The Sunday Briefing: "vladobu6i" Wins Sunday Million and Finishes Third in Sunday Warm-Up
Another online-poker Sunday is in the books as several of online poker's best put up impressive showings. Kevin "WizardofAhhs" Thurman, Brendon "brendon1717" Rubie, Sam "aaajack" Chartier, Joseph "subiime" Cheong, and Dan "Danny98765" Smith were among those who made final tables. The biggest score of the day, $153,358.52, went to "vladobu6i" for winning the Sunday Million only hours after finishing in third place in the Sunday Warm-Up for $50,293.51.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 6,270 | $1,254,000 |
Among those who made deep runs in the Sunday Million this week were Jack "jackellwood" Ellwood (50th - $2,181.96) and Tom "tollgate" Grigg (58th - $1,993.86). PokerStars Team Online's Kevin "WizardofAhhs" Thurman found his way to the final table but was eliminated in seventh place. A six-handed deal followed (after nearly an hour of negotiations). Coming out of that deal, the chip leader, "vladobu6i," held off the field for the victory.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | vladobu6i | $153,358.82 |
| *2 | kinglune | $77,277.89 |
| *3 | jjthomas1212 | $113,448.05 |
| *4 | 4better | $73,622.25 |
| *5 | galaxyseven | $95,629.30 |
| *6 | Kenny "ynd!" Shih | $80,558.09 |
| 7 | Kevin "WizardofAhhs" Thurman | $27,588 |
| 8 | Pi$toL_789 | $15,048 |
| 9 | ZISIMO7 | $9,718.50 |
*denotes six-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,029 | $605,800 |
Notable finishes in the Sunday Warm-Up included David "PizzicatoXev" Montague (18th - $1,968.85), Allan "Sifosis" B?kke (31st - $1,393.34), and Jon "TherookieQQ9" Plens (41st - $1,272.18). "UncaJ5" emerged victorious for just over $95,000.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UncaJ5 | $95,111.29 |
| 2 | matmatmat | $70,878.60 |
| 3 | vladobu6i | $50,293.51 |
| 4 | tikidiii | $34,833.50 |
| 5 | xal1959 | $26,049.40 |
| 6 | Banisher666 | $19,991.40 |
| 7 | badaboemba | $13,933.40 |
| 8 | Aneris "baneris" Adomkevi?ius | $7,875.40 |
| 9 | Aloysius P57 | $4,846.40 |
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 759 | $379,500 |
The Sunday 500 produced an excellent final table but also saw many notables make deep runs. Griffin "Flush_Entity" Benger (11th - $4,098.60), William "Altrum Altus" Reynolds (16th - $2,580.60), Daniel "GotURead" Reijmer (22nd - $1,821.60), Steven "Zugwat" Silverman (24th - $1,821.60), and Kenny "LoneHixx" Hicks (27th - $1,821.60) all finished just shy of the table.
The final table itself included Brendon "brendon1717" Rubie, Sam "aaajack" Chartier, and Joseph "subiime" Cheong, but Mads "madsamot" ?mot came away with the outright win worth $68,689.50.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mads "madsamot" ?mot | $68,689.50 |
| 2 | GypsycatchR | $49,335 |
| 3 | Tudor "a.S.e High" Purice | $37,001.25 |
| 4 | Joseph "subiime" Cheong | $27,703.50 |
| 5 | Ben "barcs69" [Removed:293] | $19,544.25 |
| 6 | Sam "aaajack" Chartier | $15,749.25 |
| 7 | CoooKay | $11,954.25 |
| 8 | Sheeter 200 | $8,386.95 |
| 9 | Brendon "brendon1717" Rubie | $4,857.60 |
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 941 | $307,600 |
Several notable players, as usual, made deep runs in the $109 Sunday Rebuy. Among them were Ashley "DYBYDX" Mason (11th - $3,229.80), Hugo "adametes" Adametes (14th - $2,614.60), Calvin "cal42688" Anderson (19th - $1,384.20), and Michael "WatchOutFish" Benvenuti (21st - $1,384.20). "#1StefanLiv" emerged victorious from the 941-player field to pocket $57,675.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1StefanLiv | $57,675 |
| 2 | foxinfox | $41,526 |
| 3 | deuces85 | $30,760 |
| 4 | GUTSHOTBOB69 | $23,070 |
| 5 | Mariachi | $16,149 |
| 6 | Malle1000 | $13,073 |
| 7 | Steven "Zugwat" Silverman | $9,997 |
| 8 | ctlime | $6,921 |
| 9 | nereik | $4,337.16 |
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 2,730 | $273,000 |
The Bigger $109 attracted a field of 2,730, creating a prize pool of $273,000. Matt "VegasDietz" Dietrich found his way to the final table but finished in fourth place. A three-handed deal was made after his elimination, and "donkno2" went on to take it down for $32,586.99.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | donkno2 | $32,586.99 |
| *2 | luckyluck653 | $31,027.42 |
| *3 | Be@trixKiddo | $35,121.50 |
| 4 | Matt "VegasDietz" Dietrich | $15,970.50 |
| 5 | remboy44 | $12,148.50 |
| 6 | TonaaliAnttu | $9,418.50 |
| 7 | Zuckerz | $6,688.50 |
| 8 | TY3OB_KAMPAH | $3,958.50 |
| 9 | d1rdyharry | $2,320.50 |
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,542 | $231,300 |
Notable results in the Bigger $162 included Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (13th - $1,503.45), George "gkap13" Kapalas (16th - $1,063.98), and Chris "NigDawG" Brammer (23rd - $925.20). At the final table, "nagoya2005" defeated Dan "Danny98765" Smith heads-up for the win.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nagoya2005 | $38,743.02 |
| 2 | Dan "Danny98765" Smith | $28,334.25 |
| 3 | SOYDELAU | $21,395.25 |
| 4 | Alex "epwew" Cantori | $15,728.40 |
| 5 | PutItAllYin | $11,333.70 |
| 6 | Marwetz | $9,020.70 |
| 7 | Ifold2ndnuts | $6,707.70 |
| 8 | Sam "SamSquid" Grafton | $4,394.70 |
| 9 | wex_69 | $2,382.39 |
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,276 | $255,200 |
Brian "Halfrek" Elgaard (22nd - $1,071.84) and Carter "cswidler" Swidler (26th - $1,071.84) made deep runs in the Sunday 2nd Chance. After a heads-up deal, Tim "blumenkind53" Ulrich took it down for $38,950.19.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Tim "blumenkind53" Ulrich | $38,950.19 |
| *2 | Biologist | $38,069.17 |
| 3 | juarnes | $24,244 |
| 4 | Ravic85 | $18,119.20 |
| 5 | lThe Muckerl | $12,760 |
| 6 | Timorm1 | $10,208 |
| 7 | bar-bar9999 | $7,656 |
| 8 | pampa27 | $5,104 |
| 9 | never4getbet | $2,934.80 |
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 30,260 | $302,600 |
It isn't often that a familiar name goes deep in the Sunday Storm, but Pierre "Zoutechamp" Neuville (31st - $393.38) put up a solid showing. The 30,260-player field was topped by "cynar60" after a six-handed deal.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | cynar60 | $23,511.43 |
| *2 | xAnGeLxEyEzx | $11,676.19 |
| *3 | pashka148 | $12,421.05 |
| *4 | Leo090554 | $12,758.55 |
| *5 | erick14 | $11,776.55 |
| *6 | DaniaMania | $12,748.22 |
| 7 | SClowCountry | $3,177.30 |
| 8 | DANA1337 | $2,118.20 |
| 9 | Alte13 | $1,497.87 |
*denotes six-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,539 | $153,900 |
Several notable players made deep runs in the Sunday Kickoff. Jesse "On The Mac" McKenzie (21st - $615.60) fell a bit short of the final table, while Jack "jackellwood" Ellwood and Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff finished in fourth and ninth place, respectively. "Sir_winalot9" had the outright victory, adding $25,778.52 to his bankroll.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir_winalot9 | $25,778.52 |
| 2 | OATES 007 | $18,852.75 |
| 3 | Fanov | $14,235.75 |
| 4 | Jack "jackellwood" Ellwood | $10,465.20 |
| 5 | Amsterdemon | $7,541.10 |
| 6 | fromdust1989 | $6,002.10 |
| 7 | sanuk7 | $4,463.10 |
| 8 | komisch99 | $2,924.10 |
| 9 | Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff | $1,585.17 |
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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