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THIS WEEK: July 29, 2018
Parker “888tonkaaaa” Talbot Final Tables Sunday Mega Deep
The $125 buy-in, $100K GTD Sunday Mega Deep crept past its guarantee by drawing 328 players who rebought 175 times. That generated a $100,600 prize pool paid out to the top 48 players including “Garlic888” (44th - $483), “1LevelAbove” (32nd - $684), “GramNaKartke” (17th - $976), Bryan “DePittsterje” Paris (10th - $1,761)), and 888poker Ambassador Parker “888tonkaaaa” Talbot (7th - $2,767).
After “ezmoniesss” took his leave in third place for $10,814, a back-and-forth heads-up match ensured. After a minute shy of 12 hours in the tournament, Germany’s “HomoDeus” defeated Ukraine’s “chssk” to win a $19,365 top prize.
It marked the second time “HomoDeus” has won a Mega Deep title this year. Back on January 26, he bested a field of 147 runners to win the $109 buy-in $20,000 Mega Deep for $5,117.
“ZeroNineee” Takes Down the Whale
The $1,050 buy-in, $70K GTD Whale saw 58 players rebuy 24 times to create n $82,000 prize pool. Among those to compete in the tournament but fall short of the money were Stephen “Kale333” Van Zadelhoff, Jans “Graftekkel” Arends, and Kenny “SpaceyFCB” Hallaert.
The top eight spots got paid including Mega Deep runner-up “chssk” (8th - $3,280), Ole “olekonjole” Schemion (7th - $3,690), “AriGold17” (5th - $6,150), “Hanzokid” (4th - $8,200), and “wellyxx” (3rd - $12,300). At that point, which was just over six hours in the tournament, a heads-up deal was struck that saw Sweden’s “cuadrado12” finish second for $20,446 and “ZeroNineee” take the title and $23,424.
“Irreligious8” Comes Out on Top in Sunday GREAT 8
The $88 Sunday GREAT 8 blew by its $20K GTD by drawing 218 players who rebought 95 times. The $25,040 prize pool was paid out to the top 32 players including Bryan “DPitsterje” Paris (31st - $188), “ZeroNineee” (25th - $188), “firgli” (12th - $501), “fishandchips1” (7th - $876), and “khunbaa” (3rd - $2,880).
After 7 hours and 38 minutes, it was “Irreligious8” who bested Germany’s “TonyCipolla9” in heads-up play to win $5,071. It was the first win for “Irreligious8” since January 28, which is when he won the $5,000 Swordfish for $1,186.
Canada’s “summertime3” Wins Sunday Challenge
The $109 buy-in Sunday Challenge saw 266 players take to the virtual felt and rebuy 100 times. The $40,000 prize pool was paid out to the top 40 players including “alexos888” (35th - $232), “BehindSpace” (21st - $400), “Koolmania” (10th - $800), “DuduPa1986” (5th - $2,200), and “TripleAceIRL” (3rd - $4,400).
After 8 hours and 51 minutes, Canada’s “summertime3” defeated Finland’s “shamaani112” in heads-up play to win $7,800.
Sunday Deepstack Monsoon Ends in Heads-Up Chop
The $55 buy-in Sunday Deepstack Monsoon easily surpassed its $10,000 GTD by attracting 204 players who rebought 93 times. The 297-entry field generated a $14,850 prize pool that was paid out to the top 27 spots including “alexos888” (24th - $149), “janion8888” (16th - $186), “neverfoldQ5” (7th - $594), and “Smithstudent” (4th - $1,299).
After “leonidus1307” bowed out in third place for $1,745, the title came down to “GramNaKartke” and “Agustin12389.” After 9 hours and 12 minutes, the two agreed to a chop that saw the latter lock up $2,705 and the former take $2,790 and the title.
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