Online Poker Weekend: 'LudvigA', 'RoxmorE' Win Majors

March 30, 2009

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Online Poker Weekend: 'LudvigA', 'RoxmorE' Win Majors 0001

Another busy Sunday of online poker action saw thousands of players in action in several major events. The weekend's biggest payday ($142,970.07) went to a nonwinner (AmirSF) in the PokerStars Sunday Million; after a late, four-way chop, Anders "RoxmorE" Losvik surged to collect top honors. Over at Full Tilt, LudvigA collected $139,409.17 for winning the Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee. Highlights of Sunday's action:

PokerStars Sunday Million

The PokerStars Sunday Million boasted a field 7,651 entrants this weekend, with a total prize pool of $1,530,200. Among the top finishers falling short of the final were Steve "gboro780" Gross in 12th place ($7,651), emyjim in 15th ($5,355.70), Shaun Deeb in 20th ($3,060.40), Ricky "RonaldKosh" Fohrenbach in 21st ($3,060.40) and BadcardsAA in 40th ($2,601.34). These were the chip counts as the final table began:

AmirSF — 16,537,563

ILIOS72 — 11,082,025

HuBaer582 — 10,358,200

ikszoorn — 9,335,186

detroitj6 — 8,962,244

Anders "RoxmorE" Losvik — 6,109,522

Joe "MarleyGroup" Urgo — 5,773,913

Nick "Coconut Soda" Fava — 4,649,782

matt1269 — 3,701,565

Joe "MarleyGroup" Urgo was the first finalist to bust, during the 150,000/300,000/30,000 level. AmirSF raised to 750,000 in the hijack and Urgo went all in for 4,303,913 on the button with A♦K♣. AmirSF called with 10♣10♥ and the board ran out J♠Q♠4♠10♦4♦. Urgo's turned straight fell to AmirSF's rivered full house as he took home $10,711.40 for his showing. A few hands later AmirSF eliminated matt1279. In the small blind AmirSF set matt1269 in with 7♣5♣ and matt1269 called all in for 3,101,565, holding A♥3♥. The board rolled out 4♥7♦K♠5♦3♠ and matt1269 was out in eighth place for $17,597.30.

Nick "Coconut Soda" Fava exited at 250,000/500,000/50,000. He went all in under the gun for 1,909,413 with A♥10♠ and found action from ikszoorn in the big blind, who showed 8♦8♣. The board fell 6♠K♠3♦3♣6♦ as Fava collected $26,778.50 for seventh place. A few hands later, though, ikszoorn busted after shoving with A♠4♥. AmirSF woke up with Q♣Q♥ and called. No ace appeared and ikszoorn left with $39,020.10 for sixth place. Not much later detroitj6 ran 8♣8♦ into Anders "RoxmorE" Losvik's Q♥Q♦ and finished fifth when the board came Q♠9♦10♣5♦3♠. Fifth place paid detroitj6 $54,322.10. The remaining four players worked out a deal that guaranteed each the following amounts, with $30,000 left over for the winner:

AmirSF — $142,970.07

ILIOS72 — $108,780.23

HuBaer582 — $95,744.61

Anders "RoxmorE" Losvik — $91,664.40

ILIOS72 hit the rail in fourth place after getting it in with A♦4♠ against Anders Losvik's K♠Q♦. The board fell Q♠3♠6♠A♠6♥ as Losvik took it with the higher flush. $108,780.23 went ILIOS72'S way. HuBaer582 exited at 500,000/1,000,000/100,000, and Anders Losvik again claimed the knockout. This time his A♦9♦ got the best of HuBaer582's A♥J♠ as the board rolled out 9♥9♠7♦6♥J♣. HuBaer582's third-place finish was worth $95,744.61.

Heads-up play began with Anders "RoxmorE" Losvik holding just about a 2:1 chip lead on AmirSF. Losvik took it down when his 6♣6♥ held up against AmirSF's K♣7♣, with the board coming 9♦4♦10♣3♦8♦. AmirSF's runner-up showing was worth $142,970.07, with Anders "RoxmorE" Losvik collecting $121,664.40 for winning the PokerStars Sunday Million.

Final Results:

*1. Anders "RoxmorE" Losvik — $121,664.40

*2. AmirSF — $142,970.07

*3. HuBaer582 — $95,744.61

*4. ILIOS72 — $108,780.23

5. detroitj6 — $54,322.10

6. ikszoorn — $39,020.10

7. Nick "Coconut Soda" Fava — $26,778.50

8. matt1269 — $17,597.30

9. Joe "MarleyGroup" Urgo — $10,711.40

* — four-way chop; remaining $30,000 to eventual winner (RoxmorE)

Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee

The Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee drew 3,937 entrants on Sunday, generating a prize pool of $787,400, with first worth $139,409.17. Notable finishes short of the final included those of Todd "classic" Williamson in 11th place ($7,559.04), Nick "mdv85" Elgie in 13th ($5,590.54), Nick "FU_15" Maimone in 29th ($2,362) and donivan31 in 30th ($2,362). The chip counts at the start of the final table:

flipchik24 — 2,298,688

Ryan "toetagu" Fair — 2,027,854

Tim "BegsClutch" Begley — 1,757,858

LudvigA — 1,273,299

auhoman — 1,207,219

Peter "Nordberg" Feldman — 953,764

Dman112 — 857,556

Brundaddy — 822,171

Brandon "BP7000" Poe — 612,592

Dman112 departed on the first hand of the 20,000/40,000/5,000 level. From the hijack, Dman112 made it 120,000 to go and Tim "BegsClutch" Begley popped it to 270,000 from the small blind. Dman112 went all in for 768,556 and Begley called with Q♣Q♥, leading Dman112's A♠J♠. The board ran out 2♥9♣8♥K♦10♠ and Dman112 departed in ninth for $10,551.16. Brundaddy lasted just a few more hands. Ryan "toetagu" Fair opened for 105,000 under the gun and Brundaddy shoved from the small blind for 748,171 with K♥10♥. Fair called with J♠J♦ and took the hand down as the board fell 2♥A♦7♥Q♣4♦. Brundaddy took home $14,173.20 for eighth place.

Peter "Nordberg" Feldman was the next to exit. He shipped it in on the button with A♠Q♣ for 538,360 and found action from flipchik24, who held 9♣9♥ in the small blind. The board fell 2♦3♦6♣5♣7♣ and Feldman collected $18,110.20 for seventh place. At 25,000/50,000/6,000, auhoman bid adieu. Ryan Fair raised to 125,025 and Tim Begley called. In the small blind auhoman went all in for 946,121 and Fair re-raised all in to isolate. He tabled 7♠7♦ and was racing against auhoman's K♠J♥. The board ran out A♣9♣10♠3♣10♦ and auhoman was out in sixth place for $24,173.18.

Brandon "BP7000" Poe was eliminated at 30,000/60,000/7,500 when he ran K♠Q♦ into flipchik24's AcKh. The board rolled out 8♥K♣K♦10♥9♣ and flipchik24's ace kicker played. Poe finished in fifth for $32,598.36. Next, Tim "BegsClutch" Begley was sent to the rail in brutal fashion. He opened to 140,000 on the button and flipchik24 re-raised to 367,000 in the big blind. Begley made it 730,000 to play and flipchik24 called. The flop came 7♣6♦5♦ and flipchik24 check-called Begley's all-in bet of 1,542,656 with J♣J♠. Begley tabled K♥K♣ and seemed primed to double up. Fourth street was the 9♦, but the J♦ landed on fifth street and Begley pocketed $43,464.48 for fourth.

Ryan "toetagu" Fair fell next, at 40,000/80,000/10,000. Flipchik24 made it 240,000 to play on the button and Fair shoved for 2,372,649 in the small blind. A call from flipchik24 revealed 10♦10♥ to Fair's Q♦9♦. The flop did bring the Q♠ for Fair, but the 10♠ and a set for flipchik24 as well. The complete board was 2♥Q♠10♠3♦4♥ and Ryan "toetagu" Fair took third place for $55,118. The chip counts at the start of heads up play:

flipchik24: 7,690,819

LudvigA: 4,120,181

LudvigA battled back to win the tournament. On the final hand, LudvigA's A♠K♦ bested flipchik24's J♣10♠ as the board fell Q♣7♣A♣7♦J♥. For the runner-up showing, flipchik24 pocketed $84,251.80. LudvigA's triumph in the Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee was worth $139,409.17.

Final Results:

1. LudvigA — $139,409.17

2. flipchik24 — $84,251.80

3. Ryan "toetagu" Fair — $55,118

4. Tim "BegsClutch" Begley — $43,464.48

5. Brandon "BP7000" Poe — $32,598.36

6. auhoman — $24,173.18

7. Peter "Nordberg" Feldman — $18,110.20

8. Brundaddy — $14,173.20

9. Dman112 — $10,551.16

Other Sunday Results:

Full Tilt Sunday Brawl

1. lolli82 — $97,161.78

2. Dan "WiLDmAn75" Buzgon — $62,884.80

3. mcc3991 — $46,687.20

4. bokpower — $35,253.60

5. Steve "gboro780" Gross — $24,772.80

6. Greg "DuckU" Hobson — $16,197.60

7. Raisin Daisy — $10,957.20

8. paddiewaddie — $7,622.40

9. gerlucker — $5,716.80

Buy-in: $240+16

Prize Pool: $476,400

Entrants: 2,382

Other Notables: Andy "BKice" Seth (10th, $3,573), Ram Vaswani (13th, $2,382), Justin "WPThero" Rollo (15th, $2,382), Evan "oakplayer" Schwartz (16th, $1,762.68), Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy (20th, $1,429.20), Johan "busto_soon" Van Til (25th, $1,429.40), Tony "Bond18" Dunst (40th, $1,095.72), Chris "MoormanI" Moorman (47th, $952.80), Allen Cunningham (51st, $952.80)

Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan

1. thebidster — $59,224

2. supanova99 — $37,688

3. acumen53 — $27,593

4. vanBommelll — $21,782.50

5. grimmy101 — $16,285

6. joonklee — $12,114

7. folds00 — $7,806.80

8. I Sycho I — $5,653.20

9. Dirky D — $4,145.68

Buy-in: $200+16

Prize Pool: $269,200

Entrants: 1,346

Other Notables: Alex "TheAssassinato" Fitzgerald (13th, $1,722.88), Jeremy "JBurleson" Burleson (15th, $1,722.88), Thomas "ChuckSty" Rau (25th, $955.66), Stian "JohnnyBelow" Stabell (37th, $726.84), Chris "brsavage" Savage (62nd, $565.32)

PokerStars Sunday Warmup ($750,000 guaranteed)

1. bundy604 — $120,883.20

2. Eham5 — $84,523.80

3. homanga — $56,286.24

4. scarface0928 — $47,200

5. profontaine — $37,776

6. Steven "PiKappRaider" Burkholder — $28,332

7. HustlerGrune — $18,888

8. skrabukes — $11,332.80

9. Scarer — $7,336.32

Buy-in: $200+15

Prize Pool: $944,400