Name: Forum Invitational Championship $2K Added
Date: 13 July 2009 18:00 GMT
Runners: 166
Buy-in: $50
Prize pool: $10,300
Duration: 5 hrs 35 mins
Best PKR_Bounty finish: PKR_ashleyhames1 (52nd)
- AndreV18 $2,781
- TomDuke $1,648
- Kleftidis $1,113
- LightMike $824
- GiegelGagel $721
- Xharbour $618
- Sha3ffer $489
- kyzacek $361
- 4outscall $258
- 8rett $180
Congratulations to the winner, whose PKR resume already boasts ann Open title worth $3,485 . The Estonian's win prevented Holland from fielding the top five runners, with Dutchmen featuring in second to fifth place.
The runner-up has appeared at Sunday Classic and TV Tournament final tables but no cigar as yet. His time will come. Fifth-placed GiegelGagel rose above the pack recently with an impressive Big Shot victory, earning $7,770 for his 06 June performance. Xharbour and kyzacek also have form in the book, with PKR Bounty and Springfest Rebuy titles respectively.
Bounties
The PKR Community Team's Jabba & Danski were joined by Team PKR Pro Ashley Hames for their assault on the flagship tournament, though not all went to plan. PKR_Danski found himself on the wrong end of a superb MrPatel7 call to dust off the lion's share of his chips, losing the rest to a Thomasinder beat, the Norwegian receiving $100 when his QJ outran PKR_Danski's AQ. PKR_Danski exited in 145th place.
PKR_Jabba, instilling fear in his opponents with a Hellmuthian late entrance, managed only seven places better, departing in 138th place after his AQ failed to outrun Grumbledook's AK.
Winner of the Bounties' Last Longer at least, Ashley Hames showed his mettle with a deep run, before coming unstuck at the hands of recent Vegas adventurer Rocafella. The Team PKR Pro emerged delighted with his 52nd place, having initially struggled to adjust to the unusually high standard of play from the PKR Community...
PKR TV
Check out the final table from this tournament, complete with commentary and hole cards, coming soon! See PKR.TV page...