The Sunday Briefing: James "Asprin1" Akenhead Takes Down Sunday Million for $213,750
It was an exciting Sunday on PokerStars as several notable players turned in excellent results. U.K. superstar James "Asprin1" Akenhead's was the biggest earner of the day, collecting $213,750 for his win in the Sunday Million. Akenhead was joined in the winner's circle by Douglas "Dowgh-Santos" Ferreira, Bradley "BaZa88" Bower, TJ "1BigAceHole" Ulmer, and Matthew "bigace223" Ezrol.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 7,125 | $1,425,000 |
Having started the final table of the Sunday Million third in chips and with nearly 40 big blinds, James "Asprin1" Akenhead was in good position to challenge for the win. After his K♦10♣ bested "pnp23's"Q♠Q♥ with seven players remaining to double up, Akenhead appeared primed to take down the title. He rode that momentum into heads-up play with a 4-to-1 chip lead, but "pnp23" got a double-up of his own to close the gap.
The two players then paused the action to discuss a potential deal but couldn't agree on terms — and the cards went back in the air. It didn't take long for Akenhead to reclaim a big chip lead en route to finishing his opponent off. The chips went into the middle in a race situation, with Akenhead holding K♣J♥ against "pnp23's" pocket eights. A 7♠6♣5♣ flop and 10♣ turn left Akenhead needing to catch the river to take it down. Sure enough, the K♠ sealed the deal for Akenhead, who earned $213,750 for his first-place showing.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James "Asprin1" Akenhead | $213,750 |
| 2 | pnp23 | $157,277.25 |
| 3 | Giuseppe “Ansgar2000″ Pantaleo | $114,000 |
| 4 | Gambler4444 | $75,525 |
| 5 | sigopi | $58,425 |
| 6 | Milana Jones | $44,175 |
| 7 | shibinha | $30,637.50 |
| 8 | tyxerakias | $17,100 |
| 9 | philipoo | $11,043.75 |
Notable Finishes: Mario "Pokerccini" Puccini (33rd - $2,964)
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,569 | $713,800 |
Entering the final table of the Sunday Warm-Up with a stack of less than 20 big blinds, eventual champion "RasA86" had a long way to go before securing the win. As fate would have it, "RasA86" got to heads-up play against "vonBaranow", who had a sizable chip lead with 100 big blinds at the start of the final table. The stacks to start the heads-up duel were fairly close, with "vonBaranow" holding a slight lead, one that would not last long. After handing over the chip lead, "vonBaranow" made a stand with A♠7♥ but ran into "RasA86's" Q♣Q♠. A K♣Q♥6♥J♣3♥ board gave "RasA86" a set, locking up the victory for more than $112,000.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RasA86 | $112,067.77 |
| 2 | vonBaranow | $83,514.60 |
| 3 | 6Thor6 | $58,888.50 |
| 4 | respect82 | $41,043.50 |
| 5 | t6naver | $30,336.50 |
| 6 | fabi8913 | $23,198.50 |
| 7 | sevshi | $16,060.50 |
| 8 | neckbr4ke | $8,922.50 |
| 9 | salaliitto | $5,710.40 |
Notable Finishes: Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp (30th - $1,606.05)
PokerStars TCOOP-19: $215 NL Hold'em (Hyper-Turbo) ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $210.80+$4.20 | 2,724 | $574,219.20 |
The 19th event of the inaugural Turbo Championship of Online Poker was its biggest buy-in to date. Earning the win was "alberto ka" for more than $90,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | alberto ka | $90,728.44 |
| 2 | daitemillion | $68,142.59 |
| 3 | 1banditpanda | $48,808.63 |
| 4 | StoyanB | $33,591.82 |
| 5 | Xcellent58 | $25,552.75 |
| 6 | TotalBiz | $19,810.56 |
| 7 | J. The Greek | $14,068.37 |
| 8 | The Temple55 | $8,326.17 |
| 9 | YUD1006 | $4,880.86 |
Notable Finishes: Jonathan "Iftarii" Jaffe (19th - $1,780.07), Kevin "iacog4" Iacofano (20th - $1,780.07)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 800 | $400,000 |
The Sunday 500 was the final Sunday major to wrap up early Monday morning. The event was taken down by "ALIN76poker" after a heads-up deal.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | ALIN76poker | $64,500 |
| *2 | Rocks_Strato | $59,500 |
| 3 | Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk | $38,800 |
| 4 | southrnctowl | $29,000 |
| 5 | gugo117 | $20,160 |
| 6 | M.nosbocaJ | $16,160 |
| 7 | Mayu "marroca5" Roca | $12,160 |
| 8 | SGE1977 | $8,200 |
| 9 | hahila | $5,000 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Vojtech "Vojta_R" Ruzicka (14th - $3,400)
PokerStars Bigger $55 ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $50+$5 | 5,730 | $286,500 |
The Bigger $55 had a star-studded final table as Griffin "Flush_Entity" Benger and Steve "mcnallyville" McNally finished in third and seventh place, respectively. Douglas "Dowgh-Santos" Ferreira took it down for $40,000 after a heads-up deal.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Douglas "Dowgh-Santos" Ferreira | $40,000 |
| *2 | peter bosen | $37,356.85 |
| 3 | Griffin "Flush_Entity" Benger | $23,206.50 |
| 4 | Humlae79 | $16,086.97 |
| 5 | donut604 | $12,033 |
| 6 | selma_x2x | $9,168 |
| 7 | Steve "mcnallyville" McNally | $6,303 |
| 8 | G.Kalarc | $3,581.25 |
| 9 | Tino_Sp | $2,234.70 |
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 2,869 | $286,900 |
The Bigger $109 field dropped by 151 players from last week, but the guarantee was still nearly tripled. After a five-way deal, "pellompogos" took the top prize of more than $37,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | pellompogos | $37,994.26 |
| *2 | kaju85 | $21,159.87 |
| *3 | D.Nowitzki | $25,187.91 |
| *4 | jimmyjames4 | $24,933.73 |
| *5 | Clark "snake8484" Hamagami | $26,915.66 |
| 6 | LuckyStar518 | $10,902 |
| 7 | BentBetJent | $8,033.20 |
| 8 | SKWINNER | $5,164.20 |
| 9 | superkid-bam | $3,184.59 |
*denotes five-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Andrew "RunThisTable" Lichtenberger (42nd - $516.42)
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,586 | $237,900 |
The Bigger $162 saw a slight attendance increase this week, drawing nearly 1,600 players. Bradley "BaZa88" Bower topped them all, earning $42,822 in the process.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley "BaZa88" Bower | $42,822 |
| 2 | ManyManyM0re | $30,927 |
| 3 | BrazillianEye | $23,790 |
| 4 | Assnacke | $17,842.50 |
| 5 | Run dat Game | $12,489.75 |
| 6 | Ryan "ryanghall" Hall | $10,110.75 |
| 7 | meteze | $7,731.75 |
| 8 | [Removed:278] | $5,352.75 |
| 9 | PAAD72 | $3,330.60 |
Notable Finishes: Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther (18th - $1,308.45)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,324 | $264,800 |
A solid group of players reached the final table of the Sunday 2nd Chance. On the heels of a third-place finish in the Sunday Warm-Up last week, "LiroLa" bested Ashley "DYBYDX" Mason heads-up to notch the victory.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LiroLa | $45,704.48 |
| 2 | Ashley "DYBYDX" Mason | $33,100 |
| 3 | Alexander "AlexKP" Petersen | $25,156 |
| 4 | 3max | $18,430.08 |
| 5 | t0ruKmKt0666 | $13,107.60 |
| 6 | Isetit | $10,459.60 |
| 7 | Carter "cswidler" Swidler | $7,811.60 |
| 8 | respect82 | $5,163.60 |
| 9 | Puropoker123 | $2,912.80 |
Notable Finishes: Mick "BIGMICKG" Graydon (12th - $2,356.72)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,071 | $364,500 |
The $109 Sunday Rebuy saw a nice boost this weekend as 69 more entrants added $38,500 more to the prize pool. TJ "1BigAceHole" Ulmer came away with the outright win for $67,068.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TJ "1BigAceHole" Ulmer | $67,068 |
| 2 | TheMagican | $48,660.75 |
| 3 | ronaldo_dick | $36,450 |
| 4 | lehout | $27,337.50 |
| 5 | Reraiseallin | $19,136.25 |
| 6 | Mario "Pokerccini" Puccini | $15,491.25 |
| 7 | Mike "Timex" McDonald | $11,846.25 |
| 8 | alexxi99 | $8,201.25 |
| 9 | fviana | $5,103 |
Notable Finishes: Kenny "LoneHixx" Hicks (10th - $3,645), Daniel "GotURead" Reijmer (12th - $3,645), Mayu "marroca5" Uribe (17th - $2,259.90), David "dave798111" Allan (19th - $1,640.25), Jordan "Octavian_C" Rich (20th - $1,640.25), Josh "JBT449" Bergman (23rd - $1,640.25), Soren "Kongsgaard" Kongsgaard (25th - $1,640.25)
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 36,015 | $360,150 |
For the fourth straight week, players at the Sunday Storm final table struck a deal. After a four-way deal, "Nicolasik" emerged as the champion to collect a prize of nearly $26,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Nicolasik | $25,901.97 |
| *2 | euskozbaba | $19,754.62 |
| *3 | ptrkantonius | $16,513.29 |
| *4 | cryd0 | $18,291.73 |
| 5 | Goldantelope | $7,923.30 |
| 6 | hugo1006 | $4,862.02 |
| 7 | Mint Berry C | $3,331.38 |
| 8 | raydawg58 | $2,340.97 |
| 9 | ToBeAsAChamp | $1,638.68 |
*denotes four-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($75K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,509 | $150,900 |
The Sunday Kickoff was down 88 entrants from last week, but it still crushed its guarantee by more than double. After a four-handed deal, Matthew "bigace223" Ezrol came away with the win.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Matthew "bigace223" Ezrol | $18,114 |
| *2 | SlevinRO | $15,739 |
| *3 | giumas987 | $19,077.72 |
| *4 | tupacmn | $15,050 |
| 5 | eyikrut | $7,394.10 |
| 6 | KumoZing | $5,885.10 |
| 7 | bigbear17 | $4,376.10 |
| 8 | pelikanazo | $2,867.10 |
| 9 | gbudding | $1,554.27 |
*denotes four-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Victor "vic_dias" Dias (10th - $1,267.56)
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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