Niklas "Lena900" Astedt Through to Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Day 2

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Sep 07, 2026 2 min read

There's something about Niklas "Lena900" Astedt and the Sunday Million Anniversary Edition.

Four years ago, he ran deep in the 16th Anniversary Edition, finishing 23rd from a field of 52,119. Now, Astedt sits sixth in chips with just 49 players remaining from a massive field of 55,444.

Leading the way is Finland's "RageReaperf", who won a maiden SCOOP title last year in the $55 NLHE Turbo PLO for $12,849. Will they add the Sunday Million 20th Anniversary title when a winner is crowned on Monday night?

Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Top 10 Chip Counts

While Astedt may headline the surviving players, there are plenty of others still in contention. "SuperQ22" final tabled the $1,050 New Years Series Main Event back in 2023, with "luily021" final tabling the $55 SCOOP Main Event in 2021.

Further down the counts you find Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue who sits 42nd in chips. He can't be written off, with two SCOOP titles and a WCOOP title to his name so far in his career.

With the Sunday Million now being played as a Progressive KO, there's always a keen eye on who has the biggest bounty. That goes to the engimatically named "234241234214432" from Ukraine, with a $8,400 bounty on their head.

Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Edition Top 10 Payouts

While people look at bounties, they've all locked up $924 for their efforts so far. Two more eliminations will see each player secure a four-figure payout, with over $176,000 awaiting the winner.

Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.

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