Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition
Day 1 Completed
Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition
Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition
Day: 1
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
1
680,117
2
643,093
3
576,980
4
565,242
5
545,887
6
530,381
7
529,102
9
501,481
10
499,343
14th Anniversary Sunday Million SMASHES Guarantee; Late Registration Still Open
Level 18
: 900/1,800, 225 ante
The PokerStars 14th Anniversary Sunday Million was billed as the site's biggest online tournament ever, coming with an initial $12.5m guaranteed prize pool. In order to meet this, the tournament needed 62,500 entrants, a figure that was surpassed less than halfway through the day.
By the end of play, the number of entries stood at over 85,000 players, generating a prize pool of over $17m.
Curiously, the top ten players in the chip counts come from ten different countries, but only one could end Day 1 as chip leader. That was "nowwor880" ahead of "X_QQ_AA_KK_fish" who was the only other player over 600,000. In fact, nine of the top ten were over 500,000 in chips.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nowwor880 | China | 680,117 | 340 |
| 2 | X_QQ_AA_KK_fish | Belgium | 643,093 | 322 |
| 3 | DLSXL | Netherlands | 576,980 | 288 |
| 4 | GLiTCHy M-F | Sweden | 565,242 | 283 |
| 5 | flyflo | Germany | 545,887 | 273 |
| 6 | guiantonio2 | Brazil | 530,381 | 265 |
| 7 | nakolene888 | Bulgaria | 529,102 | 265 |
| 8 | IownYoUlolz | Austria | 513,879 | 257 |
| 9 | ChrizCrozz | Germany | 501,481 | 251 |
| 10 | CharlyBigPot | United Kingdom | 499,343 | 250 |
Notables still in the Sunday Million include Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo (243,417), PokerStars Team Online's Lex Veldhuis (145,073), Patrick "pads1161" Leonard (115,032), Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford (97,661), Niklas "Lena900" Astedt (87,603), Alex "bigfox86" Foxen (85,166), Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban (70,883), Jens "Graftekkel" Arends (42,025), Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle (39,724) and Benj "Spraggy" Spragg (26,429) to name but a few.
The PokerNews coverage of the Sunday Million continues on Monday 23rd March at 17:05 UTC. Day 2 plays until the end of Level 50, with the levels reduced to 15-minutes long. Late registration and re-entry is available until the start of Day 2
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,117 | 52,381 |
|
|
643,093 | -35,628 |
|
|
576,980 | 79,676 |
|
|
565,242 | 565,242 |
|
|
545,887 | 545,887 |
|
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530,381 | 530,381 |
|
|
529,102 | 529,102 |
|
|
513,879 | 513,879 |
|
|
501,481 | 501,481 |
|
|
499,343 | 499,343 |
"pawel32" Bluffs It Off With King-High
Level 18
: 900/1,800, 225 ante
"KingChocho" opened to 3,900 in early position and got calls from "pawel32" on the button and "SHEV Gel" in the small blind.
The flop came 
. It checked to "pawel32" who bet 7,763 and "SHEV Gel" was the only caller.
"pawel32" bet 16,200 on the 
turn and again "SHEV Gel" called.
The river was the 
and "pawel32" shoved for over 150,000. "SHEV Gel" called and was all in for 133,841.
"pawel32" showed 
for king-high and "SHEV Gel" won the pot with 
for a rivered straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
423,072 | -161,929 |
|
|
331,133 |
Looking Back at the History of the PokerStars Sunday Million
Level 18
: 900/1,800, 225 ante
Last year, PokerNews took a look back at the history of the Sunday Million ahead of the 13th Anniversary. One year later, read all about the history of this prestigious tournament.
You have to go all the way back to March 5, 2006 to find the inaugural Sunday Million. A field of 5,893 players exchanged $215 for the chance to become the first-ever PokerStars Sunday Million champion. That player was “aaaaaaaa” who got their hands on the $173,843 top prize and a place in online poker’s history books.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 18
: 900/1,800, 225 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
678,721 | |
|
|
627,736 | |
|
|
585,001 | 64,691 |
|
430,337 | -168,861 |
|
|
247,481 | 27,743 |
|
|
93,253 | 56,158 |
|
73,866 | 32,177 |
|
|
64,609 | -54,497 |
|
|
57,971 | -1,249 |
|
|
Busted |
Last Level for Day 1
Level 18
: 900/1,800, 225 ante
With fewer than 18,000 players remaining from the starting field of over 84,000, the final 20-minute level has just begun in the 14th Anniversary Sunday Million.
A reminder that late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 which is at 17:05 UTC on Monday 23rd March.
Level: 18
Blinds: 900/1,800
Ante: 225
New Chip Leader After 300k Pot
Level 17
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
"pottedmeat12" opened to 3,500 and "j0ker4ki" called in the next position.
"DingeBrinker" then three-bet all in for 18,956. "pottedmeat12" then four-bet to 34,412 and "j0ker4ki" five-bet to 73,600. "pottedmeat12" called.
The flop came 
and "pottedmeat12" jammed, with "j0ker4ki" calling all in for their last 77,360.
pottedmeat12: 
j0ker4ki: 
DingeBrinker: 
"pottedmeat12" had shoved with just king-high into the pocket aces of "j0ker4ki". The turn was the 
which changed nothing, but the river [the] improved "pottedmeat12" to the nut straight and a stack of just under 600,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
599,198 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Top 10 Chip Counts
Level 17
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With the tournament now below 20,000 players, we can take a look at the proper chip counts and see who is currently in the lead. Here are the top 10 chip counts currently in the Sunday Million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,310 | |
|
|
497,304 | |
|
|
489,160 | |
|
|
478,926 | |
|
|
465,429 | |
|
|
463,141 | |
|
|
455,539 | |
|
|
447,548 | |
|
|
443,010 |
Hand Eliminated by "Abehjerne"
Level 17
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand shoved for 26,028 from under the gun. "Abehjerne" re-raised in middle position and short-stacked "AK Anubis" was all in for just under two big blinds from the small blind. The big blind folded.
Fintan Hand: 
Abehjerne: 
AK Anubis: 
Hand flopped a pair on the 
flop but "Abehjerne" turned a set on the 
turn. Hand could still hit make a flush, but the river was a brick and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,504 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |