The Rio in Las Vegas has games running that really would make your nose bleed if you were in a seat but the world doesn't revolve around Las Vegas, it revolves around poker and that's where we are, discussing the big winners in online poker. Sundays are the day...
The six-figure scores only came twice and they happened to belong to the winner and second-place finisher of the Sunday Million. The biggest prize went home with "Gambler4444" but bankroll padding didn't stop there. Our report will give you all the results of Sunday's biggest online poker tournaments on PokerStars.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 5,080 | $1,016,000 |
Even though the grinders are in Las Vegas getting ready for the WSOP Main Event, the $1 million guarantee was easily met in the PokerStars Sunday Million. Notables were Zachary "HustlerGrune" Gruneberg (74th - $1,392) and Michael "RichieRichZH" Friedrich (89th - $1,259). Several unknowns were at the final table ready to collect their due.
RebuyShark (1,454,4133 in chips) and Gambler4444 (1,398,8843) had more than two-thirds of the chips in play combined at the final table and that's who it came down to in the end. Gambler4444 had the chip lead and on the final hand both players flopped the same pair - queens - and all the chips went in but but Gambler4444's king kicker sent the chips his way for the title and the first place prize of $158,932.
Gambler4444, a SuperNova VIP player, was at the final table of the Sunday Million in January, redemption took awhile, but it came.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambler4444 | $158,932 |
| 2 | RebuyShark | $118,364 |
| 3 | blumenkind53 | $83,820 |
| 4 | 01Genesis | $57,404 |
| 5 | sonmonedas | $43,180 |
| 6 | Chengueee | $33,020 |
| 7 | Typical Flop | $22,860 |
| 8 | rogI_MS | $12,700 |
| 9 | tkcasino007 | $8,128 |
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PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 2,453 | $500,000 |
This was one of three Sunday Majors that missed reaching the guarantee this week, there was an overlay for those playing the tournament. The three final players decided on a deal and each of them collected at least $56,000. "carolusXX" won the event and almost $65,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | carolusXX | $64,676* |
| 2 | Troubaduren | $60,158* |
| 3 | need2lonk | $56,000* |
| 4 | VIVSMAN | $29,250 |
| 5 | kinkel99 | $22,250 |
| 6 | bambam500599 | $17,250 |
| 7 | smcrawford2 | $12,250 |
| 8 | lol@you.com | $7,250 |
| 9 | kersepit | $4,250 |
*Three-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 532 | $300,000 |
The Sunday 500 needed 68 more players to meet the $300,000 guarantee. "EnisMarch" - a U.K. player - survived the smaller field and won $56,400.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EnisMarch | $56,400 |
| 2 | TryToExploit | $41,100 |
| 3 | StrungOut1 | $30,300 |
| 4 | Mr.Ingenious | $22,800 |
| 5 | magom1968 | $16,020 |
| 6 | chipseki | $12,750 |
| 7 | bombmingo | $9,750 |
| 8 | Didivostok | $6,750 |
| 9 | Ben "bennybunny18" Richardson | $4,500 |
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 664 (956 rebuys, 518 add-ons) | $225,000 |
The big names were alive and kicking as the final table bubble loomed ahead but Sergey "gipsy74" Rybachenko (16th - $1,687) and Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (12th - $2,857) couldn't get there. The biggest name left was Yuri "theNERDguy" Martins and the Brazilian pro took down the victory and $42,300 first place cash.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri "theNERDguy" Martins | $42,300 |
| 2 | Da3dalus | $30,825 |
| 3 | Mikey Burns | $22,725 |
| 4 | ekziter | $17,100 |
| 5 | playboy99999 | $12,015 |
| 6 | bertulsons | $9,562 |
| 7 | g8a8 | $7,312 |
| 8 | bigoots | $5,062 |
| 9 | pirlo3625 | $3,375 |
PokerStars Bigger $55 ($160K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $50+$5 | 3,892 | $194,600 |
The PokerStars Bigger 55 found 3,892 runners taking a seat. A three-way deal was made at the final table and "Pokerooster" won the match but "bamboocha88" took home the most prize money.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pokerooster | $23,763* |
| 2 | bamboocha88 | $25,421* |
| 3 | GrabYaGun | $20,191* |
| 4 | MinReraise | $11,189 |
| 5 | mcatdog | $8,270 |
| 6 | QueeenDeuce | $6,324 |
| 7 | marcus2441 | $4,378 |
| 8 | TheGONo | $2,342 |
| 9 | yflo | $1,556 |
*three-handed deal
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($200K Guaranteed)
Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool
$100+$9 2,127 $212,700
Poker pros Joao "Naza114" Vieira (16th - $903) and Steve “Stev0L_” Leonard (26th - $755), made deep runs in the Bigger $109 this week but were unable to reach the coveted final table. "OBigO" put on a show and was the last player standing to earn more than $34,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OBigO | $34,032 |
| 2 | DuTTiFruTTi9 | $25,524 |
| 3 | vincelis | $19,143 |
| 4 | ua-qaypo.wsx | $13,644 |
| 5 | Rowniwn | $9,571 |
| 6 | head07 | $7,444 |
| 7 | ShipAlot | $5,317 |
| 8 | Sasuke234 | $3,722 |
| 9 | Serebity_p | $2,127 |
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,158 | $173,700 |
The Bigger $162 found "lior1010" making it through a field of 1,158 for the title and nearly $30,000. Poker pro Phidias "ael1979" Georgiou missed the final table and took 19th place for $729.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | lior1010 | $29,980.62 |
| 2 | Sghango | $21,712.50 |
| 3 | fviana | $16,501.50 |
| 4 | Link685 | $12,089.52 |
| 5 | ventox | $8,598.15 |
| 6 | CuCbKu | $6,861.15 |
| 7 | zenmaster666 | $5,124.15 |
| 8 | gorzoni | $3,387.15 |
| 9 | Bianconero12 | $1,910.70 |
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 971 | $194,200 |
Matt "ch0ppy" Kay is an internet poker legend and this was just one more in a long list of major final tables; but he was gone in eighth place for $4,291. It ended up being a three-way deal at the final table. "Mavericci" went on to win it and claim $31,298.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Mavericci | $31,298.13 |
| *2 | Fresh_oO_D | $26,319.36 |
| *3 | Blonden88 | $21,713.21 |
| 4 | tonythetigra | $14,176.60 |
| 5 | wizowizo | $10,001.30 |
| 6 | Damis_18 | $8,059.30 |
| 7 | WaGe N Warz | $6,117.30 |
| 8 | Matt "ch0ppy" Kay | $4,291.82 |
| 9 | gardze_wami | $2,485.76 |
*Three-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 25,791 | $300,000 |
"vovan9988" took advantage of the Sunday Storm falling below it's guarantee and made it through to the champion's chair and $28,050.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vovan9988 | $28,050 |
| 2 | jarig | $20,550 |
| 3 | b_k_greek | $13,350 |
| 4 | fbjj | $10,350 |
| 5 | maroka814 | $7,350 |
| 6 | TaquetesJr | $4,500 |
| 7 | Laaciic | $3,150 |
| 8 | ceskykarty | $2,100 |
| 9 | gago552 | $1,485 |
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,416 | $141,600 |
The Sunday Storm is always worth making noise about and with 1,416 players taking a seat, "Hustler1985" probably made the most noise since he's $23,654 richer and the proud winner of a Sunday Major.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hustler1985 | $23,654.28 |
| 2 | Semesa1 | $17,275.20 |
| 3 | L501 | $13,027.20 |
| 4 | cetin 1974 | $9,628.80 |
| 5 | mcatdog | $6,938.40 |
| 6 | Tolleran | $5,522.40 |
| 7 | bennyboy773 | $4,106.40 |
| 8 | 3max | $2,690.40 |
| 9 | roflcopter88 | $1,472.64 |
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