2020 888poker Millions Superstorm

888Millions Sunday Special 2 - $100,000 GTD
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 888poker Millions Superstorm

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$17,188
Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
355
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
37,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
355
Players Left
1

888Millions Sunday Special 2 - $100,000 GTD

Day 1 Completed

"777ibi" Wins 888Millions Sunday Special for $17,188

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman
Level 39 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
888Millions Sunday Special Final Lobby
888Millions Sunday Special Final Lobby

After just over eight hours of play, "777ibi" from Romania has won the 888Million Sunday Special after besting the field of 355 entries and 102 rebuys. They made a deal heads up, so the win was worth $17,188 instead of the original prize of $19,350.

"777ibi" came into the final table with the second smallest stack, but played the small stack well. They were behind when heads up began as well, and after a wild few hands, emerged victorious.

The Final Table

PlaceNameCountryPrize
1777ibiRomania$17,186 ($19,,350)
2petersmythUnited Kingdom$16,662 ($14,500)
3corner130Taiwan$11,000
4normannollyUkraine$8,250
5Kyosti_IFinland$5,700
6gmtestingIndia$4,400
7N33dCoachingDenmark$3,400
8DayMan.Costa Rica$2,400
9trentseIreland$1,750

The Day's Action

They got going today at 1 p.m. eastern time with just over 100 players, but the field grew steadily through three and a half hours of late registration. When it finally closed, there were 355 entries with 102 rebuys in total. That meant they were playing for $100,000 with $19,350 up top for the win.

There were just 139 players left in the game when registration closed, and it was only about 90 minutes later that they got down to the 45 paid spots. Things really took off then, with action playing down to the final two tables in about an hour and about half an hour more to get to the final nine.

They played nine-handed for about 20 minutes and then the bustouts started. They dropped three players very quickly, but were down to the final three in less than half an hour. Players started talking about a deal six-handed, but they weren't able to find agreement.

Three handed play went one for a bit, and they tried again at a deal with no success before "corner130" ended their day in 3rd place for $11,000. They finally found a deal heads up, and it went very quickly after that. "petersmyth" had the lead going into heads up, but they lost it, regained it, then lost it again before "777ibi" finally held with the biggest stack.

There wasn't much difference between first and second after the deal. "petersmyth" won $16,662 for second, while "777ibi" took home $17,188.

"petersmyth" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($16,662)

Lyle Bateman
Lyle Bateman
Level 39 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
"petersmyth" Eliminated in Second Place ($16,662)
"petersmyth" Eliminated in Second Place ($16,662)

The chips were flying around heads up after the final two made a deal to ICM chop the prizes. After "petersmyth" doubled, it went the other way again, and then they ended their day after busting on a {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} board, but action went so fast the cards were already gone.

Player Chips Progress
petersmyth gb
petersmyth 		Busted

Level: 39

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 37,500

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