‘DFish’ Takes Down Full Tilt $1K Monday

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Apr 28, 2009 3 min read Last updated May 11, 2009

This week’s online poker Full Tilt $1K Monday drew a field of 324 runners, with first place set at $81,000. Those missing out on the final table included Travis “TravestyFund” Rice in 13th ($3,240), Norin22 in 17th ($2,430) and Scott “cool0813” Zakheim in 18th ($2,430). When all was said and done, Darryll “DFish” Fish drowned all the competition, overcoming a more than 3-to-1 chip deficit at the start of the final table to earn the title and the five-figure prize money. As the final table began, the chip counts were as follows:

David “Bussa Buss” Baker – 584,321

losebigpots – 208,608

Darryll “DFish” Fish – 164,307

Ronald “ronaldgrauer” Grauer – 128.396

xerok420 – 118,188

Bryan “Squirrely1” Sapp – 116,367

Steve “StevoL_7” Leonard – 110,503

holdi12 – 100,047

Grayson “The_Dean221” Nichols – 89,223

David “Bussa Buss” Baker entered the final table with the chip lead and he got to work quickly. At the 3,000/6,000/750 level, xerok420 went all in on the button for 54,938 holding 10♣8♦ and Baker isolated from the small blind with Q♣J♠. No help for xerok420 as the board ran out 5♦4♦2♣6♠K♠ and Baker’s queen high was the best hand. For his ninth-place finish xerok420 earned $6,480. Baker’s rush continued at the next level when he eliminated Bryan “Squirrely1” Sapp. Down to his last 83,770, Sapp shoved from the small blind with 8♣8♦ and Baker called out of the big blind with Q♥10♦. Baker won the coinflip as the board rolled out K♠3♦Q♦7♠K♣ and Sapp was out in eighth place for $8,100.

Steve “StevoL_7” Leonard busted later in the same level after shoving from the small blind for 110,503. Losebigpots looked him up from the big blind with A♣4♥ and held a slight lead over Leonard’s 10♠7♠. He kept that lead as the board came 7♦A♥8♥5♦Q♥ and Leonard’s tournament was over in seventh place for $10,530. Ronald “ronaldgrauer” Grauer hit the rail next, at the 5,000/10,000/1,000 level. He made it 23,646 to go from under the gun and losebigpots was the lone caller on the button. The flop came 3♣2♠10♣ as Grauer fired a continuation bet of 35,000, but losebigpots reraised to 180,000. Grauer called all in for 65,000 with A♥10♥ and saw losebigpots table a leading K♠K♣. The turn and river came 5♥ and J♦ as Grauer was out in sixth place for $16,200.

Holdi12 went out next at 6,000/12,000/1,500. Darryll “DFish” Fish went all in for 133,057 on the button holding A♥6♠ and holdi12 called all in for 40,849 with 10♣9♣. Holdi12’s suited connectors could find no help as the board ran out 7♠4♦Q♣5♠3♥ giving Fish a straight, and holdi12 bid adieu in fifth place for $22,680. Grayson “The_Dean221” Nichols was felted a few hands later. All in for 168,721 with A♣10♣, he looked to be in good shape for a double-up against David “Bussa Buss” Baker’s K♦J♥. But the community cards came K♠4♣7♦Q♠5♣, pairing Baker's king, and Nichols was out in fourth place for $29,970.

David “Bussa Buss” Baker was eliminated not long afterward, at the 8,000/16,000/2,000 level. He raised to 38,000 on the button only to find Darryll “DFish” Fish reraising all in for 483,237. Baker called and tabled 10♥10♠, crushing Fish’s 5♥5♠. However, the board ran out Q♣9♣5♦7♣J♦ as Fish hit his set to leave Baker with less than a big blind. Baker managed to double up twice before finally bowing out in third place for $33,880. Fish began heads-up play with the chip lead and he took it down on the first hand. A series of preflop raises led to losebigpots putting his tournament life on the line with 8♥8♣ against Fish’s 10♠10♥. The board rolled out 9♥9♠2♠5♠2♥ and it was all over. Finishing in second place was losebigpots for $51,840. Darryll “DFish” Fish is the winner of the Full Tilt $1K Monday was for a payday of $81,000.