"Ney_Anderson" Wins Mini Main Event for $10,792
In the first 205 minutes of play, a total of 1,847 players and 624 rebuys made a total of 2,471 entries. They created a total prize pool of $74,130 with the first prize of $11,71. It took a while to get towards the money, but in the end, it was Canada's "BTIPPPPP" who was the last player finishing empty-handed, bubbling the XL Blizzard #33 - $50,000 Mini Main.
After making the money, it took a long time before the tournament was down to the last nine. Hours before that, Ana "AnaMarquez" Marquez had finished in 88th place for a cash of $141. After nine hours of play, the remaining nine players made the final table and went on to play for the $11,713 first prize.
For "dyonvlaar12" (ninth - $867), "GoinInDry" (eighth - $1,401) and "BonikBim" (seventh - $2,090) it wasn't a big success on the final table as they left quite early on. It was all "Ney_Anderson" in this stage because the Brazilian player eliminated the players one by one.
After that, the tournament saw "j_fletcher" leave in sixth place ($2,802). Not much later, "stradale_430" lost with ace-ten against pocket tens to get eliminated in fifth place for $3,514. For "aghghghghghg" the tournament ended in fourth place for $4,781 after losing all the chips with king-five against the ace-jack of the chip leader.
With three players left, Cyprus' "jiujiteiro" moved in with ace-seven but once again saw the Brazilian chip leader scoop the pot with pocket sevens. "jiujiteiro" finished in third place for $6,368 while "Ney_Anderson" and "schgewara" made a deal for most of the remaining prize money.
After the deal, they both flopped top pair and got all the money in. "Ney_Anderson" had the worst kicker but hit the eight on the river. The Brazilian player won the tournament for $10,792 while Germany's "schgewara" received $9,713 for finishing in second place.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ney_Anderson | Brazil | $10,792 |
| 2 | schgewara | Germany | $9,713 |
| 3 | jiujiteiro | Cyprus | $6,368 |
| 4 | aghghghghghg | New Zealand | $4,781 |
| 5 | stradale_430 | Austria | $3,514 |
| 6 | j_fletcher | Lithuania | $2,802 |
| 7 | BonikBim | Ukraine | $2,090 |
| 8 | GoinInDry | Costa Rica | $1,401 |
| 9 | dyonvlaar12 | $867 |