MicroMillions 6: mark_999 rallies to win Sunday Storm Special Edition and Event #97 $11 NL
It was a revolutionary form of day for mark 999. The Canadian advanced to the overall table of MicroMillions 6 Event #97, yet he found himself near the back of the pack. mark 999 waited for the easiest moment to peak on the right time. Along the way, he snapped off pocket Queens with a fortuitous flop, and in another hand, his own pocket Kings held up in a decisive pot. However, mark 999 still found himself because the short stack when he took part in a money chop with three players remaining. Even if he was way behind, mark 999 was not deterred one bit. He somehow got heads-up and awoke with pocket Aces on the perfect time. He avoided an elimination and collected a timely double up. At the very next hand, mark 999 delivered a surprising knock out blow to successfully complete a come-from-behind victory and win MicroMillions Event #97.
MicroMillions 6 Event #97 $11 NL also doubled because the Sunday Storm Special Edition, which drew in 52,491 runners. They created a prize pool worth $524,910, which was significantly greater than the guaranteed prize pool of 300K. The highest 6,633 places paid out with $38,110.83 put aside to the eventual champion. That may be a juicy dividend on a trifling $11 investment.
The Sunday Storm progressed at a rapid pace. Three hours passed before the cash bubble popped. Over 90% of the sector was liquidated within the first 3.5 hours.
The frantic pace bogged down through the final two tables. Action went hand-for-hand with ten to go, and flaviusff leading the way in which with over 50 million. Slovakia's KovTa bubbled off the general table in tenth place when A♦J♠ unfortunately lost to mark 999's K♥8♦ after mark 999 flopped two pair. With KovTa's bustout, the general table of nine was set.
Event #97 - Final Table Chip Counts:Seat 1: patrik2003 (37,534,946)Seat 2: TheCTrain (25,509,603)Seat 3: Sevathebes46 (16,574,678)Seat 4: mark 999 (22,235,169)Seat 5: flaviusff (56,278,605)Seat 6: seby cacho (12,396,885)Seat 7: TocalaSam (48,524,796)Seat 8: StackYou780 (9,760,692)Seat 9: HAL7000 (33,639,626)
The final table for this Sunday Storm Special commenced during Level 49 with blinds at 325K/650K and a 65K ante. Romania's flaviusff held the lead with 56.2 million, while StackYou780 clung to the fast stack with a shade under 10 million.
StackYou780 eliminated in 9th place
The final table played out almost three full levels before someone busted. And it was one heck of a cooler... seby cacho opened to 2.4 million, StackYou780 bombed it all-in for 14,701,384 with K♦K♠, and seby cacho called with J♥J♦. The board ran out 6♥4♠2♠J♣4♣. seby cacho turned a collection of Jacks and rivered a ship to win the pot. StackYou780 had Kings brutally cracked and have become the primary player to bust on the final table. StackYou780 took home $2,005.15 for a ninth-place finish.
TheCTrain eliminated in 8th place
TheCTrain min-raised to two million, mark 999 bumped it as much as 5,454,599, TheCTrain moved all-in for 10,813,911, and mark 999 called. TheCTrain led with Q♠Q♦ against mark 999's A♠Q♣. The board ran out A♦K♠4♥5♣4♣. TheCTrain's Queens were cracked and mark 999 won the pot with two pair -- Aces and fours. For eighth place, TheCTrain collected $3,401.41.
With seven remaining, HAL7000 took over the lead with 50 million, but mark 999 was not far behind with 49 million.
Sevathebes46 eliminated in 7th place
Wrong time to get ambushed by cowboys. patrik2003 min-raised to 2.4 million, Sevathebes46 re-raised to 4.8 million, mark 999 four-bet to 13.2 million, patrik2003 folded, and Sevathebes46 called all-in for 4,549,678. Sevathebes46 made a last stand with A♥8♥, but he bumped into mark 999's K♠K♦. The board ran out K♣Q♥4♣4♦6♠. mark 999 flopped a collection of Kings and turned a ship. Sevathebes46 did not improve and hit the virtual rail in seventh place, which paid out $4.986.64.
With six to go, mark 999 took over the chip lead with 61 million.
HAL7000 eliminated in 6th place
Short-stacked HAL7000 open-shoved for 15,456,121 with Q♦T♥ and monster-stacked mark 999 called with A♦T♦. The board ran out K♦9♣7♦9♠4♠. HAL7000 flopped a gutshot draw, but neither player improved by the river. mark 999 won the pot with an Ace-high kicker. HAL7000 was taken offline in sixth place, which paid out $7,180.76.
TocalaSam eliminated in 5th place
Action didn't play out five-handed for greater than an orbit before someone bowed out. seby cacho min-raised to 3.2 million, TocalaSam bombed it all-in for 23,615,897 with A♦2♥, and seby cacho called with A♥Q♦. seby cacho was ahead and his hand would delay when the board ran out 7♣5♠4♦T♠T♦. TocalaSam flopped a Wheel gutshot draw, but did not get there. Portugal's TocalaSam was knocked out in fifth place, which paid out $10,755.40.
With four players remaining, mark 999 was the leader with 98.4 million, seby cacho was second with 85.4 million, patrik2003 was third with 48.9 million, and flaviusff stated the rear with 29.6 million.
flaviusff eliminated in 4th place
With four to move... mark 999 min-raised to 4 million, flaviusff re-raised all-in for 28,055,668, patrik2003 called, but mark 999 folded. patrik2003 led with A♥K♥ versus flaviusff's K♦J♥. The board ran out Q♥5♥3♥8♠7♥. patrik2003 flopped an Ace-high flush, which held up. For fourth place, flaviusff earned $14,345.79.
DEAL
With three remaining, action was paused to talk about a deal. At that juncture, patrik2003 held the lead with 98.5 million, seby cacho was second with 83.3 million, and mark 999 was the "shorty' with 80.5 million. They agreed to the next terms with $6,000 left at the table to the eventual champion:
patrik2003 - $26,851.33seby cacho - $25,481.35mark 999 - $25,230.10
With a deal in place, play resumed.
seby cacho eliminated in 3rd place
seby cacho min-raised to five million, patrik2003 re-raised to 42.5 million with A♠3♦, and seby cacho called all-in for 24,701,051 with K♦T♥. The board ran out J♣4♥4♣3♠8♦ and patrik200 won the pot with two pair -- fours and treys. seby cacho didn't improve, and headed to the rail in third place, which paid out $25,481.35.
HEADS-UP: patrik2003 (Hungary) vs. mark 999 (Canada)Seat 1: patrik2003 (126,939,109)Seat 4: mark 999 (135,515,891)
With two remaining, it was a comparatively close race, despite the fact that mark 999 held a slight lead.
On the second one hand of heads up, patrik2003 won a 70 million pot and seized the lead. However, mark 999 got the lead right back after patrik2003 four-bet shoved with A♠T♦ and mark 999 awoke with A♥A♦. Aces held up and mark 999 won a pot worth 240 million. It was far and wide at the ensuing hand.
patrik2003 eliminated in 2nd place; mark 999 wins Sunday Storm and MicroMillions Event #97
Trailing 240 million to 22.4 million, patrik2003 got his remaining stack all-in preflop with 6♥3♥ and mark 999 called with A♣4♣. The flop was A♦7♦5♥ and patrik2003 picked up a gutshot draw. The turn was the 8♠ and patrik2003 picked up more outs with an open-ended straight draw. The river was the T♣. patrik2003 did not improve and only held Ace-high, which meant he busted in second place. mark 999 faded a straight and won the pot with a couple of Aces to correctly bink Event #97.
For a sensational runner-up performance, Hungary's patrik2003 took home $26,851.33.
Congrats to Canada's mark 999, won earned $31,230.10 for an outstanding first place victory in Event #97. mark 999 won a MicroMillions 6 event, which also doubled because the Sunday Storm Special Edition.
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MicroMillions-097 $11 NL Hold'em [Sunday Storm Special Edition]Entrants: 52,491Prize pool: $524,910.00Place paid: 6,663
1. mark 999 (Canada) - $31,230.10 **2. patrik2003 (Hungary) - $26,851.33 **3. seby cacho (Argentina) - $25,481.35 **4. flaviusff (Romania) - $14,345.795. TocalaSam (Portugal) - $10,755.406. HAL7000 (Czech Republic) - $7,180.767. Sevathebes46 (Ukraine) - $4,986.648. TheCTrain (Canada) - $3,401.419. StackYou780 (Canada) - $2,005.15
** Denotes a deal a number of the final three players
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