The Sunday Briefing: "JopperHarryN" Wins Sunday Million

Sunday Briefing

Four players earned six-figure scores this weekend on the virtual felt, and many notable players also put on impressive showings. The biggest prize of the weekend went to "JopperHarryN", who won the Sunday Million for $165,811.40. Among the many notables to make final tables on Sunday were Daniel "Garnerus" Gomez, David "WhooooKidd" Baker, and Brandon "oncommand" Meyers. Also, James "j_t_s80" Broom and Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira found themselves in the winner's circle on Sunday.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$156,377$1,275,400

This week's Sunday Million attracted 6,377 players and generated a prize pool for $1,275,400. Among those who finished in the top 100 were Bradley "BaZa88" Bower (78th - $1,645.26) and Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready (87th - $1,453.95). "JopperHarryN" entered the final table with a mere 15 big blinds, but rallied in a big way. On the final hand, "JopperHarryN" trailed with A5 against the AQ of "gigibaston," but sealed the deal when the board rolled out 10865A to give him a winning two pair.

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PlacePlayerPrize
*1"JopperHarryN"$165,811.40
*2gigibaston$151,743.82
*3Nicl "NickGoff79" Goff$121,951.67
4horserat$70,147
5$trateGema$53,566.80
6Daniel "Garnerus" Gomez$40,812.80
7KKcrawlerKK$28,058.80
8eamonn2009$15,304.80
9Luanto 14$9,884.35

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$153,187$637,400

Jan Heitmann (12th - $3,824.40) and Dan "APowers1968" Colpoys (17th - $1,912.20) fell just shy of the Sunday Warm-Up final table. "Manta_Rays" took it down outright for a first-place prize set at just more than six figures — $100,072.70 to be exact.

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PlacePlayerPrize
1Manta_Rays$100,072.70
2FEL777$74,575.80
3ELLA368$52,585.50
4superf1sh$36,650.50
5Baverx$27,089.50
6Mike "m8675309a" Adamo$20,715.50
7iamtheboss12$14,341.50
8NCSU2012$7,967.50
9idvalentina$5,099.20

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$500+$30710$355,000

The Sunday 500 attracted a field of 710, creating a prize pool $55,000 over it's $300,000 guarantee. Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen (11th - $3,834) came up just short of the final table in 11th place. Following a heads-up deal, James "j_t_s80" Broom emerged victorious for $60,746.94.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1James "j_t_s80" Broom$60,746.94
*2boytakas$49,658.06
3Face333x$34,612.50
4shakshoka.dr$25,915
5David Buetta$18,282.50
6johne147$14,732.50
7Gambler4444$11,182.50
8ASIAAN$7,845.50
9terrific28$4,544

*denotes heads-up deal

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$9943$300,300

Matias "Festivuss" Gabrenja (11th - $3,153.15), Tamer "youaremelon" Alkamli (13th - $2,552.55), Steve "Stev0L_" Leonard (19th - $1,351.35), Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro (26th - $1,351.35), and Dan "djk123" Kelly (27th - $1,351.35) were among the players to make deep runs in the $109 Sunday Rebuy. Following a three-handed deal,
Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira came away with the victory for $44,693.86.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira$44,693.86
*2SEFI123$44,565.35
*342ayay$37,617.54
4RedIceRap$22,522.50
5Paffchen$15,765.75
6VernonH$12,762.75
7gangst3rn1$9,759.75
8JohnyK91$6,756.75
9Daviant$4,234.23

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Bigger $55 ($160K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$50+$54,666$233,300

David "WhooooKidd" Baker began heads-up play in the Bigger $55 with about a 4:1 chip disadvantage. He fought back valiantly but came up short to "dadowiec" who took it down for $36,360.17.

PlacePlayerPrize
1dadowiec$36,360.17
2David "WhooooKidd" Baker$27,296.10
3No7Luck$19,247.25
4905masterK$13,414.75
5starplayeren$9,915.25
6empurial$7,582.25
7tikidiii$5,249.25
8Grezzil69$2,916.25
9ReifesEisen$1,866.40

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$92,720$272,000

Leandro "leopeluca" Csome (10th - $1,768) and William "hellzito" Arruda (24th - $843.20) were among the notable finishes in the Bigger $109. The $109 buy-in event attracted 2,720 entrants, and after a heads-up deal, "betorjbrazil" rallied to grab the victory.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1betorjbrazil$34,354.24
*2bartek901$41,000
3David Buetta$23,120
4LexaLucky666$15,912
5danger0us$12,104
6great dant$9,384
7Phily88$6,664
8dafnuni$3,944
9trbdlalf$2,312

*denotes heads-up deal

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$150+$121,472$220,800

The Bigger $162 attracted a field of 1,472, creating a prize pool of $220,800. Shannon "basebal1b" Shorr made a deep run, finishing 16th for $1,015. A heads-up chop took place at the final table, and "heidi-bean" and "pingo_ce" collected $32,016 each for their efforts.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1heidi-bean$32,016
*2pingo_ce$32,016
3arxigos$20,424
4dadowiec$15,014.40
5Meff1$10,819.20
6Luigi da BP$8,611.20
7OMGitshunt$6,403.20
8rebelwinner1$4,195.20
9KRfishONE$2,274.24

*denotes heads-up chop

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$151,165$233,000

Nicolas "niccc" Chouity (26th - $1,025.20) put up a decent showing in the Sunday 2nd Chance this week, but "BoskoRock" earned the outright win for $41,940, besting a final table that included Brandon "oncommand" Meyers, Thiago "tnapoleao" Napoleao, and James "BizBills" Bills.

PlacePlayerPrize
1BoskoRock$41,940
2tilt9$29,893.90
3Brandon "oncommand" Meyers$22,368
4Wenderr$16,776
5softcored$11,650
6Thiago "tnapoleao" Napoleao$9,320
7James "BizBills" Bills$6,990
8VyruAlus$4,660
9PieniFisu$2,796

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$10+$134,098$340,980

This week's Sunday Storm contained the rare no-deal as "tanya1232" took it down outright, besting a 34,098-player field for nearly $29,672.59.

PlacePlayerPrize
1tanya1232$29,672.59
2fishsalad$21,287.38
3John23_wins$14,321.16
4TeamMCOrypuk$10,911.36
5Drak1964$7,501.56
6smoke22222$4,603.23
7cabeza73$3,154.06
8ApokerslaveA$2,216.37
9DarioNo$had$1,551.45

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$91,639$163,900

The $109 buy-in Sunday Kickoff got things started with a 1,639-player field. David "DonkCommited" Miscikowski ($737.55) finished just a bit shy of the final table in 17th place. The outright win went to "ZKostas" for $26,888.02.

PlacePlayerPrize
1ZKostas$26,888.02
2A.Tricarico$19,668
3192.168.7734$14,751
4Button_F1$10,981.30
5honeycookie$7,785.25
6lmn467$6,146.25
7MAMOHT_T$4,507.25
8vovan123456$2,868.25
9praktor77$1,639

*Sunday Million data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com

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