Last night, a flock of 500 players turned out to the virtual felts of UB.com. The occasion: a $162 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack event (#26) being held as part of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship (UBOC). In the end, Canada’s BANANAZOO came away with the outright win and earned $18,000 for his efforts. The top 56 players walked away with something to show for their evenings and a minimum payout of $263 was dished out.
BANANAZOO is just a few weeks removed from a win in the PokerStars Turbo $109 Cubed for $13,000. His other recent scores include a runner-up showing in the PokerStars $65,000 Guaranteed for $9,200 in August and a win in the PokerStars $40,000 Guaranteed in September for $9,000. He has over $100,000 in earnings from tournaments tracked by PocketFives.com to his name.
BANANAZOO was the chip leader entering the final table of UBOC 6 Event #26. The tournament served as a vindication of sorts, as he bubbled the final table of Event #20 just a few days ago and promptly turned down a heads-up deal last night. Text found on the UB.com Blog asserted that declining the chop might have been the correct move: “With a massive chip lead and proven Texas-sized confidence, chopping would have been his worst move of the night.”
Second place belonged to UB.com member SAILORPIG, who pulled down a healthy $11,000 consolation prize. In the final hand, BANANAZOO’s A-Q of hearts withstood SAILORPIG’s A-J when the board ran out 9-6-3-7-K. Neither player improved and, just like that, the un-chopped event came to an end.
Third place on the Event #26 leaderboard belonged to Felipe “PREDADOR737” Nunes, who made the final table of last weekend’s UBOC 6 Event #15 for $35,000. Last September, Nunes won the PokerStars $65,000 Guaranteed for $20,000 and, three weeks ago, he won the PokerStars $100 Rebuy for about the same amount. Nunes’ third place finish in yesterday’s lone UBOC event was worth $7,700.
Fourth place and a $5,200 bankroll boost went to ED_ANGELIS. He finished just ahead of PTW420, who came away with $4,300 in cash. Here’s how the final table cashed out in the UBOC $162 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack event on Friday night:
1. BANANAZOO – $18,448.50
2. SAILORPIG – $11,295.00
3. PREDADOR737 – $7,718.25
4. ED_ANGELIS – $5,271.00
5. PTW420 – $4,329.75
6. HOWDUCALLTHAT – $3,576.75
7. OREGONTILT – $2,823.75
8. GAMBLER2K4 – $2,070.75
9. JOHN HENRY I – $1,468.35
If you weren’t able to reach the final table of Event #26, there are still three more opportunities today and tomorrow to strike gold as UBOC 6 wraps up. Here is what’s on tap:
Saturday at 16:00 ET
$109 No Limit Hold’em Turbo with Rebuys
$100,000 Guaranteed
Hosted by Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon
Sunday at 16:00 ET
$1,050 UBOC Championship
$1 Million Guaranteed
Hosted by Prahlad Friedman
Sunday at 18:30 ET
$320 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Ultra Turbo
$100,000 Guaranteed
Host TBA
UB.com happily accepts players from the United States and offers a fleet of pros that includes Friedman, Tiffany Michelle, Maria Ho, Joe Sebok, and Eric Baldwin. Visit UB.com today.
