Online Poker Roundup: 'jman5j23', Faraz Jaka Notch Major Wins

November 19, 2008

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

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Full Tilt Monday $1,000

The Full Tilt Monday $1,000 attracted 383 participants, each of whom had hopes of capturing the top prize of $95,750. Notable finishers outside the final table included Alex "AJKHoosier1" Kamberis in 10th place ($4,788), Randers in 17th ($2,873) and PeachyMer in 23rd place ($2,107) The chip counts to start the final table were as follows:

Jonathan "driverseati" Tamayo - 319,463

jampiriki - 253,353

canofcorn22 - 141,084

Demonfrost - 105,521

jman5j23 - 103,715

DragonDrake - 92,339

olivsen - 59,956

Sploder - 42,928

Greg "DuckU" Hobson - 30,641

Eliminated first was Sploder at 1,400/2,800/350. From the button, Sploder moved all in for 36,278 with A♥5♥ and was called by DragonDrake in the small blind with 4♦4♣. When the board ran out 2♦2♠10♥9♥7♣, Sploder was out in ninth for $7,660. Shortly into the 1,700/3,400/400 round of play, olivsen had bad timing with A♥K♥, running into jman5j23's A♣A♦. The board came 3♠K♠J♠5♣6♠ and olivsen was busted in eighth place for $9,575. Out next was Greg "DuckgU" Hobson at 2,000/40,000/500. He got it all in with J♥J♦ against Jonathan "driverseati" Tamayo's A♣Q♣. The board came A♦5♠6♠6♣Q♥ and Hobson was out in seventh for $12,447.50.

The 2,500/5,000/600 level's lone casualty was DragonDrake, after he shoved from the button for 53,767 with 6♥6♣ and found action from Demonfrost holding Q♠8♣. A queen came on the flop and it was enough to send DragonDrake home in sixth for $19,150. The next elimination occurred at 5,000/10,000/1,000. Canofcorn22 opened to 22,000 under the gun and jampiriki shoved from the button for 132,287 with K♠J♦, but ran into canofcorn22's A♥J♥. The board came 6♦10♠3♦5♠7♠ and it was all over for jampiriki, who finished fifth for $26,810.

Canofcorn22 was low on chips after losing a critical coin flip to jman5j23 and was eliminated the next hand. Jonathan Tamayo's J♥8♦ topped canofcorn22's A♠5♠ when the board rolled out 6♦5♣8♥Q♥-3. Fourth place paid canofcorn22 $35,427.50. At 8,000/16,000/2,000, Jonathan "driverseati" Tomayo gave way in third place. He was all in with J♦10♦ for 290,316 after reraising jman5j23, who eventually called with 6♣6♦. Tomayo found no help as the board came 5♦9♣5♣Q♥3♦, and was out in third for $45,960.

Heads-up play lasted for a while, but at 12,000/24,000/3,000 jman5j23 notched the victory. Demonfrost moved all in for 273,560 with K♣J♠ and jman5j23 called with 3♠3♦. The board came 3♥8♣5♣K♠A♥ and it was over. Demonfrost finished as the runner-up for $61,280, as Jman5j23 emerged victorious for the $95,750 payday.

Final Results:

1. jman5j23 - $95,750

2. Demonfrost - $61,280

3. Jonathan "driverseati" Tomayo- $45,960

4. canofcorn22 - $35,427.50

5. jampiriki- $26,810

6. DragonDrake - $19,150

7. Greg "DuckU" Hobson - $12,447.50

8. olivsen - $9,575

9. Sploder - $7,660

PokerStars Super Tuesday

The PokerStars Super Tuesday drew a crowd of 384 players, vying for a winner's prize of $78,000. Among the best finishes falling short of the final table were TiltHappens in 12th place ($5,600), Jonathan "driverseati" Tamayo in 14th ($4,800) and Adam "Roothlus" Levy in 17th ($4,000). The chip counts at the start of the final table were as follows:

0120 - 229,857

Scott "dorinvandy" Dorin - 177,317

Michnak - 170,208

Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka - 159,509

Greg "DuckU" Hobson - 132,213

Justin "WPThero" Rollo - 110,812

nateypgate - 106,254

backmanslivs - 35,576

ADZ124 - 30,254

At 1,000/2,000/200, backmanslivs busted. From the cutoff, backmanslivs shoved for 31,576 with 4♥4♠ and was called by Scott "dorinvandy" Dorin in the small blind with A♣10♠. A ten came on the flop and it was enough to send backmanslivs home in ninth for $7,000. In the following level, 1,250/2,500/250, nateypgate was sent to the rail. Nateypgate raised to 6,800 from the cutoff and Dorin called on the button. The flop came 7♠9♥4♠ and nateypgate led out for 9,200. Dorin shoved all in with the bigger stack holding A♠Q♠ and nateypgate called all in with J♠9♠, which was ahead. However the turn and river came A♥ and Q♦ , and nateypgate was out in eighth place for $10,000.

It took quite a while for the next player to fall, but on the last hand of 2,000/4,000/400 both Justin "WPThero" Rollo and Scott "dorinvandy" Dorin were felted. Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka opened to 12,000 and Scott Dorin moved all in for 138,366. On the button, Justin Rollo then reraised all in for 146,631 total. Jaka insta-called, tabling A♠A♦, having Dorin's J♦J♣ and Rollo's 10♦10♣ on the ropes. The board ran out 6♥5♦9♣8♣6♣ and Jaka won the huge hand. Dorin finished in seventh for $14,000 and Rollo in sixth for $18,000. At 3,000/6,000/600, 0120 was on the short stack and moved all in from the small blind for 61,549 with 10♥8♦, and was called by Michnak in the big blind with K♣10♣. The board came J♥J♠J♦K♦9♦ and 0120's tourney was over in fifth place for $23,000.

Greg "DuckU" Hobson's impressive recent run does not appear to be ending anytime soon. After a victory in the FTOPS X series and a final table one night earlier in the Fill Tilt $1,000, he finished fourth here. His final chips were in the middle when he held A♦7♦ against Faraz Jaka's 8♠8♣. The board came 5♦8♥Q♠2♥9♦ to end Hobson's run. Hobson earned $33,600 for his effort. ADZ124 worked his short stack all the way up to third place. The blinds and antes were 5,000/10,000/1,000 when he exited; in the small blind, chip-leader Faraz Jaka shoved and ADZ124 called all-in for 60,528 with J♣4♣ and had Jaka's 4♠2♠ dominated. The board ran out Q♥2♣9♠10♦A♠ as Jaka hit his deuce, sending ADZ124 to the rail in third for $44,000.

The chip counts at the start of heads-up play were these:

Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka - 690,270

Michnak - 461,730

The match came to an end at 7,500/15,000/1,500. Jaka had built up a nearly 10-to-1 chip lead and moved all in from the button with A♠9♣. Michnak called with A♥2♥ and when the board came 6♣7♦3♣4♦K♥ it was all over. Michnak finished in second place for $59,000 as Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka took down the Super Tuesday for a prize of $78,000.