$100,000 GTD PKR Masters
Date: Saturday 23 January 2010
Buy-in: $250
Runners: 455
Prize pool: $113,750
Duration: 09h 07m
The latest winner of PKR's most prestigious tournament began his journey winning a $2.50 lottery satellite, a prize which til that point, was his biggest ever. Two days later, Finland's 2luck4u outlasted 454 others including some of PKR's top names to walk away with $27,300 and an everlasting Masters title - all this with only his fifth cash and second final table.
The runner up, Norway's AITHAI28, was making only his seventh PKR final table appearance, while Malakh7, one of only four players at the final table with a four-figure cash on PKR and certainly the most experienced of the ten, added a 42nd final table to his record. The Swede improved on previous bests (Gold Rush title, runner up in Open and Grand Prix) to cash for $10,000 and change.
In fourth spot, Belgium's BVH1480 made his 13th final table a lucky one, picking up $7,394, with JAXtheLAD, longtime chip leader and Sunday Open runner finalist, taking home $5,688 for fifth.
In sixth place, a rare Masters final table for Malaysia with TheFishPiper cashing for $4,550. Seventh place was bagged by Italy's ilcurioso, the Grand Prix champ earning a $3,413 payday, just ahead of eighth place finisher DARKCHIP91 who claimed $2,275.
Ninth and tenth were filled by Sunday Open runner up lindrosstars and timeforawin cashing for $1,763 and $1,422 respectively
$30,000 GTD Prime Time #7
Date: Sunday 24 January 2010
Buy-in: $200
Runners: 170
Prize pool: $34,000
Duration: 07h 58m
The Sunday night showcase saw a host of big names battle in their quest for the biggest Primetime title of the week, with Frenchman and Grand Prix champion gerardbouchard claiming another PKR major tourno for France.
Runner up CustardCream is also part of the Grand Prix winner's club, as is third placed PKR Live runner up tigerwing. Primetime champion jeffbebb came in fourth with Masters finalist Shirox in fifth, Open champ jojobogoss finished eighth, Grand Prix and Aussie Classic ronseal in ninth and prolific tourmament shark mayotacker in tenth.