The biggest event in the poker festival thus far has been the GSSS #2 - $75,000 GTD NLH, where 447 entrants ponied up the $215 buy-in to generate a $89,400 prize pool. The tournament ended in a four-way deal, with "Squishy" claiming the top prize of $13,000. Other players involved in the deal that scored big included "NJBorgata" finishing in second place for $11,000, "All_In_Me" securing $9,500 with his third-place finish, and "MickVictory" grabbing fourth place for $8,450.
The GSSS #3 - $20,000 GTD NLH 6Max Rebuy also surpassed its posted guarantee with 113 players contributing towards a $28,000 prize pool. New Jersey's "mixedfish" was the last man standing in this tournament banking $5,800, while "Glitterbunny3" finished in second place for $4,116.
Over on WSOP.com NJ and 888poker NJ, it was "donkfest85" outlasting a field of 164 players in the Sunday $30,000 Guarantee to win $8,192. New Jersey's "liquidTLO" won a solid consolation prize of $4,779 for his second-place finish.
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*Special thanks to PocketFives.com for some of the data in this article.
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