March Madness extended well beyond the basketball courts this weekend as several notable players notched excellent Sunday scores. The biggest went to 2012 World Series of Poker Octo-Niner Russell "into2ndWind" Thomas. He emerged victorious in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $219,184.
Team PokerStars ProMax Lykov collected six figures as well, earning $110,780 for outlasting the field in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up. Russell "rdcrsn" Carson and Jonathan "Iftarii" Jaffe were in the winner's circle as well, while the MicroMillions 4 also wrapped up with "Ges26" besting a field of 68,081 for $140,469.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$200+$15
8,407
$1,681,400
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Russell "into2ndWind" Thomas
$219,184
*2
Ahhh ls lt?
$174,096
*3
aakiss1990
$160,914
4
briemaus
$84,070
5
KARNA1983
$67,256
6
Dimka19881
$50,442
7
BEGIMOTS
$33,628
8
purplflowerz
$18,495
9
Guilherme "VinceVegaMFR" Cheveau
$13,031
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Patrick "Bandano" Renkers (28th - $3,363), Tyler "brainwash" Cornell (47th - $2,858), Aidan "whereisdonny" Tam (48th - $2,858), Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu (53rd - $2,858)
PokerStars MicroMillions 4 - 098 Main Event ($1M Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$20+$2
68,081
$1,361,620
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Ges26
$140,469
*2
Jason "appst08" Brauda
$80,233
*3
RhoNin9
$100,063
*4
Beningo
$72,738
*5
texbookstu
$72,507
6
Nicolas "mayrogata" Segredakis
$22,303
7
viny11viny
$13,929
8
stowjon
$8,415
9
Talitha5
$5,596
*denotes five-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$200+$15
3,528
$705,600
Place
Player
Prize
1
Max Lykov
$110,780
2
Xx-Luxury-xX
$82,555
3
Michal "szwindel" P��lchlopek
$58,212
4
Slaven "suarez_BG" Popov
$40,572
5
Artur "rnb333" Silva
$29,988
6
makarios007
$22,932
7
pupon
$15,876
8
johnxfleming
$8,820
9
dede65
$5,645
Notable Finishes: Aaron "aejones" Jones (11th - $4,234), Brandon "oncommnand" Meyers (15th - $3,175), Taylor "tRaMp$d0PrAy" Paur (19th - $1,799)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$500+$30
991
$495,500
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Russell "rdcrsn" Carson
$67,577
*2
JMDA Y SALO
$63,090
*3
Matt "plattsburgh" Vengrin
$65,948
4
ULTRASANTOS
$35,181
5
Run day Game
$24,775
6
StatusUp
$19,820
7
Randy "nanonoko" Lew
$14,865
8
Mat "Matfrankland" Frankland
$9,910
9
pengeberg
$5,698
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro (10th - $4,707), Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen (13th - $3,716), Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy (18th - $2,725)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
1,098
$351,700
Place
Player
Prize
*1
pokergod950
$50,653
*2
theoryofart
$50,000
*3
Pokerger1337
$46,182
4
aramesko
$26,378
5
Jon "PearlJammer" Turner
$18,464
6
Waldur1983
$14,947
7
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
$11,430
8
James "jamerOK" Cawley
$7,913
9
Matej "MatejK992SLO" Kalcic
$4,924
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer (12th - $3,517), Joe "floes" Serock (14th - $2,814), Sam "aaajack" Chartier (16th - $2,181), Adam "Roothlus" Levy (19th - $1,583), Peter "Balabacsi" Traply (20th - $1,583), Mat "Matfrankland" Frankland (24th - $1,583)
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
3,323
$332,300
Place
Player
Prize
*1
zackmorris99
$39,527
*2
LEHMATLENTAA
$37,004
*3
buytenwegh
$42,108
4
LolS
$19,107
5
pokerkluka
$14,289
6
Mistapablo
$10,966
7
Toomas "koshmaar" Orm
$7,643
8
Zenni "Zenni11" Petros
$4,320
9
LeBroHbKA
$2,658
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Alex "dynoalot" Difelice (16th - $1,080), Michael "Sk?mmes" Tureniec (18th - $1,080), Michael "WatchOutFish" Benvenuti (22nd - $897)
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$150+$12
1,984
$297,600
Place
Player
Prize
*1
matt86ck
$43,000
*2
SamueljordJR
$40,328
3
joaombrito
$26,784
4
77___CR7___7
$19,567
5
Kakalala
$14,136
6
University_w
$11,011
7
Pratyush "Shane Gamble" Buddiga
$8,035
8
Jason "jadedjason" James
$5,208
9
AMasta89
$2,976
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Marc "dean23price" Wright (10th - $2,321), Toby "810ofclubs" Lewis (11th - $2,321), Rasmus "bigoots" Sibast (15th - $1,815), Karolis "g.karolis" Grybauskas (17th - $1,309), Marco "NoraFlum" Johnson (19th - $1,101), Tom "hitthehole" Middleton (23rd - $1,101), Charlie "JIZOINT" Combes (24th - $1,101)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$200+$15
1,598
$319,600
Place
Player
Prize
1
Jonathan "Iftarii" Jaffe
$53,389
2
CzarKassim
$38,991
3
masensio
$29,403
4
Sheeter 200
$21,733
5
ArielSpivack
$15,660
6
HustlaStylez
$12,464
7
Matt "BetzPH" Betzler
$9,268
8
jmiami36
$6,072
9
krilan1
$3,234
Notable Finishes: Matt "UFgators948" Goldman (13th - $2,125), Jonathan "Poker Own U" Bardier (17th - $1,534), Paul "Paolo69" Foltyn (24th - $1,278), Melanie "Callisto 5" Weisner (26th - $1,278), Peter "Belabacsi" Traply (27th - $1,278)
PokerStars Bigger $55 ($160K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$50+$5
6,022
$301,100
Place
Player
Prize
1
guts=glory
$47,104
2
camikater
$35,078
3
FannyPacks
$24,841
4
bryanusftw
$17,012
5
Klau_es412
$12,797
6
.rasta.207
$9,786
7
MattHeap81
$6,775
8
$uBzEr0-AK
$3,764
9
IpowerXX
$2,409
Notable Finishes: Ben "bennybunny18" Richardson (40th - $596)
PokerStars MicroMillions 4 Sunday Storm Special Edition -096 ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$10+$1
50,506
$505,060
Place
Player
Prize
1
wallysnooper
$36,662
2
PETERRETEP62
$26,450
3
AuVBasti
$17,283
4
UnderDgun
$13,803
5
MikaLie85
$10,349
6
Martin "AABenjaminAA" Hruby
$6,902
7
mikeinu
$4,798
8
chinoczech
$3,273
9
Maldanado
$1,929
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