Joshua "WilfordBrimley" Berardi won the Garden State Super Series (GSSS) Spring 2017 Edition #11 - $50,000 GTD NLH High Roller at partypoker NJ and BorgataPoker.com for $10,389, his highest online cash to date.
He made a heads-up deal with runner-up "Mr._Robot," who took $10,361.
The GSSS Spring Edition, which ran March 19-26, featured 11 events and a combined $265,000 in prize pools, a huge drop from GSSS V in October.
GSSS V featured 75 events and boasted a $1.1 million in prize pools. The change signals a large drop in traffic of the partypoker NJ network - who was the industry leader for 2.5 years - until PokerStars NJ entered the market a year ago.
Despite the reduced schedule, nearly half of the events failed to meet their posted guarantees.
"Tiger915" was the biggest winner of the festival after he outlasted a field of 363 players to win the GSSS Spring '17 #10 - $100,000 GTD NLH Championship Event [Re-Entry] for $19,624. "Lakad" was the other five digit winner in this tournament collecting the runner-up prize of $13,907, while Thomas "romet05" Romeo recorded his largest score on New Jersey regulated networks with a fifth-place finish worth $6,915.
Two other players on the final table of the $50,000 GTD NLH High Roller went on to appear on multiple final tables during the online poker festival. Michael "Mazz10" Azzaro banked $7,500 after finishing in third place in the High Roller. He also finishing in fourth place in the GSSS Spring '17 #1 - $10,000 Six Max Hold 'Em [Re-Entry] for $1,015 and in fifth place in the GSSS Spring '17 #3 - $5,000 GTD NLH [2x Re-Entry] for $300.
Meanwhile, David "TheKing411" Coleman snagged eighth place in the High Roller for $3,500, collected the top prize of $1,000 in the GSSS Spring '17 #3 - $5,000 GTD NLH [2x Re-Entry] and banked another $1,871 including bounties after finishing in third place in the GSSS Spring '17 #4 - $10,000 GTD NLH Bounty.
Yong "OWNEDLOLUMAD" Kwon patched together a good series despite not winning a tournament. He took third place in the GSSS Spring '17 #1 - $10,000 Six Max Hold 'Em [Re-Entry] for $1,392, seventh place in the GSSS Spring '17 #2 - $50,000 GTD NLH [Re-Entry] for $2,550 and second place in the GSSS Spring '17 #4 - $10,000 GTD NLH Bounty for $2,497 including bounties.
Daniel "mj23style" Sewnig continued to impress by finishing in first place as part of a three-way deal in the GSSS Spring '17 #2 - $50,000 GTD NLH [Re-Entry] for $8,988. Also involved in the deal were "Moose4Life" (second place - $6,543) and Craig "Cpan44" Panella (third place - $6,219).
Other notable players to win tournaments in the series included Keith "T1mB3y_B33F" Donovan (GSSS Spring '17 #5 - $10,000 GTD NLH Rebuy - $3,766), David "dak161616" Kotler (GSSS Spring '17 #7 - $10,000 GTD PLO Rebuy - $3,000) and Renata "TaintedMaverick" Colache (GSSS Spring '17 #8 - $10,000 GTD NLH 1R/1A - $3,450).
Here is a look at all the final table results of the GSSS Spring 2017 Edition:
GSSS Spring '17 #1 - $10,000 Six Max Hold 'Em [Re-Entry]
Buy-in
Date
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+9
March 19
116
$11,600
Place
Player
Prize
1
Big_Daddy
$3,248
2
Alvaro "Exit9Polarizer" Holguin
$2,117
3
Yong "OWNEDLOLUMAD" Kwon
$1,392
4
Michael "Mazz10" Azzaro
$1,015
5
JNP09123
$725
6
Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio
$580
GSSS Spring '17 #2 - $50,000 GTD NLH [Re-Entry]
Buy-in
Date
Entrants
Prize Pool
$200+15
March 19
201
$50,000
Place
Player
Prize
1
Daniel "mj23style" Sewnig
$8,988*
2
Moose4Life
$6,543*
3
Craig "Cpan44" Panella
$6,219*
4
HOYA86
$4,100
5
Colonel_Forbin
$3,550
6
Bezzzziee
$3,050
7
Yong "OWNEDLOLUMAD" Kwon
$2,550
8
Matt "J.duhAAmel" Affleck
$2,050
9
Ben "JudgeBen" Laves
$1,550
*Reflects three-way deal
GSSS Spring '17 #3 - $5,000 GTD NLH [2x Re-Entry]
Buy-in
Date
Entrants
Prize Pool
$18+2
March 20
246
$5,000
Place
Player
Prize
1
David "TheKing411" Coleman
$1,000
2
metdyhard
$700
3
Morgi
$473
4
Michael "MoikeA" Aiello
$385
5
Michael "Mazz10" Azzaro
$300
6
Kyle "TheInterrobang" Adamski
$250
7
scottyb4848
$200
8
MrSteven
$158
9
ooohKillEM
$125
GSSS Spring '17 #4 - $10,000 GTD NLH Bounty
Buy-in
Date
Entrants
Prize Pool
$150+50+15
March 21
71
$14,200
Place
Player
Prize
1
Jtheace2
$3,318
2
Yong "OWNEDLOLUMAD" Kwon
$2,497
3
David "TheKing411" Coleman
$1,871
4
billypoker101
$1,448
5
Michael "pay4medsch00l" Lavenburg
$1,055
6
Donate_here
$796
7
GrapeAPE
$816
8
Justin "PocketProfits" Wong
$529
Prizes include bounties
GSSS Spring '17 #5 - $10,000 GTD NLH Rebuy
Buy-in
Date
Entrants
Prize Pool
$50+5
March 22
117
$13,450
Place
Player
Prize
1
Keith "T1mB3y_B33F" Donovan
$3,766
2
Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo
$2,455
3
ACEAAA01
$1,614
4
jakes0826
$1,177
5
Fred "BiggDaddy" Farrell
$841
6
ChipRuler
$673
7
sdlex1109
$538
8
Grant "NevaTeachTheWu" Hollien
$437
9
PhilsFan1957
$336
GSSS Spring '17 #6 - $5,000 GTD NLH Heads Up
Buy-in
Date
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+9
March 23
40
$5,000
Place
Player
Prize
1
JNP09123
$1,750
2
jakes0826
$1,000
GSSS Spring '17 #7 - $10,000 GTD PLO Rebuy
Buy-in
Date
Entrants
Prize Pool
$50+5
March 24
61
$10,000
Place
Player
Prize
1
David "dak161616" Kotler
$3,000
2
beast801
$1,900
3
Ted "roystalin" Ely
$1,500
4
hyerolla
$1,200
5
Michael "hags021" Hagerty
$900
6
Jeremy "Jermz" Danger
$800
7
Tulkas44
$700
GSSS Spring '17 #8 - $10,000 GTD NLH 1R/1A
Buy-in
Date
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+9
March 25
57
$11,500
Place
Player
Prize
1
Renata "TaintedMaverick" Colache
$3,450
2
Edwin "GiantGenius" Roman
$2,185
3
Anthony "IamSkynet" Cicali III
$1,725
4
Jamie "girlequity" Kerstetter
$1,380
5
PhilsFan1957
$1,035
6
TENAFLY_BILL
$920
7
Bob "SLHalper13" Taylor
$805
GSSS Spring '17 #9 - $10,000 Six Max Hold 'Em [Re-Entry]