Our Turkey Day promotion exploded during November, and anyone who has been keeping track will know that the official Jackpot was rising to astronomical heights, all of which was to be up for grabs in the final Turkey Day Grand Final, which was played over the weekend to its completion. I can now proudly present all the action for those who missed the chance to check out the final table.
Our leaderboard of 100 players was finalised, with last year’s Turkey Day runner up Mada1970 completely obliterating the competition with a final standing of 100710 points. The second place leaderboard player, DuBaDinDuM, was sitting on the list with 61370 points, almost as low as half of what Mada1970 had accumulated.
The top 100 players were then divided into ten Turkey Day qualifier Sit’n'Go tables, and the winners of each would then form the final ten-seated Sit’n'Go Grand Final. Congratulations go out to all our players in the Turkey Day promotion, without who we wouldn’t have such an elite final table and fantastic jackpot to give away!
The final ten sat down ready for action, and when compared to a multi-table tournament, the Sit’n'Go could progress reasonably quickly. Action played out with 10 players for a good length of time, but soon they began dropping like flies as hugie2u, Bokomon and Mada1970 began knocking them out one after another. In fact, three players were eliminated on three consecutive hands, but the placings for ChicoM, slash52 and GoodDonkey were still more than enough to secure a share in the jackpot worth over $1000.
The master of the knockout, hugie2u, was eliminated in third place good for a prize of $3144.10.
The heads-up play began. Bokonon had started the top 100 qualifiers ranking in 36th place, while Mada1970 had been the front runner for the entire promotion. Both are extremely skilled players, and it was only a matter of time until they found themselves all in against each other in the most anticipated pot for weeks.
The Final Hand
Bokonon vs. Mada1970
J A vs. K 6
Mada1970 started the betting with a simple all in raise. As the short stack, K6 would be a good way to pick up the blinds and move on to the next hand. Bokonon had no intention of folding with AJ, and called easily.
The flop gave Bokonon a pair of Jacks, and only two more chances for Mada1970 to hit a King. the turn and river paired the board with Eights, and showed no King to help Mada1970.
Bokonon was crowned the Turkey Day champion after weeks of intense Sit’n'Go action, and picked up $6986.90 for the win! Mada1970 gains massive respect for being the strongest consistent player of the tournament, and there’s certainly no shame in walking away with $4192.14 for his effort.
Congratulations to all players in our huge Thanksgiving promotion, and we look forward to seeing you at the tables throughout December!
The Final Top Ten Payout Structure:
Bokonon – $6,986.90
Mada1970 – $4,192.14
hugie2u – $3,144.10
LostHighway – $2,620.09
GoodDonkey – $1,746.72
slash52 – $1,572.05
ChicoM – $1,397.38
mikeymx3 – $1,048.03
zackelwahn – $873.36
trofro – $873.36
– Phil @ CarbonPoker
