"gary_kos" Wins BetMGM NJ "End Boss" Event #2: $215 PLO 8-Max ($6,566)
The second event of the BetMGM/partypoker "End Boss" online poker series — $215 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max — concluded with "gary_kos" taking down the $6,566 victory prize. For the second straight day, "pay4medsch00l" was the runner-up and has been the most impressive performer thus far despite being unable to capture a title, yet.
The full final table results are as follows:
| Place | Screen Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "gary_kos" | $6,566 |
| 2 | "pay4medsch00l" | $3,700 |
| 3 | "bbissick" | $2,620 |
| 4 | "GlennQuagmire" | $2,020 |
| 5 | "Core4" | $1,520 |
| 6 | "Shipit2488" | $1,130 |
| 7 | "Turkeyleg" | $870 |
| 8 | "Saltynutz" | $650 |
| 9 | "stEWhUNger08" | $462 |
During heads-up play, "pay4medsch00l" caught a lucky break with a rivered nine-high flush cracking the flopped set of kings of "gary_kos," enough to double-up back into the chip lead. But that hand alone wasn't enough to overcome the tough heads-up play of "gary_kos," who took it down in the end.
Darren Elias, the headliner for the End Boss series, cashed in 8th place in Event #1, a $535 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament. This time around, he went out in 16th place out of 76 entries, short of the money. In 10th place, bubbling the final table was "Paulrizzi99," who received $462. The bubble boy honors went to "MYSTICMOUNTAIN" for an 11th place finish.
The second event of the End Boss online poker series in New Jersey had a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool, and there was some overlay with the players only chipping in $15,200 of the pot. BetMGM's platforms in Pennsylvania and Michigan hosted the same tournament Wednesday evening and will do so again, along with New Jersey, on Thanksgiving Day with Event #3: $320 No-Limit Hold'em, a $25,000 guaranteed tournament starting at 7 p.m. ET.