Vinsant Wins Full Tilt $1K Monday

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Apr 08, 2009 3 min read

This week's $1K Monday event at Full Tilt attracted 349 runners, each vying for the first-place prize of $87,250. Online star Jeremiah Vinsant came to the final table second and chips, and ended up the winner after a hard-fought final. Other notable finishes included those of Isaac Baron in 12th place ($4,362.50), Kevin "KevBoyStar" Stani in 13th ($3,490) and Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen in 15th ($3,490). The chip counts at the start of the final table were as follows:

Alvaro "VARICO" Ballesteros - 472,214

Jeremiah "Believer8219" Vinsant - 300,461

Adam "bustin busters" Acosta - 231,338

domino20 - 182,568

MASSH - 177,597

insanocut - 125,903

berkenator - 98,344

Jonas "Ahvall" Lennartsson - 94,747

BotOFallBOTS - 61,828

The first to fall was BotOFallBOTS, during the 3,000/6,000/750 level. From the button, BotOFallBOTS shoved for 64,078 with 9♠7♥, and insanocut called from the big blind with A♣10♥. The board rolled out Q♦4♣K♠J♣10♦ and BotOFallBOTS exited in ninth place for $6,980. During the 4,000/8,000/1,000 level, berkenator got his chips all in with J♦J♥ against Adam "bustin busters" Acosta's A♠5♦. However, the board ran out 3♥9♣A♦5♠7♣ and berkenator took $8,725 for eighth.

Adam "bustin busters" Acosta headed to the rail next. Alvaro "VARICO" Ballesteros opened to 20,003 in early position and Acosta re-raised all in for 235,105 from the big blind with A♠Q♣. Ballesteros called and tabled a dominating A♣K♥. The board ran out J♣K♠5♠9♦3♣ and Acosta collected $11,432.50. Busting next was insanocut, at 5,000/10,000/1,000. Down to 76,164, insanocut went all in with K♠4♠ and found action from Jeremiah "Believer8219" Vinsant, who held 3♥3♦. The board ran out a safe 6♣Q♥10♣9♦2♣ for Vinsant and insanocut was out in sixth place for $17,450. Jonas "Ahvall" Lennartsson went to the rail next. He went all in from the button for his last 122,069 with K♥7♠, and MASSH called from the big blind with A♦5♦. The board fell Q♣A♣5♥8♣5♣ and Lennartsson was done in fifth for $24,430.

The 6,000/12,000/1,500 level was where domino20's tournament ended. Ballesteros opened to 29,999 in the cutoff and domino20 shoved for 214,629 out of the big blind, behind 8♣8♥. Ballesteros called and flipped over 9♠9♥. The community cards ran out 7♦5♣6♣2♣K♥ as domino20 finished in fourth for $32,282.50. Ballesteros, though, would exit next. He got his chips in ahead with A♠Q♥ against Jeremiah Vinsant's A♦10♠, but unfortunately for Ballesteros, the board ran out 6♠7♦3♣8♠9♥ and made a winning straight for Vinsant. Ballesteros won $41,880 for third.

At the start of heads-up play, Jeremiah Vinsant held a 2:1 chip lead on MASSH and Vinsant quickly wrapped up the win. The last hand saw a limped pot to a 2♦4♥6♥ flop. A raising war ensued, and MASSH's tournament life was at stake with 8♠6♦ against Vinsant's Q♥3♥ for the flush and straight draws. The turn was the K♦ and kept MASSH in the lead, but the 2♥ landed on the river and made a flush for Vinsant. MASSH's runner-up effort was worth $55,840, while Jeremiah Vinsant pocketed $87,250 for the win.