The Sunday Briefing: Cezarescu, Turker, and Desveaux Earn Sunday Titles
Coming on the heels of EPT Tallinn and LAPT Punta del Este, the first online-poker Sunday of August on PokerStars kicked off with three players earning six-figure scores. Robert "rrobert333" Cezarescu, Sadan "the_snail03" Turker, and Scott "PokerToronto" Desveaux were also among those victorious on the virtual felt on Sunday.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 6,565 | $1,313,000 |
Despite a drop in attendance from last week, the Sunday Million still produced three six-figure scores. The biggest went to "TY4Stacks2." Despite entering the final table third in chips, "TY4Stacks2" quickly took the chip lead holding 8?8? against "26071985's" A?2? when the board ran out 9?7?3?5?10?.
When play reached heads-up, the final two agreed to a deal guaranteeing each more than $160,000, leaving $20,000 on the line. After building up a sizable chip lead, "TY4Stacks2" finished the deal with A?7? against "KevinV's" 3?3?. The board came down 10?9?8?A?Q? to close it out for "TY4Stacks2," earning $185,384.15 for the win.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | TY4Stacks2 | $185,384.15 |
| *2 | KevinV | $162,035.65 |
| 3 | Dave "LeKnave" Jones | $105,040 |
| 4 | PDJ4ck | $72,215 |
| 5 | tony2pairsAK | $55,146 |
| 6 | untouchble10 | $42,016 |
| 7 | vasil1976197 | $28,886 |
| 8 | 26071985 | $15,756 |
| 9 | eljanich | $10,175.75 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: James "jimmie0708" Kirkland (17th - $3,676.40)
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,363 | $672,600 |
Unlike the Sunday Million, the Sunday Warm-Up did see a slight increase in numbers this week.The biggest name at the final table was undoubtedly Matt "ch0ppy" Kay, fresh off a deep run in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Despite entering the final table second in chips, Kay lost a flip and followed that with a bad beat. He got it in with Q?Q? against "el canbass'" 10?10?. The board rolled out J?4?2?5?10?, delivering a cruel two-out river to eliminate Kay.
The eventual winner of the tournament was "mr.salgado30," the one who won the early race against Kay. After reaching a deal with "el canbass," "mr.salgado30" took it down with ace-seven offsuit as well. It was his A?7? against 10?9?. The better hand held up as the board ran out 7?3?2?K?K?.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | mr.salgado30 | $98,299.20 |
| *2 | el canbass | $85,994.19 |
| 3 | itsourekas | $55,489.50 |
| 4 | rivgold | $38,764.50 |
| 5 | StrungOut1 | $28,585.50 |
| 6 | winiels | $21,859.50 |
| 7 | cep27 | $15,133.50 |
| 8 | NhPokah | $8,407.50 |
| 9 | Matt "ch0ppy" Kay | $5,380.80 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Dan "javahound" Tarnopol (11th - $4,035.60), Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu (12th - $4,035.60), Ben "delaney_kid" Delaney (16th - $2,017.80
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 732 | $366,000 |
Romanian Robert "rrobert333" Cezarescu is the second straight notable to win the Sunday 500. Following Ruben "rubenrtv" Visser's win last week, Cezarescu took it down outright this week for $66,246.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert "rrobert333" Cezarescu | $66,246 |
| 2 | caipsa | $47,580 |
| 3 | Rob!n2805 | $35,685 |
| 4 | MrGORK | $26,718 |
| 5 | Python817 | $18,849 |
| 6 | csacsi111 | $15,189 |
| 7 | ALIN76poker | $11,529 |
| 8 | OMGitshunt | $8,088.60 |
| 9 | Michael "YrrsiNN" Huber | $4,684.80 |
Notable Finishes: Leo Fernandez (10th - $3,952.80)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 905 | $296,600 |
Sadan "the_snail03" Turker earned a victory in the $109 Sunday Rebuy, collecting $55,612.50 for his efforts. Several big names made deep runs in the tournament, including Team PokerStars Pro Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadan "the_snail03" Turker | $55,612.50 |
| 2 | bearbeer123 | $40,041 |
| 3 | omar miete | $29,660 |
| 4 | ran77 | $22,245 |
| 5 | SERvERfRoG | $15,571.50 |
| 6 | corgex | $12,605.50 |
| 7 | Galactico999 | $9,639.50 |
| 8 | Mikaroc | $6,673.50 |
| 9 | ArtemZ | $4,182.06 |
Notable Finishes: Michael "YrrsiNN" Huber (11th - $3,114.30), Felipe "Improved" Montenegro (15th - $2,521.10), Philipp "philbort" Gruissem (19th - $1,334.70), Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero (22nd - 1,334.70)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,168 | $233,600 |
Down only eight players in attendance from last week, the Sunday 2nd Chance once again nearly doubled its guarantee. This week, "whereisdonny" topped the field for a $42,048 payday.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | whereisdonny | $42,048 |
| 2 | DONTSTAKEME | $29,970.88 |
| 3 | Tim Piper | $22,425.60 |
| 4 | Catenaccio | $16,819.20 |
| 5 | risk2Dupside | $11,680 |
| 6 | klabklabb | $9,344 |
| 7 | jetkiss | $7,008 |
| 8 | zebest_666 | $4,672 |
| 9 | AceSpades11 | $2,803.20 |
Notable Finishes: Sida "supfoolio" Yuen (16th - $1,284.80)
The Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,352 | $202,800 |
The Bigger $162 did in fact more than double its guarantee and Scott "PokerToronto" Desveaux was the primary beneficiary of that, taking it down for $35,956.44.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott "PokerToronto" Desveaux | $35,956.44 |
| 2 | ralloyd06 | $26,364 |
| 3 | Luciano S.H | $20,280 |
| 4 | Nick2PP | $15,210 |
| 5 | TsubasaOO | $10,647 |
| 6 | m_tekkin | $8,619 |
| 7 | B4d3m3!st3r | $6,591 |
| 8 | camhla | $4,563 |
| 9 | Ilkinopolous | $2,839.20 |
PokerStars Sunday Storm
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 31,133 | $311,330 |
A six-handed deal took place in the Sunday Storm this week with "shuriken555" topping the huge field for $17,232.12.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | shuriken555 | $17,232.12 |
| *2 | gabriel171 | $16,157.99 |
| *3 | dukeufa | $8,595.08 |
| *4 | candido27 | $18,713.44 |
| *5 | Jarretman | $12,237.07 |
| *6 | rocromo | $14,420.29 |
| 7 | leonel261976 | $3,268.96 |
| 8 | Geg84 | $2,179.31 |
| 9 | Huguens32 | $1,541.08 |
*denotes six-handed deal
The Bigger $109 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 2,587 | $258,700 |
Also doubling its guarantee was The Bigger $109. A three-handed deal took place and despite earning the least of the three, "wallabaer" is the only that can claim the bragging rights for winning.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | wallabaer | $31,970.24 |
| *2 | Sick'nSocial | $33,234.81 |
| *3 | AVAN77 | $32,454.10 |
| 4 | tj- benzen | $15,522 |
| 5 | Anton Marcus | $12,935 |
| 6 | SupaGlunya | $10,348 |
| 7 | Szicsek87 | $7,761 |
| 8 | Cresp0 | $5,174 |
| 9 | taaffey | $3,363.10 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (10th - $2,198.95)
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($75K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,366 | $136,600 |
The first Sunday Major of the weekend was topped by "ligastar" outright for $23,222.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ligastar | $23,222 |
| 2 | voyatodas60 | $17,075 |
| 3 | L?uftBeiMir? | $12,963.34 |
| 4 | Ronald "ronaldgrauer" Grauer | $9,288.80 |
| 5 | Schmeff | $6,761.70 |
| 6 | AlexaUKR | $5,395.70 |
| 7 | chipsar | $4,029.70 |
| 8 | alexlabatyuk | $2,663.70 |
| 9 | Markus "MarkusG91" Garberg | $1,475.28 |
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