The Sunday Briefing: Max Lykov and Dylan Linde Among Sunday's Winners
Another Sunday on the virtual felt is in the books as several players enjoyed terrific performances. What did this week's results produce? For starters, a return to the Sunday Million final table for "WallterBish" just two weeks after a runner-up performance. Several Team PokerStars Pros had excellent results, including a victory for Max Lykov. Also emerging with a Sunday takedown was Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 7,748 | $1,549,600 |
Last week, an incredible feat occurred as "Gorby3975" took down the Sunday Million one week after winning the Sunday Storm. Although that wasn't matched this week, "WallterBish" came pretty darn close. Two weeks after a runner-up showing in the Sunday Million, "WallterBish" commanded the chip lead as this week's final table began. Following a three-handed deal and the subsequent elimination of "ediguadro" in third place, "WallterBish" held the chip lead during heads-up play, with hopes of capturing the title of Sunday Million champion this time around.
Alas, it was not meant to be. After surrendering the chip lead, "WallterBish" moved all in holding Q♣9♣ on a 9♥5♥2♥ flop. "FairLaw" trailed with 10♦9♠, but the 10♠ crashed down on the turn to give "FairLaw" the lead with one card to come. Adding insult to injury, "FairLaw" improved to a full house when the 10♣ fell to lock up the victory.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | FairLaw | $186,489.53 |
| *2 | WallterBish | $183,219.94 |
| *3 | ediguadro | $149,410.40 |
| 4 | MonkeyBudg | $78,099.84 |
| 5 | N4kai | $61,984 |
| 6 | dariusz1979 | $46,488 |
| 7 | VIP1009 | $30,992 |
| 8 | dangoo | $17,820.40 |
| 9 | Frqen | $12,009.40 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Hugh "Jackovich" Cohen (27th - $3,409.12), Diego "vgreen22" Brunelli (28th - $3,099.20)
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,770 | $754,000 |
The Sunday Warm-Up gained 102 participants this week and was taken down by "auercan." Beginning the final table second in chips, "auercan" did not eliminate any players until five remained. From that point forward "auercan" eliminated the rest, en route to the victory.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | auercan | $112,869.69 |
| *2 | matilla87 | $93,726.31 |
| 3 | Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas | $62,205 |
| 4 | hmd78 | $43,355 |
| 5 | danita332789 | $32,045 |
| 6 | Kurt "kurt23x" Fitzgerald | $24,505 |
| 7 | 2NDclass | $16,965 |
| 8 | A-laursen | $9,425 |
| 9 | Pokerfan89Gr | $6,032 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Cesar "CesarSPA" Garcia (13th - $3,393)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 918 | $459,000 |
Team PokerStars Pro Max Lykov got the job done at a tough Sunday 500 final table that included Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu, Grayson "gray31" Ramage, and Andrew "achen" Chen. For his win, Lykov pocketed $82,620.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Lykov | $82,620 |
| 2 | insanocut | $58,889.70 |
| 3 | Hustlaaaaaa | $44,064 |
| 4 | bearsfan775 | $33,048 |
| 5 | Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu | $22,950 |
| 6 | Shhh00kem | $18,360 |
| 7 | Chinajune | $13,770 |
| 8 | Grayson "gray31" Ramage | $9,180 |
| 9 | Andrew "achen" Chen | $5,508 |
Notable Finishes: Jude "j.thaddeus" Ainsworth (12th - $4,360.50), Kenny "LoneHixx" Hicks (13th - $3,442.50), Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready (18th - $2,524.50), Pius Heinz (21st - $2,019.60)
PokerStars Bigger $55 ($250K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $50+$5 | 6,753 | $337,650 |
After a one-week hiatus because of the Red Spade Open, the Bigger $55 returned with a vengeance drawing nearly 7,000 players. "Peppie78NL" emerged with the outright win for $51,361.73.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peppie78NL | $51,361.73 |
| 2 | bmky88 | $37,985.62 |
| 3 | Liech | $27,012 |
| 4 | AxAxAxKxK | $18,570.75 |
| 5 | bangOutNow | $14,181.30 |
| 6 | HesBluffingx | $10,804.80 |
| 7 | yety23 | $7,428.30 |
| 8 | Nikolaj87 | $4,051.80 |
| 9 | milhaus88 | $2,616.78 |
Notable Finishes: Marius "danskemann" Olsvik (25th - $790.10)
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 3,497 | $349,700 |
The Bigger $109 saw a 62-player increase this week and once again easily crushed its guarantee. England's Laurence "rivermanl" Houghton made a nice run but came up short of the final table with a 12th-place finish. As for the final table, a three-handed deal took place. In the end, "Pet_CoLd." came away with the first-place finish.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Pet_CoLd. | $41,500 |
| *2 | DyPeMaP | $41,500 |
| *3 | Giuseppe “Ansgar2000″ Pantaleo | $36,072.85 |
| 4 | worst_nuts | $19,233.50 |
| 5 | Eat_U_Up_ha | $15,726.50 |
| 6 | bobfraga | $12,239.50 |
| 7 | DINHO45 | $8,742.50 |
| 8 | RedIceRap | $5,770.05 |
| 9 | Bitoks | $3,671.85 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Laurence "rivermanl" Houghton (12th - $2,447.89)
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,799 | $269,850 |
This week, the Bigger $162 attracted 26 additional players from last week's total. A heads-up chop took place in this one and both "psyhoagromor" and "mapletrees22" took $41,341.18 for their efforts.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | mapletrees22 | $41,341.18 |
| *2 | psyhoagromor | $41,341.18 |
| 3 | L'operateur | $26,985 |
| 4 | xavitop | $19,564.12 |
| 5 | juandadi | $14,032.20 |
| 6 | Isaac "Chocolicious" Lau | $11,333.70 |
| 7 | sontilou | $8,635.20 |
| 8 | TheWesss | $5,936.70 |
| 9 | xxCelticFCxx | $3,777.90 |
*denotes heads-up chop
Notable Finishes: Jonathan "Poker Own U" Bardier (20th - $890.50)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,459 | $291,800 |
Exactly 30 more players came to play in this week's Sunday 2nd Chance. Australian online beast Brendon "brendon1717" Rubie took 11th place, and Team PokerStars Pro and 2012 WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Martin Staszko finished sixth. Following a heads-up deal, "abeainy" came out on top for $44,451.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | abeainy | $44,451.98 |
| *2 | Roberta114 | $41,529.02 |
| 3 | JNandez87 | $27,691.82 |
| 4 | vbjishfij | $19,842.40 |
| 5 | Macstribe | $14,444.10 |
| 6 | Martin Staszko | $11,526.10 |
| 7 | ministerborg | $8,608.10 |
| 8 | Hurloon | $5,690.10 |
| 9 | Seradja | $3,151.44 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Brendon "brendon1717" Rubie (11th - $2,509.48), Rasmus "mrvogt" Vogt (15th - $1,955.06)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,194 | $390,900 |
Usually a sure bet to draw an excellent final table, the Sunday Rebuy once again delivered. Canadian Mike "Timex" McDonald, The Netherlands' Johan "busto_soon" Van Til, and Aussie Kelvin "aces_up4108" Beattie all made the final table. However, it was American turned Canadian Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde who emerged victorious for more than $71,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde | $71,534.70 |
| 2 | donkmeh | $51,989.70 |
| 3 | Kelvin "aces_up4108" Beattie | $39,090 |
| 4 | Johan "busto_soon" Van Til | $29,317.50 |
| 5 | maiztro | $20,522.25 |
| 6 | Goldenboys | $16,613.25 |
| 7 | jarekk | $12,704.25 |
| 8 | log1c007 | $8,795.25 |
| 9 | Mike "Timex" McDonald | $5,472.60 |
Notable Finishes: Kenny "LoneHixx" Hicks (23rd - $1,759.05), Michael "Skämmes" Tureniec (26th - $1,759.05)
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 39,614 | $396,140 |
Despite being down 371 players this week compared to last week, the Sunday Storm still easily surpassed its guarantee. Nuno "BrigaDatada" Capucho made a great run for the victory, but came up short in the heads-up duel to "Mr oO12."
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr oO12 | $32,142.48 |
| 2 | Nuno "BrigaDatada" Capucho | $22,183.84 |
| 3 | Mejwon | $14,657.18 |
| 4 | sara752 | $10,949.30 |
| 5 | Legen_Dear | $7,487.04 |
| 6 | pak77 | $4,813.10 |
| 7 | joshuamason | $3,367.19 |
| 8 | iheartrorrrr | $2,297.59 |
| 9 | 1taffy | $1,683.59 |
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,763 | $176,300 |
There was a slight bump in participation this week in the Sunday Kickoff as 76 more players took part in the action. Danish MTT stud "Halfrek" was among the notable finishers, but it was "fcaler185" who topped the field for the outright win for more than $28,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | fcaler185 | $28,208.65 |
| 2 | nabourisk | $21,156 |
| 3 | AlexaUKR | $15,867 |
| 4 | bazergan89 | $11,591.72 |
| 5 | Nicholas "Rounder63" Carrillo | $8,374.25 |
| 6 | Jordan "JWPRODIGY" Westmorland | $6,523.10 |
| 7 | febalinha | $4,760.10 |
| 8 | ortega85 | $3,085.25 |
| 9 | katalanon | $1,763 |
Notable Finishes: Sadan "the_snail03" Turker (10th - $1,375.14), "Halfrek" (12th - $1,375.14)
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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