The Sunday Briefing: "Tupac_sjr" Wins PokerStars' 800 Millionth Tournament for $216,358
PokerStars celebrated its 800 Millionth tournament on Saturday by hosting a special $100 buy-in event with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool, and the turnout exceeded expectations. More than 21,000 players participated in the historic event, creating a prize pool of $2,163,500. The eventual winner was Belgium's "tupac_sjr" who took it down outright for $216,358.
Others collecting big scores over the weekend were Jude "j_thaddeus" Ainsworth , David "DonkCommited" Miscikowski , Ondrej "Vinkyy" Vinklarek , Maria "Femmeonfelt" Ho , Jonathan "Jcardshark" Little , and Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka , who chopped the PokerStars Sunday Million for $129,000.
Here's a look at the results from the Sunday Majors on PokerStars , Full Tilt Poker , partypoker and WSOP.com :
PokerStars 800 Million Celebration ($1 Million Guaranteed)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$100+9 21,635 $2,163,500
Place Player Prize
1 "tupac_sjr" $216,358
2 environ $160,769
3 Vitinh) Dzi $108,175
4 MendaLarenda $86,540
5 miami1984 $64,905
6 AirBusA $43,270
7 Mightyf00I $30,397
8 hateblondies $19,471
9 Yuri "theNERDguy" Martins $12,981
Notable Finishes: Jordan "Jymaster11" Young (42nd - $3,028)
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$200+15 7,464 $1,492,800
Place Player Prize
1 semaj2 $168,227*
2 Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka $129,000*
3 ManiacRazor $142,000*
4 jonna10 $148,000*
5 gortsos $61,204
6 Schmitzen $46,276
7 Golfdish $32,095
8 puan29 $17,913
9 realquiz $11,569
*Denotes four-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet (35th - $3,105)
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$200+15 3,510 $110,214
Place Player Prize
1 likely2cash $89,299*
2 luckysir $74,768*
3 P0kerBrain $86,195*
4 Josh1047 $40,365
5 David "DonkCommited" Miscikowski $29,835
6 AA DOCTOR $22,815
7 Big Fella GW $15,795
8 4better $8,775
9 catostar $5,616
*Denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee (13th - $3,159), Scott "BigRiskky" Clements (14th - $3,159)
Full Tilt $250K Guarantee ($250K Guaranteed)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$200+15 1,427 $285,400
Place Player Prize
1 WMACHINE $51,909*
2 Ondrej "Vinkyy" Vinklarek $43,129*
3 Maria "Femmeonfelt" Ho $27,113
4 forellen $20,263
5 Robert "bobby kraut" Deppe $15,126
6 Ruben "rubenrtv" Visser $11,130
7 noirduck $8,276
8 RuDyBoY X $5,993
9 StreetVillain $4,252
Notable Finishes: Andras Nemeth (10th - $2,854), Steve "stevie444" Chidwick (18th - $1,569), Clark "snake8484" Hamagami (25th - $1,141)
Full Tilt Sunday Brawl ($200K Guaranteed)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$240+15 1,427 $285,400
Place Player Prize
1 56vn11 $49,840
2 Jude "j_thaddeus" Ainsworth $33,193
3 Palmero92 $23,674
4 lordjosejose $17,674
5 callyoudownn $13,207
6 MrKrabbs $9,718
7 MavFish $7,226
8 keinebeine $5,233
9 David "Gunslinger3" Bach $3,738
Notable Finishes: Mike McDonald (22nd - $1,071), Andras Nemeth (23rd - $1,071)
PartyPoker 200K Guaranteed Sunday
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$200+15 1,169 $233,800
Place Player Prize
1 Hope_U_DIE_69 $40,040*
2 crazycottage $29,749*
3 Leanod $15,313
4 mhm_bauchschuss $12,975
5 okearney $10,637
6 VWCorrac $8,299
7 LaurenceGourdin $5,961
8 CNTHARIV $3,857
9 metotti $2,688
10 Slaskarvilt $2,104
*Denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$500+30 801 $400,500
Place Player Prize
1 de bluffer $72,090
2 kukuchanel $52,065
3 Jonathan "Jcardshark" Little $38,848
4 T-Macha $29,036
5 Tom ��7tHEcROw7�� MacDonald $20,185
6 LeBronn2333 $16,180
7 Kihlstr?m $12,175
8 hopezACE $8,210
9 Mr. cariry $5,006
Notable Finishes: Matt "ch0ppy" Kay (17th - $2,603), Joe "floes" Serock (22nd - $1,842), Matt "ADZ124" Marafioti (24th - $1,842)
Get in on the Sunday Majors action yourself by visiting PokerStars , Full Tilt Poker and PartyPoker .
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$100+9 1,053 $324,700
Place Player Prize
1 M3RCURY $60,069
2 Uninc157 $43,509
3 Dowgh-Santos, Brazil $32,470
4 LaurisL91 $24,352
5 sk2ll_m0dR $17,046
6 onlymany $13,799
7 ForzaVaxholm $10,552
8 mendozoQ $7,305
9 taxbank $4,545
Notable Finishes: Alexander "Schildy1984" Debus (22nd - $1,461)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$200+15 84 $16,800
Place Player Prize
1 Peaches $4,788
2 DeMcBoy $2,722
3 Tizzy $1,680
4 The_one $1,344
5 Charmin $1,159
6 NevaPalani $991
7 SteveKelly $823
8 Bakpoker $571
9 KoreanHacker $453
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