Online Poker Weekend: 'JB_Dog' Runs Over Table in Sunday Million Win

May 07, 2007

Haley Hintze

Online Poker Weekend: 'JB_Dog' Runs Over Table in Sunday Million Win 0001

This week's Stars Sunday Million was, simply, no contest. 'JB_Dog' brought a huge chip lead to the final table and pummeled the remaining competitors with aggressive play. A couple of early showdowns gave other players hope, but a slightly closed margin was the best the others could hope for, and in the end, they jockeyed for second place. JB_Dog's wire-to-wire final-table triumph was one of the most dominating performances in recent major online-event history.

Poker Stars Sunday Million

The Sunday Million at Poker Stars saw 6,667 players sign up, generating a prize fund of $1,333,400. 900 players cashed and first prize was scheduled at almost $192,000, easily the largest prize of the night. 'JB_Dog,' with over $27 million in chips, held a huge lead of nearly $20 million as the final table came together. JB_Dog dropped a bunch of those chips before turning a spade flush to k.o. 'Assassinater' and rebuild his margin; on that hand, JB_Dog held A♣J♠ to Assassinater's 10♣10♠, and watched the board deliver 7♠3♠2♠K♠9♦.

'copi' departed in eighth, his seemingly strong A♠K♠ no match for the A♣A♦ of 'Columbo218' when the board arrived 10♠7♥4♥3♣6♠. A few hands later, JB_Dog used A♥J♠ to finish off 'EndlessJ' and his A♣6♦, the board bringing K♠K♥10♦5♠Q♠. A short-stacked Cougfan1987 soon followed EndlessJ to the rail, when Cougfan1987's 4♥3♣ flopped a draw but couldn't complete against 'TheSeraph's A♠4♠, the final board reading 6♦5♠9♦9♣A♦.

'oceania99' was the next endangered stack to fall, A♦7♠ no good against 'berdyfish's modest 8♦2♦ when the board offered 2♥K♣K♠J♦2♠. 'Colombo218' followed moments later, his J♦9♣ bested by TheSeraph's A♠9♠ when the board came 3♥6♣10♥8♣6♦. Through the series of small knockouts, JB_Dog kept capturing small pots and padded his lead, and still held 70% of the chips entering three-handed play. berdyfish was a desperate third of three until rivering a two-out five to double through TheSeraph --- cracking The Seraph's pocket aces --- to jump into second.

JB_Dog used A♠2♥ to finish off TheSeraph after TheSeraph pushed with Q♥10♥. The board on the hand read 7♦A♥3♥7♠5♠, and head-up action began. After one all-in chop, JB_Dog soon finished his winner's run. The chips went in before the flop on hand where JB_Dog held A♦K♦ to berdyfish's K♥9♥, and the dominated berdyfish found no help when the board played out 10♠Q♠A♠2♥2♣.

Final standings:

1st ($191,742.92): JB_Dog

2nd ($99,871.66): berdyfish

3rd ($71,870.26): TheSeraph

4th ($56,002.80): Colombo218

5th ($42,802.14): oceania99

6th ($30,668.20): Cougfan1987

7th ($22,001.10): EndlessJ

8th ($13,334): copi

9th ($8,267.08): Assassinater

Full Tilt $400,000 Guarantee

Another big crowd found its way to last night's Full Tilt Poker $400,000 Guarantee. 2,350 players meant a $470,000 prize pool, with 351 making the cash and $86,221.50 on the line for first. 'pbdrunks' led the march to the final table, having amassed roughly $1.8 million in chips. 'luckbox' bounced 'thugmoneymkr' in the first big matchup, K♠K♦ staying ahead of Q♥Q♠ on a 8♣10♦9♣K♣10♠ board.

Eighth went to dknykiller, who flopped a big draw against 'KanyeSouth's Q♣J♦ but went home when the board completed 3♠8♠J♥K♥9♣. After a long stretch featuring several suckouts, luckbox exited in seventh when his 10♦3♣ couldn't overcome pbdrunks' J♥5♥ in a battle of the blinds. The board displayed 10♣J♣8♦K♦5♣ and the field was down to six. It went to five when 'mx4ever' couldn't connect with A♥Q♦ against 'Marco725's 8♠8♦; the 10♠6♦9♠J♣5♦ board brought plenty of outs but no completion.

pbdrunks then used 10♠10♥ to claim another victim, this time in the form of 'j4f2h0,' whose A♦J♣ start couldn't connect with a 3♦3♠5♦6♦2♥ board. A pocket pair then triumphed over overcards again, when 'KanyeSouth's 6♥6♣ held up over 'JOHNNYBELL's' A♥J♥ on a board of 3♣Q♦4♦3♠K♦. A lengthy span of play then ensued before KanyeSouth and Marco725 mixed it up; KanyeSouth held A♥J♥ to Marco725's K♠Q♠ and picked up the knockout when the 9♥3♥4♥10♦2♣ board completed the heart flush.

KanyeSouth doubled through pbdrunks on a hand where both players committed to club flush draws; neither connected, but KanyeSouth held the higher (K) kicker. KanyeSouth closed the deal one hand later, when his K♦6♠ flopped a fortunate six against pbdrunks' K♥8♦. The complete board read 6♥Q♦J♦7♣J♠, capping KanyeSouth's triumph.

Final standings:

1st ($86,221.50): KanyeSouth

2nd ($52,922): pbdrunks

3rd ($34,639): Marco725

4th ($27,636): JOHNNYBELL

5th ($20,915): j4f2h0

6th ($15,040): mx4ever

7th ($11,045): luckbox

8th ($8,648): dknykiller

9th ($6,580): thugmoneymkr

Party Poker $300,000 Guaranteed

1,443 players joined Party Poker's $300,000 Guarantee, leaving a nominal overlay in place. First place was worth $60,000 and the top 200 players made the money. Early leaders at this event's final table were 'mortens22' and 'Kovax,' each well over the million-chip mark.

First to fall was a short-stacked 'INCHONSNK,' who pushed with A♦5♠ into 'mirumir's Q♠Q♣; departing as the board arrived Q♥5♣3♠K♠4♣. Ninth went to 'Wollie111,' whose J♠J♥ couldn't catch a two-outer against Kovax's K♦K♠, the board bringing 4♦A♥8♠7♣2♥. 'kasiiino' departed soon after, his A♥J♠ no good against 'mirumir's J♣J♥ when the board displayed 4♦2♥7♠K♠2♣.

Kovax picked up the next knockout when his A♦Q♣ topped 'jakobm8's Q♠10♠ on a board of Q♥A♣9♣6♠5♥. Mirumir picked up another knockout moments later winning race with 2♦2♥ against 'rilleg's K♠9♥ when the board came 3♠2♠7♦7♣10♣. Mirumir then doubled through mortens22 in a huge pot moments later, Mirumir's queens staying ahead of mortens22's tens, and the all-but-eliminated mortens22 bounced out on the very next hand, his final hole cards mucked unseen.

A few hands after losing most of his chips to 'ko_Ocken,' 'fishts' finished in fourth. His last stand with A♦8♥ ran afoul of mirumir's Q♣Q♠ on a hand where the board came 4♣8♣Q♥4♥A♠. After rejecting near-second place money in a potential chop, ko_Ocken was quickly bounced in third; the showdown hand found ko_Ocken's A♣Q♣ unable to catch Kovax's 6♦6♠ when the board offered 7♠5♦2♣9♦9♠. Kovax and mirumir then quickly made a deal for the remaining prize money.

Final standings:

* 1st ($51,307.75): Kovax

* 2nd ($41,692.25): mirumir

3rd ($20,700): ko_Ocken

4th ($16,350): fishts

5th ($13,800): mortens22

6th ($10,350): rilleg

7th: ($7,950): jakobm8

8th ($5,250): kasiiino

9th ($4,050): Wollie111

10th ($2,850): INCHONSNK

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

Ultimate Bet $200,000 Guaranteed

Ultimate Bet saw a solid turnout for its weekly $200,000 Guaranteed. 1,008 players joined the fun, generating a total prize pool of $201,600. 110 players cashed, with everyone chasing the $44,352 number on the line for first. 'moseley9' went on a rush to reach the final table with over $700,000 in chips and a sizeable lead over 'Loeppenthin,' who made his second straight final table in the event.

'm0nr0e360' picked up the first knockout at the first table, his J♥J♦ besting 'shinytop's A♣10♦ in a battle of short stacks when the board came 6♣10♥3♣4♦2♣. m0nr0e360 would be the next to fall, though, when his J♥J♦ was reeled in by 'TulsaJ's A♣J♣ on a hand where the board brought K♠A♦10♦3♣5♣. And in turn, TulsaJ was the next to fall, when his A♥Q♥ fell to moseley9's A♣J♥ when the 2♥8♠J♦6♦4♣ board delivered moseley9's needed jack.

'dannysek' lost a huge race to moseley9 to finish in seventh. On that hand, dannysek held A♥K♦ to moseley9's Q♥Q♠, and watched as the 4♠2♥4♥J♥2♠ display changed nothing. moseley9 padded his lead moments later, using K♠K♦ to top 'mhrep's J♠J♥ with the board bringing 8♠5♦5♠6♥2♠. And fifth went to 'TheNateDogg3,' who nursed a short stack for several laps but finally was forced in with A♠7♥; Loeppenthin made an inexpensive call with A♣2♠ and picked up the knockout when the board arrived 2♥3♥Q♠K♠4♦.

'tigercat17' made a deep run before a huge pot lost to 'RML0422' (who then reported his name in chat as Ryan LeWinter for interested media). It was Loeppenthin, though, who picked up the knockout, using J♠J♦ to top tigercat17's K♦7♦ when the board delivered 7♠3♣9♣4♥2♥. And LeWinter sent Loeppenthin off to his second straight third-place finish, with the chips going in after a 7♣5♠A♣ flop. LeWinter showed A♦K♥, Loeppenthin A♠2♥, and the 5♥ turn and 4♣ river meant two players were left to do battle.

moseley9 still held a commanding lead and padded it with bullying plays. The end came courtesy of a minor suckout. The chips went in with LeWinter holding A♥Q♥ to moseley9's K♠J♣. LeWinter was well ahead until the river on a board that unfolded 2♣8♦Q♦6♥K♣. moseley9's rivered pair of kings sealed the victory and over $44,000 in prize money.