Sunday Recap: Players get ready for the Venom

Although the $10 Million Venom is still three days away (starts Thursday), players had plenty of reasons to log on to Americas Cardroom this weekend. Not only did we award dozens of seats through Venom Fever, but all our signature tourneys beat their guarantees.

Get up to speed with our January 22nd Sunday Recap.

$300,000 GTD Sunday Warm Up

The $300K Warm Up was about as hot as you would expect. With 3,334 total entries, this affordable $109 buy-in tournament had a $333,400 final prize pool. Congrats to the 495 players who cashed, especially the top three. Here are the results after a two-way final table deal:

1) POATAN -> $40,008
2) CUNHA G -> $25,338
3) GuerrillaPoker -> $18,103

$250,000 GTD Sunday Special

With 1,368 entries in all, Sunday’s $250K unlimited re-entry was even more special than advertised. 216 players walked away winners in this $215 buy-in tournament, which had a final prize pool of $273,600. The top three following a final table deal:

1) Carloss.rox -> $51,436
2) cilliiro -> $31,874
3) PippoInzaghi -> $22,024

$500,000 GTD Sunday High Roller

959 high rolling entrants played in Sunday’s $500K GTD tourney. When it was over, the final prize pool hit $575,400 in this $630 buy-in tourney, which had 108 paid places. The top three:

1) soappalled -> $104,147
2) Yepaky -> $74,802
3) SeverinoMastrabino -> $56,101

$200,000 GTD PKO

Our $200K unlimited re-entry tourney had 1,244 entrants competing for a share of a $248,800 final prize pool, including $124,400 in bounties. This $215 buy-in tournament had 144 paid places in all, plus many more earned bounties. The top three:

1) bess232323 -> $18,771 + $20,207 bounty
2) fullntidht -> $18,771 + $2,573 bounty
3) Chenkinho -> $11,818 + $1,943 bounty

$150,000 GTD Multi-flight

Our new $150K multi-flight tournament featured 4,539 entries throughout the week. That means the final prize pool ballooned to $272,340 in this affordable $66 buy-in tourney, which saw 540 players get paid. Your top 3:

1) doughy-> $43,168
2) Iveybluffallin-> $31,809
3) xibatinha-> $23,366