US Online Sunday Briefing: Jason Lawhun Wins the $100,000 GTD Sunday

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United States Online Poker Briefing

New Jersey's Jason Lawhun had a Sunday to remember. He notched his biggest online tournament cash under the screenname "LuckDuck" after outlasting a field of 460 entrants in the WSOP.com/888poker - $100,000 GTD Sunday to bank $35,190.

Lawhun also took fifth place in the BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Daily $10K GTD for $575 under the screenname "RiverMan" on Sunday.

His amazing weekend has helped Lawhun surpass $800,000 in cashes according to PocketFives, of which more than $700,000 have come from American regulated online poker networks.

Lawhun is currently ranked in ninth place in New Jersey and 637th place in the world and is likely to move up the rankings when PocketFives next updates them on Saturday.

Here's a full look at the Sunday results at the American regulated online poker rooms partypoker NJ, BorgataPoker.com, PlayMGM, WSOP.com NJ, WSOP.com Nevada, 888poker NJ, and the three 888poker clients in Delaware:

WSOP.com/888poker $15,000 Sunday Kick-off

DateMay 27
Buy-in$100
Guarantee$15,000
Entrants135
Prize pool$15,000
ITM25

For the second time in the past three weeks, the WSOP.com/888poker $15,000 Sunday Kick-off failed to meet it guarantee with 135 entrants, 113 rebuys, and 75 add-ons. A total of 25 players cashed in the event for a minimum of $180.

"HODLer" took the most advantage of the overlay by winning the event after more than six hours of play for $4,125.

Anthony "Adversity45" Pagan outperformed his fifth-place finish in this event last week for $1,160, with a runner-up performance this week for $2,400. Also at the final table was Angel "ChromeKing" Lopez finishing in eighth place for $375.

PlacePlayerPrize
1HODLer$4,125
2Anthony "Adversity45" Pagan$2,400
3HRQ2154$1,365
4Miklan3000$1,065
5BobbyO$915
6NoMAMMESwEY$765
7TULLYTIME14$585
8Angel "ChromeKing" Lopez$375
9Tuckinfittys$270

WSOP.com/888poker $10,000 Weekly Sunday

DateMay 27
Buy-in$100
Guarantee$10,000
Entrants175
Prize pool$15,925
ITM20

The WSOP.com/888poker $10,000 Weekly Sunday crushed its $10,000 posted guarantee after attracting 175 entrants (115 entries + 60 reentries) to generate a massive $15,925 prize pool.

A total of 20 players cashed the event for a minimum of $255. After more than 5 hours of play, "sports247" shipped the tournament to bank the top prize of $4,459.

Martin "ShoveNpray" Mirkovic took fifth place in the event for $1,003, while the former top-ranked player in New Jersey at PocketFives Yong "LuckySpewy1" Kwon squeaked onto the final table with a ninth-place finish worth $334..

PlacePlayerPrize
1sports247$4,459
2RCM77$2,580
3Workaholic$1,481
4shabba$1,163
5Martin "ShoveNpray" Mirkovic$1,003
6qazwsx$844
7jykpoker$669
8DanBilzerian$446
9Yong "LuckySpewy1" Kwon$334

Norman Michalek
Norman "Abnormality" Michalek wins the $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack

WSOP.com/888poker $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack

DateMay 27
Buy-in$50
Guarantee$12,000
Entrants191
Prize pool$21,431
ITM30

The prize pool of the WSOP.com/888poker $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack was down more than $10,000 week-over-week. However, the event was still a success with 191 entrants, along with 140 rebuys and 140 add-ons creating a huge $21,431 prize pool for almost double the $12,000 guarantee. A total of 30 players cashed in the event for at least the minimum cash of $195.

Norman "Abnormality" Michalek shipped the event for $5,786 after nearly eight hours of play. Michalek now has $900,000 in online tournament cashes according to PocketFives with almost $300,000 coming from U.S. regulated sites alone.

Other notable players at the final table were Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles, who finished in fifth place for $1,286 and Jed "jchak" Hoffman snagging the seventh-place prize of $814.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Norman "Abnormality" Michalek$5,786
2yoogurt$3,375
3Rizzi6LilyB$1,929
4mfc050$1,500
5Matt "OMG_Obama" Iles$1,286
6W.Privilege$1,072
7Jed "jchak" Hoffman$814
8puffin_nails$514
9Goodfellas2$364

WSOP.com/888poker - $100,000 GTD Sunday

DateMay 27
Buy-in$320
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants460
Prize pool$138,000
ITM50

The WSOP.com/888poker - $100,000 GTD Sunday was back with the Coast to Coast events at WSOP replacing this tournament the prior two weeks. The tournament smashed its $100,000 guarantee after attracting 460 entrants (325 entries + 135 reentries) to generate a $138,000 prize pool.

A total of 50 players cashed at least $635. Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun defeated Bob "SLHalper" Taylor heads-up to claim the top prize of $35,190 after over 9 1/2 hours of play. Taylor banked $20,010 for his valiant runner-up performance.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Jason "LuckDuck" Lawhun$35,190
2Bob "SLHalper" Taylor$20,010
3Horus$11,868
4thatdirt$9,108
5rjsk0531$7,728
6Luckygal$6,348
7LINSANITY$4,830
8Pierogi$3,174
9Allthis4me$2,208

WSOP.com $10,000 WSOP Main Event Seat Satellite

DateMay 27
Buy-in$320
Guarantee$10,000
Entrants70
Prize pool$21,000
ITM3

Every Sunday, WSOP.com is hosting in New Jersey and Nevada a $320 buy-in satellite to the World Series of Poker Main Event. After more than 4 1/2 hours of play, "TheJews" and "zeroto100" both shipped a $10,000 seat to live poker's most premier event of the year by outlasting a field of 70 entrants (54 entries + 16 reentries).

PlacePlayerPrize
1TheJews$10,000
2zeroto100$10,000
3jykpoker$1,000

WSOP.com/888poker $25,000 Weekly Sunday

DateMay 27
Buy-in$500
Guarantee$25,000
Entrants88
Prize pool$41,096
ITM9

The WSOP.com/888poker $25,000 Weekly Sunday witnessed 88 entrants (59 entrants + 29 reentries) pony-up the $500 buy-in to generate a $41,096 prize pool.

Nine players cashed in the event for a minimum of $1,521 with "phenomajohn" winning the five-figure top prize of $12,329 after nearly 4 1/2 hours of play.

PlacePlayerPrize
1phenomajohn$12,329
2DrRichGuy19$7,192
3renodoc$5,014
4XcrazylegsX$4,192
5Teplo2224$3,329
6mjparry$2,918

BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $40K GTD

DateMay 27
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$40,000
Entrants170
Prize pool$40,000
ITM18

The Sunday $40K GTD is the flagship tournament run across BorgataPoker.com, partypoker, and PlayMGM. This week, the tournament provided substantial value to the 170 entrants (115 entrants - 55 reentries) with $6,000 in overlay.

A total of 18 players cashed for a minimum of $500. After more than seven hours of play, Jake "AAA222AAA" Schafer and "MuddyBanana" agreed to a heads-up deal awarding the duo $7,186 and $7,134 respectively. The haul represented Schafer's seventh largest cash and he now has more than $700,000 in total cashes on U.S. regulated networks.

Also at the final table was Ryan "TheSims" Hohner finishing in eighth place for $1,800.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Jake "AAA222AAA" Schafer$7,186*
2MuddyBanana$7,134*
3CajunAzN$4,360
4supremetny$3,600
5EDESS2$3,080
6Stingray99$2,640
7WillAtkinson$2,200
8Ryan "TheSims" Hohner$1,800
9deerpathdave$1,400

*Reflects heads-up deal.


David Coleman
David Coleman wins the Daily $10K GTD

BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Daily $10K GTD

DateMay 27
Buy-in$109
Guarantee$10,000
Entrants100
Prize pool$10,000
ITM12

The BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Daily $10K GTD just made its guarantee after attracting 100 entrants (73 entries + 27 reentries). A total of 12 players cashed for a minimum of $225.

David "TheKing411" Coleman shipped the event for $2,850 after more than six hours of play. Coleman, who is currently ranked in second place in the Garden State according to the rankings at PocketFives, now has nearly $1.2 million at U.S. regulated sites alone.

Other notable players to cash at the final table included Mark "Ardmark" Pacitti (third - $1,350), Daniel "mj23style" Sewnig (fourth - $900), and Jason "RiverMan" Lawhun (sixth - $575).

PlacePlayerPrize
1David "TheKing411" Coleman$2,850
2Li0n11$1,850
3Mark "Ardmark" Pacitti$1,350
4Daniel "mj23style" Sewnig$900
5a_stormy_knight$725
6Jason "RiverMan" Lawhun$575
7dadadada$450
8Neguinho4599$350
9Abuff$275

*Reflects heads-up deal.


Anthony Maio
Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio takes second place for $6,975

PokerStars Sunday $45,000 Gtd

DateMay 27
Buy-in$200
Guarantee$45,000
Entrants210
Prize pool$45,000
ITM27

The PokerStars Sunday $45,000 Gtd is the second biggest weekly online poker tournament at American regulated online poker networks barring an online poker festival or a one-time special tournament.

This week, the tournament came $3,000 short of meeting its $45,000 guarantee with 210 entrants (125 entries + 85 reentries). A total of 27 players more than doubled their buy-in with a minimum cash of at least $450.

After nearly seven hours of play, "supremetny" won the event for $9,675. Finishing one spot behind was Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio in second place for $6,975.

Also at the final table were Daniel "monkeyman067" Sewnig (fifth - $2,700), Justin "L0ck1tUp" Wong (seventh - $1,350), and Yong "iFoldN0T" Kwon (eighth - $1,350).

PlacePlayerPrize
1supremetny$9,675
2Anthony "FlawlessBINK" Maio$6,975
3DunFlops6$5,288
4teplo2224$3,938
5Daniel "monkeyman067" Sewnig$2,700
6manjit7$2,250
7Justin "L0ck1tUp" Wong$1,800
8Yong "iFoldN0T" Kwon$1,350
9LINSANITYY$900

PokerStars Nightly Stars $10,000 Gtd

DateMay 27
Buy-in$100
Guarantee$10,000
Entrants144
Prize pool$13,219
ITM27

The PokerStars Nightly Stars $10,000 muscled past its $10,000 guarantee after 144 entrants (86 entries + 58 reentries) created a $13,219 prize pool. A total of 27 players cashed for at least $132.

After seven hours of play, "HanSlowroll" made most of event for $2,842. Notable players at the final table included Douglas "Badwis" Weider (second - $2,049), Michael "ForTheThr1ll" Haberman Jr. (fifth - $793), Ryan "ISlowRollYou" Hohnerand (sixth - $661), and Norman "ADMSnackBar" Michalek (seventh - $529).

PlacePlayerPrize
1HanSlowroll$2,842
2Douglas "Badwis" Weider$2,049
3IGOTCRABZ_33$1,553
4mms265$1,157
5Michael "ForTheThr1ll" Haberman Jr.$793
6Ryan "ISlowRollYou" Hohner$661
7Norman "ADMSnackBar" Michalek$529
8kancy16$397
9mocbel$264

PokerStars Sunday High Roller $12,000 Gtd

DateMay 27
Buy-in$500
Guarantee$12,000
Entrants44
Prize pool$20,680
ITM5

The PokerStars Sunday High Roller attracted 44 entrants (27 entries + 17 reentries) to generate a $20,680 prize pool with five players getting paid at least $1,654.

Ryan "ISlowRollYou" Hohner shipped the bacon for $8,272 after more than four hours of play. Gagliano is one of the Garden State's most successful players with more than $700,000 on U.S. regulated sites alone. He is currently ranked fifth in the state and 452nd overall according to PocketFives.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Ryan "ISlowRollYou" Hohner$8,272
2Deansk1138$5,584
3Trojan526$3,102
4David "coles93" Coleman$2,068
53ShotWonder$1,654

If you play regulated online poker tournaments in Delaware, Nevada or New Jersey and would like your real name appearing in future articles, please contact Jason Glatzer via email at [email protected] or via Twitter under @JaxonPoker.

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