The Sunday Briefing: "BarneyR2005" Wins The PokerStars Sunday Million

The Sunday Briefing:

An eventful Sunday of online poker concluded early Monday morning with five players pocketing six-figure scores. The biggest went to "BarneyR2005" for claiming an outright victory in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $244,749.39. The PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up was won by Rodney "BigFlopper01" Burt for $120,000.

Over on Full Tilt, David "gaucho2121" Paredes earned $85,198.50 for topping the field in the $750,000 Guarantee after the final three reached a deal. Other Sunday winners include Seth "SFisch4" Fischer, Michael "urmomislag" Lavin, Connor "blanconegro" Drinan, Timothy "highlandfox" Finne, and Andres "THE MOB RULES" Pereyra.

PokerStars Sunday Million
Buy-in: $200 + $15
Prize Pool: $1,663,800
Entrants: 8,319

1. BarneyR2005 - $244,749.39
2. B Buddy - $178,858.50
3. nenita02 - $124,785
4. Ricky "RonaldKosh" Fohrenbach - $83,190
5. Cukbandit - $66,552
6. bostero27 - $49,914
7. kirbyi17 - $33,276
8. dehoo - $18,301.80
9. BWFCLEE - $12,894.45

Notable Finishes: Sumit "pool_shark_1" Kumar (11th - $8,818.14), Jeff “jeffbeesdat” Gray (13th - $4,325.88), Randal "RandALLin" Flowers (16th - $4,325.88), Russell "rdcrsn" Carson (19th - $3,660.36)

August 8th, 2010: PokerNews and PokerStars are giving away $10,000 in Sunday Millions Cash and Prizes! Hurry, qualification for the Club PokerNews $10K Sunday Millions Freeroll (239 places paid) ends July 31st.

Learn more about PokerStars' huge Sunday tournaments: Visit the PokerNews Guide to the Sunday Millions for full tournament details.

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up
Buy-in: $200 + $15
Prize Pool: $853,000
Entrants: 4,265

*1. Rodney "BigFlopper01" Burt - $120,000
*2. LVSEO - $113,193.14
3. BFGI800 - $70,372.50
4. Patonius2000 - $48,194.50
5. AB1001 - $36,252.50
6. drew5927 - $27,722.50
7. Ivan MC 2007 - $19,192.50
8. strflushtome - $10,662.50
9. Sick´nSocial - $6,824

*denotes heads-up deal leaving $10,000 to the eventual winner

Notable Finishes: Zach "HustlerGrune" Gruneberg (11th - $5,118), Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron (19th - $2,132.50), Jeremy "thechemist83" Gaubert (30th - $1,876.60)

PokerStars Sunday 500
Buy-in: $500 + $30
Prize Pool: $522,500
Entrants: 1,045

1. Seth "SFisch4" Fischer - $90,183.50
2. Peter "Kripp85" Krikkay - $65,312.50
3. Tyler "Udon Wannit" Kenney - $49,637.50
4. OGURI - $36,366
5. Steven "stevejpa" Paul - $25,863.75
6. James "Andy McLEOD" Obst - $20,638.75
7. Roxana "Roxx Box" Arellano - $15,413.75
8. Thiago "XTheDecanoX" Nishijima - $10,188.75
9. Bruno "Bruno GT" Gonzalez Terra - $5,747.50

Notable Finishes: Dave "doubledave22" D'Alesandro (12th - $4,650.25)

PokerStars $1,000,000 Turbo Takedown
Buy-in: 3,000 FPPs
Prize Pool: $1,000,000
Entrants: 17,821

1. coNNBoyle - $60,000
2. growby - $40,000
3. APZ19 - $30,000
4. Michael "mossified84" Skomac - $25,000
5. knif1807 - $20,000
6. pain-bg - $17,500
7. naka34 - $15,000
8. muezzo - $12,500
9. sgc0458 - $10,000

Notable Finishes: Adam "skilled_sox" Ewenstein (17th - $4,000)

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance
Buy-in: $200 + $15
Prize Pool: $312,800
Entrants: 1,564

1. Michael "urmomislag" Lavin - $56,304
2. Greg "gregy20723" Merson - $40,664
3. el croata - $31,280
4. Jae "zXJaEXz" Hwang - $23,460
5. Frank "gator93" Hernandez - $16,422
6. BruceWizayne - $13,294
7. Adam "squee451" Sherman - $10,166
8. Faraz "The-Toilet 0" Jaka - $7,038
9. cwmizner - $4,379.20

Notable Finishes: Randy "nanonoko" Lew (10th - $2,971.60), Sasha “bikocruz” Rosewood (15th - $2,346), Ben "ShankingYou" Palmer (18th - $1,720.40)

PokerStars $109+R NL Hold'em ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in: $100 + $9
Prize Pool: $438,300
Entrants: 1,170

1. NOBMERLIN - $80,208.90
2. Brian "ZBTHorton1" Horton - $58,293.90
3. murallin - $43,830
4. Looptroop - $32,872.50
5. Eric “Mescalin8” Appel - $23,010.75
6. r1353poker - $18,627.75
7. Nicky "Cod Meharly" Evans - $14,244.75
8. adamyor125 - $9,861.75
9. BigStackBBQ - $6,136.20

Notable Finishes: Alex "mistakooll" Keating (13th - $3,506.40), Luke "Bdbeatslayer" Vrabel (17th - $2,673.63), Pieter de Korver (23rd - $1,972.35)

PokerStars $215+R NL Hold'em ($150K Guaranteed)
Buy-in: $200 + $15
Prize Pool: $
Entrants:

*1. Connor "blanconegro" Drinan - $35,951.40
*2. Chris "SLOPPYKLOD" Klodnicki - $27,189.10
*3. ramondemon77 - $27,277.10
4. Allnwithda... - $16,422
5. Darryll "df1986" Fish - $11,398.80
6. David "SexSeen" Sands - $8,694
7. James "Andy McLEOD" Obst - $6,762
8. pleasepick - $4,830
9. Steve "19FMS86" Levy - $3,381

*denotes three-handed deal leaving $5,000 to the eventual winner

Notable Finishes: Jeff "ActionJeff" Garza (12th - $3,091.20), Sam "KingKobeMVP" Stein (14th - $2,608.20), Adam "squee451" Sherman (16th - $2,125.20), Evan "PURPLE"K"99" Parkes (20th - $1,738.80)

Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee
Buy-in: $200 + $16
Prize Pool: $750,000
Entrants: 3,381

*1. David "gaucho2121" Paredes - $85,198.50
*2. TwoGun1 - $86,288.10
*3. Tony "D1rtyR1v3r" Nardi - $94,050.90
4. TilTKimo - $41,400
5. rafampvieira - $31,050
6. Star Wolf 64 - $23,025
7. southside1 - $17,250
8. Kevin "A__theKevlar__2" Schulz - $13,500
9. gusost - $10,050

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Luke "__FullFlush1__" Schwartz (14th - $5,325)

Full Tilt Sunday Brawl
Buy-in: $240 + $16
Prize Pool: $517,000
Entrants: 2,585

*1. Timothy "highlandfox" Finne - $90,144.08
*2. Mike "Gags30" Gagliano - $82,533.92
3. Operga - $50,149
4. thaa flash - $37,741
5. Alex "AWice" Wice - $26,367
6. Softman - $17,578
7. YooACEhole - $11,891
8. Poolbaby - $8,272
9. JayDoublU - $6,204

*denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Ruben "rubenrtv" Visser (11th - $3,877.50), Jorn "jornx" Walthaus (12th - $3,877.50)

Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan
Buy-in: $200 + $16
Prize Pool: $261,400
Entrants: 1,307

1. 3dognight - $57,508
2. Michael "mman_status" Meredith - $36,596
3. Stewart "StuMan123" Yancik - $26,466.75
4. ComeNgeTTiT - $21,238.75
5. Shawn "jordankickz" Busse - $16,023.82
6. David "sheva74" Nughes - $11,763
7. JaEs SiK - $7,580.60
8. Falfaris - $5,489.40
9. chinut11 - $3,921

Notable Finishes: Ravi "govshark2" Raghavan (14th - $1,620.68), Jeff "ActionJeff" Garza (16th - $1,137.09)

Ultimate Bet $200K GTD
Buy-in: $200 + $15
Prize Pool: $216,400
Entrants: 1,082

1. Andres "THE MOB RULES" Pereyra - $48,322.12
2. Joseph "JBLAZE20" Chaplin - $28,889.40
3. JMEWNIE - $19,584.20
4. JDOGG11 - $13,957.80
5. CHARDRIAN - $11,793.80
6. Dominik "TJCOOKIER" Nitsche - $9,629.80
7. JONNYLAVA - $7,465.80
8. JALAPENO123 - $5,301.80
9. 1JOHND - $3,678.80

Notable Finishes: Alex "AJKHOOSIER1" Kamberis (21st - $1,146.92)

August 8th, 2010: PokerNews and PokerStars are giving away $10,000 in Sunday Millions Cash and Prizes! Hurry, qualification for the Club PokerNews $10K Sunday Millions Freeroll (239 places paid) ends July 31st.

Learn more about PokerStars' huge Sunday tournaments: Visit the PokerNews Guide to the Sunday Millions for full tournament details.

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