“AvidSmores” Wins Event #1: $100K GTD Phased for $18,700
At the beginning of the series, Event #1: $100K GTD Phased kicked off and proceeded to hold eight starting flights throughout the week. All told, 726 entrants participated, with 183 of them moving on to Sunday’s Day 2.
Of those, only the top 54 got paid meaning some players had to leave emptyhanded including Jon “Jetsfan411” Borenstein, “JakeTheSnake99,” and bubble boy “GrindUrGearz,” just to name a few.
Among those to cash the tournament were Ryan “Whosyourdoddy” Dodd (16th - $1,000), Daniel “leinad” Buzgon (18th - $1,000), “JEB1030” (26th - $700), “JayOnRiver” (31st - $550), “spinach_kale” (34th - $550), “DaCoolerKing” (40th - $500), “Monkee” (46th - $450), and “Djp120388” (54th - $450).
Early on at the final table, “AvidSmores” and “MoZZyNJ” played a big pot in which both players made a flush, but the former was best to give them a big chip lead. They’d ride that lead all the way to the title, eventually defeated Jake “FerociousPanda” Toole in heads-up play – the result of ace-five suited holding against king-five suited all in preflop – to claim the $18,700 first-place prize.
Event #1 Phased Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “AvidSmores” | $18,700 |
| 2 | Jake “FerociousPanda” Toole | $14,000 |
| 3 | “schaf4206” | $10,000 |
| 4 | Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier | $7,400 |
| 5 | “ClarkWesterfeld” | $5,750 |
| 6 | “Million27” | $4,500 |
| 7 | “sansara52” | $3,500 |
| 8 | “MoZZyNJ” | $2,600 |
| 9 | “repyourset7” | $1,900 |