WPT Online Poker Open: $30K GTD 8-MAX NLH
Day 1 Completed
WPT Online Poker Open on partypoker US
WPT Online Poker Open: $30K GTD 8-MAX NLH
Day: 1
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier Wins WPT Online Poker Open $30K GTD 8-Max NLH for $12,812.50
The WPT Online Poker Open $30K GTD 8-Max NLH came to an end after four hours of action Tuesday night and it was Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier running his way to the finish line for the first-place prize of $12,812.50.
The event saw 16 players start the tournament with that number steadily increased throughout the tournament as Sherrier outlasted a field of 82 entries at $535 apiece.
The players quickly dwindled and registration ended three levels early as the 82 total entries generated a prize pool of $41,000 which set to pay out to the top 12 players.
Eliminations continued like wild fire as "jerseyman99", "FrankyFunk", Ryan “TheSims” Hohner, and Christopher "Chalmisi6" Hill all took a piece of the pie but fell short of making the final table.
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier | $12,812.50 |
| 2 | Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes | $7,175 |
| 3 | Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer | $5,227.50 |
| 4 | Alex “JinYang” Butcher | $3,895 |
| 5 | Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd | $3,013.50 |
| 6 | "KevinDurant" | $2,275.50 |
| 7 | Michael "Gags30" Gagliano | $1,701.50 |
| 8 | Kevin “sofcknsick” Campbell | $1,332.50 |
Final Table Action
The end of Level 12 saw Kevin “sofcknsick” Campbell bow out first in eighth place with Michael "Gags30" Gagliano falling next in seventh place after he lost a race to Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer.
A few levels later, Alex “JinYang” Butcher scored a double elimination sending "KevinDurant" out in sixth place and Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd in fifth.
Butcher was the next to drop after he called off his short stack preflop and failed to connect with the runout holding live cards against Sherrier. The very next level saw Menzer take his exit in third place after Sherrier turned a pair of eights and improved to trips on the river.
The heads-up match saw Sherrier hold a commanding chip lead but Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes won a huge pot before the two players went on break and shifted the tide.
The battle was back-and-forth until Sherrier caught a double and then kept his momentum going eliminating Reyes a few hands later.
PokerNews coverage of the WPT Online Poker Open on the partypoker US Network will continue Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. ET with $215 buy-in Phased $40K GTD 8-Max NLH.
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes Eliminated in 2nd Place ($7,175)
In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes fell holding 
with a 
board showing to Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000 | 407,056 |
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Busted |
Sherrier Finds a Double
In Level 23 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, raised all in for 611,028 and Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier called off his 203,972 stack.
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier: 
Jaime "mooseman1710" Reyes: 
Reyers was ahead until a seven appeared in the window on the 
flop.
The turn didn't change a thing and the 
river secured Sherrier's double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
412,944 | 224,972 |
|
|
407,056 | -224,973 |
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Break Time
The final two players are on a quick five-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
632,029 | 463,813 |
|
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187,972 | -463,812 |
Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer Eliminated in 3rd Place (5,227.50)
In Level 20 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer was all in preflop for 172,698 from the cutoff and was called by Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier from the big blind.
Mike “MistaMenza” Menzer: 
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier: 
Menzer held the better hand and nothing changed after the 
flop.
However, the appeared on the turn pairing Sherrier and the 
river eliminated Menzer in third place for $5,227.50.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
651,784 | 375,457 |
|
|
168,216 | -68,950 |
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Busted |
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Alex “JinYang” Butcher Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,895)
In Level 19 with blinds up to 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, Alex “JinYang” Butcher raised to 40,000 from the small blind and then called off his last 1,109 after Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier jammed for 230,327 from the big bvlind.
Alex “JinYang” Butcher: 
Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier: 
Butcher was behind holding live cards but couldn't find a pair as the board ran out 
ending his tournament in fourth place for $3,895.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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276,327 | -76,697 |
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Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
353,024 | 264,912 |
|
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337,887 | -62,160 |
|
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117,162 | -79,670 |
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11,927 | -123,082 |