��AvidSmores�� Wins Event #1: $100K GTD Phased for $18,700
At the beginning of the series, Event #1: $100K GTD Phased kicked off and proceeded to hold eight starting flights throughout the week. All told, 726 entrants participated, with 183 of them moving on to Sunday��s Day 2.
Of those, only the top 54 got paid meaning some players had to leave emptyhanded including Jon ��Jetsfan411�� Borenstein, ��JakeTheSnake99,�� and bubble boy ��GrindUrGearz,�� just to name a few.
Among those to cash the tournament were Ryan ��Whosyourdoddy�� Dodd (16th - $1,000), Daniel ��leinad�� Buzgon (18th - $1,000), ��JEB1030�� (26th - $700), ��JayOnRiver�� (31st - $550), ��spinach_kale�� (34th - $550), ��DaCoolerKing�� (40th - $500), ��Monkee�� (46th - $450), and ��Djp120388�� (54th - $450).
Early on at the final table, ��AvidSmores�� and ��MoZZyNJ�� played a big pot in which both players made a flush, but the former was best to give them a big chip lead. They��d ride that lead all the way to the title, eventually defeated Jake ��FerociousPanda�� Toole in heads-up play �C the result of ace-five suited holding against king-five suited all in preflop �C to claim the $18,700 first-place prize.
Event #1 Phased Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ��AvidSmores�� | $18,700 |
| 2 | Jake ��FerociousPanda�� Toole | $14,000 |
| 3 | ��schaf4206�� | $10,000 |
| 4 | Brian ��TopCreature�� Sherrier | $7,400 |
| 5 | ��ClarkWesterfeld�� | $5,750 |
| 6 | ��Million27�� | $4,500 |
| 7 | ��sansara52�� | $3,500 |
| 8 | ��MoZZyNJ�� | $2,600 |
| 9 | ��repyourset7�� | $1,900 |