Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition

Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition
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Event Info

Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition

Event Info
Buy-in
$215
Prize Pool
$18,603,200
Entries
93,016
Players Left
1
Average Chip Stack
1,860,320,000
Total Chips
1,860,320,000
Level Info
Level
67
Blinds
10,000,000 / 20,000,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
85,435
Players Left
16,363

Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition

Day 1 Completed

14th Anniversary Sunday Million SMASHES Guarantee; Late Registration Still Open

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 18 : 900/1,800, 225 ante
Sunday Million 14th Anniversary
Sunday Million 14th Anniversary

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

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1nowwor880China680,117340
2X_QQ_AA_KK_fishBelgium643,093322
3DLSXLNetherlands576,980288
4GLiTCHy M-FSweden565,242283
5flyfloGermany545,887273
6guiantonio2Brazil530,381265
7nakolene888Bulgaria529,102265
8IownYoUlolzAustria513,879257
9ChrizCrozzGermany501,481251
10CharlyBigPotUnited Kingdom499,343250

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
nowwor880
nowwor880
680,117 52,381
X_QQ_AA_KK_fish
X_QQ_AA_KK_fish
643,093 -35,628
DLSXL
DLSXL
576,980 79,676
GLiTCHy M-F
GLiTCHy M-F
565,242 565,242
flyflo
flyflo
545,887 545,887
guiantonio2
guiantonio2
530,381 530,381
nakolene888
nakolene888
529,102 529,102
IownYoUlolz
IownYoUlolz 		513,879 513,879
ChrizCrozz de
ChrizCrozz
501,481 501,481
CharlyBigPot
CharlyBigPot
499,343 499,343

"pawel32" Bluffs It Off With King-High

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
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 {5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. It checked to "pawel32" who bet 7,763 and "SHEV Gel" was the only caller.

"pawel32" bet 16,200 on the {a-Hearts} turn and again "SHEV Gel" called.

The river was the {7-Hearts} and "pawel32" shoved for over 150,000. "SHEV Gel" called and was all in for 133,841.

"pawel32" showed {k-Spades}{3-Spades} for king-high and "SHEV Gel" won the pot with {5-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for a rivered straight.

pawel32 runs a bluff in the Sunday Million
pawel32 runs a bluff in the Sunday Million
Player Chips Progress
pawel32
pawel32
423,072 -161,929
SHEV Gel
SHEV Gel
331,133

Looking Back at the History of the PokerStars Sunday Million

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
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

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 18 : 900/1,800, 225 ante
Player Chips Progress
X_QQ_AA_KK_fish
X_QQ_AA_KK_fish
678,721
nowwor880
nowwor880
627,736
pawel32
pawel32
585,001 64,691
pottedmeat12 gb
pottedmeat12
430,337 -168,861
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo
247,481 27,743
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
93,253 56,158
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis
73,866 32,177
Jens "Graftekkel" Arends
Jens "Graftekkel" Arends
64,609 -54,497
Buehlero
Buehlero
57,971 -1,249
Milko "Milkovw" van Winden
Milko "Milkovw" van Winden
Busted

Last Level for Day 1

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
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

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 17 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
"pottedmeat12" the new Chip Leader in the Sunday Million
"pottedmeat12" the new Chip Leader in the Sunday Million

"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 {j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and "pottedmeat12" jammed, with "j0ker4ki" calling all in for their last 77,360.

pottedmeat12: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
j0ker4ki: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
DingeBrinker: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

"pottedmeat12" had shoved with just king-high into the pocket aces of "j0ker4ki". The turn was the {j-Clubs} 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
pottedmeat12 gb
pottedmeat12
599,198
j0ker4ki
j0ker4ki
Busted
DingeBrinker ee
DingeBrinker 		Busted

Top 10 Chip Counts

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
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
pawel32
pawel32
520,310
DLSXL
DLSXL
497,304
Huangyuchen
Huangyuchen
489,160
Chinggis.PAL
Chinggis.PAL
478,926
Anuar55
Anuar55
465,429
vitocistic
vitocistic
463,141
K1Karaev91
K1Karaev91
455,539
willywonk
willywonk
447,548
bas106xsi
bas106xsi
443,010

Hand Eliminated by "Abehjerne"

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 17 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Fintan Hand
Fintan Hand

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: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Abehjerne: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
AK Anubis: {6-Spades}{7-Clubs}

Hand flopped a pair on the {2-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{q-Hearts} flop but "Abehjerne" turned a set on the {10-Clubs} turn. Hand could still hit make a flush, but the river {9-Hearts} was a brick and he was eliminated.

Fintan Hand Eliminated from the Sunday Million by "Abehjerne"
Fintan Hand Eliminated from the Sunday Million by "Abehjerne"
Player Chips Progress
Abehjerne
Abehjerne
85,504
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
Busted
AK Anubis
AK Anubis
Busted
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