There's early action in The Sunday 500 with four players over 1 million chips and action in Level 3. All four millionaires have also collected one bounty each, so are already making money today.
| Alias | Bounty | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| "ooooooooooooo" | $125 | 1,691,591 |
| "JayBradley" | $125 | 1,156,274 |
| "SPAUNpro10099" | $125 | 1,020,056 |
| "Elons Rugpull" | $125 | 1,014,763 |
Along with still being alive in The Grand, Jaime Staples is among the leaders now early in The Sunday 500. The popular streamer already has a bounty and almost 1 million chips.
| Alias | Bounty | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Staples | $125 | 963,279 |
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Jaime Staples has the second biggest stack in The Sunday 500 going into the first break. There are 165 entries so far, meaning they are just under $20,000 off the $100,000 guarantee. The popular Canadian streamer is still alive in The Grand as well, with a stack of 822,750.
The Grand is up to 174 total entries now, meaning they've collected more than $170,000 towards the $200,000 guarantee. Ramiro Petrone from Argentina leads the way in that one right now with 5,275,151, with Simon Löfberg just behind with 5,190,287. They are the only players with more than 4 million at this point in the game.
There's about an hour left in registration on both games currently in action, and cards are set to go live in The Weekender Final Day just after the top of the hour. That one currently has 159 players coming back for Day 2, competing for more than $107,000 in prizes.
| Alias | Bounty | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| "ooooooooooooo" | $125 | 2,013,116 |
| Jaime Staples | $250 | 1,706,457 |
| "SovseFlemming99" | $125 | 1,451,548 |
| "MasterWillem" | $125 | 1,275,525 |
| "Lucky Luc07" | $125 | 1,184,737 |
All 159 players who bagged a Final Day stack in The Weekender get paid something, with the earliest bustouts pocketing $107. There's almost $7,000 up top for the winner though, without including bounties.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $6,953 |
| 2 | $6,942 |
| 3 | $4,596 |
| 4 | $2,977 |
| 5 | $2,029 |
| 6 | $1,562 |
| 7 | $1,146 |
| 8 | $909 |
| 9 | $718 |
Jaime Staples has been crushing the Twitch streets for many years now, currently as one of the most prominent members of Team Online for partypoker. Staples announced earlier on his Twitter account that it was going to be a "10K ish day", but he's already off to a great start with the second place stack in The Sunday 500.
10K ish day. Lets get it! https://t.co/lQdgybbXKT
— Jaime Staples (@jaimestaples)
Jaime Staples is now out of The Grand, but he is still rocking more than 1 million chips in The Sunday 500. Both games are nearing the guarantees now, with both games within $3,000 of the promised totals. There are still more than 30 minutes left in registration for both games, so they will almost certainly break guarantee.
There are several other members if Team partypoker still in the running in The Grand however,
| Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Joao Simao | Brazil | 1,400,600 |
| Dzmitry Urbanovich | Russia | 1,133,150 |
| Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 1,044,650 |
| Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,005,460 |
| Jaime Staples | Canada | 0 |
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All three of the feature games today have cracked their guarantees. The Weekender Final Day started with $107,200 to split between the 159 Day 2 players, but there are barely 100 players left in that one now. They still don't know how many will get paid in The Grand and The Sunday 500, as registration is still open in both, but both games have also cracked their guarantees.
The Grand now has 208 entries with 107 still in play, putting $205,652 into the middle at the moment. The Sunday 500 is already up to $108,000 in the prize pool on the back of 217 entries. There are still 128 stacks on the virtual felt in The Sunday 500, and both games have less than 30 minutes left to get in.
They've lost almost half the field already in The Weekender Final Day. With action in Level 5, they are down to just 84 players left, with busted players currently getting paid $139.
| Alias | Bounty | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| "TheDegeneraI" | $275 | 4,016,152 |
| "nosnnoM" | $278 | 3,779,865 |
| "Hematogen" | $187 | 3,533,415 |
| "I6Bet4Fun" | $254 | 3,423,454 |
| "moneyhunte99" | $250 | 3,149,501 |