The Sunday Briefing: Tom "tollgate" Grigg Puts Up Impressive Sunday Showings
A busy online poker Sunday with six six-figure scores also boasted impressive all-around showings. Tom "tollgate" Grigg final tabled the Sunday Warm-Up and Sunday 500, while also making a deep run in the Sunday Million. Alex "AlexKP" Petersen made deep runs to the final two tables in three Sunday Majors, and Oldrich "oldrich88" Siml, Thiago "tnapoleao" Napoleao, Paul "KingPaulie" Hockin, Brian "AKBigFish" James, and Murilo "muka_gaming" Ruiz each earned victories on Sunday.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 7,194 | $1,438,000 |
A four-handed deal in this week's Sunday Million guaranteed "VyruAlus" the biggest Sunday payday, but "koka77" actually added the title to his resume, rising from short stack to victor. It ended on a K♥3♥2♣7♦10♦ board when "kaltrapuf" called all in on the river with 10♥9♠, but could not defeat the "koka77's" K♦9♦.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | koka77 | $124,244.87 |
| *2 | kaltrapuf | $123,571.54 |
| *3 | VyruAlus | $166,282.56 |
| *4 | leroy112 | $151,886.70 |
| 5 | Franky054 | $58,990.80 |
| 6 | nicknick2233 | $44,602.80 |
| 7 | robinho | $30,934.20 |
| 8 | MammaPoker | $17,265.60 |
| 9 | DWAAYNE | $11,150.70 |
*denotes four-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Tom "tollgate" Grigg (22nd - $3,352.40), Kevin "kevsteele" Steele (34th - $2,992.70)
PokerStars MicroMillions Main Event ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $20+$2 | 54,065 | $1,081,300 |
The PokerStars MicroMillions Series concluded Sunday after a 10-day run. The biggest event of the bunch was the $20 Main Event guaranteeing $1,000,000. "Zabaleta1" grabbed the biggest piece of the prize pool, earning $140,000 for the win after a three-handed deal.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Zabaleta1 | $140,000 |
| *2 | dannyboi1987 | $90,781.72 |
| *3 | sebastion86 | $111,183.84 |
| 4 | scanonerest | $51,048.17 |
| 5 | zhenjkoTy3 | $33,174.28 |
| 6 | DashkaShkoda | $20,414.94 |
| 7 | Anton Marcus | $12,759.34 |
| 8 | Gleb Zheglov | $7,655.60 |
| 9 | Maggus | $5,103.73 |
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,272 | $654,400 |
Tom "tollgate" Grigg's excellent Sunday began with a fifth-place finish in the Sunday Warm-Up. A three-handed deal was struck, and unlike the Sunday Million, the chip leader at the time of the deal went on to take it down. On the final hand, "Xading's" A♥J♥ won a race against "DALO013's" 7♠7♦ when the board ran out A♠J♦9♦K♦10♠.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Xading | $98,331.65 |
| *2 | DALO013 | $60,000 |
| *3 | akport | $74,962.85 |
| 4 | Sharker_PL | $37,628 |
| 5 | Tom "tollgate" Grigg | $27,812 |
| 6 | jason jiang | $21,268 |
| 7 | Madcandle | $14,724 |
| 8 | EspBju | $8,180 |
| 9 | swissman29 | $5,235.20 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Jonathan "jonyctt" Concepción (13th - $2,944.80)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 839 | $419,500 |
Online poker star Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney earned a third-place finish in the Sunday 500 this week, but it was "pirlo3625" who took it down outright for $75,510.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pirlo3625 | $75,510 |
| 2 | Douglas "Dowgh-Santos" Ferreira | $54,535 |
| 3 | Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney | $40,691.50 |
| 4 | jennyfuchs | $30,413.75 |
| 5 | Kid_Poker47 | $21,142.80 |
| 6 | Allinpri | $16,780 |
| 7 | Tom "tollgate" Grigg | $12,585 |
| 8 | uaredead lol | $8,390 |
| 9 | allucan3at | $5,034 |
Notable Finishes: Alex "AlexKP" Petersen (14th - $3,356), Luke "lb6121" Schwartz (15th - $3,356)
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 3,067 | $306,700 |
The Bigger $109 gained 119 entrants this week and the biggest beneficiary of the $306,700 prize pool that was created was Oldrich "oldrich88" Siml. After a heads-up deal, he took it down for more than $45,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Oldrich "oldrich88" Siml | $45,343.62 |
| *2 | pokerwille | $39,000 |
| 3 | shakentoucan | $25,762.80 |
| 4 | Igor "lechuckpoker" Kurganov | $17,635.25 |
| 5 | mura27 | $13,341.45 |
| 6 | evo.com | $10,274.45 |
| 7 | samohhh | $10,274.45 |
| 8 | tripletti | $7,207.45 |
| 9 | Tyren0 | $4,146.58 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Mark "eppy12588" Epstein (27th - $843.42)
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,608 | $241,200 |
Thiago "tnapoleao" Napoleao came out on top in this week's Bigger $162, topping a final table that included Russell "rdcrsn" Carson for nearly $37,000 after a heads-up deal.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Thiago "tnapoleao" Napoleao | $36,396.98 |
| *2 | idvalentina | $32,115.88 |
| 3 | BIack88 | $21,708 |
| 4 | srxakgirona | $16,160.40 |
| 5 | peterhammer | $11,457 |
| 6 | bullstopper | $9,045 |
| 7 | Russell "rdcrsn" Carson | $6,633 |
| 8 | DeanoSupremo | $4,221 |
| 9 | LordGregoire | $2,412 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Alex "AlexKP" Petersen (13th - $1,495.44)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,364 | $272,800 |
The Sunday 2nd Chance had an approximate 200-player drop this week, but still had no problem crushing its guarantee. Paul "KingPaulie" Hockin came out on top after a three-handed deal, pocketing about $41,000 for the victory.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Paul "KingPaulie" Hockin | $41,008.20 |
| *2 | 1banditpanda | $32,093.08 |
| *3 | Turko_man | $34,000 |
| 4 | I_Mr_U_Bean | $18,986.88 |
| 5 | MAKKAPAKK | $13,503.60 |
| 6 | stema2 | $10,775.60 |
| 7 | Sussie Smith | $8,047.60 |
| 8 | AugustasN | $5,319.60 |
| 9 | RivrMeADream | $3,000.80 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Jack "jackellwood" Ellwood (11th - $2,427.92), Felipe "Improved" Montenegro (14th - $1,882.32), Alex "AlexKP" Petersen (17th - $1,336.72)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,024 | $334,800 |
Although it gained 11 entrants this week, the $109 Sunday Rebuy had a $5,600 dip in its prize pool. A heads-up deal took place and Brian "AKBigFish" James earn top honors for $55,038.03.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Brian "AKBigFish" James | $55,038.03 |
| *2 | jaybeastie | $51,763.17 |
| 3 | treezer | $33,480 |
| 4 | totaloser | $25,110 |
| 5 | Sebastian "p0cket00" Sikorski | $17,577 |
| 6 | Paolo69 | $14,229 |
| 7 | san the one | $10,881 |
| 8 | valkyri3 | $7,533 |
| 9 | tostein19 | $4,687.20 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: John "kleath" Leathart (21st - $1,506.60)
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,276 | $127,600 |
Getting things started this weekend was the Sunday Kickoff. The $109 buy-in event attracted 1,276 players, creating a prize pool of $127,600. Murilo "muka_gaming" Ruiz outlasted the field and pocketed $21,692 for his efforts.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murilo "muka_gaming" Ruiz | $21,692 |
| 2 | grind4fame | $15,950 |
| 3 | Fofan10 | $12,109.24 |
| 4 | hzkto | $8,676.80 |
| 5 | B08TheKing | $6,316.20 |
| 6 | MSilence | $5,040.20 |
| 7 | -ANALNATSHA- | $3,764.20 |
| 8 | svoloch7777 | $2,488.20 |
| 9 | AgroEsco | $1,378.08 |
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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