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The curtain came down on the PokerStars Spooky Season on November 10 with the crowning of the $109 NLHE Progressive KO Season Finale Sunday Million. As has often been the case during major PokerStars tournaments, players calling Brazil home dominated the latter stages.
Brazilians occupied five of the nine final table seats, with four of them finishing in the top five. Of course, it was a Brazilian one-two, with "Kume23" coming out on top after defeating "Izinmsr" heads-up. Their victory came with a total prize worth $79,149.
$109 NLHE PKO Season Finale Sunday Million Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kume23 | Brazil | $20,004 | $59,145 | $79,149 |
| 2 | Izinmsr | Brazil | $14,480 | $59,136 | $73,616 |
| 3 | WrongOne364 | Thailand | $2,140 | $43,748 | $45,888 |
| 4 | Gipzinho | Brazil | $6,254 | $30,028 | $36,282 |
| 5 | fedazete | Brazil | $3,068 | $21,098 | $24,166 |
| 6 | vdp2.0 | Estonia | $4,029 | $14,420 | $18,449 |
| 7 | Hristiyan "cskar4e1" Panchev | Bulgaria | $4,873 | $10,163 | $15,036 |
| 8 | Caue "cauee_am" Augusto de Macedo | Brazil | $1,967 | $7,214 | $9,181 |
| 9 | UPERAD | Belarus | $4,516 | $5,135 | $9,651 |
A field of 9,128 meant an $87,200 overlay on the $1 million guarantee. That four-figure crowd was cut down to a more manageable 118 on Day 1. Among the Day 1 casualties were PokerStars Ambassadors Marle "MarlzTV" Spragg (1,241st - $104), Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg (1,116th - $192), and Sebastian "peace&love" Huber (314th - $628).
The players who advanced returned to their seats at 6:05 p.m. GMT on November 10.
Bulgaria's Hristiyan "cskar4e1" Panchev led the returning players back into battle. Danchev took down the $530 Bounty Builder High Roller for $14,214 while playing Day 1 of the Spooky Season Sunday Million. Danchev was the only player who sat down on Day 2 with a top 10 stack to reach the final table.
The first pair of eliminated players were the only finalists who walked away with less than a five-figure prize. Ninth-place finisher "UPERAD" banked $9,651 while Brazil's Caue "cauee_am" Augusto de Macedo netted $9,181 for his eighth-place exit.
Five-Figure Scores Awarded to the Final Seven
Start-of-the-day chip leader Panchev succumbed in seventh for a $15,036 addition to his bankroll. Estonia's "vdp2.0" followed suit, falling in sixth for an $18,449 score.
Four of the final five called Brazil home, with the lobby's chip counts showing a tower of the famous green, yellow, and blue flags.
Two of those Samba stars fell defeated in fourth and third place. "fedazete" was the fourth-place finisher, while "Gipzinho" progressed one place deeper. Their rewards were $24,166 and $36,282, respectively.
Thailand's "WrongOne364" hoped to spoil the Brazilian party by coming out on top. Unfortunately for them, they were sent to the showers in third, a finish good for $45,888.
"Kume23" and "Izinmsr" faced off in the heads-up battle for the title and the final progressive bounty payments. "Izinmsr" had already accumulated $14,480 in bounties, but wouldn't get their hands on any other as they busted in second place for a total take-home pay of $73,616.
With "Izinmsr" on the canvas, "Kume23" was the last player standing, which earned them the title of champion and an impressive $79,149 payout.
