US Online Sunday Briefing: "P_aire_146" Wins WSOP.com Coast to Coast
The inaugural Coast to Coast Classic at WSOP.com Nevada and WSOP.com New Jersey concluded its 32-event schedule that featured more than $1 million in guaranteed prizes on Sunday.
The highlight of the festival was the Coast to Coast #30 - $200,001 Coast to Coast Main Event on May 20. The tournament was the record-largest U.S. regulated prize pool guarantee.
New Jersey's Pierre "P_aire_146" Deissler outlasted a field of 526 entrants (363 entries + 163 re-entries) after nearly 11 1/2 hours of play to win the event for a whopping $61,411.
The win more than doubled the tournament cashes Deissler previously had at WSOP.com and he is now approaching $200,000 in cashes on U.S. regulated online poker networks alone.
Outside of this festival, there were many other tournaments hosted in New Jersey with big guarantees as well at the partypoker, 888poker and PokerStars networks.
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
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $100 |
| Guarantee | $15,000 |
| Entrants | 165 |
| Prize pool | $19,338 |
| ITM | 30 |
After failing to meet its guarantee last week, the WSOP.com/888poker $15,000 Sunday Kick-off more than surpassed it this week with the 165 entrants, along with 160 rebuys generating a $19,338 prize pool. A total of 30 players cashed in the event for a minimum of $176.
New Jersey's Jason LuckDuck" Lawhun finished on top of the field to win the $5,221 top prize. Lawhun is now approaching $700,000 in cashes on U.S. regulated sites alone according to PocketFives.com, where he is currently ranked in 14th place in the Garden State and in 779th place worldwide.
Other players to appear at the final table included Geno "acesfull32" Raman (third - $1,740), Anthony "Adversity45" Pagan (fifth - $1,160), and Bobby "bcmclawh" McLawhorn (seventh - $735).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason LuckDuck" Lawhun | $5,221 |
| 2 | didaweda | $3,046 |
| 3 | Geno "acesfull32" Raman | $1,740 |
| 4 | poker35x | $1,354 |
| 5 | Anthony "Adversity45" Pagan | $1,160 |
| 6 | money.shot | $967 |
| 7 | Bobby "bcmclawh" McLawhorn | $735 |
| 8 | LYERK | $464 |
| 9 | Canarsiekid | $329 |
WSOP.com/888poker $10,000 Weekly Sunday
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $100 |
| Guarantee | $10,000 |
| Entrants | 200 |
| Prize pool | $18,200 |
| ITM | 25 |
The WSOP.com/888poker $10,000 Weekly Sunday crushed its $10,000 posted guarantee after attracting 200 entrants (140 entries + 60 reentries) to generate a massive $18,200 prize pool.
A total of 25 players cashed the event for a minimum of $218. After more than 5 hours of play, "fbj1607" shipped the tournament to bank the top prize of $4,404 after besting Isaac "Going2Ship" Fermin (second -$2,912) in heads-up play.
Andrew "smaulerg" Glauberg took sixth place in the event for $928. Glauberg is a former top-ranked player in New Jersey according to PocketFives and has amassed nearly $1.8 million on U.S. regulated sites alone.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | fbj1607 | $5,005 |
| 2 | Isaac "Going2Ship" Fermin | $2,912 |
| 3 | bigtsk14 | $1,656 |
| 4 | Matthewiner_ | $1,292 |
| 5 | prof.chaos | $1,110 |
| 6 | Andrew "smaulerg" Glauberg | $928 |
| 7 | Rizzi6LilyB | $710 |
| 8 | tenaflybill | $455 |
| 9 | GoneBananas | $328 |
WSOP.com/888poker $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $50 |
| Guarantee | $12,000 |
| Entrants | 275 |
| Prize pool | $31,987 |
| ITM | 40 |
The WSOP.com/888poker $12,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack was a resounding success with 275 entrants, along with 232 rebuys and 196 add-ons creating a huge $31,987 prize pool for more than 2 1/2 times the $12,000 guarantee. A total of 40 players cashed the event for at least the minimum cash of $176.
After almost 8 1/2 hours of play, it was "shaps" defeating New Jersey's Jason "JayRiv" Rivkin in heads-up play to win the top prize of $8,316. Rivkin collected a respectable $4,798 for his runner-up performance.
Other notable players at the final table were Jacob "Jakep474" Perry, who finished in eighth place for $768 and Ryan "Wigler13" Wigler snagging the ninth-place prize of $544.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | shaps | $8,316 |
| 2 | Jason "JayRiv" Rivkin | $4,798 |
| 3 | tomhammers | $2,815 |
| 4 | HereWeGoAgan | $2,175 |
| 5 | bigtsk14 | $1,823 |
| 6 | llllll | $1,503 |
| 7 | YoungTilt | $1,152 |
| 8 | Jacob "Jakep474" Perry | $768 |
| 9 | Ryan "Wigler13" Wigler | $544 |
WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #29 - $200,001 NLH Main Event
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $320 |
| Guarantee | $200,001 |
| Entrants | 526 |
| Prize pool | $245,642 |
| ITM | 60 |
The WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #29 - $200,001 NLH Main Event was the first of four Coast to Coast events to kick off on Sunday. The tournament smashed its $200,001 guarantee after attracting 526 entrants (363 entries + 163 reentries) to generate a $245,642 prize pool.
A total of 60 players cashed at least $1,007 with Pierre "P_aire_146" Deissler claiming the top prize of $61,411 after more than 11 1/2 hours of play.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre "P_aire_146" Deissler | $61,411 |
| 2 | XcrazylegsX | $34,390 |
| 3 | frankslatery | $20,880 |
| 4 | beastro | $15,967 |
| 5 | baileykins | $13,510 |
| 6 | filthydiaper | $11,054 |
| 7 | deezz_nutzz | $8,352 |
| 8 | nomercy03 | $5,650 |
| 9 | StackyMcChip | $2,410 |
WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #30 - $22,222 NLH - Sunday One Day
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $11 |
| Guarantee | $22,222 |
| Entrants | 704 |
| Prize pool | $29,590 |
| ITM | 150 |
The WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #30 - $22,222 NLH - Sunday One Day generated a $29,590 prize pool with 704 entrants, 1,559 rebuys and 348 add-ons.
A total of 150 players cashed at least $47 with Bobby "bcmclawh" McLawhorn claiming the top prize of $38,403 after more than 7 1/2 hours of play.
McLawhorn is currently ranked second in Nevada and 800th in the world according to the online tournament rankings PocketFives.com. With the win, he has now surpassed $500,000 in cashes alone at WSOP.com.
Also at the final table were Angel "ChromeKing" Lopez snagging seventh place for $858 and Joe "Jenger420" Enger finishing one spot behind in eighth place for $533.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby "bcmclawh" McLawhorn | $6,806 |
| 2 | miksa | $3,595 |
| 3 | _LVOneProd. | $2,367 |
| 4 | thoraba | $1,775 |
| 5 | ImStackinU | $1,480 |
| 6 | SeasonedPro | $1,184 |
| 7 | Angel "ChromeKing" Lopez | $858 |
| 8 | Joe "Jenger420" Enger | $533 |
| 9 | Twinwins1 | $385 |
WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #31 - $60,000 NLH - High Roller
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $1,000 |
| Guarantee | $60,000 |
| Entrants | 106 |
| Prize pool | $101,230 |
| ITM | 15 |
The WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #31 - $60,000 NLH - High Roller featured the highest buy-in at U.S. regulated sites this weekend. The tournament attracted 106 entrants (77 entries + 29 reentries) to generate a $101,230 or nearly double the $60,000 posted guarantee.
A total of 15 players cashed at least $2,227.
New Jersey's Michael "itWasThatOr0" Gagliano added to his $3.3 in online cashes with more than $1 million coming from U.S. regulated sites alone after shipping the event for $28,851 after more than seven hours of play.
Gagliano is currently the top-ranked player in New Jersey and ranked 299th in the world. The win represents his biggest on U.S. regulated online poker rooms with his next biggest coming a few months ago in February when he won the WSOP.com $350 NJPC II #30 - $80,000 NLH - Sunday Spectacular for $22,249.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael "itWasThatOr0" Gagliano | $28,851 |
| 2 | lowrider711 | $16,703 |
| 3 | Revanmalak | $10,123 |
| 4 | SlaweelRyam | $8,098 |
| 5 | nittybynatur | $6,985 |
| 6 | mag8500 | $5,973 |
WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #32 - $25,000 NLH - Closeout Deep$tack
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $100 |
| Guarantee | $25,000 |
| Entrants | 413 |
| Prize pool | $37,996 |
| ITM | 40 |
The WSOP.com Coast 2 Coast #32 - $25,000 NLH - Closeout Deep$tack was the final event of the Coast to Coast Classic and attracted 413 entrants (298 entries + 115 reentries) to generate a $37,996 prize pool.
The fast-paced tournament took almost 4 1/2 hours to complete with 40 players cashing at least $209. New Jersey's "Daniel "juice" Buzgon led the way and took down the $5,354 top prize after beating Daniel "centrfieldr" Lupo (second - $5,699) in heads-up play.
Buzgon is approaching $3 million in online tournament cashes with nearly $800,000 at U.S. regulated sites alone.
Also at the final table were Ted "olmuggins" Eli (fifth - $2,166) and Krishna "ninjaGO" Kalisas (seventh - $1,368).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel "juice" Buzgon | $9,879 |
| 2 | Daniel "centrfieldr" Lupo | $5,699 |
| 3 | VanillaGeise | $3,344 |
| 4 | Horus | $2,584 |
| 5 | Ted "olmuggins" Eli | $2,166 |
| 6 | 3teamparlay | $1,786 |
| 7 | Krishna "ninjaGO" Kalisas | $1,368 |
| 8 | prof.chaos | $912 |
| 9 | LuckyRiver2 | $646 |
WSOP.com $10,000 WSOP Main Event Seat Satellite
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $320 |
| Guarantee | $10,000 |
| Entrants | 58 |
| Prize pool | $17,400 |
| ITM | 2 |
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 nearly than four hours of play, David "dehhhhh" Coleman shipped a $10,000 seat to live poker's most premier event of the year by outlasting a field of 58 entrants (44 entries + 14 reentries).
Just missing out on winning a seat was "josh4jazz", who instead took home a healthy runner-up prize of $7,400.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David "dehhhhh" Coleman | $10,000 |
| 2 | josh4jazz | $7,400 |
BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Sunday $40K GTD
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $40,000 |
| Entrants | 214 |
| Prize pool | $42,800 |
| ITM | 27 |
The Sunday $40K GTD is the flagship tournament run across BorgataPoker.com, partypoker, and PlayMGM. The tournament attracted 214 entrants (135 entrants - 79 reentries) to generate a $42,800 prize pool.
A total of 27 players cashed for a minimum of $360. After nearly nine hours of play, Matthew "martycohen" Weiss shipped the event for $8,920, his biggest score to date on U.S. regulated online poker networks.
Also at the final table were Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio (fourth - $3,510) and Kevin "KevinRACKS" Roster (sixth - $2,611).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew "martycohen" Weiss | $8,560 |
| 2 | ElephantLuvr | $5,821 |
| 3 | Mattyb0y | $4,237 |
| 4 | Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio | $3,510 |
| 5 | petsolo1 | $3,039 |
| 6 | Kevin "KevinRACKS" Roster | $2,611 |
| 7 | IIIIIIIIIIII | $2,183 |
| 8 | zenner | $1,755 |
| 9 | GaiusMarius | $1,327 |
BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Daily $10K GTD
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $109 |
| Guarantee | $10,000 |
| Entrants | 109 |
| Prize pool | $10,900 |
| ITM | 15 |
The BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Daily $10K GTD attracted 109 entrants (72 entries + 37 reentries). A total of 15 players cashed for a minimum of $207.
After more than six hours of play, Kevin "KevinRACKS" Roster and Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo agreed to a heads-up deal awarding the duo $2,562 and $2,479 respectively.
Other notable players to cash at the final table included Chris "billypoker101" Bilinsky (fourth - $954), Daniel "leinad" Buzgon (fifth - $450), Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio (seventh - $436), and Katie "KatieStone" Stone Cappuccio (eighth - $354).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin "KevinRACKS" Roster | $2,562* |
| 2 | Daniel "centrfieldr23" Lupo | $2,479* |
| 3 | flabbergast | $1,308 |
| 4 | Chris "billypoker101" Bilinsky | $954 |
| 5 | Daniel "leinad" Buzgon | $681 |
| 6 | Flynt88 | $545 |
| 7 | Anthony "Flawlessbinkage" Maio | $436 |
| 8 | Katie "KatieStone" Stone Cappuccio | $354 |
| 9 | GiveThePpl99 | $273 |
*Reflects heads-up deal.
PokerStars Half Price Sunday Special $45,000 Gtd
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $100 |
| Guarantee | $45,000 |
| Entrants | 583 |
| Prize pool | $53,519 |
| ITM | 81 |
It was Half Price Sunday at PokerStars with many of its major tournaments slashing the buy-in in half while keeping the guarantee the same as usual.
The promotion was a success by producing larger than normal prize pools. The PokerStars Half Price Sunday Special $45,000 Gtd attracted 583 entrants (358 entries + 227 reentries) to produce a $53,519 prize pool. A total of 81 players cashed the event for at least $155.
"Wsopboy1997" took the most advantage of the reduced buy-in and huge prize pool by winning the event for $10,062 after nearly eight hours of play.
Also scoring big were John "FizzEdJohn" Cosgrove Jr. (fourth - $4,067), Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun (fifth - $2,858), and Michael "J3tBl@ckP0pe" Gagliano (seventh - $1,739).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wsopboy1997 | $10,062 |
| 2 | brandnew1188 | $7,332 |
| 3 | manjit7 | $5,405 |
| 4 | John "FizzEdJohn" Cosgrove Jr. | $4,067 |
| 5 | Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun | $2,858 |
| 6 | A A 5454 | $2,275 |
| 7 | Michael "J3tBl@ckP0pe" Gagliano | $1,739 |
| 8 | supremetny | $1,204 |
| 9 | captainondec | $803 |
PokerStars Nightly Stars $10,000 Gtd
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $100 |
| Guarantee | $10,000 |
| Entrants | 118 |
| Prize pool | $10,832 |
| ITM | 18 |
The PokerStars Nightly Stars $10,000 squeaked past its $10,000 guarantee after 118 entrants (83 entries + 35 reentries) created a $10,832 prize pool. A total of 18 players cashed for at least double the buy-in with a min-cash worth $222.
After nearly six hours of play, "Willskillz88" made most of event for $2,492. Notable players at the final table included Joseph "joey1way" Fortuna (fourth - $975), Chris "zootsuit101" Bilinsky (fifth - $650), Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun (seventh - $433) and Edwin "GiantGeniu$" Roman (ninth - $271).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willskillz88 | $2,492 |
| 2 | acooper153 | $1,733 |
| 3 | YICY | $1,316 |
| 4 | Joseph "joey1way" Fortuna | $975 |
| 5 | Chris "zootsuit101" Bilinsky | $650 |
| 6 | L!ght$out | $542 |
| 7 | Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun | $433 |
| 8 | jordanofpkr | $325 |
| 9 | Edwin "GiantGeniu$" Roman | $271 |
PokerStars Sunday Half Price High Roller $12,000 Gtd
| Date | May 20 |
| Buy-in | $250 |
| Guarantee | $12,000 |
| Entrants | 154 |
| Prize pool | $35,882 |
| ITM | 18 |
The PokerStars Sunday Half Price High Roller $12,000 Gtd almost tripled its $12,000 guarantee after attracting 154 entrants (86 entries + 68 reentries) to generate a $35,882 prize pool. A total of 18 players cashed for at least $466.
Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun and Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken agreed to a heads-up deal after nearly seven hours of play to award them $8,489 and $7,119 respectively.
Also at the final table were Ryan "ISlowRollYou" Hohner (third - $4,665) and Michael "J3tBl@ckP0pe" Gagliano (sixth - $1,615).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun | $8,489* |
| 2 | Eric "alwaysliquid" Vanauken | $7,119* |
| 3 | Ryan "ISlowRollYou" Hohner | $4,665 |
| 4 | AllinScott8 | $3,050 |
| 5 | nerjake1 | $2,332 |
| 6 | Michael "J3tBl@ckP0pe" Gagliano | $1,615 |
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