Sunday Recap: Action Heats Up as Christmas Draws Near

The countdown to Christmas didn’t stop ACR players from hitting the felt this Sunday. With just days to go, our tables were busy. In fact, all our signature tourneys topped their guarantees. If you didn’t log on, read our December 22nd Sunday Recap to see what you might have missed.

$80,000 GTD Euro Special

ACR Poker players across Europe, as well as early birds on this side of the pond, took advantage of our $80K GTD tourney on Sunday. It featured 518 entrants and a $103,600 final prize pool. In all, 67 players got paid. The top three:

1) waransan-> $19,422
2) NoBoostas -> $19,052
3) ptdeividas -> $11,836

The Sunday Special $100,000 GTD

With 585 total entries, Sunday’s $100K unlimited re-entry tourney had a final prize pool of $117,000. There were 73 players who took home money in the $215 buy-in event. Here’s a look at the top three:

1) CPUrulor -> $24,487
2) knifetomeetu $17,807
3) algsxr -> $12,999

The Sunday Moneymaker $250,000 GTD

2,973 entrants took part in our affordable $250K tournament, which is named after ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker. At the end of late registration, the prize pool hit $297,300 in this $109 buy-in event. 383 players cashed, including the top three:

1) eman218821-> $46,498
2) ttowntornado -> $33,765
3) 2Testy2fly -> $24,648

Sunday High Roller $400,000 GTD

Thanks to 912 entries, Sunday’s $400K GTD High Roller tourney had a final prize pool of $547,200. That’s 36.7% more than the guarantee! This $630 buy-in tourney, had 110 paid places. Here’s the top three after a two-way final table deal:

1) Skretcher9 -> $98,090
2) WhyDoYouFold -> $91,649
3) knifetomeetu -> $58,374

Sunday Banana PKO – $150,000 GTD

With a $1,050 buy-in and 189 entrants, our popular progressive knockout tourney had a final prize pool of $189,000, which includes $94,500 in bounties. 24 players cashed and even more earned bounties. Here’s the top three:

1) Cordialement -> $16,261 + $20,222 bounty
2) BeGambleAl -> $16,261 + $16,847 bounty
3) JohnNoArms -> $12,429 + $6,453 bounty