Read the recaps for the $1K events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below.
Full Tilt Poker — $1K Monday
The $1K Monday on Full Tilt this week attracted 356 entrants, down 16 from the week prior. Still, the prize pool of $356,000 was more than enough to clear the $300,000 guarantee.
The tournament paid out 36 spots to notables such as Alvaro "VARICO" Ballesteros (35th), Brandon Adams (32nd), Matt "mlagoo" LaGarde (30th), Lee "acumen53" Childs (22nd), Ozenc "the aviator1" Demir (19th), Jeff "Payton3434" Grimes (18th), LaMagic (17th), Benjamin "TheStein" Zamani (16th), Brady "vegan213" Shepard (15th), Anthony "D1rtyR1v3r" Nardi (14th), and Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick (10th, pictured right).
The final table featured Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper (eighth), Matthias "goodvibe" Neu (seventh), Mark "xqsays" Radoja (sixth), Russell "russbuster" Crane (fifth), Shawn "phat_cat1" Luman (fourth), and Richard "rjmgrace" Grace (third).
The final two players were Pot Odds 3 and Grippolio. After his A
J held against A
9
to take the lead, Pot Odds 3 took down the tournament with A 4 against 8 5. The board offered up an unneeded 4, and Grippolio couldn’t improve, busting in second place. Pot Odds 3 earned $89,000 for his victory, more than the $73,379 he earned for taking down an FTOPS event in May of last year.
Here were the final table results:
- Pot Odds 3 — $89,000
- Grippolio — $59,960
- Richard "rjmgrace" Grace — $42,720
- Shawn "phat_cat1" Luman — $32,930
- Russell "russbuster" Crane — $24,920
- Mark "xqsays" Radoja — $17,800
- Matthias "goodvibe" Neu — $11,570
- Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper — $8,900
- Vlekkentoven — $7,120
PokerStars — Super Tuesday
The PokerStars Super Tuesday could only muster 324 entrants, down 39 entrants from the week before. On top of that, the tournament was unable to meet its guarantee of $350,000, causing the site to put up $26,000 in overlays.
A total of 36 players got a payday, including Steve "gboro780" Gross (36th), John "trainwrecks" Hayes (30th), Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen (29th), Philip "USCphildo" Collins (28th), Aaron "NDGrinder59" Steury (27th), Catenaccio (26th), Shane "Anbessa9" Pacheco (23rd), Danny "THE_D_RY" Ryan (19th), Andrew "fergwrx" Ferguson (17th), Jeremy "thechemist83" Gaubert (15th), Nick "FU_15" Maimone (13th), Halfrek (12th), Jeff "jpapola" Papola (11th), and Grayson "graybone" Nichols (10th).
The final table featured Daniel "djk123" Kelly (eighth), Brad "smerks" Marsh (sixth), Mike "MPetes" Peters (fifth), and Luke "Bdbeatslayer" Vrabel (fourth).
Ryan "ryanbluf" Karp (pictured above right) and Daniel "Allanon85" Drescher got heads up, but not before Drescher won the $100 rebuy tournament also on PokerStars for $26,000. With more confidence than ever, Drescher wrapped up his second win of the evening in just under and hour when his A
Q made a full house against Karp’s pocket nines.
Here were the final table results:
- Daniel "Allanon85" Drescher — $71,750
- Ryan "ryanbluf" Karp — $52,500
- skilled_sox — $39,550
- Luke "Bdbeatslayer" Vrabel — $29,750
- Mike "MPetes" Peters — $20,650
- Brad "smerks" Marsh — $15,750
- Kenrof — $12,250
- Daniel "djk123" Kelly — $8,750
- 1trish — $6,125
Absolute Poker — $150,000 Guaranteed
Absolute Poker also failed to meet it’s guarantee this week, but the entry count actually climbed by four spots to 148 from its last go-around. That meant the site only had to put up a $2,000 overlay.
Eighteen players made the money, including Shannon "BluffForRent" Shorr (18th), John "JohnnyGStaks" Hayes (16th), and Jeremy "Chipsteela" Menard (12th, pictured right).
The final table featured XRIVERISTAX (eighth), NEVERTILT22 (seventh), Mendieta19 (fifth) and Steve "STEVOL_" Leonard (fourth).
In the end, DABLEACHERS took out THEAVIATOR24 heads up to win the top prize of $39,750.
Here were the final table results:
- DABLEACHERS — $39,750
- THEAVIATOR24 — $24,000
- JSCHL93994 — $17,625
- Steve "STEVOL_" Leonard — $14,250
- Mendieta19 — $10,875
- THE431TWOGO — $9,000
- NEVERTILT22 — $7,125
- XRIVERISTAX aka eisenhower1 — $5,250
- WEGONNARIDE — $3,750
