The Sunday Briefing: Kevin "iacog4" Iacofano Wins Sunday Million for $197,000
Sunday was a day of redemption for Kevin "iacog4" Iacofano. After finishing runner-up in the PokerStars Sunday Million in April of this year, the London-based poker pro made another run at it Sunday, this time taking it down for $197,052.26 after a heads-up deal. Meanwhile, Emil "Emilohlsson" Ohlsson earned $69,809.12 for topping a field of 826 players in the PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed).
Here's a look at the results from the Sunday Majors on PokerStars:
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$200+$15 | 7,184 | $1,436,800 |
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Kevin "iacog4" Iacofano | $197,052.26* |
2 | dulek_jason | $177,052.27* |
3 | 19VICTOR89 | $114,944 |
4 | WATnlos | $76,150.40 |
5 | Franzimoore | $58,908.80 |
6 | tomc1s | $44,540.80 |
7 | Mellow-Peach | $30,891.20 |
8 | austin.xd | $17,241.60 |
9 | Taffyfella | $11,135.20 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.
Notable Finishes: Adam "AJunglen7" Junglen (20th - $3,347.74), Johnny Lodden (68th - $2,054.62)
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$200+$15 | 3,552 | $710,400 |
The PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed) proved a tremendous success, drawing 3,552 runners and surpassing the guarantee by creating a prize pool of $710,400. A total of 540 spots were paid, and some notables managed a small payday: Maxim Lykov (155th - $674.88), Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (76th - $1,136.64), David "dpeters17" Peters (38th - $1,456.32) and Toni Judet (13th - $3,196.80).
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | salfshb | $111,533.97 |
2 | Butros | $83,116.80 |
3 | zamyak | $58,608 |
4 | jurata_PL | $40,848 |
5 | Stjemeskud | $30,192 |
6 | jdimindtrix | $23,088 |
7 | gmcrafter | $15,984 |
8 | DuduPoker-Br | $8,880 |
9 | PPP-30NA | $5,683.20 |
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$500+$30 | 826 | $413,000 |
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Emil "Emilohlsson" Ohlsson | $69,809.12* |
2 | Jeremiah "Believer82" Vinsant | $49,480.78* |
3 | icntplypkr | $48,801.10* |
4 | Infiniti312 | $29,942.50 |
5 | stepan666666 | $20,815.20 |
6 | Ansgar2000 | $16,520 |
7 | AverageGreg | $12,390 |
8 | ItsMyReality | $8,260 |
9 | asdf78 | $4,956 |
*Denotes three-handed deal.
Notable Finishes: "ThePateychuk" (24th - $1,858.50), George Danzer (43rd - $1,445.50), Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (53rd - $1,280.30), Matthias "mattidm" de Meulder (81st - $991.20), Angel Guillen (82nd - $908.60)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Rebuys | Add-on s | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|---|---|
$100+$9 | 1,059 | 1,458 | 877 | $339,400 |
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Killer_ooooo | $62,449.60 |
2 | aless_84 | $45,309.90 |
3 | Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis | $33,940 |
4 | kimokh | $25,455 |
5 | Stavros "IDOLLS" Kalfas | $17,818.50 |
6 | gortsos | $14,424.50 |
7 | I Gana Eat U | $11,030.50 |
8 | Also11 | $7,636.50 |
9 | mcbleeman | $4,751.60 |
Notable Finishes: Naoya "nkeyno" Kihara (34th - $1,187.90), Randal "RandALLin" Flowers (40th - $1,018.20), Mike "Timex" McDonald (42nd - $1,018.20), Thiago "XTheDecanoX" Nishijima (61st - $746.69), Marc-Andre "FrenchDawg" Ladoceur (63rd - $746.68), Maxim Lykov (67th - $746.68), Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane (73rd - $712.74)
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$100+$9 | 3,238 | $323,800 |
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | ~IVIeltdown~ | $50,999.37 |
2 | Nur1ck | $38,046.50 |
3 | GGGYFI | $27,199.20 |
4 | Faith#1Virtu | $18,618.50 |
5 | Broose51 | $14,085.30 |
6 | bananeraise | $10,847.30 |
7 | g.karolis | $7,609.30 |
8 | inca7bar | $4,377.77 |
9 | mextrex | $2,752.30 |
Notable Finishes: "Gags30" (24th - $890.45), Martin "AABenjaminAA" Hrubý (70th - $550.46)
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$150+$12 | 1,706 | $255,900 |
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | spetsem | $37,688.62* |
2 | highland | $35,000* |
3 | idolaf | $23,031 |
4 | MAMOHT_T | $17,145.30 |
5 | Twengod | $12,155.25 |
6 | setarcos1234 | $9,596.25 |
7 | marktb | $7,037.25 |
8 | nineallday00 | $4,478.25 |
9 | Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero | $2,559 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.
Notable Finishes: Jordan "JMaster130" Young (27th - $998.01), Matthias "mattidm" de Meulder (89th - $486.21), George Danzer (92nd - $460.62)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$200+$15 | 1,367 | $273,400 |
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Maethi | $47,188.84 |
2 | Sedoj77 | $34,175 |
3 | bahia | $25,973 |
4 | kirbynator | $19,028.64 |
5 | a$$ou | $13,533.30 |
6 | Die Ventura | $10,799.30 |
7 | J_Dianda | $8,065.30 |
8 | Chojjasd | $5,331.30 |
9 | ismttt | $3,007.40 |
Notable Finishes: Matt "ADZ124" Marafioti (19th - $1,148.28), Nick "FU_15" Mamoine (25th - $1,148.28), "omilik" (27th - $1,148.28), Matthias "mattidm" de Meulder (42nd - $874.88)
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$10+$1 | 36,258 | $362,580 |
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | angvalt | $24,231.33* |
2 | gogosaru2005 | $26,466.27* |
3 | MaxOdoev | $18,699.77* |
4 | AQ_never | $11,602.56 |
5 | abbarg | $7,976.76 |
6 | jackson18249 | $4,894.83 |
7 | 33@sue@33 | $3,353.86 |
8 | Szilvi11 | $2,356.77 |
9 | Vitaminb6 | $1,649.73 |
*Denotes three-handed deal.
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$100+$9 | 1,764 | $176,400 |
Vincent "Vingtcent" Van Der Fluit (11th - $1,375.92) and Douglas "Dowgh-Santos" Ferreira (13th - $1,084.86) finished just shy of the Sunday Kickoff final table. After a heads-up deal, "monstrooo1" took it down for about $25,000.
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
*1 | monstrooo1 | $24,823.06 |
*2 | Aussie_star1 | $24,568.94 |
3 | volgot | $15,876 |
4 | cristi888 | $11,598.30 |
5 | ynd! | $8,379 |
6 | Allan "Sifosis" Baekke | $6,526.80 |
7 | danistiofi | $4,762.80 |
8 | betojch | $3,087 |
9 | kieranonstar | $1,764 |
*denotes heads-up deal
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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