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The online poker weekend
Posted by: James Carter. - Mon, 2010-02-08 14:47
Poker players are either not football fans or they’re adept at multi-tasking: despite the Super Bowl taking place last weekend, the
online poker action remained as frantic as ever, as thousands upon thousands flocked to the big guaranteed prize-pools offered by PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and the other industry frontrunners.
No fewer than 8 players walked away with life-changing, 6-figure prizes, the biggest winner of all a player with the nickname “palurdo”, who took down a quarter million dollars in
PokerStars’ Sunday Million.
The poker tournament attracted a starting field of 9,031 players, all of whom coughed up $215 to combine for a prize-pool of $1,806,200. Palurdo and golferen, the two top finishers, struck a deal which divided the remaining prize-pool between them, leaving $30,000 for the eventual winner.
Notable finishes in the event were those of Dan White (11th) and Phidias Georghiou (26th).
The Sunday Warmup attracted a solid starting field too. 4,900 players bellied up to the tables of this event, generating a prize-pool of $980,000. In this poker tournament, the top three finishers reached an agreement, which meant that the eventual winner would walk away with an extra $10,000 at the end of it. That winner was Kyle Sauers, and he took down $133,620 for his win.
Trippkirk finished second for $104,152.
Notable finishes were those of Alexander Kostritsyn (who ended up in 19th place) and Josh Prager who finished 26th.
The Sunday 500 saw only around 1,000 players register. The win went to Steve Barshak in this one.
Full Tilt Poker’s 750k Guaranteed was the other highlight of the weekend. The event saw 2,885 players belly up to the virtual tables, battling it out for a $577,000 prize-pool. The winner, pokerNIRVana5, took down $111,037 following a 2-way deal.
Second place man Matt Berkeley also finished in 6 figures, taking home $102,000 for his efforts.
Poker pro Jesper Hougaard made it all the way to 16th place and picked up $3,750 for it.
The Sunday Brawl saw 2,885 entrants, and a prize-pool of $577,000. DedoDeGorila won this poker tournament, which saw a three way deal at the top too. DedoDeGorila picked up $83,252 for his efforts. Player losebigpots finished second for $88,009.
A notable finish was that of Patrik Renkers, who picked up $1,500 for his 29th place.
