The Sunday Briefing: Steve “gboro780” Gross and David “BodogMaven” Chicotsky Barely Miss Huge Wins

Solid turnouts marked Sunday's action in major poker events across the Internet. The biggest event was the PokerStars Sunday Million as a whopping 8,993 entrants created a prize pool of $1,798,600. After online superstar Steve “gboro780” Gross busted in sixth place, a five-way deal was struck between the remaining players. Even though “angiebug4” won the tournament for just over $125,000, "CesarSPA" left with the biggest pay day of $208,845.93, having been the chip leader when the deal was struck.

Meanwhile, “ADCampbell” scored the lone six-figure score on Full Tilt this Sunday, winning the $750K Guarantee for $104,929.51.

PokerStars Sunday Million
Buy-in: $200+15
Prize Pool: $1,798,600
Entrants: 8,993

*1. angiebug4 - $126,921.72
*2. CesarSPA - $208,845.93
*3. BigBradley - $173,454.74
*4. siggen001 - $131,719.96
*5. suckabig1 - $100,530.55
6. Steve “gboro780” Gross - $53,958.01
7. SebiXXXX - $35,972.01
8. Whitfield74 - $19,784.61
9. Spoli4tor - $12,590.21

* denotes five-way deal

Notables: David “BodogMaven” Chicotsky (10th - $9,352.73), Aaron “dyeti” Armstrong (14th - $6,924.62), Nick “Stoweski” Stowe (29th - $3,507.28), Tony “D1rtyR1v3r” Nardi (41st - $3,237.49).

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up
Buy-in: $200+15
Prize Pool: $820,000
Entrants:4,100

*1. CuCbKu - $122,986.37
*2. Jarfish - $101,693.63
3. Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet - $67,650
4. heißtercamp - $47,150
5. J0hnny_Dr@m@ - $34,850
6. Monterpol - $26,650
7. Morph2oo6 - $18,450
8. MarcMcFly - $10,250
9. gargamelesp - $6,560

* denotes two-way deal

Notable Finishes: Stuart “vedder1980” Barclay (13th - $3,690), Gordon “holla@yoboy” Vayo (37th - $1,681).

PokerStars Sunday 500
Buy-in: $500+30
Prize Pool: $514,500
Entrants: 1,029

1. Laurence “rivermanl” Houghton - $88,802.70
2. faithless - $64,312.50
3. omgfml - $48,877.50
4. WARN-YOU - $35,809.20
5. DeuceBuster - $25,467.75
6. Thayer “THAY3R” Rasmussen - $20,322.75
7. Nicholas “CPT CRUX” Stowell - $15,177.75
8. sharam_nuts - $10,032.75
9. MisterJJW - $5,659.50

Notables: Andy “BadgerPro” Schultz (11th - $4,579.05), 1BigAceHole (12th - $4,579.05), Bryan “bparis” Paris (13th - $3,550.05), Alex “mahoney3” Todd (17th - $2,521.05).

Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee
Buy-in: $200+16
Prize Pool: $828,800
Entrants: 4,144

*1. ADCampbell - $104,929.51
*2. ypma - $62,660
*3. mich_alumni - $98,967
*4. Felipe “clotilda” Montenegro - $72,000
5. zsunset - $34,229.44
6. kenneoin - $25,361.28
7. quivan96 - $19,062.40
8. shhhant - $14,918.40
9. PatrickJ89 - $11,105.92

* denotes four-way deal

Notables: Dave “DoubleDave22” D’Alesandro (14th - $5,843.04), Tim “BegsClutch” Begley (16th - $4,102.56), Geoff “GeoffRas22” Rasmussen (29th - $2,486.40).

Full Tilt Sunday Brawl
Buy-in: $240+16
Prize Pool: $478,800
Entrants: 2,394

1. PoutsoKefalos - $97,651.26
2. Jims619 - $63,201.60
3. Charles “HellaStacks_” Lee - $46,922.40
4. white_chocko - $35,431.20
5. Javatinii - $24,897.60
6. kennl - $16,279.20
7. mightyscv - $11,012.40
8. blackjustin77 - $7,660.80
9. Bryn “OneUponAStar” Kenney - $5,745.60

Notables: Jim “WinnerFish” Kilarjian (16th - $1,771.56), Peter “Nordberg” Feldman (20th - $1,436.40).

Ultimate Bet $200K GTD
Buy-in: $200+15
Prize Pool: $200,000
Entrants: 994

*1. MAKE_IT_RAIN
*1. Mike “BELANDATOR” Beland
3. Michael “ROCK3656” Rocco - $18,100
4. YOD0UG623 - $12,900
5. ANALPROBE - $10,900
6. MSUJENNY - $8,900
7. C00KEMONSTER - $6,900
8. Eric “SHEETSWORLD” Haber - $4,900
9. MAHI-MAHI - $3,400

* denotes two-way deal, leaving the remaining $71,300 chopped between the two for unknown amounts.

Notables: Cliff “JOHNNYBAX” Josephy (19th - $1,060).

Bodog $100,000 Guarantee
Buy-in: $150+12
Prize Pool: $100,000
Entrants: 459

1. geauxUSC - $25,000
2. Dsalt - $15,000
3. Steve “TheHesse” Hesse - $9,500
4. Mark “MarkFSU1” DeMasis - $7,000
5. Kevin “Banshee420” Hercules - $5,500
6. 1broadstbully - $4,500
7. Kenny “Hixx” Hicks - $3,500
8. elena m - $2,200
9. Kirk50 - $1,700

Notables: Matthew “21msd21” Doyle (16th - $900).

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