Online Poker Weekend: 'huztlerCrew', 'herdgolf86' Super Winners

February 02 2009, Mickey Doft

The social occasion that is Super Bowl Sunday traditionally results in a slight dip in attendance in major online events. Yesterday's big tourneys stayed true to expectations, though the overall turnouts remained high. A three-way chop defined the final table of the PokerStars Sunday Million before 'huztlerCrew' went on to win, while a triumph for 'herdgolf86' at the Full Tilt Super Sunday $500,000 made it a foursome of six-figure winners on the day. Here's how the action played out:

PokerStars Sunday Million

Super Bowl Sunday affected PokerStars slightly, but 7,513 players still entered the Stars Sunday Million to create a total prize pool of $1,502,600. Impressive notable finishes just shy of the final table included Jordan "scarface_79" Smith in 12th place ($7,513), James 'jcamby33' Campbell in 19th ($3,005.20) and Matt "GrinderMJ" Juttlestad in 84th ($2,103.64). These were the chip counts as the final table started:

freakypokerd - 14,990,647
huztlerCrew - 10,496,304
niuniu09 - 9,734,536
Kripp85 - 9,023,664
MCLegend - 7,238,062
Alan "BodogAri" Engel - 7,211,054
FRfr1111 - 5,607,971
kiaser - 5,564,280
youjizz - 5,263,482

With nobody entering the final table with a huge stack the standings shifted around quite a bit. Eliminated first was the original chip leader, freakypokerd, at the 150,000/300,000/30,000 level. FRfr1111 opened to 600,000 from early position and freakypokerd re-raised to 2,400,000 on the button. FRfr1111 called and the flop came . FRfr1111 (8s8h) check-called an all-in bet of 6,575,647 from freakypokerd (). The turn and river came and as freakypokerd departed in ninth place for $10,518.20. Kiaser exited at 200,000/400,000/40,000. After losing a coin-flip to Alan "BodogAri" Engel, kiaser's last 806,234 went in the middle with holdings against FRfr1111's . The board came and kiaser busted in eighth place for $17,279.90.

At 250,000/500,000/50,000, niuniu09 was knocked out by Alan Engel, who went on a heater during the level. A short-stacked niuniu09 went all in for 1,913,482 from middle position with and Engel isolated from the cutoff holding . The board rolled out and niuniu09 hit the road in seventh place for $26,295.50. Engel continued his good run by eliminating Kripp85. He raised to 1,130,000 on the button and Kripp85 went all in for a total of 2,887,328 from the big blind with . Engel called with and won the pot when the board ran out . Kripp85 earned $39,067.60 for the sixth-place finish. Engel claimed a third victim toward the end of the level. He raised to 1,201,000 in the cutoff and youjizz went all in for 7,306,600 in the big blind with . The move didn't work as Engel held and won the hand when the board ran out . The fifth-place finish paid youjizz $54,093.60.

FRfr1111 was sent to the rail at 300,000/600,000/60,000. MCLegend opened to 1,545,000 from the cutoff and FRfr1111 went all in for 7,063,900 out of the big blind with . MCLegend called with and won the hand in convincing fashion when the dream flop came . The turn and river were a meaningless and and FRfr1111 was out in fourth place for $69,119.60. A deal between the remaining three players guaranteed each the following, with $30,000 set aside for the eventual winner:

MCLegend - $127,518.22
huztlerCrew - $120,000
Alan "BodogAri" Engel - $116,613.76

Alan Engel exited in third. From the small blind, huztlerCrew raised to 1,500,000, Engel re-raised to 3,567,804 and huztlerCrew re-popped it to 8,400,000. Engel called, and when the flop came , huztlerCrew shoved. Engel called all-in for 11,767,804 and held , trailing huztlerCrew's . The turn and river came and , no help to Engel who finished in third place for $116,613.76. These were the chip counts at the start of heads-up play:

huztlerCrew - 46,363,458
MCLegend - 28,766,542

HuztlerCrew maintained his lead and went on to win the tournament. At 400,000/800,000/80,000, MCLegend went all in for 15,986,542 with and huztlerCrew called with . The board ran out and MCLegend was on the losing end, finishing in second place for $127,518.22. The winner of the PokerStars Sunday Million was huztlerCrew for $150,000.

Final Results:

*1. huztlerCrew - $150,000
*2. MCLegend - $127,518.22
*3. Alan "BodogAri" Engel - $116,613.76
4. FRfr1111 - $69,119.60
5. youjizz - $54,093.60
6. Kripp85 - $39,067.60
7. niuniu09 - $26,295.50
8. kiaser - $17,279.90
9. freakypokerd - $10,518.20

* -- three-way chop for remaining prize money; $30,000 for eventual winner


Full Tilt $500,000 Guarantee

Full Tilt offered a Super Sunday $500,000 Guarantee that drew 2,805 participants, with first place awarding $102,663. Notables to just miss the final table included Adam "Roothlus" Levy in 11th place ($5,610), Domen "DaPokerGun" Pinterič in 15th ($4,151.40), John Newcombe in 50th ($1,065.90), govshark2 in 64th ($897.60), Michael Craig in 71st ($897.60), Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick in 84th ($673.20) and Matt "All In At 420" Stout in 91st ($673.20). The chip counts to start the final were as follows:

PrishChips31 - 1,435,142
Antonio18 - 1,427,298
Yeshaya - 1,265,718
xx BabyGrand xx - 1,216,714
Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper - 1,009,058
fooker323 - 872,986
mi30ke - 629,578
Don "Brian Stevens" Stevens - 360,396
bigbubbava - 198,110

The first to leave the final table was mi30ke on the last hand of the 17,000/34,000/4,000 level. Mi30ke's came up second-best to xx BabyGrand xx's on a board. The ninth-place finish earned mi30ke $7,854. Don "Brian Stevens" Stevens went out next at 20,000/40,000/5,000. Under the gun, Stevens went all in for 139,896 with and ran into Antonio18's . The board rolled out and Stevens collected $10,332.40 for eighth. A deja vu moment occurred a few hands later when Antonio18 held the same cards () and eliminated bigbubbava, who tabled . The board came and bigbubbava was out in seventh place for $13,127.40.

Yeshaya was eliminated at 25,000/50,000/6,000. On the button, Antonio18 raised to 135,000 and Yeshaya shoved from the big blind for 791,380 with . Antonio18 called with and took down the pot when the board came . Yeshaya took home $17,783.70 for the sixth-place showing. Later in the level fooker323 departed. All in for 510,472 with , fooker323 ran into Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper's . The fell on the flop, but it was followed by and . Neither the turn nor river brought the case trey for fooker323, who finished in fifth place for $24,684. PrishChips31 went out next after moving all in from the button with and running into Antonio18's . The board brought no ace and PrishChips31 was out in fourth place for $32,538. At 30,000/60,000/7,500, xx BabyGrand xx fell. Chris Tipper shoved from the small blind with the big stack holding and xx BabyGrand xx called all-in from the big blind with . The board came and xx BabyGrand xx collected $40,953 for third.

Tipper began heads-up play with almost a 3:1 chip lead and won the tournament before the end of the level. On the final hand, Antonio18's was up against Tipper's . The board came and Antonio18's run ended in second place for $62,832, while Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper collected $102,663 for winning the Full Tilt Super Sunday $500,000.

Final Results:

1. Chris "herdgolf86" Tipper - $102,663
2. Antonio18 - $62,832
3. xx BabyGrand xx - $40,953
4. PrishChips31 - $32,538
5. fooker323 - $24,684
6. Yeshaya - $17,783.70
7. bigbubbava - $13,127.40
8. Don "Brian Stevens" Stevens - $10,332.40
9. mi30ke - $7,854


Other Sunday Results

Full Tilt Sunday Brawl

1. asgeirt80 - $84,199.77
2. Mark "dipthrong" Herm - $54,463.20
3. thekellster89 - $40,434.80
4. TinSmith86 - $30,532.40
5. benvo123 - $21,455.20
6. MrRenniW - $14,028.40
7. Skully18 - $9,489.80
8. Chancew - $6,601.60
9. zug33 - $4,951.20

Buy-in: $240+16
Prize Pool: $412,600
Entrants: 2,063

Other Notables: Dan "imabigkidnow" Kelly (62nd, $742.68), Terry "Asiandude7" Eischens (72nd, $680.79), Tom "titantom32" Braband (79th, $639.53), Soren Kongsgaard (84th, $598.27)


Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan

1. fishhookn1 - $45,000
2. mdv85 - $29,000
3. DaPokerGun - $21,500
4. Fishbones11 - $16,500
5. Aaron "SpanishKey" Been - $12,500
6. JaspudUF - $9,000
7. pcayoobh - $6,000
8. TEX582 - $4,500
9. Tomgus456 - $3,200

Buy-in: $200+16
Prize Pool: $200,000
Entrants: 954

Other Notables: Shawn "phat_cat1" Luman (10th, $1,840), Dan "imabigkidnow" Kelly (36th, $660), Terry "Asiandude7" Eischens (51st, $520)


Poker Stars Sunday Warmup ($750,000 guaranteed)

1. wurevolution - $105,768
2. pulse time - $73,224
3. MagicDeal - $48,816
4. Beund2 - $40,680
5. propell - $32,544
6. MikeKB878 - $24,408
7. faroo263 - $16,272
8. djalminha - $10,170
9. stockcar99 - $6,996.96

Buy-in: $200+15
Prize Pool: $813,600
Entrants: 4,068

Other Notables: Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick (40th, $1,464.48), Joe "Dyzalot" Morneau (54th, $1,383.12), Andy "BKice" Seth (62nd, $1,301.76), Danny "The_D_RY" Ryan (83rd, $1,220.40)


PokerStars Sunday 500 ($500,000 guaranteed)

1. jasken - $91,500
2. jpmetalman - $66,500
3. tnetter - $50,000
4. drag0nslay3r - $37,500
5. fridhem - $26,250
6. FeiteFrank - $21,250
7. therealbo - $16,250
8. LockdownTex - $11,250
9. Edith_Piaf - $7,000

Buy-in: $500+30
Prize Pool: $500,000 (included $35,000 overlay)
Entrants: 930

Other Notables: Victor Ramdin (10th, $5,000), Thomas "BMH v 2.37" Rau (17th, $3,050), Mike "Sowerss" Sowers (18th, $3,050), Evan "PURPLE "K" 99" Parkes (31st, $1,750)

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