The third Super Tuesday of 2014 was the primary one to draw greater than 600 players, a feat that was accomplished 11 times last year. There have been 602 runners tonight, creating a $602,000 prize pool that greater than doubled the Super Tuesday's $300K guarantee. And after almost 11-and-a-half hours it was Canada's PureCash25 who outlasted that massive field to earn an enormous $113,778 score as no final table deal was made.
It would take almost five-and-a-half hours for the money bubble to burst, and with 72 players left Graftekkel and weekesy333 were neck-and-neck atop the counts with stacks right at around 150,000, with Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer among those at the front page with an above-average stack that had him just throughout the top 20.
A little over two hours later they were right down to 18 players, with Danzer having hit the rail in 28th for a $3,010 cash after being eliminated in a hand versus 68ioweyou1. Graftekkel was still within the top spot with just over 500,000, with PureCash25 the closest challenger with a little bit under 350,000 and weekesy333 having earlier fell in 37th for $2,709.
It would take an hour more for nine more to be eliminated. BrazilianEye (18th), Peter "twirlpro" Turmezy (17th), and Arne "juarnes" Coulier (16th) each earned $4,816 for his or her finishes. DiegoSouz7 (15th), Ninemil (14th), and André "millionmaster" Moreira (13th) made $6,020 apiece. And Thomas "WushuTM" Muhlocker (12th), mariogd7 (11th), and AAcademiKK (10th) picked up $7,224 for not quite making the overall table.
With Johan "busto soon" Van Til having pushed out in front, the general table was underway.
Seat 1: Asj "AsjBaaaf" Taylor (New Zealand) -- 269,497
Seat 2: 68ioweyou1 (Canada) -- 465,709
Seat 3: Johan "busto soon" Van Til (Netherlands) -- 769,035
Seat 4: Graftekkel (Netherlands) -- 302,169
Seat 5: vic xcite (Sweden) -- 216,509
Seat 6: xSuPrA (Canada) -- 56,704
Seat 7: PureCash25 (Canada) -- 391,623
Seat 8: MORTIIIIIIII (Sweden) -- 404,734
Seat 9: 23noraB (Austria) -- 134,020
As the overall table began, Graftekkel took to the chat box:
Graftekkel: hi five on back to back FT's MORTI!
Indeed, both players had made their second straight Super Tuesday final tables, with Gratekkel having finished third and MORTIIIIIIII fifth per week ago.
MORTIIIIIIII was soon busy seeking to make a deeper run this week by raising 2x to 18,000 from middle position, then watching a short-stacked 23noraB push all in for 88,520 from a seat over. It folded back to MORTIIIIIIII who called, turning over A♣J♠ to 23noraB's T♦T♠. The flop hit MORTIIIIIIII, coming A♠K♣6♠, and after the K♦ turn and 5♠ river they were all the way down to eight.
Soon the blinds were as much as 5,000/10,000 when vic xcite raised to 20,000 from early position, then Asj "AsjBaaaf" Taylor reraised all in for 220,847 from the button. The blinds folded and vic xcite called. Taylor had A♦K♣ and had to improve against vic xcite's Q♠Q♥, however the board came nine-high -- 9♥2♠8♠8♦4♣ -- and AsjBaaaf was done in eighth.
Next it was Johan "busto soon" Van Til raising to 20,000 from the hijack seat, then xSuPrA pushed for 166,033 from the small blind and Van Til called. xSuPrA had K♣Q♣ and busto soon J♣J♦. The community cards came T♠A♠A♦A♥J♥, creating a straight for xSuPrA but an entire house for busto soon, and xSuPrA was knocked out in seventh.
Then earlier than the tourney's 10-hour mark the blinds had hiked to 6,000/12,000 when PureCash25 raised the minimum to 24,000 from UTG, then Graftekkel reraised all in for 112,726 from the small blind. PureCash25 called with A♣T♣ while Graftekkel had 9♣9♥. The flop came A♥2♦6♦ to pair PureCash25's ace. The turn was the 6♦ and river the K♦, and Graftekkel had a sixth-place to compliment that third-place Super Tuesday finish from every week ago.
The 10-hour break came and went, then it was vic xcite raising 2x to 24,000 from the cutoff seat. MORTIIIIIIII reraised to 55,999 from the small blind, and when the action got back vic xcite pushed all in for 217,407 total and MORTIIIIIIII called.
MORTIIIIIIII had A♥T♥ and vic xcite 8♦8♣, and the race was at the. 6♠4♦4♥ flop kept vic xcite in front, however the A♦ fell on fourth street to offer MORTIIIIIIII the lead. The river was the Q♣, and vic xcite's Super Tuesday run was over in fifth place.
The final four battled for almost a half-hour more, with PureCash25 moving way out in front with greater than 2.1 million while the opposite three all hovered below 350,000. Then with the blinds at 8,000/16,000 it was 68ioweyou1 raising to 32,000 from the button, Johan "busto soon" Van Til reraising all in for 228,386 from the small blind, and 68ioweyou1 calling.
Van Til had A♥K♥ and 68ioweyou1 8♥8♠. The 9♥9♣6♠ flop and 5♥ kept 68ioweyou1 in front but provided a flush draw to busto soon. The river then brought the 7♦, knocking out Van Til in fourth.
They battled right as much as the 11-hour break because the blinds rose again to 10,000/20,000. That's when MORTIIIIIIII opened for 45,678 from the small blind, 68ioweyou1 reraised to 108,400 from the large blind, MORTIIIIIIII pushed all in, and 68ioweyou1 called with the 415,813 behind.
MORTIIIIIIII had 5♦5♠ and 68ioweyou1 A♣9♥, then the 2♠5♥A♠ flop paired 68ioweyou1 but gave MORTIIIIIIII a suite of fives and a large lead within the hand. The turn was the 3♠ which opened the door to a potential chop with a straight, however the river was the T♣ and 68ioweyou1 was out in third.
That hand brought MORTIIIIIIII a little bit in the direction of PureCash25 to begin heads-up play, although the latter still maintained the chip lead with 1,736,250 to MORTIIIIIIII's 1,273,750. The 11-hour break having arrived, MORTIIIIIIII pointed out the subject of a potential deal in the course of the pause in play.
MORTIIIIIIII: Do you wanna look at numbers?
PureCash25: I'd rather play, so unless you're willing to present some.
MORTIIIIIIII: Can't deny that youve got the simpler of me. But i don't believe that you've edge HU. I WILL BE ABLE TO give 1k up
PureCash25: I MAY use the practice man, let's just play. Gl.
MORTIIIIIIII: Hehe hear ya, wp!
When the break ended and play resumed, PureCash25 soon started to widen the space and after QUARTER-HOUR was up over 2.5 million while MORTIIIIIIII had slipped below 500,000.
They played another 10 minutes more, then with the blinds at 12,500/25,000 PureCash25 raised to 50,000 from the button and MORTIIIIIIII pushed all in for 348,600 total. PureCash25 called right away, turning over A♦K♥ while MORTIIIIIIII had K♦2♦. The board ran out 8♣J♣4♥5♥9♠, and it was all over the place... PureCash25 had won!
Congratulations to PureCash25 for topping the primary 600-plus entrant Super Tuesday field of the year to earn a handsome $113K-plus payday! And kudos besides to MORTIIIIIIII for following up a fifth-place finish within the Super Tuesday every week ago with another deep run all the option to second!
1/21/14 Super Tuesday ($1,050 No-Limit Hold'em) results
Players: 602
Prize pool: $602,000.00
Places paid: 72
1. PureCash25 (Canada) -- $113,778.00
2. MORTIIIIIIII (Sweden) -- $83,377.00
3. 68ioweyou1 (Canada) -- $61,404.00
4. Johan "busto soon" Van Til (Netherlands) -- $46,354.00
5. vic xcite (Sweden) -- $32,508.00
6. Graftekkel (Netherlands) -- $25,585.00
7. xSuPrA (Canada) -- $19,565.00
8. AsjBaaaf (New Zealand) -- $13,545.00
9. 23noraB (Austria) -- $9,210.60
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Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.
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