With New Year's Eve parties for sure occupying most Super Tuesday regulars, there has been a much-smaller-than-usual turnout for this final installment of 2013. Even so, the $283,000 prize pool still bested the guarantee of $250K for the tourney (reduced from the standard $300K in anticipation of players' NYE plans). It might take ibotown of Germany just over 10 hours to emerge from that field as a winner to earn a primary prize of $53,508.23 after a heads-up deal.
Before we get to the tale of ibotown's win, let's take a handy guide a rough look back on the past year's worth of Super Tuesdays, a period that has witnessed unprecedented growth for the preferred weekly big buy-in event.
Super Tuesdays super-sized in 2013
When the year began the most important Super Tuesday field ever had turn up two months before when 547 entered on 10/30/12. That was one among seven instances in 2012 when the weekly $1,050 no-limit hold'em tournament attracted turnouts of 500 players or more.
In 2013 the Super Tuesday ran 48 times, setting out a few weeks in May for the Spring Championship of Online Poker and few more in September for the arena Championship of Online Poker. Unlike the year before, in 2013 it became the norm for the tournament to attract greater than 500 players instead of the exception.
Out of 48 Super Tuesdays in 2013, a complete of 35 attracted 500 or more runners, and among those a minimum of 11 Super Tuesdays drew fields of 600 or more (!).
A record was set when 663 players took part within the Super Tuesday on March 19, 2013. Fields were consistently large within the year, averaging just over 537 entrants throughout. That's a large hike over the 2012 average of just over 443 players for every Tuesday's tourney.
And the largest first prize of the year -- and of Super Tuesday history -- went to Andoni "Pollopopeye" Larrabe of the uk who took down that massive 663-entrant tourney back in March with out a final table deal being struck, thereby earning $124,644 for his $1,050 investment.
There's still a bit more to report in regards to the Super Tuesday in 2013, so let's discuss how ibotown earned that nice score to write down within the "+" column before turning the page at the year.
From 283 to 10
Only the highest 36 made the money this week, and by the point they'd reached the five-hour break they were only one clear of the cash and hand-for-hand play had begun. They'd continue another QUARTER-HOUR before stinmichel became the unlucky 37th-place finisher after losing a hand versus H.Oussalé.
They were still shy of the six-hour break when 18 more had fallen, leaving just 18 left to battle. By then ibotown and MountainRo$e had moved into the highest two spots within the counts.
evjersen (18th), cobrastyle15 (17th), and Aist84 (16th) were the following to go, each earning $3,113 for his or her finishes. JETS AA (15th), jays94 (14th), and Samuel "SamuelBT" Tsehai (13th) then went out to pick out up $3,820.50 apiece. And TheHood (12th) and CageMTL82 (11th) next fell, each seeing $4,528 added to their PokerStars accounts.
From 10 to 8
Soon after that they reached the seven-hour break and midnight struck within the Eastern time zone. Then in a single of the primary hands of 2014, baconbits33 was within the unfortunate-seeming spot of being all in with T♣9♦ against IMJEWISH LOL's A♦A♥. However the board rolled out 3♠9♠2♠T♠9♥ to present baconbits33 an unlikely double to continue within the tourney.
Play continued and talitay managed to double through Jason "Roberts34" Roberts with A♠K♦ versus the latter's 8♥8♠ when a king came a few of the community cards. Then H.Oussalé used 8♥8♦ to double through MountainRo$e's 6♥6♠ to maintain the general table bubble going.
Two more short stacks doubled up -- IMJEWISH LOL through shermanash, then shermanash through paphiti -- then finally came an elimination. In truth there have been two, both happening at the same hand on the two five-handed tables.
First a shermanash shoved a stack of about 15 big blinds from the button with A♦T♣ and IMJEWISH LOL called from the small blind with 7♦7♣. The community cards came 9♦9♥6♠Q♠9♠, and shermanash was done in 10th for $4,528.
Meanwhile at the other table a hand continued to play out between talitay and MountainRo$e. After the latter called a preflop three-bet from talitay, the flop had come A♣9♥2♥ and following a continuation bet from talitay, MountainRo$e called.
The turn then brought the J♥ and a raffle of 18,000 into the pot of just over 65,000 from talitay. MountainRo$e responded by raising to 46,889, and when talitay reraise-shoved for 145,421 total, MountainRo$e called instantly.
talitay had A♥A♦ for high set plus a nut flush draw, but MountainRo$e had already made a flush with 4♥3♥. The river was the Q♠, sending talitay railward in ninth for a $5,377 cash, and finally the general table began with MountainRo$e in front and one seat already empty.
Seat 1: ibotown (Germany) -- 133,322
Seat 2: empty
Seat 3: Jason "Roberts34" Roberts (Mexico) -- 246,564
Seat 4: baconbits33 (Canada) -- 109,252
Seat 5: H.Oussalé (Germany) -- 41,812
Seat 6: MountainRo$e (Israel) -- 469,542
Seat 7: IMJEWISH LOL (Australia) -- 161,906
Seat 8: Assad91 (Norway) -- 47,934
Seat 9: paphiti (UK) -- 204,668
baconbits33 fried in eighth
On just the second one hand of the general table the blinds were 1,800/3,600 when paphiti raised to 9,200 from early position, then it folded to baconbits33 who made it 19,800 from the cutoff seat. It folded back to paphiti who called, and the pair together saw a flop come 2♦Q♥4♥.
paphiti checked and baconbits33 fired 19,800 into the center. At that paphiti raised all in for greater than 180,000, and baconbits33 called with the 69,202 left behind.
baconbits33 had A♦A♣ -- the hand that baconbits33 had cracked at the final table bubble -- which was better than paphiti's K♥Q♣ for high pair of queens. However the K♠ arrived at the turn to enhance paphiti to 2 pair, and after the 5♣ river baconbits33 was done in eighth.
H.Oussalé sails away in seventh
It would take nearly an hour for an additional elimination to come, wherein time the blinds increased to 2,800/5,600.
That hand began with a min-raise to 11,200 by ibotown from the cutoff seat and both blinds calling, H.Oussalé (small) and MountainRo$e (big). The flop came 6♣K♣8♥ and it checked to ibotown who bet 19,555 and only H.Oussalé called. The turn brought the 5♠ and a check from H.Oussalé, and ibotown bet again, this time 25,555. H.Oussalé check-raised all in for 84,476, and ibotown called.
H.Oussalé had K♦Q♣ for kings, but ibotown had the similar pair with a greater kicker with A♦K♥. The river was the 9♦, they usually were right down to six.
paphiti sunk in sixth
About 20 minutes later the blinds were 3,600/7,200 when paphiti opened for the minimum with a raise to 14,400 from under the gun, then it folded around to Assad91 within the big blind who shoved all in for greater than 200,000. paphiti called with the 73,695 left behind, tabling Q♦9♦ to Assad91's 7♣7♦.
The board rolled out 2♣A♦K♣A♣5♥, and paphiti's run had resulted in sixth. That earned paphiti a five-figure score and another deep PokerStars finish following a large win in WCOOP Event #45 ($2,100 NLHE) back in September for which paphiti earned $480,101.70.
IMJEWISH LOL finishes fifth
The final five continued on in the course of the nine-hour break with ibotown beginning to build a large lead with greater than 850,000 at one point at a time when the closest challenger -- Jason "Roberts34" Roberts -- had just a little over 210,000.
They'd battle nearly a half-hour more, then with the blinds as much as 5,000/10,000 it was IMJEWISH LOL raising all in for 124,063 from the cutoff then watching leader ibotown reraise from the small ignorant of isolate.
IMJEWISH LOL showed 3♥3♣ and hoped the small pair would delay against ibotown's A♥K♥. The treys were still good after the 9♦7♥T♣ flop can 4♥ turn, however the K♦ fell on fifth street to provide ibotown a greater pair and IMJEWISH LOL was eliminated in fifth.
MountainRo$e wilts in fourth
A half-dozen hands later it was MountainRo$e opening with a 2x raise to 20,000 from the button, then Assad91 three-bet to 43,684 from the small blind and ibotown folded the massive blind. Then MountainRo$e pushed all in for 183,435 total and Assad91 called right away.
MountainRo$e had K♣Q♥ and needed help versus Assad91's K♦K♥, and the flop did bring a bit of hope, coming 4♠Q♦3♠ to pair MountainRo$e's queen. However the turn was the 3♣ and river the J♣, and MountainRo$e was out in fourth.
Roberts34 run out in third
Just one hand later Assad91 raised to 20,000 from the button, Jason "Roberts34" Roberts reraised all in for 250,500 from the large blind, and Assad91 called. Roberts had kicker trouble along with his A♣8♥ versus Assad91's A♦K♦, and when the board rolled out J♥K♠T♦K♥3♥ Assad91 had trips and Roberts34 was done in third.
A deal, then ibotown takes it down
Heads-up play began with Assad91 the brand new leader with 774,195 to ibotown's 640,805. But after two hands ibotown had just over 822,000 and Assad91 about 591,000 once they paused the tourney to talk about a potential deal.
There was a brief wait before a number arrived, by which the last two players within the last Super Tuesday of the year chatted a little.
ibotown: happy new year btw :)
Assad91: happy new year man :)
Assad91: starting strong heh :D
Assad91: the entire hosts drunk and passed out?
ibotown: prolly
ibotown: and that i will join them afterwards ;)
Assad91: +1
A host did soon arrive to assist with the negotiations. At heads-up "ICM" and "chip chop" numbers are the same, and after they were presented -- leaving $5,000 for which to play -- both players quickly agreed and play resumed.
Soon Assad91 seized the chip advantage again, and still had it when the 10-hour break arrived with 739,490 to ibotown's 675,510.
Within a couple of hands after play resumed ibotown moved back into the lead, with one key hand involving ibotown managing to make quad aces with A♦8♥ and getting Assad91 to name a decent-sized river bet.
Then at the very next hand Assad min-raised to 24,000 from the button, ibotown reraised to 70,550, Assad91 made it 138,465 to go, ibotown shoved all in, and Assad91 called with the 321,915 left behind.
ibotown: 3♦3♠
Assad91: 8♦8♠
Assad91 looked in great shape to attain a large double, and after the 4♥A♥K♦ flop the eights were still the simpler pair. However the 3♥ landed at the turn to present ibotown a set, and after the K♥ river it was in all places... ibotown had won!
Congratulations to ibotown for winning the last Super Tuesday of the year, and kudos in addition to Assad91 for making it to the heads-up deal to earn a pleasant payday to round out 2013 as well.
12/31/13 Super Tuesday ($1,050 No-Limit Hold'em) results (*reflects two-way deal)
Players: 283
Prize pool: $283,000
Places paid: 36
1. ibotown (Germany) -- $53,508.23*
2. Assad91 (Norway) -- $46,815.27*
3. Jason "Roberts34" Roberts (Mexico) -- $31,979.00
4. MountainRo$e (Israel) -- $24,055.00
5. IMJEWISH LOL (Australia) -- $16,414.00
6. paphiti (UK) -- $12,735.00
7. H.Oussalé (Germany) -- $9,905.00
8. baconbits33 (Canada) -- $7,075.00
9. talitay (Israel) -- $5,377.00
After having reviewed a year's worth of Super Tuesdays, take a look at Brad Willis's "2013 PokerStars Year in Review" for a comprehensive have a look at all things PokerStars over the past ONE YEAR.
Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.
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