The Sunday Briefing: Adam "Roothlus" Levy Just Misses Sunday Warm-Up Final Table at PCA

January 09, 2012

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Even though many of online poker's finest are in the Bahamas for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, some still managed to post impressive results on their Day 1 off day of the Main Event. Adam "Roothlus" Levy, for example, just missed the final table of the Sunday Warm-Up with an 11th-place finish. On Sunday, three players pocketed six figures and "shamandez" won the Sunday Million.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	7,710	$1,542,000

There was a lot of movement at the final table of the Sunday Million as a three-handed deal took place between three players who did not even start the final table in the top three in chips. Even when the deal was made, eventual champion "shamandez" began with the short stack before notching the victory.

David "dave798111" Allan, was the first player eliminated after the three-handed deal. He held A♥3♦ and was up against "shamandez" who held pocket sevens. A 7♥5♥2♥3♥10♠ board eliminated Allan, and gave "shamandez" a 2:1 chip lead to begin heads-up play. The chips got in after a flop of A♠8♥7♥. With A♣4♠, "shamandez" trailed "Mackkapackka's" A♥10♣, however, a 4♦ river card locked up the victory for "shamandez."

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Place	Player	Prize
*1	shamandez	$178,192.36
*2	Mackkapackka	$178,079.17
*3	David "dave798111" Allan	$160,298.47
4	@RZIDI@	$77,716.80
5	blablonae	$61,680
6	A.A.KATALO	$46,260
7	hoefi73	$30,840
8	26071985	$17,733
9	TheFish9999	$11,950.50

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	3,619	$723,800

Despite starting the final table of the Sunday Warm-Up second to last in chips with about 20 big blinds, "BAGBAGBAGBAG" made it to the final three thanks to some big pocket pairs that held up. A three-handed deal took place and despite being on the short end, "BAGBAGBAGBAG" came back and took it down.

First, with A♣6♦, "BAGBAGBAGBAG" took down "NhFy" who held A♠3♣ after the board ran out with four diamonds to make a flush. To win, it took more than an hour, but "BAGBAGBAGBAG" prevailed against "crazylandd."

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Place	Player	Prize
*1	BAGBAGBAGBAG	$91,043.18
*2	crazylandd	$81,773.19
*3	NhFy	$85,219.50
4	Kevin "scarface2911" Howe	$41,618.50
5	jaaaaaaack	$30,761.50
6	moneyinbag	$23,523.50
7	.i. prestige	$16,285.50
8	Kedrila	$9,047.50
9	Gry Dilling	$5,790.40

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Adam "Roothlus" Levy (11th - $4,342.80), Fabrizio "SixthSenSe19" Gonzalez (13th - $3,257.10)

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$30	768	$384,000

The Sunday 500 attracted 56 additional players this week. The 768-player field created a prize pool of $384,000. No deals were made, and "3max" was the last player standing, pocketing $69,120.

Place	Player	Prize
1	3max	$69,120
2	Guezmere	$49,920
3	fish2013	$37,248
4	jbrown8777	$27,840
5	TIETYMM	$19,353.60
6	Rami "arbianight" Boukai	$15,513.60
7	Milana Jones	$11,673.60
8	_paulEFauL_	$7,872
9	hunwei	$4,800

Notable Finishes: Marton "noirduck" Czuczor (11th - $4,032)

PokerStars Bigger $55 ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$50+$5	6,243	$312,150

Nearly 600 more players registered for the Bigger $55 this week compared to last week, creating a $312,150 prize pool. A heads-up deal took place and "bignamba10" came out the winner for more than $42,000.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	bignamba10	$42,055.41
*2	nailuj90	$40,543.60
3	-t1me2sh1ne	$24,972
4	nuts4meAA	$17,168.25
5	MidEGambler	$13,110.30
6	dannn1003	$9,988.80
7	pitu73	$6,867.30
8	Grezkorba	$3,745.80
9	kolon	$2,429.16

*denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Markus "MarkusG91" Garberg (10th - $1,748.04)

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	3,034	$303,400

The Bigger $109 drew about 500 players more than last week, tripling its guarantee in the process. It was won outright by "TheMagican" for just shy of $50,000.

Place	Player	Prize
1	TheMagican	$49,150.80
2	dafnuni	$35,649.50
3	treezer	$25,182.20
4	jonath3501	$16,990.40
5	Adrian "Adrian900123" Marin	$13,956.40
6	CutiePi314	$10,922.40
7	lukey3186	$7,888.40
8	mumu12345	$5,461.20
9	Mats "quzzo" Iremark	$3,307.06

Notable Finishes: Cory "UGOTPZD" Carroll (21st - $637.14), Jason "jdtjpoker" Wheeler (23rd - $637.14)

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$150+$12	1,550	$232,500

A three-handed deal took place in the Bigger $162 this week and when the dust settled, "P-Halt" was the sole survivor for more than $32,000.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	P-Halt	$32,338.20
*2	WhEADa	$30,774.61
*3	bigbear17	$32,212.19
4	smellmuth	$17,437.50
5	zxc888	$12,206.25
6	RasA86	$9,881.25
7	Andrew23122	$7,556.25
8	vinifenomeno	$5,231.25
9	NL_Profit	$3,255

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther (16th - $1,278.75)

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	1,289	$257,800

After a heads-up deal in the Sunday 2nd Chance, online pro Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu walked away with the victory for more than $40,000.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu	$40,246.02
*2	vic_dias	$37,558.02
3	Stunts25	$24,491
4	Sergei0384	$18,303.80
5	Bananazoo	$12,890
6	Babashki	$10,213
7	tralaira	$7,734
8	strflushtome	$5,156
9	absolong	$2,964.70

*denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Peter "twirlpro" Turmezey (12th - 2,449.10), Paul "paulgees81" Volpe (15th - $1,933.50)

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	999	$331,500

A cool 999 players entered the $109 Sunday Rebuy this week, smashing its $200,000 guarantee. Following a heads-up deal, "selinantis" pocketed $57,000 for the win.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	selinantis	$57,000
*2	szusza84	$48,748.50
3	mrAndreeew	$33,150
4	paulitschMC	$24,862.50
5	David_Wain	$17,403.75
6	Finspb812	$14,088.75
7	Sebastian "sebbau" Bauer	$10,773.75
8	Johnny "johnnylodden" Lodden	$7,458.75
9	Mathew "Aussie_star1" Brown	$4,641

Notable Finishes: Nick "FU_15" Maimone (10th - $3,480.75)

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10+$1	38,598	$385,890

In addition to drawing about 4,000 players more than last week, the Sunday Storm did not end with any kind of deal for the second straight week. "H-Man81" outlasted David "dave798111" Allan to earn the victory.

Place	Player	Prize
1	H-Man81	$31,333.44
2	David "dave798111" Allan	$21,614.88
3	smileypc	$14,281.26
4	PbI6O^oB	$10,668.48
5	pornfighter	$7,295.02
6	DIAS18	$4,689.65
7	kodaly85	$3,280.83
8	OMG CASH	$2,238.68
9	gamblie1	$1,640.41

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($75K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,539	$153,900

The Sunday Kickoff attracted 311 more players than last week and more than doubled its guarantee. "TOjIbKA" bested Liam "moffo47" Moffett heads-up for the victory.

Place	Player	Prize
1	TOjIbKA	$25,778.52
2	Liam "moffo47" Moffett	$18,852.75
3	01Genesis	$14,235.75
4	David "Mrdawwe" Sonelin	$10,465.20
5	Exan13	$7,541.10
6	NoClue222	$6,002.10
7	gggenya	$4,463.10
8	GaborMarton	$2,924.10
9	Elwood_fi	$1,585.17