In total there was 4010 entries/re-entries for the DTD Grand Prix, reducing the overlay to €49,450. DTD aggressively increased the number of online and live day 1s to reduce the deficit.
In total, 399 players made it to the official day 2 at the club on Saturday, all in the money. The final table ended in an eight way deal. The deal, plus chip counts at the time, were:
Nicholas Humphris €30,000 |
approx chip count 1.1m |
Tommy Bingham €27,900 |
Approx chip count 1.9m |
Romans Mihailovs €11,500 |
approx chips 560k |
Marios Arkadiou €11,500 |
approx chips 470k |
Mohammed Ashfaq €11,500 |
approx chips 397k |
Ian Turner €10,700 |
approx chips 450k |
Mark Wates €10,700 |
approx chips 285k |
Michael Daryl Haney €10,700 |
approx chips 161k |
Special mention also has to go to Michael Haney and Ian Turner who both won the clubs ‘Golden Chip’ promotion, which was a special satellite whereby anyone who won their ticket and also made the final table, would receive an additional £15,000 or a brand new Mini.
It was perhaps disappointing to see the event break up as soon as the official final table was reached, but it is somewhat understandable that everyone would want to lock up five figure profits for a €60 initial buy-in. Despite the overlay, one has to tip their hat to Dusk Till Dawn for providing a ground breaking live event for mid stakes players that has pushed the boundaries for UK poker yet again.