The Midweek Briefing: Michael “benvo123” Benvenuti Takes Top Prize in Deal-Filled Week
Deals were prevalent in the midweek majors this week as none of the tournaments were played out to the set payout structure. Still, big scores were won and Michael “benvo123” Benvenuti captured the biggest, winning the Full Tilt Poker $1K Monday for just greater than $60,000. Also, Eric "blizair" Blair made two of the weekly majors final tables.
Full Tilt $1K Monday
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000+$60 | 317 | $317,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Michael “benvo123” Benvenuti | $60,296.27 |
| *2 | rkwlrkwlgofk | $53,114.89 |
| *3 | Bryan “Scarypooper5” Porter | $54,598.84 |
| 4 | Big_Dthung | $29,322.50 |
| 5 | shhhookem | $22,190 |
| 6 | Michael “tuna_fish_tank” Stroh | $15,850 |
| 7 | Eric “sheets” Haber | $10,302.50 |
| 8 | Eric “blizair” Blair | $ 7,925 |
| 9 | Luke “__FullFlush1__” Schwartz | $6,340 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy (10th - $3,962.50), Tony “D1rtyR1v3r” Nardi (14th - $3,170)
PokerStars $1,050 Super Tuesday
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000+$50 | 386 | $386,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | AGabor23 | $48,930.44 |
| *2 | elitelive | $58,573.34 |
| *3 | inwooke | $46,113.39 |
| *4 | sil_eye_hand | $51,348.83 |
| 5 | RAZA14 | $22,002 |
| 6 | campeao200 | $16,984 |
| 7 | Todd “koolkeith13” Lewis | $13,124 |
| 8 | kobsame | $9,264 |
| 9 | B_Davis5 | $6,755 |
*denotes four-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Tommy “tcblade” Chen (13th - $4,825), Hafiz “hafizzle” Khan (14th - $4,825), Joe “bigegypt” Elpayaa (15th - $4,825)
PokerStars $320 Wednesday 1/4 Million
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$20 | 897 | $269,100 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | modogrinder | $37,525.59 |
| *2 | Bravicueta | $39,939.02 |
| *3 | Dhenz14 | $32,442.74 |
| 4 | oaktree50 | $19,644.30 |
| 5 | William “hellzito” Arruda | $13,858.65 |
| 6 | Nikolai “YaGotBurnt” Sears | $11,167.65 |
| 7 | HmmmmReally | 8,476.65 |
| 8 | Little Kraut | $5,947.11 |
| 9 | tpooch | $3,444.48 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Clark “snake8484” Hamagami (10th - $2,906.28), Jordan “Jymaster11” Young (11th - $2,906.28)
UB $150K GTD
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000+$50 | 159 | $159,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Jeremiah “BELIEVER1982” Vinsant | $31,875 |
| *1 | Ara “MELIKMAN” Melikian | $31,875 |
| 3 | FEINT | $17,625 |
| 4 | TURK_MALLOY | $14,250 |
| 5 | John “KLEATH” Leathart | $10,875 |
| 6 | Eric “BLIZAIR” Blair | $9,000 |
| 7 | Ryan “RYANBLUF” Karp | $7,125 |
| 8 | Grayson "THE_DEAN221" Nichols | $5,250 |
| 9 | MIKECAROJR | $3,750 |
*denotes heads-up deal, terms unknown
Notable Finishes: Connor “BLANCONEGRO” Drinnan (11th - $2,250), Mickey “MEMENT_MORI” Petersen (16th - $1,875)
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