Online Poker Weekend: 'jnic00', 'dusnguyen' Highlight Sunday Action
Heavy turnouts marked many of the major online events on the final Sunday in January, led by guarantee-smashing crowds at the PokerStars Sunday Million and Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee. Top honors in the Sunday Million went to 'jnic00', while 'dusnguyen' captured the $750,000 Guarantee. The final tables played out in this manner:
PokerStars Sunday Million
The PokerStars Sunday Million drew of gathering of 8,500 entrants to create a total prize pool of $1,700,000. Among the best finishers short of the final table were Joe "ender555" Ebanks in 20th place ($3,400), Scott "SCTrojans" Freeman in 40th ($2,890), Bryan "Squirrely1" Sapp in 45th ($2,890) and James "jcamby33" Campbell in 69th ($2,550). The chip counts to start the final table were as follows:
marmotte21 - 21,501,474
i_lv_beer - 14,751,124
Kris Merlot - 14,146,860
jnic00 - 13,538,955
PaperLamp - 6,068,750
Flamarion - 5,232,648
rebel1100 - 3,877,560
Yann "LastChance11" Brosolo - 3,150,250
Juanjo "calytry" Ayza - 2,732,379
Rebel1100 busted first from the final table at the 150,000/300,000/30,000 level. From the small blind, rebel1100 min-raised to 600,000 and PaperLamp re-raised to 1,500,000 from the big bind. Without hesitation, rebel1100 went all in for 3,517,560 with A?Q? and PaperLamp opted to call holding K?J?. The board came 2?7?7?9?J? as the river jack sent rebel1100 home in ninth place for $11,900. Flamarion was the next victim at this level after making an opening raise to 720,000 from middle position. A call from marmotte21 in the big blind brought out a 7?10?2? flop. Marmotte21 led out 1,200,000 and Flamarion raised all in for 3,762,648 with Q?Q?. Marmotte21 called with 7?6? and caught a fortunate river 7? for trips. Flamarion finished in eighth place for $19,550. Yann "LastChance11" Brosolo made his exit late in the level when he ran K?Q? into Juanjo "calytry" Ayza's A?Q?. The board brought no king for Brosolo as he finished in seventh place for $29,750.
PaperLamp was felted at 200,000/400,000/40,000. From the cutoff, jnic00 made it 850,750 to go and PaperLamp called from the big blind. After the turn, with the board showing 5?Q?8?4?, PaperLamp three-bet all in with Q?7? and jnic000 called with 5?4?. A lot of cards could save PaperLamp's tournament life, but the river 5? instead filled jnic00 up. PaperLamp earned $42,500 for the sixth-place showing. Juanjo "calytry" Ayza hit the rail at 250,000/500,000/50,000. Under the gun jnic00 raised to 1,111,111 and Ayza shoved from the button, holding A?9?, for 5,278,379. A quick call by jnic00 revealed J?J? and when the board rolled out J?K?2?6?10?, Juanjo "calytry" Ayza was out in fifth place for $59,500. Kris Merlot was sent packing later that level. Matmotte21 raised to 1,500,000 from the cutoff and Kris Merlot went all in for 9,166,860 from the big blind with 10?10?. Marmotte21 held K?K? and called, winning the pot as the board ran out 8?5?Q?J?2?. Kris Merlot received $76,500 for fourth.
A deal between the remaining three players guaranteed each the following amount, with the eventual winner to receive an additional $30,000:
jnic00 - $148,788.86
marmotte21 - $132,696.59
i_lv_beer - $127,284.55
Marmotte21 exited next. At 300,000/600,000/60,000, marmotte21 went all in from the button for 12,271,898 with Q?10? and was called by jnic00 in the big blind with A?Q?. The board came 2?9?J?4?4? and marmotte21 finished in third place for $132,696.59.
Heads-up play began with jnic00 holding a slight chip lead, and he soon won the event. Down to 13,362,320, i_lv_beer shoved with K?3? and jnic00 called with Ad6c. The board ran out 8?7?2?10?Q? and i_lv_beer came up short in the heads-up battle, finishing as runner-up for $127,284.55. Jnic00 collected $178,788.86 for winning the PokerStars Sunday Million.
Final Results:
*1. jnic00 - $178,788.86
*2. i_lv_beer - $127,284.55
*3. marmotte21 - $132,696.59
4. Kris Merlot - $76,500.00
5. Juanjo "calytry" Ayza - $59,500.00
6. PaperLamp - $42,500.00
7. Yann "LastChance11" Brosolo - $29,750.00
8. Flamarion - $19,550.00
9. rebel1100 - $11,900.00
* �� three-way chop for remaining prize money; $30,000 for the winner
Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee
The <a rel="nofollow" href="/full-tilt-poker/">Full Tilt</a> $750,000 Guarantee drew 3,866 participants, with first place awarding $136,895.06. Among the best non-final finishers here were Brian "SN8WMAN" Hawkins in 10th place ($7,422.72), BadcardsAA in 15th ($5,489.72) and Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin in 93rd ($927.84). These were the chip counts to start the final table:
dusnguyen - 2,791,908
Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky - 2,373,090
farid1221x - 2,003,656
TigBitties2 - 1,195,884
nickdawgg - 1,140,773
cashqueen88 - 812,785
Bluedog428 - 470,264
Jordan Morgan - 456,720
Chris "hattrick8810" Odle - 352,920
Bluedog428 was eliminated first at 14,000/28,000/3,500. TigBitties2 opened to 56,000 from the button and Bluedog428 went all in for 430,764 from the big blind with A?10?. TigBitties2 called with A?Q? and won the hand when the board rolled out Q?6?9?8?A?. Bluedog428 took home $10,360.88 for the ninth-place showing. Out next was cashqueen88 at 17,000/34,000/4,000. From middle position cashqueen88 went all in for for 397,674 with 8?7?, but ran into Chris "hattrick8810" Odle's K?K? on the button. The board came Q?7?4?3?5? and cashqueen88 departed in eighth for $13,917.60.
TigBitties2 was sent to the rail by Jordan Morgan at 20,000/40,000/5,000. From the button TigBitties2 raised to 120,000, and Morgan made it 600,000 total from the small blind. TigBitties2 went all in for another 81,298 more with A?K? and Morgan called with J?4?. Morgan liked the flop, though, as it came 4?Q?4?. The K? came on the turn to provide some hope for TigBitties2, but the river was the Q? and TigBitties2 was out in seventh place for $17,783.60. Later in the level, nickdawgg hit the rail after getting it in with A?K? against dusnguyen's 2?2?. The board ran out Q?J?2?Q?6? and nickdawgg was felted in sixth place for $23,737.24.
Chris "hattrick8810" Odle exited the final table next. Down to 105,644, Odle's last chips were on the line with Q?10? against Jordan Morgan's K?7?. The board came 10?2?K?A?7? and Odle was eliminated in fifth place for $31,010.48. Finishing in fourth place was farid1221x. In a limped pot between the blinds, Jordan Morgan and farid1221x saw a 10?J?3? flop. A series of bets and raises between the two put farid1221x's tournament life on the line with K?K?, but Morgan held A?A?. The turn and river came 2? and 4?, no help to farid1221x, who took home $42,680.64. Jordan Morgan, though, climbed no higher. He was eliminated at 30,000/60,000/7,500 after colliding with dusnguyen, who raised from the button to 165,000. Morgan called from the big blind and the flop came 3?10?J?. Morgan led out 145,000 and dusnguyen called, leading to the 9? turn. This time Morgan check-raised all in for 2,548,247 with A?8? and dusnguyen called with the nut straight, K?Q?. Morgan needed a heart on the river, but the 10? fell instead. Jordan Morgan finished in third place for $54,123.
The heads-up battle was brief. With the board reading 9?J?K?4?4?, dusnguyen got it in with 6?3? for a flush that beat Wilinofsky's K?2?. For the runner-up showing, Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky took home $82,732.40, while dusnguyen collected $136,895.06 for winning the Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee.
1. dusnguyen - $136,895.06
2. Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky - $82,732.40
3. Jordan Morgan - $54,124
4. farid1221x - $42,680.64
5. Chris "hattrick8810" Odle - $32,010.48
6. nickdawgg - $23,737.24
7. TigBitties2 - $17,783.60
8. cashqueen88 - $13,917.60
9. Bluedog428 - $10,360.88
Other Results:
Full Tilt Sunday Brawl
1. Viktor - $93,286.73
2. philbort - $60,376.80
3. soudara - $44,825.20
4. giorango - $33,847.60
5. SeijiStar - $23,784.80
6. StakAtak - $15,551.60
7. Bryan "Squirrely1" Sapp - $10,520.20
8. Mark "The Omaholic" Roland - $7,318.40
9. dsindy - $5,488.80
Buy-in: $240+16
Prize Pool: $457,400
Entrants: 2,287
Other Notables: Chris "CzarBushov" Bushman (19th-$1,372.20), fan4mizzou (21st, $1,372.20), Pokerccini (49th, $914.80), Jon Turner (60th, $823.32)
Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan
1. boykee - $53,240
2. Chris "MoormanI" Moorman - $33,880
3. CampCommando - $24,926
4. jomama7769 - $19,662.50
5. inf3rnal - $15,125
6. Christian Kruel - $10,890
7. meaneye - $7,260
8. carpman42 - $5,445
9. th_IN-kB4Urail - $3,872
Buy-in: $200+16
Prize Pool: $242,000
Entrants: 1,210
Other Notables: Amanda "Mandy B" Baker (20th, $883.30), Tim "Tmay420" West (21st, $883.30), Johan "busto_soon" van Til (46th, $605), Scott "SCTrojans08" Freeman (48th, $605)
PokerStars Sunday Warmup ($750,000 guaranteed)
1. Snookerfun - $112,642.80
2. emyjim - $78,588
3. SexSeen - $52,392
4. J0hnny_Dr@m@ - $43,660
5. spiderfrank - $34,928
6. 21aek21 - $26,196
7. Iteopepe88 - $17,464
8. ToBeTheMan - $10,915
9. harima - $7,072.90
Buy-in: $200+15
Prize Pool: $873,200
Entrants: 4,336
Other Notables: Connor "blanconegro" Drinan (97th, $1,222.48)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($500,000 guaranteed)
1. weeminer - $99,349.60
2. Christian "charder30" Harder - $71,984.50
3. FHB24 - $54,950
4. OLD_TABLE - $41,212.50
5. DeuceBuster - $28,848.75
6. StyloAl - $23,353.75
7. faithless - $17,858.75
8. benza13 - $12,363.75
9. Hickboy - $7,693
Buy-in: $500+30
Prize Pool: $549,500
Entrants: 1,099
Other Notables: Chad "lilholdem954" Batista (11th, $5,220.25), Eugene "MyRabbiFoo" Katchalov (37th, $1,208.90), Scott "SCTrojans" Freeman (40th, $1,208.90), Greg "DuckU" Hobson (47th, $1,099)
Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed
1. ShOrTy 25 - $23,600
2. Ragaboo - $13,600
3. Luke "IWEARGOGGLES" Staudenmaier - $9,100
4. DARKHELMET13 - $7,000
5. nsx_encino - $5,700
6. willysas - $4,500
7. cream420 - $3,300
8. Joe McGuire - $2,200
9. Nate Evenson - $1,300
Buy-in: $100+9
Prize Pool: $100,000 (included $32,500 overlay)
