US Online Sunday Briefing: "BruceWayne" Wins $53,690

United States Online Poker Briefing

The New Year Kick-off Series wrapped up on Sunday at WSOP.com and it didn't disappoint with the Main Event of series producing the biggest prize pool of the year to date at American-regulated online poker rooms. "BruceWayne" took the most advantage by winning the event for $53,690.

Thomas "baileykins" Mcfadden Jr. won the second most this week after finishing runner-up in the Main Event for $30,975, while Alexander "ShadowFiend1" Condon also won big after shipping the WSOP.com $50,000 Monthly Sunday for $23,370.

Read on for a full look at the Sunday results from partypoker NJ, BorgataPoker.com, PlayMGM, WSOP.com NJ, WSOP.com Nevada, 888poker NJ, and the three 888poker clients in Delaware.

WSOP.com $15,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack

DateJan. 27
Buy-in$50
Guarantee$15,000
Entries469
Prize pool$29,075
ITM35

The WSOP.com $15,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack produced a massive field and almost doubled its $15,000 guarantee with 213 entrants, plus 256 rebuys and 170 add-ons generating a $29,075 prize pool. A total of 35 players cashed for a minimum of $204.

Last week, Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagari won the tournament with Jamie "mooseman1710" Reyes finishing in seventh place. The duo swapped spots this week with Reyes winning the event for $7,705 and Sangannagari bowing out in seventh place for $1,047.

Also at the final table was Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun finishing in fourth place for $1,977.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Jamie "mooseman1710" Reyes$7,705
2redrags$4,507
3Lpete8906$2,573
4Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun$1,977
5JTHollywood$1,686
6Moeseph$1,396
7Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagari$1,047
8cristowall39$698
9mug15$494
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WSOP.com New Year Kick-off Series Main Event - $150,000 NLH

DateJan. 27
Buy-in$525
Guarantee$100,000
Entries413
Prize pool$206,500
ITM75

The WSOP New Year Kick-off Series Main Event - $150,000 NLH was easily the biggest tournament at American regulated online poker rooms of the year so far. The tournament was a huge success with the 295 entrants and 118 rebuys creating a $206,500 prize pool.

It took "BruceWayne" more than 10 1/2 hours of play to become the last player standing and claim the top prize of $53,690. Finishing one spot behind was Thomas "baileykins" Mcfadden Jr. in second place for $30,975.

Jed "jchak" Hoffman also cashed at the final table in seventh place for $7,434.

PositionPlayerPrize
1BruceWayne$53,690
2Thomas "baileykins" Mcfadden Jr.$30,975
3DaUnderStudy$18,172
4NJ_Thenatura$14,042
5whoAMeye$11,771
6drdisrespect$9,706
7Jed "jchak" Hoffman$7,434
8lucky15m$4,956
9geNet1x_$3,511
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WSOP.com $50,000 Monthly Sunday

DateJan. 27
Buy-in$1,000
Guarantee$50,000
Entries82
Prize pool$77,900
ITM9

The WSOP.com $50,000 Monthly Sunday attracted 59 entrants and 23 rebuys to create a $77,900 prize pool with nine players cashing for at least $2,882.

After more than six hours of play, Alexander "ShadowFiend1" Condon shipped the event for an impressive score of $23,370.

Also at the final table were John "Hopelep" Hennigan finishing in third place for $9,504 and Jonathan "jetsfan14" Borenstein taking fourth place for $6,310.

PositionPlayerPrize
1Alexander "ShadowFiend1" Condon$23,370
2puigmyfriend$13,633
3John "Hopelep" Hennigan$9,504
4Jonathan "jetsfan14" Borenstein$7,946
5bucknaked64$6,310
6furikuri$5,531
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BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $35K GTD

DateJan. 27
Buy-in$200
Guarantee$35,000
Entries197
Prize pool$39,400
ITM27

The BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $35K GTD attracted 197 entries (126 entrants + 71 reentries) to create a $39,400 prize pool with a total of 27 players cashing for at least $355.

After almost ten hours of play, "FourPair" and "UFOLDIWIN" agreed to a heads-up deal awarding the duo $7,430 and $6,950 respectively. Jason "RiverMan" Lawhun earned his second mention this report with a podium third-place finish for $4,237.

Also at the final table were Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo (fourth - $3,510) and Michael "IIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman Jr. (seventh - $2,183).

PositionPlayerPrize
1FourPair$7,430*
2UFOLDIWIN$6,950*
3Jason "RiverMan" Lawhun$4,237
4Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo$3,510
5Colonel_Forbin$3,039
6Plesiosaur88$2,611
7Michael "IIIIIIIIIIII" Haberman Jr.$2,183
8buntclaster$1,755
9Gina2827$1,327

*Reflects heads-up deal.


PokerStars NJ Sunday Special - $30,000 Gtd

DateJan. 27
Buy-in$200
Guarantee$30,000
Entries211
Prize pool$39,246
ITM27

The PokerStars NJ Sunday Special - $30,000 Gtd smashed its guarantee after attracting 211 entries (120 entrants + 91 reentries) to create a $39,246 prize pool.

After more than 6 1/2 hours of play hours of play, "Renorick1946" shipped the event for $8,438. Joining this player on the podium was Vladamir "D.Drumpf" Alexandrov in second place for $6,083.

Other notable players at the final table included Yong "iFoldN0T" Kwon (fifth - $2,355), Austin "CreamPieMaster" Farmer (sixth - $1,962), and Matthew "MattEMenz" Mendez (seventh - $1,570).

PositionPlayerPrize
1Renorick1946$8,438
2Vladamir "D.Drumpf" Alexandrov$6,083
3JUNE LATATA$4,611
4watchout$3,434
5Yong "iFoldN0T" Kwon$2,355
6Austin "CreamPieMaster" Farmer$1,962
7Matthew "MattEMenz" Mendez$1,570
8LCC102515$1,177
9HowieWelper$785

If you play regulated online poker tournaments in Delaware, Nevada, or New Jersey and would like your real name appearing in future articles, please contact Jason Glatzer via email at [email protected] or via Twitter under @JaxonPoker.

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