Online Poker Report: Big Paydays for ‘EO777’, ‘Bry23’
PokerStars Super Tuesday
The PokerStars Super Tuesday attracted 351 online entrants this week, awarding a first-place prize of $68,445. Among the highest finishes short of the final were those of Ryan “ryanbluf” Karp in 11th place ($4,914), Gary “GB2005” Bogdanski in 12th ($4,914), Brian “SNo0oWMAN” Hawkins in 13th ($4,212_ and Ylon Schwartz in 18th ($3,510). The players and chip counts heading into the final table were the following:
ReadOnYou — 191,169
Kory “s00tedj0kers” Kilpatrick — 169,733
Steven “stevesbets” Jacobs — 167,920
Bryan “Bry23” Barrile — 153,332
Eric “Loopstar” Lupovich — 101,296
Tyler “tydean” Smith — 81,614
Hunter “HEMIpowerSWT” Frey — 80,340
Matthias “kabutze” Kurtz — 71,220
mozita3 — 36,376
Tyler “tydean” Smith busted first, during the 2,000/4,000/400 level. ReadOnYou opened from early position to 9,970 and Kory “s00tedj0kers” Kilpatrick re-raised to 26,575 in the hijack. On the button, Smith re-raised all in for 75,599 and only Kilpatrick called, tabling K♣K♦. Smith was in trouble with J♥J♦ and found no help as the board ran out 5♥3♦10♦A♦5♣. He earned $6,142.50 for ninth place. Later in the level Kilpatrick sent Eric “Loopstar” Lupovich to the rail, as well. Under the gun Lupovich went all in for 54,321 with A♦J♠ and Kilpatrick called on the button with 10♥10♠. The community cards came 7♠Q♦5♠Q♠4♥ as Eric “Loopstar” Lupovich departed in eighth place for $8,775. Four hands later Matthias “kabutze” Kurtz exited, too. Kory Kilpatrick made it 9,275 to go from the under the gun and Kurtz went all in from the big blind for 81,440. Kilpatrick called and flipped over A♦A♣ to Kurtz’s A♥9♠. No help came for Kurtz, who finished in seventh place for $12,285.
Hunter “HEMIpowerSWT” Frey was eliminated at 3,000/6,000/600. Steven “stevesbets” Jacobs raised to 18,000 in the cutoff and Frey went all in for 56,660 in the small blind with 7♥7♦. Jacobs called with 10♣10♠ and won the hand when the board fell Q♣9♦10♥8♣K♦. Frey pocketed $15,795 for sixth place. Kory Kilpatrick busted both Steven Jacobs and mozita3 a few hands later. All in preflop, Kilpatrick had both his opponents covered. He held A♥Q♦ and faced Jacobs’ 7♥7♣ and mozita3’s 10♦10♣. The board ran out 9♥J♣K♠10♠8♠ as Kilpatrick made Broadway to eliminate mozita3 in fifth for $20,182.50 and Steven “stevesbets” Jacobs in fourth for $29,484.
ReadOnYou was sent packing at 4,000/8,000/800. Kory “s00tedj0kers” Kilpatrick raised to 18,575 on the button and ReadOnYou called in the big blind. The flop came 8♥4♥9♣ and ReadOnYou check-raised all in for 167,465 with K♣9♥. Unfortunately for ReadOnYou, Kilpatrick called and tabled J♥J♠. The turn and river came 6♠5♣ and ReadOnYou was out in third place for $38,610. Heads-up play began with the following chip counts:
Bryan “Bry23” Barrile — 617,349
Kory “s00tedj0kers” Kilpatrick — 435,651
At 5,000/10,000/1,000, Bryan Barrile took it down. Kilpatrick went all in for his last 158,102 with A♣2♥ and Barrile called with A♥Q♦. The board ran out 10♥6♥K♠4♥J♣ as Kilpatrick finished in second place for $51,772.50. Barrile’s win in the PokerStars Super Tuesday was worth $68,445.
Final Results:
1. Bryan “Bry23” Barrile — $68,445
2. Kory “s00tedj0kers” Kilpatrick — $51,772.50
3. ReadOnYou — $38,610
4. Steven “stevesbets” Jacobs — $29,484
5. mozita3 — $20,182.50
6. Hunter “HEMIpowerSWT” Frey — $15,795
7. Matthias “kabutze” Kurtz — $12,285
8. Eric “Loopstar” Lupovich — $8,775
9. Tyler “tydean” Smith — $6,142.50
Full Tilt $1K Monday
The Full Tilt $1K Monday drew 315 players, each vying for the $78,750 top prize. Notable finishers included Zac “Zacpacker” Fellows in 12th place ($3,937.50), Danny “THE__D__RY” Ryan in 17th ($2,362.50) and Tyler “tydean14” Smith in 18th ($2,362.50). The chip counts at the start of the final table:
Sebastian “p00cket00” Sikorski — 446,314
Kevin “wobblymr” Parkes — 239,773
EO777 — 214,191
Anton “Antoshka” Smolanskiey — 184,800
Va Shon “Julian Verse” Watkins — 118,526
Grippolio — 118,186
4XTRADER — 102,053
deuceballz — 79,021
Ton Locsta — 72,136
At 3,000/6,000/750, Anton “Antoshka” Smolanskiey hit the rail. Kevin “wobblymr” Parkes opened the action with a raise to 14,450 from middle position. Smolanskiey went all in on the button for 124,378 and Parkes called immediately with A♣A♠, having Smolanskiey’s A♦K♦ destroyed. Smolanskiey hit a king on the flop, but it still wasn’t enough. He finished in ninth place for $6,300. 4XTRADER departed at 4,000/8,000/1,000 after getting it in for 52,903 with A♥7♦ against Grippolio’s A♠8♠. The board ran out 6♣Q♥6♥5♣2♥ and 4xTRADER took eighth for $7,875.
Sebastian “p00cket00” Sikorski was felted at 5,000/10,000/1,000. Deuceballz raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Sikorski went all in for 258,745 out of the big blind. Deuceballz called all in with A♦K♠ and had Sikorski’s A♣5♠. The board ran out 3♠4♠9♠K♣9♣ as Sebastian “p00cket00” Sikorski was down to less than one big blind. One hand later, deuceballz busted both Sikorski and Va Shon “Julian Verse” Watkins. It was a preflop all-in with deuceballz having the others covered holding 9♣9♦ to Watkins’ K♠Q♣ and Sikorski’s 8♣4♠. The board rolled out K♣8♥9♥5♣J♦ as Sikorski’s tournament was over in seventh place for $10,237.50 and Watkins’ in sixth for $15,750.
Grippolio fell at 6,000/12,000/1,500. Grippolio shoved for 172,331 from the small blind, and EO777 called out of the big blind with 7♣7♥. Grippolio tabled A♠3♠ and couldn’t connect as the community cards came 3♣K♠4♠6♥2♠. For the fifth-place showing Grippolio pocketed $22,050. Kevin “wobblymr” Parkes busted after shoving from the button for 90,016 with J♠10♦, but Ton Locsta woke up with Q♦Q♥ in the small blind. No help came for Parkes and he was out in fourth place for $29,137.50.
Deuceballz headed for the exit at 8,000/16,000/2,000. In the small blind, deuceballz shoved for 204,816 with A♠3♥, and Ton Locsta called in the big blind with J♠J♣. A third jack hit the flop and deuceballz was eliminated in third place for $37,800. Heads-up was brief before EO777 took it down. On the final hand, EO777’s A♠K♣ defeated Ton Locsta’s A♥10♠ after the chips went in preflop. The board ran out 6♠2♦K♥A♦J♠ as Ton Locsta collected $50,400 for finishing as the runner-up. The winner of was EO777 pocketed $78,750 for winning the Full Tilt $1K Monday.
Final Resuts:
1. EO777 — $78,750
2. Toc Locsta — $50,400
3. deuceballz — $37,800
4. Kevin “wobblymr” Parkes — $29,137.50
5. Grippolio — $22,050
6. Va Shon “Julian Verse” Watkins — $15,750
7. Sebastian “p00cket00” Sikorski — $10,237.50
8. 4XTRADER — $7,875
9. Anton “Antoshka” Smolanskiey — $6,300
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