Sunday Briefing: "Lucky_Jew_17" Wins Sunday Million Second Time in Two Months
Table Of Contents
- PokerStars $109 Sunday Million
- PokerStars $2,100 Sunday High Roller
- $20,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker
- 888poker $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep
- partypoker Sunday High Roller Gladiator: $250K Gtd
- partypoker Sunday High Roller Deepstack: $200K Gtd
- Blade Series Main Event at Natural8
- Blade Series #98 $10K at Natural8
There were some incredible results in the online poker tournament world on April 21 with several well-established players winning big. Niklas Astedt, who appeared at three major final tables, and Roman Romanovsky, who finished runner-up in two major events, were among those big winners. Let��s take a look at this week��s edition of the Sunday Briefing.
PokerStars $109 Sunday Million
Date | April 21 |
Buy-in | $109 |
Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
Entrants | 11,212 |
Prize pool | $1,121,200 |
ITM | 2,042 |
This week��s $109 Sunday Million attracted a field of 11,212 to create a $1,121,200 prize pool. The top 2,042 finishers secured at least a min-cash of $177.
For the second time in less than two months, Russia's "Lucky_Jew_17" won the Sunday Million after more than 14 hours of play. On March 3, this player won the event for $117,222 and this weekend added another $114,039 in winnings after winning it again.
Falling just short of the winner's circle was Sweden's Niklas "lena900" Astedt in second place for $82,752. Meanwhile, Brazil's Rafael "sombrero21" Roglio notched his biggest tournament cash at PokerStars after finishing in sixth place for $22,921.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucky_Jew_17 | Russia | $114,039 |
2 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $82,752 |
3 | blockstel | Netherlands | $60,053 |
4 | Tiu Patinh@s | Brazil | $43,580 |
5 | Havana85 | Germany | $31,626 |
6 | Rafael "sombrero21" Roglio | Brazil | $22,951 |
7 | BruinBeer | Netherlands | $16,655 |
8 | A222RN | Russia | $12,087 |
9 | cboboc | Romania | $8,771 |
PokerStars $2,100 Sunday High Roller
Date | April 21st |
Buy-in | $2,100 |
Guarantee | $200,000 |
Entrants | 128 |
Prize pool | $256,000 |
ITM | 15 |
The PokerStars $2,100 Sunday High Roller attracted 128 entrants to generate a $256,000 prize pool with 15 players walking away with at least a min-cash of $5,462.
After nearly nine hours of play, Jonathan "apestyles" Van Fleet added to his more than $10 million in online earnings in a big way by winning the event for $56,112. Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo finished one spot behind in second place for a runner-up prize of $43,186.
Meanwhile, Astedt earned his second mention this report with a fifth-place performance worth $19,688. Other notables at the final table included Samuel "�urop�an" Vousden (fourth - $25,581), Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson (sixth - $15,153), and Hristiyan "cskar4e1" Panchev (seventh - $11,662).
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jonathan "apestyles" Van Fleet | Canada | $56,112 |
2 | Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo | Thailand | $43,186 |
3 | WATnlos | Austria | $33,238 |
4 | Samuel "�urop�an" Vousden | Finland | $25,581 |
5 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $19,688 |
6 | Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson | Mexico | $15,153 |
7 | Hristiyan "cskar4e1" Panchev | Bulgaria | $11,662 |
8 | hello_totti | Russia | $8,976 |
9 | compris | Sweden | $6,908 |
$20,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker
Date | April 21st |
Buy-in | $109 |
Guarantee | $20,000 |
Entrants | 264 |
Prize pool | $26,400 |
ITM | 27 |
Canada��s ��ccyrenne�� became a poker champion on April 21 when they triumphed over 265-opponents in the $20,000 Sunday Challenge, turning their $109 investment into a cool $5,676.
Twenty-seven players reached the money places and shared the $26,400 prize pool. $528 was the least any of the nine finalists could win, the sum awarded to the first casualty under the spotlights ��junkarbo14�� of Sweden.
��rickybarbosa�� was the next player to fall and the last player not to collect a four-figure prize. Russia��s Artem ��veeea�� Vezhenkov, a three-time PokerStars Sunday Million champion, fell in seventh-place for $1,056 beofre being joined on the rail by ��YSoSerious7�� of the Ukraine, Bahrain��s ��GGhrayeb�� and ��luishi64�� who hails from Brazil.
This left three players in the hunt for the top prize. Those three became two with the elimination of the United Kingdom��s ��HomoDeus��, a finish worth $3,102.
Heads-up saw ccyrenne and Russia��s ��Lucky_Frutti�� lock horns heads-up and it was the former who emerged victorious. Lucky_Frutti had to console themself with the $4,092 runner-up prize, leaving ccyrenne to collect the $5,676 top prize and the glory.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ccyrenne | Canada | $5,676 |
2 | Lucky_Frutti | Russia | $4,092 |
3 | HomeDeus | United Kingdom | $3,102 |
4 | luishi64 | Brazil | $2,310 |
5 | GGhrayeb | Bahrain | $1,584 |
6 | YSoSerious7 | Ukraine | $1,320 |
7 | Artem ��veeea�� Vezhenkov | Russia | $1,056 |
8 | rickybarbosa | $792 | |
9 | junkarbo14 | Sweden | $528 |
888poker $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep
Date | April 21st |
Buy-in | $215 |
Guarantee | $100,000 |
Entrants | 477 |
Prize pool | $100,000 |
ITM | 45 |
The $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker provided extra value to the 45 players that cashed after the 325 players and 152 re-entries fell 23 entries short of meeting the $100,000 guarantee.
After nearly ten and a half hours of play, Germany's "polomichi18" shipped the event for $19,350. Also on the podium were "ROBBIEMAC01" in second place for $14,500 and Maxime "MaximeC25" Canevet in third place for $11,000.
Notable players exiting earlier at the final table included Jonatan "Nammlleh" Hellman in fourth place for $8,250 and Andrey "drupalucker" Chernokoz in seventh place for $3,400.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | polomichi18 | Germany | $19,350 |
2 | ROBBIEMAC01 | United Kingdom | $14,500 |
3 | Maxime "MaximeC25" Canevet | Malta | $11,000 |
4 | Jonatan "Namlleh" Hellman | Sweden | $8,250 |
5 | REFpussy | Mexico | $5,700 |
6 | bluffing420s | United Kingdom | $4,400 |
7 | Andrey "drupalucker" Chernokoz | Russia | $3,400 |
8 | poepKind. | Unknown | $2,400 |
9 | LizzyAlecia | Unknown | $1,750 |
partypoker Sunday High Roller Gladiator: $250K Gtd
Date | April 21st |
Buy-in | $2,100 |
Guarantee | $250,000 |
Entrants | 117 |
Prize pool | $250,000 |
ITM | 15 |
After nearly eight hours of play, partypoker ambassador Patrick "Patrick_Leonard" Leonard and Roman "SanityWaterline" Romanovsky agreed to a heads-up deal in the Sunday High Roller Gladiator: $250K Gtd event to collect $47,421 and $43,415 respectively including bounties.
Leonard wasn't the only partypoker ambassador at the final table as he was joined by Kristen "krissyb24" Bicknell who bowed out in fifth place for $18,927. Meanwhile, Niklas "Dulitooo" Astedt got a third mention this report with a seventh-place finish worth $7,831.
Other well-known players at the final table included Sami "LarsLuzak1" Kelopuro in fourth place for $16,163 and Conor "ADRIEN_BRODY" Beresford in eighth place for $7,068.
Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty Prize | Total Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Patrick "Patrick_Leonard" Leonard | United Kingdom | $23,927 | $23,494 | $47,421* |
2 | Roman "SanityWaterline" Romanovsky | Ukraine | $23,925 | $19,461 | $43,415* |
3 | shorezydrew | Canada | $17,090 | $8,006 | $25,096 |
4 | Sami "LarsLuzak1" Kelopuro | Finland | $11,963 | $4,200 | $16,163 |
5 | Kristen "krissyb24" Bicknell | Canada | $8,887 | $10,041 | $18,927 |
6 | onehundredeyes | Austria | $6,836 | $4,725 | $11,561 |
7 | Niklas "Drulitooo" Astedt | Sweden | $5,469 | $2,363 | $7,831 |
8 | Conor "ADRIEN_BRODY" Beresford | United Kingdom | $4,443 | $2,625 | $7,068 |
*Reflects heads-up deal
partypoker Sunday High Roller Deepstack: $200K Gtd
Date | April 21st |
Buy-in | $1,050 |
Guarantee | $200,000 |
Entrants | 196 |
Prize pool | $200,000 |
ITM | 32 |
After more than ten and a half hours of play, Russia's Andrey "ifearpanic" Pateychuk was crowned partypoker Sunday High Roller Deepstack: $200K Gtd champion after outlasting a field of 196 entrants in the $1,050 buy-in tournament.
A total of 32 places were paid with a min-cash weighing in at $2,080, a final table appearance boosting this amount to $4,600, and first-place being worth $40,780.
Finishing just off the podium was United Kingdom's Paul "Sentapied99" Senter in fourth place for $15,600.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrey "ifearpanic" Pateychuk | Russia | $40,780 |
2 | JimyTransaction | Costa Rica | $29,600 |
3 | RajonRando | Canada | $21,100 |
4 | Paul ��Sentapied99�� Senter | United Kingdom | $15,600 |
5 | MechaCorta | Argentina | $11,000 |
6 | Hahaha_Owned | Netherlands | $8,400 |
7 | Specter_Litt | United Kingdom | $6,200 |
8 | BrunoTattaglia | United Kingdom | $4,600 |
Blade Series Main Event at Natural8
Date | April 21 |
Buy-in | $500 |
Guarantee | $500,000 |
Entrants | 1,015 |
Prize pool | $500,000 |
ITM | 152 |
After eleven and a half hours of play, Hong Kong's Danny "retango" Tang outlasted a field of 1,015 entrants in the Blade Series Main Event at Natural8 to win $81,561.
A total of 152 entrants walked away at least doubling their $500 buy-in with a min-cash worth $1,087.
Joining "retango" on the podium was Costa Rica's "The Shaft" taking second place for $59,189 and China's "AFURI" taking third place for $42,953.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Danny "retango" Tang | Hong Kong | $81,561 |
2 | The Shaft | Costa Rica | $59,189 |
3 | AFURI | China | $42,953 |
4 | Resolve | Canada | $31,171 |
5 | MeHatePoker | Israel | $22,621 |
6 | Ginkgo Biloba | Brazil | $16,416 |
7 | Pdawg | Lebanon | $11,913 |
8 | STEAMY_SPIDERS | China | $8,645 |
Blade Series #98 $10K at Natural8
Date | April 21 |
Buy-in | $10,000 |
Guarantee | $300,000 |
Entrants | 38 |
Prize pool | $368,600 |
ITM | 5 |
After nearly six and a half hours of play, Canada's "Picasso16" shipped the Blade Series #98 $10K event for $157,239. Roman "SanityWaterline" Romanovsky earned his second mention this report with an impressive second runner-up finish in a big event, this time worth $92,905.
Also cashing in this event were "Nator" (third - $58,478), "oivens22" (fourth - $36,809), and "ST4Gaz3R" (fifth - $23,169).
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Picasso16 | Canada | $157,239 |
2 | Roman "SanityWaterline" Romanovsky | Ukraine | $92,905 |
3 | Nator | Mexico | $58,478 |
4 | oivens22 | Canada | $36,809 |
5 | ST4Gaz3R | United Kingdom | $23,169 |
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