The Sunday Briefing: Olivier Busquet Wins WCOOP $10,000 High Roller Heads-Up Event
September 17 2012, Mickey Doft
The third Sunday of the 2012 World Championship of Online Poker was good for many of online poker's best. Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet earned a win (and a bracelet) in the $10,300 NLHE High Roller Heads-Up event for $224,000, while Ole “wizowizo” Schemion, Grayson "gray31" Ramage, Ryan "RJules12" Julius, and Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul each tasted victory in other Sunday tournaments.
PokerStars WCOOP 43: $10,300 NLHE High Roller Heads-Up ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $10,300+$300 | 64 | $640,000 |
The second high-roller event of the 2012 WCOOP saw 64 players battle in a heads-up tournament. Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet topped the field, earning $224,000 for his triumph. His path to victory included wins against "Also11," Brian "$tinger 88" Hastings, "sanpri," Bertand "ElkY" Grospellier, "kotkis," and "Helio TYF."
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet | $224,000 |
| 2 | Helio TYF | $128,000 |
| 3 | Sussie Smith | $64,000 |
| 4 | kotkis | $64,000 |
| 5 | Eugene Katchalov | $40,000 |
| 6 | Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist | $40,000 |
| 7 | K_0_S_T_Y_A | $40,000 |
| 8 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | $40,000 |
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $500+$30 | 1,085 | $542,500 |
The Sunday 500 saw a talented bunch make deep runs. Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney (13th - $3,689), Matt "mjw006" Wakeman (16th - $2,604), and Ben "ShankingYou" Palmer (19th - $2,170), finished a bit short of the final table while Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong, Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber, Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell, and Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready each earned a seat there. "shimmysham99", however, defeated everyone for $92,225.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | shimmysham99 | $92,225 |
| 2 | msroj | $67,812.50 |
| 3 | Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong | $51,483.25 |
| 4 | Mossop7 | $36,890 |
| 5 | Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber | $26,853.75 |
| 6 | Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell | $21,428.75 |
| 7 | MaltLiquor40 | $16,003.75 |
| 8 | Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready | $10,578.75 |
| 9 | mercedesgu68 | $5,859 |
PokerStars WCOOP 2nd Chance $1,050 NL Hold'em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $1,000+$50 | 472 | $472,000 |
Among the notable finishers in the $1,050 WCOOP 2nd Chance event were Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas (10th - $5,664), Luis "mestrefilipe" Andrade (14th - $4,720), Marc "dean23price" Wright (15th - $4,720), and Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (17th - $3,776). Following a three-handed deal, "C. Darwin2" claimed the victory.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| *1 | C. Darwin2 | $62,140 |
| *2 | David "dpeters17" Peters | $70,000 |
| *3 | xSuPrA | $72.000 |
| 4 | Pollopopeye | $36,816 |
| 5 | ragingquads_ | $25,960 |
| 6 | Jarcon86 | $20,060 |
| 7 | Frank "roo_400" Billard | $15,340 |
| 8 | mrAndreeew | $10,620 |
| 9 | Dane "WatchTheSea" Miller | $7,835.20 |
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,303 | $430,600 |
Notable finishes in the $109 Sunday Rebuy included Ana Marquez (10th - $4,090.70), Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp (13th - $3,229.50), and Andras "probirs" Nemeth (14th - $3,229.50). A three-handed deal took place in which "grekos1981" secure $62,122.43 before going on to win the event.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| *1 | grekos1981 | $62,122.43 |
| *2 | Sure_Shot-TP | $59,562.36 |
| *3 | eisenhower1 | $56,411.37 |
| 4 | Gambler4444 | $32,295 |
| 5 | Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil | $22,606.50 |
| 6 | uaredead lol | $18,300.50 |
| 7 | nikov | $13,994.50 |
| 8 | Tom "hitthehole" Middleton | $9,688.50 |
| 9 | Paul “Paolo69” Foltyn | $6,028.40 |
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $100+$9 | 3,256 | $352,600 |
Jon "FatalError" Aguiar (10th - $2,168.49), Chris "Bushman" Bush (12th - $2,168.49), Michael "bEatNicK"OG"" Stroh (13th - $1,639.59), Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber (16th - $1,110.69), and Clayton "slammedfire" Mozdzen (17th - $1,110.69) each finished just short of the Bigger $109 final table. Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul was the short stack with four players left but came out on top for $55,360.51.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul | $55,360.51 |
| 2 | @cey@lone | $41,254.20 |
| 3 | Cro 7206 | $29,265.80 |
| 4 | koka77 | $20,274.50 |
| 5 | tormos | $15,094.80 |
| 6 | beukie555 | $11,459.50 |
| 7 | Pizdariki | $7,933.50 |
| 8 | Andras "probirs" Nemeth | $4,407.50 |
| 9 | right_on!^*7 | $2,820.80 |
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $150+$12 | 2,049 | $307,350 |
Usually good for a deep run in a Sunday Major just about every week, George "gkap13" Kapalas (13th - $1,844.10) finished just shy of the Bigger $162 final table. A tough final table saw a heads-up deal take place between Grayson "gray31" Ramage and James "BizBills" Bills. The former took it down, earning $45,250 for his victory.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| *1 | Grayson "gray31" Ramage | $45,250 |
| *2 | James "BizBills" Bills | $40,809.05 |
| 3 | Aidan "whereisdonny" Tam | $27,661.50 |
| 4 | maddogmoz | $19,716.50 |
| 5 | guyguy12 | $13,830.75 |
| 6 | jaggalo1231 | $10,757.25 |
| 7 | Frank "roo_400" Billard | $7,683.75 |
| 8 | torowe | $5,378.62 |
| 9 | akasherin | $3,073.50 |
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars WCOOP 2nd Chance $109 NL Hold'em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $100+$9 | 3,360 | $336,000 |
Notable finishes in the $109 WCOOP 2nd Chance event went to Sorel "zangbezan24" Mizzi (19th - $902.20) and Jason "TeamWispy" Helder (21st - $907.20). Ryan "RJules12" Julius earned top honors, topping the field for $52,752.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Ryan "RJules12" Julius | $52,752 |
| 2 | Bryan "IKnewwwIt" Leskowitz | $39,312 |
| 3 | ok72 | $27,894.72 |
| 4 | poker@luffyD | $19,320 |
| 5 | spitznspots | $14,448 |
| 6 | 19911512 | $11,088 |
| 7 | Ty4YrChips | $7,728 |
| 8 | dinammo | $4,368 |
| 9 | klauniq | $2,688 |
PokerStars WCOOP 2nd Chance $1,050 NL Hold'em Heads-Up
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $1,000+$50 | 128 | $128,000 |
The smaller of the day's heads-up events saw min-cashes from Aaron "aejones" Jones (11th - $2,560), Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong (14th - $2,560), and Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb (16th - $2,560). Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist made his second deep heads-up run of the day but fell short as Ole "wizowizo" Schemion bested him in the championship match.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Ole "wizowizo" Schemion | $38,400 |
| 2 | Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist | $23,040 |
| 3 | C. Darwin2 | $12,800 |
| 4 | nikov | $12,800 |
| 5 | poluyter | $5,120 |
| 6 | apalma2156 | $5,120 |
| 7 | Jason "Taknapotin" Somerville | $5,120 |
| 8 | AJacejackAJ | $5,120 |
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $10+$1 | 33,259 | $332,590 |
Unlike most Sundays, this version of the Sunday Storm didn't see a deal at the final table. "PoookerS777" topped the massive 33,259-player field outright for nearly $29,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | PoookerS777 | $28,928.62 |
| 2 | antony59 | $20,763.59 |
| 3 | T 54 T 97s | $13,968.78 |
| 4 | meterfanger | $10,642.88 |
| 5 | squrm123 | $7,316.98 |
| 6 | Cardaddick | $4,469.96 |
| 7 | lefy cz | $3,076.45 |
| 8 | Anubis1 | $2,161.83 |
| 9 | Atovar | $1,513.28 |
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,573 | $157,300 |
Online-tournament guru Marc "dean23price" Wright made the final table of the Sunday Kickoff and took seventh place while "anayat" topped the field outright for $26,348.02.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | anayat | $26,348.02 |
| 2 | KING BAIT | $19,269.25 |
| 3 | Herr_Jude | $14,550.25 |
| 4 | benjimurry | $10,696.40 |
| 5 | roaden | $7,707.70 |
| 6 | UncaJ5 | $6,134.70 |
| 7 | Marc "dean23price" Wright | $4,561.70 |
| 8 | UkraineKid | $2,988.70 |
| 9 | drftIn | $1,620.19 |
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