Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition
Day 3 Completed
Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition
Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition
Day: 3
"AAAArthur" Wins 14th Anniversary Sunday Million for $1.1m After Four-Way Deal
Level 67
: 10,000,000/20,000,000, 2,500,000 ante
They say deuces never loses, and that certainly proved to be the case for "AAAArthur" who won the PokerStars 14th Anniversary Sunday Million with that exact hand. The Brazilian flopped a full house, cracking the pocket fives of runner up Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos to emerge triumphant over a field of 93,016 players.
A four-way deal had already guaranteed "AAAArthur" would be the only player to walk away with a seven-figure score, a fact made all the more extraordinary by the fact that his previous biggest cash was $90 and that the Brazilian satellited into the Sunday Million for just $11.
14th Anniversary Sunday Million Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAAArthur | Brazil | $1,192,802.46* |
| 2 | Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos | Romania | $921,328.12* |
| 3 | caroline2963 | United Kingdom | $786,873.65* |
| 4 | salonteskis | Lithuania | $826,919.68* |
| 5 | AlexHoldz | Croatia | $329,356.63 |
| 6 | Marios "Jully-19" Mansour | Cyprus | $225,108.02 |
| 7 | tweny1 | Romania | $153,854.04 |
| 8 | pokerfrance | Germany | $105,154.58 |
| 9 | Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | $71,869.74 |
*denotes four-way deal
Final Day's Play
It was "meandmyarrow" who led the final 91 at the start of play, but it didn't take long for "heitorqueiro", "Arlingtona" and "AlexHoldz" to challenge them at the top of the charts. In fact, "AlexHoldz" was the first player over 100 million in chips and would increase his chip stack to 250 million when start-of-day chip leader "meandmyarrow" triple-barrel bluffed with just seven-high into the queens of the Croatian to bust.
At this point, "AlexHoldz" was 100 million chips clear of his nearest competitor, and despite the gap narrowing they still topped the leaderboard with two tables left. However, the lead blew out again after "flukeybob1" got it in with what he thought was a Royal Flush draw, only for "AlexHoldz" to be holding the ace of hearts and sending them to the rail.
It looked like the Croatian was going to hold the lead ally he way to the final table, were it not for a surge from "salonteskis" that meant it was the Lithuanian out in front.
14th Anniversary Sunday Million Final Table Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlexHoldz | Croatia | 404,315,107 | 51 |
| 2 | Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas | LIthuania | 96,760,235 | 12 |
| 3 | salonteskis | Lithuania | 415,596,020 | 52 |
| 4 | Marios "Jully-19" Mansour | Cyprus | 122,054,176 | 15 |
| 5 | tweny1 | Romania | 83,910,614 | 10 |
| 6 | pokerfrance | Germany | 128,403,299 | 16 |
| 7 | Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos | Romania | 127,327,738 | 16 |
| 8 | AAAArthur | Brazil | 33,031,132 | 4 |
| 9 | caroline2963 | United Kingdom | 150,921,679 | 19 |
Action at the final table was frantic, with "AAAArthur" eliminating Paulius "D3cor" Vaitiekunas before "salonteskis" padded their chip lead with the elimination of "pokerfrance".
The eliminations were spread around the final tablists, with "caroline2963" eliminating "tweny1" and Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos eliminating Marios "Jully-19" Mansour.
Now five-handed in the blink of an eye, "salonteskis" still stood firm atop the chip counts, but after the elimination of "AlexHoldz" in fifth place it looked like a deal was on the cards.
Final Four Agree ICM Chop
| &Player | Chip Count | ICM Payout* |
| salonteskis | 306,137,405 | $826,919.68 |
| Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos | 423,570,200 | $921,328.12 |
| AAAArthur | 866,447,809 | $1,142,802.46 |
| caroline2963 | 264,164,586 | $786,873.65 |
The four players each agreed to the above numbers, setting aside $50,000 for the winner. "salonteskis" was third in chips at the deal but was first to go, falling foul of"AAAArthur"'s runner-runner flush as the Brazilian moved over a billion chips.
It looked like "AAAArthur" wanted to finish things off himself, but after Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos eliminated "caroline2963" in third place, the Romanian looked poised to steal "AAAArthur"'s thunder.
In what was a remarkable final table hand, Dragos doubled with quads against his opponent's full house to take the chip lead heads-up. However, "AAAArthur" battled back and cracked the fives of his opponent with pocket deuces to secure thewin and the seven-figure prize for winning the biggest PokerStars online tournament ever!
That concludes our live reporting of the 14th Anniversary Sunday Million. We hope you've enjoyed following along. Be sure to keep an eye out for future online live reporting, and to check out our exciting promotions page for information on how you can get involved in an online poker tournament very soon!
Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos Eliminated in 2nd Place ($921,328.12*)
Level 67
: 10,000,000/20,000,000, 2,500,000 ante
"AAAArthur" raised to 80,000,000 and called a shove from Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos for 600,349,310.
Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos: 
AAAArthur: 
"AAAArthur" was behind, but flopped a full house with 
. Dragos needed a five or a jack but the 
runout bricked and he would have to settle for second place and $921,328.12 in prize money after the four-way deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,860,320,000 | 657,499,310 |
|
Busted |
Back Comes "AAAArthur"
Level 67
: 10,000,000/20,000,000, 2,500,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,202,820,690 | -95,764,525 |
|
|
657,499,310 | 93,764,524 |
Level: 67
Blinds: 10,000,000/20,000,000
Ante: 2,500,000
Quads vs. Full House and Dragos Leads
Level 66
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos raised to 40,000,000 and "AAAArthur" called.
The flop was 
and "AAAArthur" bet 84,000,000. Dragos called. The turn was the and "AAAArthur" bet 304,000,000. Dragos shoved for 402,174,655 and "AAAArthur" called.
Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos: 
AAAArthur: 
It was quads versus a full house and the river meant that Dragos moved into the lead.
"caroline2963" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($786,873.65*)
Level 66
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
"caroline2963" shoved blind on blind for 224,164,586 and Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos called in the big blind.
caroline2963: 
Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos: 
There was no help for "caroline2963" as Dragos was out in front, and held on the 
runout to take home $786,873.65 after the four-way deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
563,734,786 | 228,164,586 |
|
Busted |
A Million Chips Isn't Cool. You Know What's Cool? A Billion Chips
Level 66
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,298,585,215 | 124,000,001 |
|
|
335,570,200 | -88,000,000 |
|
|
226,164,586 | -38,000,000 |
"salonteskis" Eliminated in 4th Place ($826,919.68*)
Level 66
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
"salonteskis" shoved for 276,137,405 from the button and "AAAArthur" called in the big blind.
salonteskis: 
AAAArthur: 
The flop 
kept "salonteskis" in front, but running hearts on the 
runout saw "AAAArthur" make a flush and eliminate his opponent. "salonteskis" takes home $826,919.68 after the four-way deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,174,585,214 | 308,137,405 |
|
Busted |
How the Deal Was Done
Level 66
: 8,000,000/16,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
The four players left in the 14th Anniversary Sunday Million have agreed a deal in record time. Here's how the deal discussions went down.
caroline2963: Can we see ICM numbers?
HostHelgeH: Hello players! Congrats for making the final table! How would you like to divide the prize pool?
caroline2963: ICM
HostHelgeH: Sure thing. Please bear with me while I calculate the new figures for you.
AAAArthur: ok, we can see the numbers
Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos: icm pls
| Player | Chip Count | ICM Payout |
|---|---|---|
| salonteskis | 306137405 | $826,919.68 |
| Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos | 423570200 | $921,328.12 |
| AAAArthur | 866447809 | $1,142,802.46 |
| caroline2963 | 264164586 | $786,873.65 |
HostHelgeH: Left to Play for place 1: $50,000.00. If you agree to this deal, please type 'I AGREE'
AAAArthur: I aggre
Stefan "CrAzY_sTeFaN" Piele Dragos: I agree
caroline2963: I agree
salonteskis: I agree
HostHelgeH: Congratulations! We have a deal!