US Online Sunday Briefing: WSOP Coast to Coast Classic Kicks Off

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United States Online Poker Briefing

The inaugural Coast to Coast Classic kicked off on WSOP.com Nevada and WSOP.com New Jersey with a 32-event schedule and more than $1 million in guaranteed prizes, running May 11-20.

A handful of events were already in the books before Sunday's action of four big events.

The highlight of the festival is the Coast to Coast #30 - $200,001 Coast to Coast Main Event on May 20. This will be the largest record U.S. regulated prize pool guarantee.

Players that participate in at least three Coast to Coast tournaments will be awarded an entry into a freeroll that awards 20 seats into WSOP Event #10: The $365 Online Bracelet.

Outside of this festival, there were many other tournaments hosted in New Jersey with big guarantees as well at the partypoker, 888poker and PokerStars networks.

Here's a full look at the Sunday results at the American regulated online poker rooms partypoker NJ, BorgataPoker.com, PlayMGM, WSOP.com NJ, WSOP.com Nevada, 888poker NJ, and the three 888poker clients in Delaware:

WSOP.com/888poker $15,000 Sunday Kick-off

DateMay 13
Buy-in$100
Guarantee$15,000
Entrants133
Prize pool$15,000
ITM25

The WSOP.com/888poker $15,000 Sunday Kick-off provided great valued for all that cashed with the 133 entrants, along with 101 rebuys and 71 add-ons not generating enough buy-ins to surpass the $15,000 guaranteed prize pool. A total of 25 players cashed in the event for a minimum of $180.

Taking the most advantage of the overlay was "Knightsofpok" who won the event for $4,125 after nearly six hours of play. Michael "y3nk0012" Yenko was able to notch his biggest score at WSOP.com after taking second place for $2,400.

Meanwhile, Brian "Deuxexmachen" Willis, who has more than $200,000 on U.S. regulated sites alone according to PocketFives.com, took fifth place for $915.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Knightsofpok$4,125
2Michael "y3nk0012" Yenko$2,400
3pokermaster8$1,365
4sublion$1,065
5Brian "Deuxexmachen" Willis$915
6Carini$765
7ANTMONEY11$585
8kmac7787$375
9atairi$270

Sridhar Sangannagari
Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagari wins for $4,680

WSOP.com/888poker $10,000 Weekly Sunday

DateMay 13
Buy-in$100
Guarantee$10,000
Entrants187
Prize pool$17,017
ITM25

The WSOP.com/888poker $10,000 Weekly Sunday crushed its $10,000 posted guarantee after attracting 187 entrants (141 entries + 46 reentries) to generate a massive $17,017 prize pool.

A total of 25 players cashed the event for a minimum of $204. After nearly 4 1/2 hours of play, New Jersey's Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagari shipped the tournament to bank the top prize of $4,404. Sangannagari is one of the most successful online tournament players currently grinding with nearly $500,000 in cashes at U.S. regulated online poker rooms alone and is ranked in 524th place in the world at PocketFives.com.

Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles took fourth place in the event for $1,208. Iles has more than $3.5 million in online tournament cashes of which nearly $400,000 came on U.S. regulated sites alone.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagari$4,680
2BaulHardigan$2,723
3rakuphol$1,549
4Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles$1,208
5Im_So_Rich$1,038
6ShadowFiend1$868
7LYERK$664
8bigtsk14$425
9sevenstars$306

WSOP.com/888poker $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack

DateMay 13
Buy-in$50
Guarantee$12,000
Entrants261
Prize pool$30,895
ITM40

The WSOP.com/888poker $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack was a resounding success with 261 entrants, along with 231 rebuys and 187 add-ons creating a huge $30,895 prize pool for more than 2 1/2 times the $12,000 guarantee. A total of 40 players cashed the event for at least the minimum cash of $170.

After more than eight hours of play, it was "BBoggs" defeating New Jersey's David "dehhhhh" Coleman in heads-up play to win the top prize of $8,033. Coleman collected a respectable $4,634 for his runner-up performance.

Other notable players at the final table were Daniel "yeayeaflush" Buzgon, who finished in sixth place for $1,432 and Krishna "ninjaGO" Kalisas snagging the eighth-place prize of $741.

PlacePlayerPrize
1BBoggs$8,033
2David "dehhhhh" Coleman$4,634
3herrrooooo$2,719
4CubsFan2016$2,101
5caniseeit$1,761
6Daniel "yeayeaflush" Buzgon$1,452
7obiwin$1,112
8Krishna "ninjaGO" Kalisas$741
9Bobby_Dylic$525

Jed Hoffman
Jed "jchak" Hoffman finishes in second place for $21,837

WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #7 - $100,000 NLH - Sunday Special

DateMay 13
Buy-in$320
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants502
Prize pool$150,600
ITM50

The WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #7 - $100,000 NLH - Sunday Special was the first of four Coast to Coast events to kick off on Sunday. The tournament smashed its $100,000 guarantee after attracting 502 entrants (334 entries + 168 reentries) to generate a $150,600 prize pool.

A total of 50 players cashed at least $693 with "Revanmalak" claiming the top prize of $38,403 after more than 10 hours of play.

Nevada's Jed "jchak" Hoffman was able to secure his largest online cash to date with a runner-up performance worth $21,837. Hoffman has amassed nearly $900,000 in online tournament cashes including more than $400,000 on WSOP.com alone.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Revanmalak$38,403
2Jed "jchak" Hoffman$21,837
3avocadotoast$12,952
4TheSmith$9,940
5mag8500$8,434
6NMTPaS$6,928
7PokerBull197$5,271
8pattyweber$3,464
9HopehasDied$2,410

WSOP.com $10,000 WSOP Main Event Seat Satellite

DateMay 13
Buy-in$320
Guarantee$10,000
Entrants73
Prize pool$21,900
ITM3

Every Sunday, WSOP.com is hosting in New Jersey and Nevada a $320 buy-in satellite to the World Series of Poker Main Event. After more than 4 1/2 hours of play, "bucknaked84" and "berry" both shipped seats to live poker's most premier event of the year by outlasting a field of 73 entrants (56 entries + 17 reentries).

Just missing out on winning a seat was "helionic", who instead took home the third-place prize of $1,900.

PlacePlayerPrize
1bucknaked84$10,000
2berry$10,000
3helionic$1,900

WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #8 - $25,000 NLH - Sunday's 6 Max

DateMay 13
Buy-in$50
Guarantee$25,000
Entrants245
Prize pool$32,982
ITM35

The WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #8 - $25,000 NLH - Sunday's 6 Max generated a $32,982 prize pool with 245 entrants, 348 rebuys and 124 add-ons.

A total of 35 players cashed at least $231 with "Bob_Loblaw" claiming the top prize of $38,403 after almost 8 1/2 hours of play.

New Jersey's Ryan "sychosid" Hohner added to his nearly $600,000 in tournament cashes at regulated U.S. online poker room with a runner-up performance worth $5,112. Just behind him was James "BagelBud" Lillis in third place for $2,919.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Bob_Loblaw$8,740
2Ryan "sychosid" Hohner$5,112
3James "BagelBud" Lillis$2,919
4mineminemine$2,243
5smuckey$1,913
6StumbDoner$1,583

WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #9 - $25,000 NLH - Sunday Funday

DateMay 13
Buy-in$100
Guarantee$25,000
Entrants136
Prize pool$32,982
ITM35

The WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #9 - $25,000 NLH - Sunday Funday was just missed meeting its $25,000 guarantee with it attracting 136 entrants, 80 rebuys and 50 add-ons.

A total of 35 players cashed at least $300 with "XcrazylegsX" taking the most advantage of the inflated prize pool by claiming the top prize of $6,875 after more than 6 1/2 hours of play.

New Jersey's Jeremy "Jermz" Danger added to his more than $1.6 million in online cashes on U.S. regulated sites alone with a third-place finish for $2,275. Also at the final table were Nevada's Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman (fourth - $1,775) and New Jersey's Anna "JewJon" Antimony (eighth - $625).

PlacePlayerPrize
1XcrazylegsX$6,875
2lowrider711$4,000
3Jeremy "Jermz" Danger$2,275
4Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman$1,775
5propjoe$1,525
6AlexP_Keaton$1,275
7berkey11_S4Y$975
8Anna "JewJon" Antimony$625
9azulciel$450

WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #10 - $15,000 NLH - Fast Flight

DateMay 13
Buy-in$30
Guarantee$15,000
Entrants247
Prize pool$20,202
ITM35

The WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #10 - $15,000 NLH - Fast Flight attracted 247 entrants, 337 rebuys and 156 add-ons to generate a $20,202 prize pool.

The fast-paced tournament took just a hair over four hours to complete with 35 players cashing at least $141. Nevada's "vegaslife" led the way and took down the $5,354 top prize.

Just missing out on the win was New Jersey's Michael "HankdaTank" St. John, who is now inching near the $700,000 mark in career tournament cashes at U.S regulated online poker rooms. Also at the final table were New Jersey's Chris "billypoker" Bilinsky (third - $1,788) and Nevada's Mark "freezer" Johns (eighth - $485).

PlacePlayerPrize
1vegaslife$5,354
2Michael "HankdaTank" St. John$3,131
3Chris "billypoker" Bilinsky$1,788
4IamNotBlack$1,374
5donkleader$1,172
6DeucesBiatch$970
7jmzit2u$727
8Mark "freezer" Johns$485
9redbaron1$343

Vinny Pahuja
Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja finished in second place for $5,440

BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $40K GTD

DateMay 13
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$40,000
Entrants175
Prize pool$40,000
ITM27

The Sunday $40K GTD is the flagship tournament run across BorgataPoker.com, partypoker, and PlayMGM. This weekend, it featured $5,000 in added value when its 175 entrants (117 entrants - 58 reentries) wasn't enough to surpass the $40,000 guarantee.

A total of 27 players cashed for a minimum of $360. After nearly eight hours of play, "Acesrkings" shipped the event for $8,920. This more than doubled the $4,415 this playerwon the week before when taking third place in this event.

Just missing out on shipping this event twice in three weeks was Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja, who collected the runner-up prize of $5,440. On April 30, Pahuja bested a field of 201 entrants in this event to bank $8,040.

Also at the final table were Anthony "upayformypennys" Pagan (third - $3,960), Daniel "mj23style" Sewnig (fourth - $3,280), and David "TheKing411" Coleman (eighth - $1,640).

PlacePlayerPrize
1Acesrkings$8,000
2Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja$5,440
3Anthony "upayformypennys" Pagan$3,960
4Daniel "mj23style" Sewnig$3,280
5rickyguan$2,840
6lansky711$2,440
7GaydorsMom$2,040
8David "TheKing411" Coleman$1,640
9borecz11199$1,240

BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Daily $10K GTD

DateMay 6
Buy-in$109
Guarantee$10,000
Entrants94
Prize pool$10,000
ITM12

The BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Daily $10K GTD fell $600 shy of its $10,000 guarantee after attracting 94 entrants (67 entries + 27 reentries). A total of 12 players cashed for a minimum of $225.

After almost 6 1/2 hours of play, "deerpathdave" bested Josh "Shipitagain" Rosengarten heads-up to win $2,850.

In addition to Rosengarten claiming the runner-up prize of $1,850, other notable players to cash at the final table included Ted "roystalin" Eli (sixth - $575), Daniel "leinad" Buzgon (seventh - $450), and Andrew "laumserg" Glauberg (eighth - $350).

Other players to cash at the final table in this event included Bob "SLHalper13" Taylor (third - $1,430), David "TheKing411" Coleman (fourth - $1,105), Joshua "jerseyjosh" Baer (sixth - $650) and Alex "El-Chapo" Jim (eighth - $410).

PlacePlayerPrize
1deerpathdave$2,850
2Josh "Shipitagain" Rosengarten$1,850
3flabbergast$1,350
4fatulence$900
5Gabo697$725
6Ted "roystalin" Eli$575
7Daniel "leinad" Buzgon$450
8Andrew "laumserg" Glauberg$350
9reezy$275

PokerStars Sunday $45,000 Gtd

DateMay 6
Buy-in$200
Guarantee$45,000
Entrants216
Prize pool$45,000
ITM27

The PokerStars Sunday $45,000 Gtd is the second biggest weekly online poker tournament at American regulated online poker networks barring an online poker festival or a one-time special tournament.

This week, the tournament came $6,800 short of meeting its $45,000 guarantee with 216 entrants (128 entries + 88 reentries). A total of 27 players more than doubled their buy-in with a minimum cash of at least $450.

For a second time, "stuckndatrap" won the event for $9,675 after nearly 7 1/2 hours of play. This player shipped this event when it had a higher $50,000 guarantee on Dec. 4, 2016 for $10,225.

Keith "donnysack" Donovan added to his more than $1.9 million in online tournament cashes, almost half of which have come at U.S regulated online poker rooms, with a runner-up performance worth $6,975.

Also at the final table were Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken (third - $5,288) and Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio (fifth - $2,700).

PlacePlayerPrize
1stuckndatrap$9,675
2Keith "donnysack" Donovan$6,975
3Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken$5,288
4HowieWelper$3,938
5Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio$2,700
6GAYdor Holz$2,250
7ElmerHud$1,800
8supremetny$1,350
9nasnkur$900

PokerStars Nightly Stars $10,000 Gtd

DateMay 6
Buy-in$100
Guarantee$10,000
Entrants111
Prize pool$10,190
ITM18

The PokerStars Nightly Stars $10,000 squeaked past its $10,000 guarantee after 111 entrants (79 entries + 32 reentries) created a $10,190 prize pool. A total of 18 players cashed for at least double the buy-in with a min-cash worth $209.

After over six hours of play, "jordanofpkr" made most of event for $2,344. Notable players at the final table included Mitch "TrumpsDong" Friedberg (third - $1,238), Daniel "monkeyman067" Sewnig (seventh - $408), and John "FizzEdJohn" Cosgrove Jr. (eighth - $306).

PlacePlayerPrize
1jordanofpkr$2,344
2Bigcakes$1,630
3Mitch "TrumpsDong" Friedberg$1,238
4iPeel$917
5TraderSteven$611
6IGOTCRABZ_33$509
7Daniel "monkeyman067" Sewnig$408
8John "FizzEdJohn" Cosgrove Jr.$306
9Willskillz88$255

Michael Gagliano
Michael "J3tBl@ckP0pe" Gagliano wins for $8,272

PokerStars Sunday High Roller $12,000 Gtd

DateMay 6
Buy-in$500
Guarantee$12,000
Entrants44
Prize pool$20,680
ITM5

The PokerStars Sunday High Roller attracted 44 entrants (22 entries + 22 reentries) to generate a $20,680 prize pool with five players getting paid at least $1,654.

Michael "J3tBl@ckP0pe" Gagliano shipped the bacon for $8,272 after more than four hours of play. Gagliano is one of the Garden State's most successful players with almost $3.3 million in online cashes, including almost $1 million on U.S. regulated sites alone.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Michael "J3tBl@ckP0pe" Gagliano$8,272
2AllinScott8$5,584
3Sonapoker$3,102
4pompii23$2,068
5bigerbadbern$1,654

If you play regulated online poker tournaments in Delaware, Nevada or New Jersey and would like your real name appearing in future articles, please contact Jason Glatzer via email at [email protected] or via Twitter under @JaxonPoker.

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