Cochrane Crushes Online $10K PLO Event; Banks Six Figures
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Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Gavin Cochrane chalked off yet another victory in a major PLO event when he took down the $10,300 Omaholic Super High Roller at GGPoker on January 23.
The tournament came with a $400,000 guarantee thanks to it being part of the Super MILLION Week. GGPoker paid out $430,000 after processing 43 entries. A compact field meant only the top five finishers won a slice of the pie, with "Pandora-box" finishing in fifth-place for $40,561.
Brazil’s Dante Fernandes crashed out in fourth for $56,100 before Finnish superstar Eelis Parssinen saw his tournament end abruptly in third-place, a finish worth $77,592.
The Finn’s demise left Cochrane heads-up against Isaac Haxton, with both players now guaranteed to take home six-figures. Cochrane defeated Haxton in the final battle and secured a $148,428 payout, leaving Haxton to walk away with the $107,316 consolation prize.
Cochrane also reached the final table of the $525 Omaholic Bounty High Roller. However, the Brit came unstuck in sixth place for another $4,908 with bounties included.
$10,300 Omaholic Super High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Cochrane | United Kingdom | $148,428 |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | Canada | $107,316 |
| 3 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | $77,592 |
| 4 | Dante Fernandes | Brazil | $56,100 |
| 5 | Pandora-box | Hong Kong | $40,561 |
Chidwick Misses Out On Glory But Still Nets $159K
Stephen Chidwick came close to taking down a pair of $10,300 High Rollers on January 23 but ultimately fell short in both. Chidwick lost heads-up against Niklas Astedt in the first of his deep runs. Second-place there came with an $86,048 addition to his bankroll.
Chidwick entered another $10,300 event and navigated his way to a third-place finish worth $73,557. Only Michael Addamo and eventual champion Daniel Dvoress outlasted the high-stakes guru.
Our hero also finished eighth in the $5,250 Sunday Blade Bounty for an additional $14,690.
Other Notable Scores at GGPoker
- He Who Remains – first-place in the $1,050 GGMasters High Roller for $152,457
- Daniel "Ronalauc" Smyth – first-place in the $525 Super Kickoff Bounty Hunters HR for $118,360*
- Jonathan Proudfoot – first-place in the $525 Sunday Fifty Stack for $27,109*
- Marc "shadykushh" Macdonnell – first-place in the $300 GGMasters Bounty for $21,011*
*includes bounty payments
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PokerStars Proves a Happy Hunting Ground For UK Grinders
It was not only at GGPoker where our players shone brightly because several of them crushed at PokerStars, too.
Ronan "Sw33ney" Sweeney is just one example. The Irishman came out on top in the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up and walked away with $20,164. His prize could have been larger had he not struck a heads-up deal with Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver. Simon "simon1471" Higgins finished in third-place in this tournament for $12,537.
Brandon "Tyrion2205" Sheils was the bridesmaid in the $109 Sunday Cooldown. Sheils fell at the final hurdle in this event, but the $18,384 he collected for second-place will go some way to numb the pain, of that we are sure.
Some of the other PokerStars results involving British and Irish players included:
- BetForNympho – second-place in the $1,050 Sunday High Roller for $28,355
- Alex "AJPokerpro" Jennings – first-place in the $109 Sunday Kickoff for $10,399
- John "WhatA298" Bradley – fourth-place in the $1,050 Sunday Supersonic for $9,276
- foxjoke – fourth-place in the $1,050 Sunday Cooldown for $7,785*
- Andrew "stato_1" Hulme – fifth-place in the $1,050 Sunday Cooldown for $4,881*
- RickiD91 – fourth-place in the $109 Sunday Warm-Up for $4,728
- Sam "SamSquid" Grafton – third-place in the $530 Sunday Marathon for $4,518
- elKKJitow – third-place in the $215 Bounty Builder for $3,789*
- Ricketts16 – third-place in the Hotter $215 for $3,645*
- mr choo – second-place in the $215 Fat Sunday for $3,170*
*includes bounty payments
