UBOC 6: Recap of Events 15-29 Including Thiago Nishijima’s Main Event Victory

Thiago Nishijima

Since Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, UB has been hosting the UB Online Championship VI , a series of 29 events including no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, Snipers, Deep Stacks and more. In addition to the UBOC 6 tournaments, UB simultaneously hosts the Mini-UBOC, the same UBOC tournaments at only one-tenth the price, which serves as an excellent option for those with a limited bankroll. The winner of each UBOC tournament not only receives a nice payday, but a championship watch. In addition, anyone who eliminated a Team UB pro received $200 and a UBOC T-shirt.

Here is an in-depth look at the UBOC 6 from Event 15 to its culminating event, the $1 Million Guaranteed Championship, which was won by Thiago “THEDECANO” Nishijima ($231,338.80). For a recap of the first 14 events, check out our earlier UBOC6 recap.

UBOC 6 Event #15: $150K GTD NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$300+$20847$254,100Adam “Roothlus” Levy
PlacePlayerPrize
1EL_SCHEFFE$58,061.85
2PREDADOR737$35,828.10
3JACKOVICH$23,504.25
4Andras “SZEXIBIRS” Nemeth$16,516.50
5Kenneth “BKQZBXT” Coppens$13,975.50
6Joseph “JBLAZE20” Chaplin$11,434.50
7Shyam “S_DOT111” Srinivasan$8,893.50
8LUCA73$6,352.50
9VITORBRASIL$4,446.75

UBOC 6 Event #16: $750K GTD High Roller NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$2,000+$100387$774,000Prahlad Friedman
PlacePlayerPrize
1Matt “JARFISH” Jarvis$193,500
2JNIKERSON3$117,261
3Adam “ATXGEYER” Geyer$81,270
42EAZZY$59,985
5TRADEBYDAY$50,310
6PIMPOFPOKERZ$40,635
7XBOURNE$32,895
8TRUEDOPP$25,155
9RPLRPL$17,415

UBOC 6 Event #17: $100K GTD DS 6-Max NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$300+$20458$137,400Team UB
PlacePlayerPrize
1ATKINGAT$33,319.50
2Hasan “LPAPER” Hashish$20,266.50
3ARENASG$14,083.50
4Sebastian “P0CKET00” Sikorski$9,961.50
5Jeff “JEFFBEESDAT” Gray$7,900.50
6Yevgeniy “SHENK0” Timoshenko$6,526.50
7Smith “NEVERTILT22” Collins$5,152.50
8PLAYBOY4$3,778.50
9SODAIRA11$2,404.50

UBOC 6 Event #18: $150K GTD NLHE (1R + 1A)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$200+$15298$158,000Mark “Poker HO” Kroon
PlacePlayerPrize
1Connor “BLANCONEGRO” Drinan$39,500
2Jason “JASPUDUF” Lee$23,937
3Zachary “HUSTLERGRUNE” Gruneberg$16,590
4Brandon Cantu$12,245
5JENNYCUTIE$10,270
6Joseph “JBLAZE20” Chaplin$8,295
7Justin “LOCKDOWNTEX” Allen$6,715
8SEVENSENSE19$5,135
9Jason “JDPC27” Wheeler$3,555

UBOC 6 Event #19: $50K GTD 8-Game Mix

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$200+$15253$50,600Brandon Cantu
PlacePlayerPrize
1BOBBYCOXFAN$13,864.40
2SILVI0DANTE1$9,108
3Justin Scott$5,819
4NIKSAR$4,048
58BALLDELUXE$3,036
6TEPEN69$2,277
7ZMAN2224$1,771
8IMAPOW$1,265
9Timothy “TURNRIVA” Marsters$759

UBOC 6 Event #20: $100K GTD Sniper NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$200+$15568$102,240Maria Ho
PlacePlayerPrize
1SANDMAN201$25,048.80
2TCB21$15,336
3Alexander “AJKHOOSIER1” Kamberis$10,479.60
4FIREINTHESUN$
5KATHULU6$3,942
6IRAISEDUCKS2$2,920
7DAVIDPERKINS$2,190
8GRENIS11$1,606
9FALFARIS$1,022

UBOC 6 Event #21: $50K GTD NLHE/PLO Mix

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$200+$15240$50,000Bryan Devonshire
PlacePlayerPrize
1EXERGY0$14,000
2CBOLT21$9,500
3VIKINGLOCO$6,000
4BIGFLOPPER01$4,000
5Bryan Devonshire$3,100
6OKCORRALSTYL$2,250
7RUNSONBUD$1,750
8EIFFFEL$1,250
9RICKYBET$750

UBOC 6 Event #22: $50K GTD (R + 2A) NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$100 + $9192$77,100Eric Baldwin
PlacePlayerPrize
1810CLUBS$20,431.50
2Andrew “FERGWRX” Ferguson$12,336
3CJD45021$9,059.25
4DANNYILLS$7,324.50
5Ross “ZESTFULYCLEAN” Myers$5,589.75
6WHOAOHIIII$4,626
7Grayson “THE_DEAN221” Nichols$3,662.25
8LETSGOOAKLAND$2,698.50
9Kevin “BEL0WAB0VE” Saul$1,927.50

UBOC 6 Event #23: $75K GTD PLO8

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$200+$15379$75,800Jon Friedberg
PlacePlayerPrize
1Chris “MAXXSCAM” Back$18,950
2PHILIVEYFAN69$11,483.70
3EB_FARNUM$7,959
4SLICK_SHADY$5,874.50
5CHIPMONGRL$4,927
6Joao “JOAOMATHIAS” Mathias Baumgarten$3,979.50
7TEDOGWINT$3,221.50
8ANGRIFF$2,463.50
9JORDANBALLIN$1,705.50

UBOC 6 Event #24: $100K Antes From Start NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$300+$20529$158,700Brandon Cantu
PlacePlayerPrize
1Kenneth “BKQZBXT” Coppens$38,881.50
2Alon “HAMAZRIYA3” Nissim$23,805
3Vanessa “PRINCESSDONK” Peng$16,266.75
4DEADHORSE86$11,109
5SOLOVYOV88$9,125.25
6LEDERJOE$7,538.25
7BOBBYCOXFAN$5,951.25
8Blair “BTIDMARSH515” Tidmarsh$4,364.25
97TEMPEHEAT7$3,094.65

UBOC 6 Event #25: $75K Centerfold Bounty NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$150+$12517$77,550Centerfolds
PlacePlayerPrize
1Eric “BLIZAIR” Blair$18,999.75
21TIME4THEBOY$11,632.50
3ITSGUCCCIIII$7,948.87
4Joshua “THE_NORF_MANN” Norris$5,428.50
5JEZUSWOW$4,459.12
6ASHLEY29$3,683.62
7Max “SKANKY980” Warrick$2,908.12
8MR GREASE159$2,132.62
9DISCOHAIR$1,512.22

UBOC 6 Event #26: $75K GTD NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$150+$12502$75,300Tiffany Michelle
PlacePlayerPrize
1BANANAZOO$18,448.50
2SAILORPIG$11,295
3PREDADOR737$7,718.25
4ED_ANGELIS$5,271
5PTW420$4,329.75
6HOWDUCALLTHAT$3,576.75
7OREGONTILT$2,823.75
8Troy “GAMBLER2K4” Gamble$2,070.75
9JOHN HENRY I$1,468.35

UBOC 6 Event #27: $100K GTD (1R + 2A) NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$100+$9289$100,000Mark “POker HO” Kroon
PlacePlayerPrize
1GOOD2FU$26,000
2RALNKHAN$15,500
3Jason “JDPC27” Wheeler$11,000
4CFIELDER19$8,000
5BODIEBROADUS$6,550
6ANYTIMEPOKER$5,500
7EATNOMEAT111$4,500
869INSTASHUV$3,500
9Sebastian “P0CKET00” Sikorski$2,500

UBOC 6 Event #28: $1,000,000 Championship NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$1,000+$501,036$1,000,000Prahlad Friedman
PlacePlayerPrize
1Thiago “THEDECANO” Nishijima$231,338.80
2IBIZADREAMS$138,306
3Alexander “ARGENTINABOY” Queen$93,758
4BOAHGERDING$66,822
5CHADBROCHIL1$56,462
6DIESLANGE$46,102
7SHAGGYCHIPS$35,742
8HULK__SMASH$25,382
9Nicolas “PKAISER” Fierro$17,612

UBOC 6 Event #29: $100K GTD DS NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize PoolHost
$300+$20396$118,800Team UB
PlacePlayerPrize
1NATASHA99$29,700
2Niels “THEMILTMAN” Rikhof$17,998.20
3Andrew “FERGWRX” Ferguson$12,474
4Vincent “AIRKID3” Moscati$9,207
5NJW111$7,722
6ROLLEMM$6,237
7SUMDUMJER69$5,049
8STEPHENHENDR$3,861
9WAITWAT$2,673

While the UBOC 6 has come to an end, you can get a head start on the next UBOC just by signing up for a UB account today!

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