Preview: Tonight's Primetime #2: $40 buy-in $12K GTD
This evening sees the debut of Primetime #2, known on the street as 'Shallow & Slow', thanks to its pioneering and thought-provoking structure. With 500 starting chips, you'd expect it to finish in minutes, but with 30 minute blinds there's more play than you think! Patience is the key so sit back, watch your table with eagle eyes and strike when the time is right.
Check the tournament lobby for info on satellites rolling throughout the day right up until minutes before the start time with buy-ins as low as $2.
Result: Monday's Primetime #1 $18k GTD
Name: Prime Time #1 $18k GTD
Date: 24 August 2009 19:15 GMT
Runners: 344
Buy-in: $60
Prize pool: $20,640
Duration: 6hrs 9mins
- draw4drugs $5,160
- micoupe $3,096
- LittleBolla $2,064
- jackylejacky $1,445
- petepan33 $1,135
- megs456 $929
- Lamurgence $722
- jonscorp $516
- TilKo $413
- binns62 $310
Sweden's draw4drugs defeated Brit micoupe in only his 2nd ever PKR tournament to seal a fine victory. Aussie Classic winner Lamurgence could only manage 7th, while jonscor (No.10 in the MTT Rankings) fell just ahead of the Frenchman in 8th place.
June Big Shot winner TilKo, who entered the final table with the most wins (57) and final tables (401) was another whose form could not translate into another result., finishing a disappointing 9th.