Online Sites Lower Guaranteed Prize PoolsField Sizes Decrease Across the Board on Sunday |
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Most of the guaranteed prize pools on the major internet poker sites have been slashed in half, as the absence of American players has reduced the field sizes in most cases. The following tournaments were just a handful of those on Full Tilt and PokerStars to see their prize pool diminished:
Here is a look at how some of the flagship events were affected on Sunday:
The Full Tilt Poker Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XX kicked off with its first event on Sunday — a no-limit hold’em multi-entry with a $1 million guarantee. The event drew a total of 6,953 players, meeting its guaranteed prize pool with $1.4 million up for grabs.
Final Table Results:
1. DQnk — $174,977.35*
2. pokerfrance — $155,107.76*
3. Søren Kongsgaard — $172,616.79*
4. Whoozz — $86,217.20
5. Tig15 — $62,577
6. 1XSilverX1 — $44,499.20
7. travisohc — $29,619.78
8. Callum “c-biz-kid” Ford — $20,580.88
9. El_Fishi — $14,462.24
The series appears to be on track to run as planned, however all hosts of the tournaments have been removed from the FTOPS XX schedule.
Over at PokerStars, the Sunday Million reduced its guaranteed from $1.5 million to $1 million, and as a result had a prize pool of nearly $1.3 million, after 6,475 entrants turned out for the event.
Final Table Results:
1. guaicuru07 — $121,830
2. tropicana111 — $94,772
3. 1fishboon — $114,571
4. Tim “weygang” English — $101,709
5. Sam “SamDMND” Holden — $88,967
6. Fufu9 — $91,460
7. Lisa “4Lisa” Walker — $28,490
8. yarikru — $15,540
9. MAS2184 — $10,036
UB reduced their $200,000 guarantee to $75,000. The event drew slightly more than 400 players, creating a prize pool of about $87,000.
Final Table Results:
1. JEANPALSON — $21,806
2. WHEREISDONNY — $13,110
3. HORRENDOUS — $8,958
4. PERSHAD — $6,118
5. WAITWAT — $5,244
6. Bo “LEGATOPOKER” Sehlstedt — $4,370
7. Casey “BIGDOGPCKT5S” Jarzabek — $3,496
8. CAMBO71 — $2,622
9. Alon “HAMAZRIYA3” Nissim — $1,748
Bodog witnessed a participation increase in their flagship event. Their Sunday $100,000 guarantee drew 615 players, compared to 531 from a week ago. However, there was still an overlay.
Final Table Results:
1. IVELIN5 — $25,000
2. Anaboola89 — $15,000
3. Balla686 — $9,500
4. jarlop — $7,000
5. woodbine ave — $5,500
6. amob — $4,500
6. PockerAids — $3,500
7. Joneser159 — $2,500
9. TheHesse — $1,700
Be sure to stay tuned to CardPlayer.com to learn more about how the online tournament landscape continues to change.
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