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The Sunday Briefing: Diego "diesanser" Sanchez Earns Sunday Million Victory

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Last week's biggest individual prize in the Sunday Majors went to Diego "diegokeep" Cardoso for winning the PokerStars Sunday Million. This week, Diego "diesanser" Sanchez accomplished the same feat, earning $189,431.05 for his efforts. Other Sunday winners include Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky and Petter "n1bbe" Jidne.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$156,634$1,326,800

A three-handed deal was made in the Sunday Million, leaving Diego "diesanser" Sanchez with the chip lead �� nearly 60 percent of the chips. As part of the deal, the three players left $30,000 to play for, and Sanchez locked that up after winning a race to emerge victorious. "Pokerger1337" got it in with 8?8? against Sanchez's A?K?. The board ran out K?9?4?Q?2?, pairing Sanchez and giving him the victory.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1Diego "diesanser" Sanchez$189,431.05
*2Pokerger1337$140,661.79
*3buffyslayer1$127,126.22
4Phily88$72,974
5georgeskl$55,725.60
6marianoprg$42,457.60
7EMPTY1SEAT$29,189.60
8yryryryr$15,921.60
9habib253$10,282.70

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Haibo "faith8" Chu (19th - $3,104.71)

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($750K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$153,175$635,000

With 179 more entrants this week, the Sunday Warm-Up came so close to offering a six-figure first-place payday. Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer came up just short of the win with a third-place finish. Denmark's "UsleSvend" earned the outright victory for $99,695.

PlacePlayerPrize
1UsleSvend$99,695
2jess1947$74,295
3George Danzer$52,387.50
4ctlime$36,512.50
5mmoneymike1$26,987.50
6jamilg$20,637.50
7tabzzy$14,287.50
8rumnchess$7,937.50
9dnshvskpp$5,080

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$500+$30705$352,500

Among the many notables who fell just short of the final table in the Sunday 500 were Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready (11th - $3,807), Max ��HotKarlMC�� Heinzelmann (13th - $3,102), Laurence "rivermanl" Houghton (18th - $2,397), and Mark "scrubbyz" Zajdner (21st - $1,692).

Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky defeated Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas heads-up to earn the $63,802.50 first-place prize.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky$63,802.50
2Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas$45,825
3Mr Luiz 29$34,368.75
4Rasmus "mrvogt" Vogt$25.732.50
5rosko58$18,153.75
6Greenstone25$14,628.75
7zitinio$11,103.75
8jackziyang$7,790.25
9[Removed:277]$4,512

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$9897$294,200

With 66 more entrants this week, the $109 Sunday Rebuy generated an additional $19,500 to the prize pool. The biggest beneficiary was "sammycon23," who bested the field and added $55,162.50 to his bankroll.

PlacePlayerPrize
1sammycon23$55,162.50
2gosuoposum1$39,717
3needcashquik$29,420
4bob43155$22,065
5mendezoo$15,445.40
6murallin$12,503.50
7gigaplayer$9,561.50
8huiiiiiiiiiii$6,619.50
9Andras "and217" Kovacs$4,148.22

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$92,908$290,800

Notable finishes in the Bigger $109 include Michael "Sk?mmes" Tureniec (13th - $1,454) and Timo "hei?tercamp" Pf��tzenreuter (21st - $872.40). A five-handed deal took place and when the chips settled, Petter "n1bbe" Jidne was the last man standing, earning $34,057.68.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1Petter "n1bbe" Jidne$34,057.68
*2blueskyyM$28,590.88
*3lonxs$20,043.68
*4Radiihead$29,330.86
*5bjullis$22,323.8
6GS_LT$9,741.80
7TopLad14$6,833.80
8Martin "AABenjaminAA" Hruby$4,216.60
9Gabfield$2,471.80

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$150+$121,471$220,650

Earning the outright victory in the Bigger $162 was "Piggysnipz," who pocketed $36,959.40. Among those who made deep runs were Steve "Stev0L_" Leonard (17th - $1,014.99), Elad "Gambit360" Nosimaj (21st - $882.60), and Laurence "rivermanl" Houghton (22nd - $882.60).

PlacePlayerPrize
1Piggysnipz$36,959.40
2TATITA MDQ$27,029.62
3Jinjo$20,410.12
4MaRLaCa_309$15,004.20
5Bradley "BaZa88" Bower$10,811.85
6DYNAMO_3$8,605.35
7djaro55$6,398.85
8Shankar825$4,192.35
900ElFito00$2,272.69

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$151,208$241,600

The Sunday 2nd Chance attracted 1,208 players, creating a prize pool of $241,600. The solid final table included Brian "AKBigFish" James and Greg "gregior" Howard, who finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Taking it down outright was "damsco0" for $43,488.

PlacePlayerPrize
1damsco0$43,488
2GringoBrasil$30,997.28
3jusc$23,193.60
4auuuuuutsch!!$17,395.20
5BRzROLL$12,080
6Brian "AKBigFish" James$9,664
7Greg "gregior" Howard$7,248
8Obafemi 9$4,832
9nostoper$2,899.20

Notable Finishes: Yann "yadio" Dion (22nd - $1,063.04)

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$10+$133,443$334,430

The Sunday Storm saw a solid increase of 869 players this week. A three-handed deal took place at the final table with "SPARGO-51" the survivor for $29,915.07.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1SPARGO-51$29,915.07
*2Shevuk83$17,406.84
*3SamurayRus$16,692.46
4atticus 35$10,701.76
5Blini2208$7,357.46
6cepo-yo$4,514.80
7altannamar$3,093.47
8jmskns69$2,173.79
9cybress62$1,521.65

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$91,502$150,200

Also seeing a nice boost in attendance this week was the Sunday Kickoff. The field grew by 232 more players than last week. Following a heads-up deal, "stknsidewayz" earned top honors and the $21,780 first-place prize.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1stknsidewayz$21,780.47
*2CapitanB$21,777.53
3Pavel_Frants$13,893.50
4Marshall252$10,213.60
5todietryin$7,359.80
6Dachish$5,857.80
7Bravo-tmb$4,355.80
8Nassos21$2,853.80
9JJEKKW$1,547.06

*denotes heads-up deal

*PokerStars Sunday Million data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com

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