Sunday Briefing: B4NKR0LL3R Binks Sunday Million

February 03, 2020

B4NKR0LL3R gave their bankroll a six-figure boost this weekend by triumphing in the PokerStars Sunday Million. The United Kingdom-based pro secured their largest-ever score as the Sunday Million failed to reach its guarantee.

$109 Sunday Million at PokerStars

PokerStars had to add $29,800 to the Sunday Million prize pool this week as the 9,851-entries left a shortfall on the $1 million guarantee.

B4NKR0LL3R didn’t care about the overlay, in fact it worked in their favor as they came out on top of the huge field and was crowned the tournament’s champion. It was a case of third time’s a charm for B4NKR0LL3R as their third $109 bullet swelled to $105,728 after defeating Greece’s “9cream4” heads-up for the title.

All but one of the nine players who reached the final table netted a five-figure prize. “rafaprihl” was that one player, the Brazilian’s ninth-place exit being worth $8,133.

The player of the tournament was B4NKR0LL3R who locked up their first six-figure haul, which surpassed the $84,496 they were awarded for finishing fourth in a $2,100 WCOOP event in 2019.

Bounty Builder Series 005: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max at PokerStars

The Bounty Builder Series got underway on Feb. 2 and it created some substantial prize pools. One was in the Bounty Builder Series 005: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max event that saw the $400,000 guarantee beaten by $60,000.

A tournament of this magnitude was sure to attract some stellar names, which is exactly what it did.

Adrian “Amadi_017” Mateos finished in eighth for a combined $12,995. He was joined on the sidelines by Espen “EspenasApart” Solaas ($13,433), and “t4t0PAGU” ($15,554).

Talented Dutchman Luuk “pokerluka” Giele finished in fifth for a prize worth $19,219 before “wisopekeno” crashed out and collected $30,070. Heads-up was set when Swedish Goliath Niklas “Lena900” Astedt busted and padded his bankroll with $34,317.

The champion was crowned when “pisky16” of Canada defeated Conor “1_conor_b_1” Beresford. The winner netted an impressive $91,667 while Beresford scooped $64,323.

GG Masters $150, $300K Gtd at GGPoker

Germany’s “REPTAR” won this week’s GG Masters and turned their $150 into $44,945. The German’s victory also netted them 1,034.83 Player of the Year points, enough to put them into fourth-place overall.

REPTAR has got their quest for GG Masters glory off to a great start and now has a solid platform to build on as they embark on a journey towards a $500,000 GGPoker ambassador package.

The top five finishers saw their bankroll’s swell by more than $11,000. Brazil’s “c4rvlh0” won $11,604 with “Soyboy9000” of Canada banking $16,280. Third place and $22,838 went the way of “Joris Gruis” leaving “scrimitzu” and “REPTAR” to lock horns heads-up.

REPTAR emerged victoriously and resigned their Romanian opponent to a $32,038 consolation prize.

High Rollers Main Event $500 at GGPoker

The High Rollers Main Event attracted 239 players this weekend, which meant a $113,525 prize pool was created. It was Malta’s “GTOExploiter” who got their hands on the lion’s share of the prize pool, namely $21,836. The Malta-based pro sent “RealRaw” to the rail in second-place, a finish worth $16,275.

Malaysian “Tun M” was the only other player to net five-figures, namely $12,131, although “omaha4lolz” of Germany got close with a $9,042 score.

Others who reached the final table included “OptimismNow”, “Mikleler”, “B3ndTheKnee”, “Kim168”, and “Mrazb_i_podonok”.

High Roller Sunday Big Game: $500K Gtd at partypoker

Over to partypoker now where the $5,200 Big Game successfully hit its $500,000 guarantee once again. A field of 110 created a $511,370 prize pool that was shared among the top 16 finishers.

Everyone at the eight-handed final table secured at least $16,000 each. “LuisHR” was the eighth-place finisher and won $16,619. They were joined on the rail by “WhaledShark” and “onehundredeyez” who netted $20,454 and $25,568 respectively.

Next to fall was “Zeds_dead_baby” whose $5,200 became a cool $33,239. Fourth-place was worth $44,744, the prize awarded to “furikuri”.

“PayAndPlay” started the final day as one of the chip leaders but ran out of steam and crashed and burned in third-place, but not before getting their hands on $63,921.

“Sasha307” and “Havenforbots” locked horns heads-up and no deal was struck despite a massive $35,796 difference between first and second-place, or the equivalent of fifth-place money! This meant Sasha307 had to make do with an $89,489 prize while Havenforbots saw $125,285 head into their partypoker account.

partypoker MILLION Final Day at partypoker

Heads-up deals are quite common, three-handed deals not so much, but one happened in the partypoker MILLION this week. That trio won more than $329,000 between them.

The champion was “puhpuhpuh” who won $114,216. “moneymonk2” was the runner-up and they reeled in an almost identical $114,187. The third recipient of a deal-enriched prize was “Petter” and they saw their $109 turn into $100,695.

Earlier at the final table, “apex predator” hunted down the $9,490 eighth-place prize. “luckymelon” ran out of luck in seventh-place ($14,710) with “BigBadBluff” dusting off their stack in sixth-place for $20,890.

The prize money kept on climbing upwards with “titofarjus99” collecting $30,750 and “gaules” seeing their tournament end in fourth-place for $44,740.

*reflects a three-handed

$20,000 Whale at 888poker

888poker’s recent resurgence continued with the $20,000 Whale hitting its guarantee. The tournament has traditionally struggled, but $21,600 was collected on February 2nd.

The familiar name of Jae “NEONTIGER” Kim was the one at the top of the payout listings. The South Korean’s victory yielding $7,020. Kim sent “sasasa137" of Canada to the rail in second-place for a $4,536 prize.

A special mention has to go to the Cyprus-based grinder known as “0nlyBet” who finished sixth in this tournament for $1,188 and managed to navigate their way to the final table of the $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep too.

$100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker

Finally, the $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep beings the curtain down on the latest Sunday Briefing. This tournament used to cost $215 to enter but recently saw a reduction to $109, something that as well-received judging by the 1,049 players who bought in this weekend.

The nine-handed final table was a cosmopolitan affair with seven different countries represented.

It was a Maltese player who emerged victoriously, scooping $7,517. “KToFTW” busted Brazilian sensation “KKingJames23”, obviously a LeBron James fan, in second-place, a finish worth $5,246.

Two Romanian and two British players reached the final table. Ninth-place finisher “Abhramovici” ($706) and third-place finisher “BigWizzzard” ($4,237) represented Romania. “kanabal18” finished in seventh ($1,109) and “usainzeus25” fifth ($2,219) while sporting a Union Jack next to their aliases.

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