The Sunday Briefing: Bracelet Winner Robert Cheung Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

October 07, 2013

Brett Collson Chief Editor

With the 2013 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) in the books, PokerStars brought back its regular Sunday tournament slate this week. The Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-up returned to the schedule for the first time in a month, and both picked up right where they left off by smashing their guaranteed prize pools.

Four players earned six-figure scores in the Sunday Million after a five-way ICM deal at the final table. After the negotiations were settled, Canadian businessman and 2007 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Robert "Runninggreat" Cheung (pictured) emerged victorious to collect a prize of $127,340. The biggest earner in the event was "yurasov1990," who locked up $139,121 as the chip leader when the deal was struck.

Others scooping big paydays on Sunday were Dylan "Poker)evilL" Hortin, Brandon "norjean" Meyers, Ondrej "Vinkyy" Vinklarek, Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis, and Aleks "Berkyy" Brkovic, who made two major final tables at PokerStars. Brkovic finished eighth in the Sunday Warm-Up and then won the Sunday 500 for $58,045.

Here's a look at the results from the Sunday tournaments at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and PartyPoker:

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	6,834	$1,366,800

Place	Player	Prize
1	Robert "Runninggreat" Cheung	$127,340*
2	honhanv	$137,649*
3	yurasov1990	$139,121*
4	datysho	$97,912*
5	Desmoplakin	$101,559*
6	PolecatRider	$43,737
7	risomopeibol	$30,069
8	tzanosdim	$16,401
9	touchmynuts1	$10,592

*Denotes five-handed deal

Notable Finishes: João "joaobarb" Barbosa (33rd - $2,856)

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	3,227	$645,500

Place	Player	Prize
1	MORTIIIIIIIII	$93,795*
2	davydenko123	$83,045*
3	Gribnogrib	$53,245
4	nerdje08	$37,110
5	Crimson Cain	$27,429
6	HenniferLopez	$20,975
7	Russell "rcrane082985" Crane	$14,521
8	Aleks "Berkyy" Brkovic	$8,067
9	C.L.R.L.	$5,163

*Denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Aditya “intervntion” Agarwal (16th - $1,936), Martin “phasE89“ Balaz (25th - $1,645), Larry "BBOY3119" Sharpe (27th - $1,645)

Full Tilt $250K Guarantee ($250K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	1,345	$269,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	marinko17	$53,800
2	suk12	$35,830
3	useintuit	$25,555
4	Ondrej "Vinkyy" Vinklarek	$19,099
5	FeriBo	$14,257
6	lukethafluke	$10,491
7	Jarza	$7,801
8	HabsFTW	$5,649
9	Steve "StevoL_7" Leonard	$4,035

Notable Finishes: Connor "negroblanco" Drinnan (15th - $2,044), Jason "NovaSky" Koon (24th - $1,156), Paul "paulgees81" Volpe (25th - $1,156)

Full Tilt Sunday Brawl ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$240+15	1,115	$223,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	Brandon "norjean" Meyers	$44,600
2	Ben "SPRAGGS" Spraggons	$29,703
3	YouGOOOGIRL	$21,185
4	lasagna_6	$15,833
5	Jude "j_thaddeus" Ainsworth	$11,819
6	Grius	$8,697
7	Crotan17	$6,417
8	omarson	$4,683
9	Karen70	$3,345

Notable Finishes: Spencer "UH Big Tex" Hudson (13th - $1,694), David "Gunslinger3" Bach (18th - $1,293)

PartyPoker 200K Guaranteed Sunday

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	1,127	$225,400

Place	Player	Prize
1	MattSplatt	$26,670*
2	ShaneO19O	$26,292*
3	Wisiniewski	$20,960*
4	NotEnufSoup	$20,633*
5	SOTTOB	$10,255
6	ZerbonatoR	$8,001
7	padredetres	$5,747
8	gifuhornet	$3,719
9	Darksiders300	$2,592

*Denotes four-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+30	720	$360,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	Aleks "Berkyy" Brkovic	$58,045*
2	Iwantbearitch	$53,914*
3	Grizzlypower	$35,100
4	vovtroy	$26,280
5	Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis	$18,540
6	James "croll103" Carroll	$14,940
7	Johan "busto_soon" Van Til	$11,340
8	SerriyPro	$7,956
9	mrAndreeew	$4,608

*Denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Connor "blanconegro" Drinan (10th - $3,888), Steve "Illini213" Barshak (15th - $3,168), Kyle "KJulius" Julius (16th - $2,448), Jason "jakoon1985" Koon (21st - $1,728)

Get in on the Sunday Majors action yourself by visiting PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and PartyPoker.

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+9	882	$263,600

Place	Player	Prize
1	MarcoMorais	$49,425
2	gifuhorna	$35,586
3	bar-bar9999	$26,360
4	bebaimis777	$19,770
5	khanrava	$13,839
6	morans350	$11,203
7	korobo4ka138	$8,567
8	Dolleman12	$5,931
9	Brian "Halfrek" Elgaard	$3,716

Notable Finishes: Michael "moneyinbag" Aron (12th - $2,899), Jordan "Jymaster11" Young (14th - $2,372), Steven "Zugwat" Silverman (15th - $2,372), Pierre "Zoutechamp" Neuville (17th - $1,845)

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	1,223	$244,600

Place	Player	Prize
1	Dylan "Poker)evilL" Hortin	$35,134*
2	GeoMansous	$30,453*
3	Fabaz	$31,469*
4	jgrhajsj	$17,366
5	Johan "busto_soon" Van Til	$12,230
6	Aditya “intervntion” Agarwal	$8,784
7	Hexxer14	$7,338
8	lemontree90	$4,892
9	ministerborg	$2,812

*Denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: James "croll103" Carroll (11th - $2,323), Hunter "HEMIpowerSWT" Frey (17th - $1,345)

PokerStars Sunday Supersonic ($125K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$210.80+4.20	1,270	$267,716

Place	Player	Prize
1	Dowgh-Santos	$45,054*
2	jbrown8777	$38,420*
3	mikal12345	$26,771
4	Taska85	$20,078
5	Kevin "iacog04" Iacofano	$14,055
6	1bren	$11,377
7	xxmcxx-1984	$8,700
8	Martin “phasE89“ Balaz	$6,023
9	Kogel Gees	$3,748