This week's Super Tuesday, PokerStars' weekly $1,050 no-limit hold'em tournament that routinely brings out online poker's best and brightest, saw another big field of 546 participate, thereby making a prize pool of $546,000 that well exceeded the event's $300K guarantee. It could ultimately take 10 hours and 45 minutes for that field to minimize to a winner, and when the last hand was dealt it was Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen playing from Costa Rica who had claimed the victory and a handsome $103,740 payday. Here's the tale of the way Hunichen did it.
A glimpse on the counts after nearly four hours of play revealed just over 400 of these entrants had fallen while a well-recognized name -- Peter "twirlpro" Turmezy of Hungary -- had risen to the highest. Turmezy's nick is familiar because just two days ago he took down the Sunday Million (his second one) to earn greater than $213K after a five-way chop.
About an hour-and-a-half later, however, twirlpro had descended back off during the counts before ultimately being ousted in 71st in a hand versus Tricoloren. They were then approaching the tourney's six-hour mark when the money bubble burst, and with 63 left it was eventual champ Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen who had positioned himself within the top spot.
It took a pair more hours for the sphere to be whittled all the way down to 18 players, through which time Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald took excessive spot. pintoelbajon (18th), Adriano "ULTRASANTOS" Mauá (17th), and Erebgil bg (16th) would next go out, each earning $4,368, then HITTHEPANDA (15th), Joep "Pappe Ruk" van den Bijgaart (14th), after which Fitzgerald (13th) hit the rail to earn $5,460 apiece.
Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald had become short-stacked after an all-in confrontation with Joe "floes" Serock during which the latter's A♣J♥ outdrew Assassinato's A♠K♦ when four hearts came a few of the community cards. That hand helped elevate Serock into first position because the next three went out, with Charlie "JIZOINT" Combes (12th), ringlding (11th), and MistheMan (10th) all eliminating $6,552 for his or her efforts.
Just nine remained, with a couple of other familiar names -- including Hunichen's -- among those chasing Serock.
Seat 1: Joe "floes" Serock (Mexico) -- 639,794
Seat 2: Andre "gigibaston" Belus (Romania) -- 282,348
Seat 3: Jonathan "OMGjonyctt" Concepción (UK) -- 216,973
Seat 4: Carter "cswidler" Widler (Canada) -- 368,437
Seat 5: Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen (Costa Rica) -- 435,160
Seat 6: Doug*Dutra (Brazil) -- 72,968
Seat 7: CaLLitARUSH (Canada) -- 244,810
Seat 8: zwuerbs (Germany) -- 274,053
Seat 9: Nur1ck (Australia) -- 195,457
Doug*Dutra became the primary final tablist to fall in ninth in a hand versus zwuerbs.
With the blinds at 5,000/10,000, Doug*Dutra open-pushed from the button for 85,686 with 4♣4♠ and got a single caller in zwuerbs who had woken up within the big blind with Q♦Q♣. The board came 7♥T♠6♥T♥9♦, and Doug*Dutra was out.
The blinds increased to 6,000/12,000, then a hand arose that saw Jonathan "OMGjonyctt" Concepción raise all in for 174,108 from the cutoff seat then Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen reraise all in from the small unaware of isolate.
Concepción had 3♥3♠ and hoped the small pair would hold versus Hunichen's K♠Q♠. The treys did hold throughout the 5♥5♣7♦ flop, however the turn and river brought two queens -- Q♥, then Q♦ -- and OMGjonyctt was done in eighth.
Then in advance of the 10-hour break it was zwuerbs open-pushing from middle position for 182,521 (about 15 big blinds) and getting called by Carter "cswidler" Widler from the massive blind. zwuerbs had 6♦6♠ but had run into Widler's A♦A♣, and five community cards later -- 5♥K♦4♥8♠2♣ -- they were right down to six.
The break came and went, then Big Huni raised the minimum to 24,000 from the button and CaLLitARUSH reraised all in for 234,085 from the small blind. It folded back to Hunichen who called, turning over A♦J♠ while CaLLitARUSH had A♥T♦.
The flop came 3♦T♠J♦ to pair both players' kickers, then after the 2♠ turn and 5♣ river CaLLitARUSH was eliminated in sixth.
Play continued with Hunichen having pushed up over one million and into first position while Joe "floes" Serock had slipped to last of the five. And before long it was the previous disposing of the latter to cut back the sector to four.
The blinds had climbed to 7,000/14,000, and after an open to 28,000 by Big Huni from the cutoff, floes reraised all in for 137,497 from the small blind and Hunichen called. Serock had A♥7♠ and was sooner than Hunichen's K♥T♠, however the board came 3♠J♦8♠K♦6♥ to provide Big Huni a couple and end Serock's run in fifth.
Hunichen's roll would continue unabated as soon after that hand he'd claim the last of Carter "cswidler" Swidler's chips, sending him railward in fourth.
Swidler's final hand began with him min-raising to 28,000 from the button and only Hunichen calling from the small blind. The flop came 5♠Q♦7♦ and Hunichen led with a raffle of 28,885. Swidler responded with a raise to 63,000, and after pausing a few beats Big Huni pushed all in and cswidler called, committing the remainder of the stack of about 400,000 with which he'd begun the hand.
Swidler had top pair-top kicker with A♠Q♥ while Hunichen had the nut flush draw with A♦8♦. The K♦ then fell on fourth street, completing the flush and making the J♥ river regardless of.
Three remained. By then Hunichen had pushed up over 2.2 million, well above Nur1ck who was hovering across the 300,000-chip mark and Andre "gigibaston" Belus who had just a bit over 150,000.
It was Belus shoving next for 162,736 from the small blind with A♥8♣ and massive Huni calling from the massive blind with K♦T♠. The flop came J♠Q♠4♦ and gigibaston still held a tenuous lead, however the T♦ at the turn paired Hunichen. The Q♥ fell on fifth street, and so they were right down to two.
Big Huni had nearly a 10-to-1 chip advantage to start out heads-up play with 2,456,748 to Nur1ck's 273,252.
Hunichen would then carve away about half Nur1ck's stack over the following several hands before Nur1ck managed a few double-ups to climb up out of the chance zone. Then Nur1ck picked up a couple of more pots to tug on the subject of even before falling go into reverse under 500,000 before the general hand took place.
The blinds were as much as 9,000/18,000. The hand began with a raise to 36,000 by Hunichen from the button, with Nur1ck responding by three-betting to 81,790. Big Huni then came back with an all-in shove and Nur1ck quickly called.
Nur1ck: A♦K♠
Big Huni: J♦T♦
Nur1ck had the most efficient hand with five cards to come, and it was the most efficient with two to return besides after a 4♠J♠K♣ flop paired both players. But again fourth street proved fortunate for Hunichen, bringing the T♣ to award him with a second pair. The 6♣ followed at the river, and large Huni had won.
Congratulations to Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen for breaking through this week to top a difficult field and talented final table to pick out up a really perfect Tuesday title and six-figure score!
12/17/13 Super Tuesday ($1,050 No-Limit Hold'em) results
Players: 546
Prize pool: $546,000
Places paid: 63
1. Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen (Costa Rica) -- $103,740.00
2. Nur1ck (Australia) -- $76,440.00
3. Andre "gigibaston" Belus (Romania) -- $55,965.00
4. Carter "cswidler" Widler (Canada) -- $42,588.00
5. Joe "floes" Serock (Mexico) -- $30.030.00
6. CaLLitARUSH (Canada) -- $23,205.00
7. zwuerbs (Germany) -- $17,745.00
8. Jonathan "OMGjonyctt" Concepción (UK) -- $12,285.00
9. Doug*Dutra (Brazil) -- $9,063.60
The European Poker Tour Prague Main Event has played down from 1,007 entries to an eight-handed final table set to play out on Wednesday. Check the PokerStars blog for updates to peer who will turn out to be the following EPT champion.
Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.
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