3 | DaUnderStudy | $18,172 |
| 4 | NJ_Thenatura | $14,042 |
| 5 | whoAMeye | $11,771 |
| 6 | drdisrespect | $9,706 |
| 7 | Jed "jchak" Hoffman | $7,434 |
| 8 | lucky15m | $4,956 |
| 9 | geNet1x_ | $3,511 |
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Play NowWSOP.com $50,000 Monthly Sunday
| Date | Jan. 27 |
| Buy-in | $1,000 |
| Guarantee | $50,000 |
| Entries | 82 |
| Prize pool | $77,900 |
| ITM | 9 |
The WSOP.com $50,000 Monthly Sunday attracted 59 entrants and 23 rebuys to create a $77,900 prize pool with nine players cashing for at least $2,882.
After more than six hours of play, Alexander "ShadowFiend1" Condon shipped the event for an impressive score of $23,370.
Also at the final table were John "Hopelep" Hennigan finishing in third place for $9,504 and Jonathan "jetsfan14" Borenstein taking fourth place for $6,310.
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander "ShadowFiend1" Condon | $23,370 |
| 2 | puigmyfriend | $13,633 |
| 3 | John "Hopelep" Hennigan | $9,504 |
| 4 | Jonathan "jetsfan14" Borenstein | $7,946 |
| 5 | bucknaked64 | $6,310 |
| 6 | furikuri | $5,531 |
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Play NowBorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $35K GTD
| Date | Jan. 27 |
| Buy-in | $200 |
| Guarantee | $35,000 |
| Entries | 197 |
| Prize pool | $39,400 |
| ITM | 27 |
The BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $35K GTD attracted 197 entries (126 entrants + 71 reentries) to create a $39,400 prize pool with a total of 27 players cashing for at least $355.
After almost ten hours of play, "FourPair" and "UFOLDIWIN" agreed to a heads-up deal awarding the duo $7,430 and $6,950 respectively. Jason "RiverMan" Lawhun earned his second mention this report with a podium third-place finish for $4,237.
Also at the final table were Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo (fourth - $3,510) and Michael "IIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman Jr. (seventh - $2,183).
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FourPair | $7,430* |
| 2 | UFOLDIWIN | $6,950* |
| 3 | Jason "RiverMan" Lawhun | $4,237 |
| 4 | Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo | $3,510 |
| 5 | Colonel_Forbin | $3,039 |
| 6 | Plesiosaur88 | $2,611 |
| 7 | Michael "IIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman Jr. | $2,183 |
| 8 | buntclaster | $1,755 |
| 9 | Gina2827 | $1,327 |
*Reflects heads-up deal.
PokerStars NJ Sunday Special - $30,000 Gtd
| Date | Jan. 27 |
| Buy-in | $200 |
| Guarantee | $30,000 |
| Entries | 211 |
| Prize pool | $39,246 |
| ITM | 27 |
The PokerStars NJ Sunday Special - $30,000 Gtd smashed its guarantee after attracting 211 entries (120 entrants + 91 reentries) to create a $39,246 prize pool.
After more than 6 1/2 hours of play hours of play, "Renorick1946" shipped the event for $8,438. Joining this player on the podium was Vladamir "D.Drumpf" Alexandrov in second place for $6,083.
Other notable players at the final table included Yong "iFoldN0T" Kwon (fifth - $2,355), Austin "CreamPieMaster" Farmer (sixth - $1,962), and Matthew "MattEMenz" Mendez (seventh - $1,570).
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renorick1946 | $8,438 |
| 2 | Vladamir "D.Drumpf" Alexandrov | $6,083 |
| 3 | JUNE LATATA | $4,611 |
| 4 | watchout | $3,434 |
| 5 | Yong "iFoldN0T" Kwon | $2,355 |
| 6 | Austin "CreamPieMaster" Farmer | $1,962 |
| 7 | Matthew "MattEMenz" Mendez | $1,570 |
| 8 | LCC102515 | $1,177 |
| 9 | HowieWelper | $785 |
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