Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition

Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Edition
Day: 1
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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
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First 200k Stack Noticed

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 13 : 500/1,000, 110 ante

We've been on the lookout for some large stacks, and we've spotted our first 200,000 chip stack. That is ten starting stacks compared to when this tournament began.

"christ0s707" hails from Cyprus and is sat at the table where Laszlo Bujtas was recently eliminated. We'll see where he ends up at the end of the evening's play.

Day 1 concludes at the end of Level 18.

Player Chips Progress
christ0s707
christ0s707
213,212

Bujtas Shoves into Big Slick

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 13 : 500/1,000, 110 ante
Laszlo Bujtas
Laszlo Bujtas

"GrovSnus" opened to 1,845 and called a shove from Laszlo "omaha4roll" Bujtas for 18,088.

GrovSnus: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Laslo Bujtas: {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}

There was no help for the Hungarian on the {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board and he was eliminated.

Laszlo Bujtas Eliminated from the Sunday Million
Laszlo Bujtas Eliminated from the Sunday Million
Player Chips Progress
GrovSnus se
GrovSnus 		102,470
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 110

Hand Closing in on 100k

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 12 : 400/800, 100 ante
Fintan Hand
Fintan Hand

"tagvagne859" opened to 2,400 from the hijack and "hdrr_at" called in the small blind. Fintan "easywithaces" Hand three-bet to 8,800 from the big blind and "tagvange859" four-bet all in for 19,355. "hdrr_at" folded.

Fintan "easywithaces" Hand: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
tagvange859: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Hand would need to win a flip to send his opponent to the rail, and flopped a king on the {k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Spades} runout and took down the pot.

Fintan Hand in the Sunday Million
Fintan Hand in the Sunday Million
Player Chips Progress
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
Fintan "easywithaces" Hand
97,541
34,458
 34,458
PokerStars
tagvange859
tagvange859
Busted

Back-to-Back SCOOP Champion Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza in the Field

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 12 : 400/800, 100 ante
Gianluca Speranza
Gianluca Speranza

In May 2019, Gianluca Speranza did the unthinkable, and won the 2019 SCOOP Main Event adding $1,028,203 to the massive $1,133,160 he won for taking down the same event almost exactly 12 months prior.

He's now sat in the 14th Anniversary Sunday Million with a stack of just under 70,000. We'll keep an eye on how he's progressing!

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Gianluca “Tankanza” SperanzaAustria$1,028,203*
2OMGitshuntBelarus$924,096*
3Dinesh “NastyMinder” AltAustria$604,383
4Francisco “Tomatee” BenitezUruguay$442,597
5nailuj90Austria$324,119
6felipebeltraBrazil$237,356
7KorrinhoAustria$173,819
8Nick “caecilius” PetrangeloCanada$127,290
9Preben “prebz” StokkanUnited Kingdom$101,777

*reflects a heads-up deal

Player Chips Progress
Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza
Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza
68,615

Miracle Runout for Beresford to Double

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 12 : 400/800, 100 ante
Beresford Gets There to Double Up
Beresford Gets There to Double Up

"Pozetivchik" opened to 1,540 from the hijack and Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford three-bet to 4,620 on the button. The blinds folded and "Pozetivchik" called.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Spades} and it checked to Beresford who bet 4,064. "Pozetivchik" check-raised to 10,850 and Beresford shoved all in for 31,968. "Pozetivchik" called.

Pozetivchik: {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Beresford was behind to the flopped straight of his opponent, and had just a 4.5% chance of staying alive. However, the {a-Clubs}{q-Spades} runout improved him to a full house and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford
75,036
33,393
 33,393
Pozetivchik
Pozetivchik
18,204

Tom "Pleb_method" Hayward Says He Dreamt About Winning the Sunday Million

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 12 : 400/800, 100 ante
Mason Pye and Tom Hayward
Mason Pye and Tom Hayward

Tom "Pleb_method" Hayward joined as a PokerStars Twitch streamer back in 2019. And Having first played the Sunday Million back in 2010, Hayward admits that he has even had dreams about winning the prestigious tournament.

"I'm talking about literal dreams!" Hayward told PokerNews. "I would wake up in the morning after eight hours of a stressful poker grind, to find that not only have I just played eight hours of poker in my sleep, but the session hasn't even begun, and I'm already on a downswing!"

Read why Hayward thinks the Sunday Million is one of the most recognizable and reputable tournaments on the internet

Level: 12

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Spragg Doubles Up

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Level 11 : 350/700, 90 ante

From the cutoff, "5stAArD0nk1" raised to 1,400 and Benj "Spraggy" Spragg raised to 5,600 from the small blind. The big blind folded and "5stAArD0nk1" four-bet all in. Spragg called for his last 24,193.

Benj "Spraggy" Spragg: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
"5stAArD0nk1": {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Spragg doubled to around 50,000.

Player Chips Progress
5stAArD0nk1
5stAArD0nk1
60,491
Benj "Spraggy" Spragg
Benj "Spraggy" Spragg
49,986
31,488
 31,488
PokerStars
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