Online Poker Weekend: 'skattman' Wins War of Attrition in Full Tilt Tourney

Online Poker Weekend: 'skattman' Wins War of Attrition in Full Tilt Tourney 0001

A longer than usually night for the major Sunday events cam to an end in the pre-dawn hours of Monday, following a final table in the Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee that lasted nearly three hours. skattman took down the triumph in the event, surging from the middle of the final-table pack. Over at Poker Stars, another great night of attendance marked the Sunday Million, with 'power2prut' making a steady push to the win.

Poker Stars Sunday Million

Poker Stars returned to its normal Sunday Million offering with an event that drew "only" 6,964 hopefuls, generating a solid prize pool of $1,392,800. 1,080 players cashed, with $196,384 on the line for first. 'Vorcirion' and 'renassence' led the way to the final nine, each with a bit over $10 million chips as the last table began.

'dontriverme2' had a brief final-table stay, exiting when his 44 lost up against the 1010 of 'power2prut,' flopping a set but losing to a turned flush as the board showed K4367. Out soon after was 'espnman,' whose 33 couldn't hold on against 'kuparinen's AJ when the board completed with 5Q4JQ.

Seventh place went to a crippled 'matlik,' bounced out when his 76 couldn't connect against 'Round42,' who called for not much more from the big blind, with J2. The board arrived 108A4K, narrowing the field to six. It went to five when Voicirion bounced 'geotico;' Voicirion had 77 to geotico's AQ, and they watched as 6K587 was displayed.

power2prut padded his lead through the middle part of the final table, but stayed out of the knockout hands. The next all-in collison pitted kuparinen, with AK, against Round42, with AQ. Round42 was outchipped and dominated, and watched as the 58734 board gave kuparinen a winning flush. kuparinen picked up the next knockout as well when his QQ held up over renassence's 33, the board bringing a status-preserving K10A75. power2prut then notched his own knockout, finishing off a desperately short Vorcirion. On that hand, power2prut's 33 held on over Vorcirion's A4 when the board showed 528K7.

At this point, kuparinen, and power2prut agreed to a chop for most of the money, and played on for $30,000 and the title. On the final hand, power2prut started with A8, kuparinen with K9. The board came JA5Q5, giving power2prut two pairs and the win.

Final standings:

* 1st ($180,000): power2prut

* 2nd ($115,273): kuparinen

3rd ($69,640): Vorcirion

4th ($55,712): renassence

5th ($41,784): Round42

6th ($30,641.60): geotico

7th ($21,588.40): matlik

8th ($12,535.20): espnman

9th ($8,217.52): dontriverme2

* --- two-way deal for remaining prize money; $30,000 to eventual winner

Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee

Full Tilt's once-a-month $500+30 event drew 1,573 runners and generated a purse of $786,500, comfortably topping its guarantee. 216 places paid, with first place worth $147,862 and five-figure paydays awarded to everyone at the final table. 'skattman' amassed over $1.7 million in chips to lead the way to the final table.

Ninth place went to 'Howdoiplayxx,' who now knows how not to play AK --- at least not to run it into KK. 'foshio' (noted online player Josh Klehr) held that and picked up the knockout when the board arrived J10996. A few hands later, 'livb112' sent 'Cancer' to the rail in eighth; livb112 had 1010 to Cancer's A8, and won out when a Q64K6 board appeared.

Over fifty hands elapsed before the next knockout, when 'jpmetalfan's KJ fell to the AQ of 'andre07,' the board showing 49A67. A bizarre hand then sent foshio to the rail, when he and andre07 mixed it up. andre07 had tried to steal from the cutoff, but foshio, with 22, made the call. The flop of 635 seemed safe enough, and foshio bet $180,000, andre07 raised another $180,000, foshio pushed, and andre07 called, with a steal gone very right --- J6 for top pair and the lead. A 3 turn and Q river completed the big knockout, although virtually all those chips went to 'titantom32' on a huge double-through moments later.

Another long period elapsed before livb112 fell in fifth, his AK topped by andre07's 99 as the board came 3J4J10. Fourth place went to 'fsoyars,' the shortest remaining stack; he made a move from the button with A2, but found a ready caller in 'skattmann,' with A9. The board came 494Q3, and the field was three.

skattmann finally finished off andre07 by getting the chips in ahead and flopping a flush to boot; on that hand skattmann held A7, andre07 97, and the board arrived 48388. After another 20 hands of see-saw play, skattman finally took down the win over titantom32. On the final hand, titantom pushed all-in after a turn jack had the board reading J86J. titantom32 had 83 for two pair, but skattmann had an easy call, holding J5 for made trips and a draw to a flush. A 2 river filled that flush and completed the victory.

Final standings:

1st ($147,862): skattmann

2nd ($91,627.25): titantom32

3rd ($63,313.25): andre07

4th ($48,763): fsoyars

5th ($36,965.60): livb112

6th ($26,426.40): foshio

7th ($19,269.25): jpmetalfan

8th ($14,943.50): Cancer

9th ($11,482.90): Howdoiplayxx

Party Poker $300,000 Guaranteed

Maybe Party Poker's largely European player base has a fondness for American NCAA basketball? Who knows what was up, but attendance was off a good bit at the Party Poker $300,000 Guaranteed. 1,224 entrants were on hand, well shy of the 1,500 needed to cover the guarantee. As a result, the players that were there had the chance to carve up over $55,000 in overlay. 150 players cashed, with first prize bumped up to $63,000 due to the narrowed player pool. 'lotharpo' and 'ddaylee' were the leaders as the final table commenced play.

First out was 'DalconOpeaN,' whose AQ couldn't connect against 'miamivice80's 1010, the board bringing 55JK4. Then, 'HB8073' picked a bad moment to go to war with AK, running into lotharpo's AA and getting no reprieve from the 9Q636 board. A short-stacked 'FaetterD' was third to exit, forced in with a 106 holding that was outclassed by miamivice80's K8, with a board of 8KQ2A. And then by far the wildest player at the table, 'BIG_BEAR_123,' made a last push with J3 that found a caller in 'RoyNibbles,' with AQ. The board came 7QQJK, and the field was six.

Another desperate stack, 'partyjohan,' then found 87 worth a try, but lotharpo had an easy call with A4 and triumphed as the board provided 3AK4J. With the blinds putting everyone in peril, miamivice80 first dropped a large pot, then bounced out in fifth when his ace-high hand ran into 'Immorttall's aces, the board bringing 894103. At this point the four survivors agreed on a chop to split up the remaining money, with RoyNibbles having a tiny chip lead but settling for an easy-to-figure deal.

Final standings:

** 1st ($40,000): RoyNibbles

** 2nd ($40,000): Immorttall

** 3rd ($30,000): ddaylee

** 4th ($28,000): lotharpo

5th ($14,250): miamivice80

6th ($11,250): partyjohan

7th ($8,550): BIG_BEAR_123

8th ($5,700): FaetterD

9th ($4,350): HB8073

10th ($3,000): DalconOpeaN

** --- four-way deal for remaining prize money

Ultimate Bet $200,000 Guaranteed

952 players made it to the weekly Ultimate Bet $200,000 Guaranteed, providing an overlay of just under 10% to the players. 100 players cashed and first prize was the expected $45,000, also guaranteed. 'TheMasterJ33' led a tightly packed bunch to the final table, with just under $400,000 in chips. 'bassman64' departed quickly, first losing a race for two-thirds of his chips, then making a stand with AQ, which ran into the AA of 'Maria Nuccia' (a.k.a. Brock 't soprano' Parker) and found no help when the board came 64947.

'Froggy_06' picked up the next two knockouts, first sending 'Buckohfive' to the rail in ninth. On that hand, Froggy_06 had 88 to Buckohfive's AK, and the board showed 4623J. Following that, 'bad_egg' found AJ unlucky against Froggy_06's KJ, as the 210K46 board brought the king. Soon after, 'Kingdan23' departed, his AQ losing a race to 'Fish991's 77 as the board delivered K54910.

Froggy_06 croaked when he got all-in with 99 against 'spiker123,' who held KK; the 54A58 board changed nothing. A couple of dozen hands elapsed before TheMasterJ33 bowed out in fifth, his 99 overtaken by the AJ of 'One Above All,' the board offering A6332. spiker123 departed in two stages, ultimately finishing fourth; he lost most of his chips on a questionable call with a middle-pair holding on a J-high board (Fish991 had pushed with an overpair, queens), then ran 44 into Fish991's KK and watching helplessly as the 52K102 board played out.

Fish991 continued his surge to the win with knockouts on consecutive hands. First, his A10 hand dominated One Above All's A8, with the chips in the middle before the flop. The J5Q76 board meant two players remained. That lasted exactly one hand, with Fish991 and Maria Nuccia again all-in before the flop; this time Fish991 held AQ to Maria Nuccia's J7. The board of 61094Q gave Maria Nuccia plenty of outs, but none of them arrived and Fish991 had his win.

Final standings:

1st ($45,000): Fish991

2nd ($26,500): Maria Nuccia

3rd ($18,000): One Above All

4th ($13,100): spiker123

5th ($10,500): TheMasterJ33

6th ($8,500): Froggy_06

7th ($6,500): Kingdan23

8th ($4,500): bad_egg

9th ($3,400): Buckohfive

10th: ($2,000): bassman64

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