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Sunday Briefing: Two Big Finals For Johannes Korsar

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Johannes Korsar had a great Sunday grind.

Dec. 1 was a massive day for online poker players with the usual array of Sunday majors taking place alongside the likes of the High Roller Series at PokerStars and Day 1a of the partypoker MILLIONS Online.

Sweden��s Johannes Korsar was one of the standout performers, reaching two high-stakes final tables at PokerStars and partypoker.

Sunday Big Game at partypoker

DateDec. 1
Buy-in$5,200
Guarantee$500,000
Entrants132
Prize pool$660,000
ITM20

This week��s Sunday Big Game at partypoker saw 132 players buy in for $5,200 and helped smash the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool by $160,000. The $660,000 prize pool was shared among the top 20 finishers with everyone at the eight-handed final table winning almost $20,000 each.

Roberto ��R_Romanello�� Romanello was the final table��s first casualty, his eighth place locking up $19,800 before ��mararthur1�� collected $24,948 for their seventh-place finish. Then Johannes ��Greenstone25�� Korsar ran out of luck and busted in sixth, a finish worth $31,350.

Team partypoker��s Mikita ��fish2013�� Bodyakovskiy banked $39,600 for his fifth-place exit while ��ThinnusButyrum�� turned their $5,200 into $56,100 courtesy of a fourth-place exit.

The penultimate elimination was that of ��Executioner_�� whose third-place finish netted them $79,200, leaving ��bitw1�� and ��BtchByTrade�� to lock horns heads up for the title and the lion��s share of the prize pool.

It was the latter who emerged victorious, banking a cool $151,734, resigning the runner-up to a $108,900 score.

PlacePlayerPrize
1BtchByTrade$151,734
2bitw1$108,900
3Executioner_$79,200
4ThinnusButyrum$56,100
5Mikita ��fish2013�� Bodyakovskiy$39,600
6Johannes ��Greenstone25�� Korsar$31,350
7mararthur1$24,948
8Roberto ��R_Romanello�� Romanello$19,800

partypoker MILLION at partypoker

DateDec. 1
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$1,000,000
Entrants4,439
Prize pool$1,000,000
ITM600

The partypoker MILLION continues to be exceptional value for the players with a sizable overlay approximately $113,000. The main beneficiary of this added money was ��BinLife�� who outlasted the 4,439-strong field to bank $140,400 after a heads-up deal with ��IlProfessore�� who hauled in $120,000.

Earlier at the final table, ��Bossat13�� was the last player not to win five figures, although their eighth-place exit saw them pad their partypoker bankroll with $9,490. They were joined on the sidelines by ��nexthandplease��, ��JCardz11�� and ��mo1st��, the latter scooping $30,750.

��Mathematic13�� then ran out of steam to fall in fourth for $44,740 and they were joined in the role of spectator by ��Lisek Chytrusek�� whose third-place bustout yielded $68,700.

PlacePlayerPrize
1BinLife$140,400*
2IlProfessore$120,000*
3Lisek Chytrusek$68,700
4mathematic13$44,740
5mo1st$30,750
6JCardz11$20,890
7nexthandplease$14,710
8Bossat13$9,490

$109 Sunday Million at PokerStars

DateDec. 1
Buy-in$109
Guarantee$1,000,000
Entrants9,896
Prize pool$1,000,000
ITM1,772

Over at PokerStars, the Sunday Million overlaid when 9,896 players turned out for the $215 buy-in tournament.

All but one of the finalists won five-figures, ��Sv3nn�� of Norway banking $8,133 when they lost their chips and fell in ninth-place. The first of two Canadian finalists, ��DDDKKKAAA�� crashed out in eighth for $11,207 before being joined on the rail by ��dimitri005�� and ��Smookey.Guns89�� who saw their lifetime winnings increase by $15,443 and $21,280 respectively.

Dutch grinder ��Ilkbenlen�� was the fifth-place finisher, which was good for $29,324. A cool $40,407 went to ��WalyBali�� of Belgium with ��Hendurr�� of Sweden having to console themselves with a $55,681 prize for finishing in third.

Heads-up pitted ��Evan31�� and ��wiNNin83�� in a battle for the six-figure top prize. Evan31 was the player who receive that prize, namely $105,728 after winning the one-on-one encounter. The runner-up secured a still welcomed $76,727.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Evan31Canada$105,728
2wiNNin83Germany$76,727
3HendurrSweden$55,681
4WalyBaliBelgium$40,407
5IkbenlenNetherlands$29,324
6Smookey.Guns89Sweden$21,280
7Dimitri005Czech Republic$15,443
8DDDKKKAAACanada$11,207
9Sv3nnONorway$8,133

$2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars

DateDec. 1
Buy-in$2,100
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants59
Prize pool$118,000
ITM6

Johannes ��Greenstone25�� Korsar��s second major final table appearance of December 1st came in the $2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars. Only six players receive a slice of the $118,000 prize pool due to a compact 59-strong crowd turning out for the event.

Korsar��s fellow Swede ��iamivar�� was the first recipient of some prize money, $6,241 for finishing in sixth-place. Simon ��IgorKarkarof�� Pedersen then fell by the wayside in fifth and collected $9,115.

High stakes specialist Mikita ��fish2013�� Bodyakovskiy scooped up the $13,314 fourth-place prize before Danish legend ��x_zola25�� busted in third and took home the $19,445 prize.

Korsar was heads-up against countryman ��anteen�� and the Swedish pair struck a deal for the remaining prize pool. It was a deal that saw Korsar win $35,137, a shade more than anteen took home after the latter finished with all the chips in play.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1anteenSweden$34,745*
2Johannes ��Greenstone25�� KorsarSweden$35,137*
3x_zola25Denmark$19,445
4Mikita ��fish2013�� BodyakovskiyLatvia$13,314
5Simon ��IgorKarkarof�� PedersenDenmark$9,115
6iamivarSwedenl$6,241

$20,000 Whale at 888poker

DateDec. 1
Buy-in$320
Guarantee$20,000
Entrants86
Prize pool$26,660
ITM9

Over at 888poker, the Whale tournament saw a change in it��s buy-in structure that saw the $320 buy-in only have $10 rake. It proved popular as 86 players as bought in and created a $26,660 prize pool shared among the top nine finishers.

Ninth-place and $933 went to ��GoldenBr0�� and they were joined in the payouts list by ��Hateeeeem�� of the UK and ��blowjob1987�� of Russia who collected $1,066 and $1,199 respectively.

Next to fall was ��maphacks�� of Austria and ��BordoAzul�� from Argentina, the latter banking the $1,999 fifth-place prize. Fourth-place and $2,666 went the way of ��Mr_Coyote�� of Sweden for $2,666 with 888poker regular ��DeuceofDuc0�� getting their hands on $3,999.

Heads-up saw ��bah23�� and ��Umukuluss�� fight it out for the biggest prize and it was the latter who secured it, a cool $7,998. Second-place weighed in at $5,332.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize 
1RumukulussGermany$7,998 
2bah23 $5,332 
3DeuceofDuc0 $3,999 
4Mr_CoyoteSweden$2,666 
5BordoAzulArgentina$1,999 
6maphacksAustria$1,466 
7blowjob1987Russia$1,199 
8HateeeeemUnited Kingdom$1,066 
9GoldenBr0Ukraine$933 

$100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker

DateDec. 1
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants419
Prize pool$100,000
ITM45

The $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep saw 419 players compete for a slice of the pie, and it was ��D3n1sk4PP�� walking away with the lion��s share of the prize pool, namely $19,350.

The champion secured this ample prize after defeating ��CPU0r�� of Austria heads-up, resigning the runner-up to a $14,500 prize. ��ThBddha�� was the only other player to lock up a five-figure prize as their third-place finish yielded $11,000.

Earlier at the final table, ��Daghemunegu1�� and ��Cookieboobie�� were the first players to fall with Russia��s ��dimitri1982�� walking away with seventh-place money, namely $3,400.

Roman ��EyeofSkadi�� Matveychuk, ��W.Klix�� and ��peledazmogis�� each busted in quick succession, the latter scooping $8,250.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1D3n1sk4PPRussia$19,350
2CPU0rAustria$14,500
3ThBddha $11,000
4peledazmogisLithuania$8,250
5W.KlixArgentina$5,700
6Roman ��EyeofSkadi�� MatveychukRussia$4,400
7dimitri1982Russia$3,400
8CookieboobieSwitzerland$2,400
9Daghemunegu1United Kingdom$1,750

HR Week #02 Main $500 at Natural8

DateDec. 1
Buy-in$500
Guarantee$150,000
Entrants323
Prize pool$153,425
ITM47

It is High Roller Week at Natural8 and one of the events, the $500 Main, saw 323 players push the prize money past the $150,000 guarantee.

The top four finishers each one five-figure prizes for their $500 investment. Fourth-place finisher ��BillieJean5�� was the first player to bank a five-figure sum �� they hauled in $11,336. Third place and $15,429 went to ��Ohd3ar!�� which left ��COMMENEIGEAUSOLEIL�� and ��Sakooh�� to play one-on-one for the title and the biggest share of the prize pool.

Second-place and $21,001 went to COMMENEIGEAUSOLEI meaning Sakooh got their hands on a cool $28,586.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1SakoohThailand$28,586
2COMMENEIGEAUSOLEILCanada$21,001
3Ohd3ar!United Kingdom$15,429
4BillieJean5Croatia$11,336
5FredmanNorway$8,328
6CosmicwaveUnited Kingdom6,118
7thatsactuallyfuckedAlbania$4,495
8Sun Dum GaiCosta Rica$3,302
9El.PadrinoAlbania$2,426

Payouts include bounty payments


HR Week #04 $10K at Natural8

DateDec. 1
Buy-in$10,000
Guarantee$300,000
Entrants47
Prize pool$455,900
ITM6

The biggest prize at Natural8 this week weighed in at $166,221 and it went to ��KenBrynney�� of Canada after they finished top of a field of 47 in a $10,000 buy-in High Roller. Only the top six finishers receive some prize money for their efforts and ��Shark Bait�� was the first to pad their bankroll with some, namely $21,803.

��Hiroyuki.T�� then scooped $32,462 when they fell in fifth before ��HectorHermano�� of Finland locked up the $48,330 fourth-place prize.

Third place and $71,954 went the way of ��RuiNF*�� before KenBrynney defeated ��pihler13�� of Ukraine heads-up to leave the second-place finisher to console themselves with $115,127.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1KenBrynneyCanada$166,221
2pihler13Ukraine$115,127
3RuiNF*Poland$71,954
4HectorHermanoFinland$48,330
5Hiroyuki.TUnited Kingdom$32,462
6Shark BaitCanada$21,803

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