'Hanamichi23’ Takes Down PokerStars Sunday Million
Despite coming to the final table as the second-shortest stack, online player Hanamichi23 persevered to win the PokerStars Sunday Million, pocketing a cool $212,152 for the victory. This week’s Sunday Million drew a field of 7,572, eclipsing its million-and-a-half guarantee. First place was set at $227,160 barring a deal. Notable finishes that fell shy of the final table included Chris “cdbr3799” Dombrowski in 17th ($4,240.33), Fabrice “fabsoul” Soulier in 32nd ($3,149.96), Jason “Fisheye25” Sackler in 39th ($2,847.08), and Jason “JP OSU” Potter in 48th ($2,619.92). As the final table began, the chip counts were as follows:
EaseYourPain - 16,773,241
William “weeminer” Miner - 16,318,360
OllowainTim - 11,258,082
FiveStand - 11,190,687
paulsl - 8,511,736
RasA86 - 4,097,248
APowers1968 - 2,716,811
Hanamichi23 - 2,467,213
JIZOINT - 2,386,622
APowers1968 was the first to exit the final table, at the 150,000/300,000/30,000 level. OllowainTim raised to 685,000 from the cutoff and APowers1968 countered with a raise all in for 2,176,811 from the small blind holding A♦6♥. OllowainTim called with 9♥9♠ and his pocket pair held on to win as the board ran out 3♥5♣Q♣K♥2♠. APowers1968 took home $11,736.61 for ninth place.
JIZOINT headed out shortly thereafter at 200,000/400,000/40,000. Hanamichi23 opened to 999,999 from under the gun and JIZOINT, next to act, shipped it in for 2,216,622. Hanamichi23 called with A♥J♦, trailing JIZOINT’s Q♣Q♠. However, Hanamichi23 hit an ace on the flop and JIZOINT would not recover, finishing in eighth place for $18,172.81. The very next hand was RasA86’s last. In middle position, RasA86 shoved for 2,247,248 with 9♦7♠, but ran into OllowainTim’s K♠K♦ in the small blind. No miracles for Rasa86 as the board came 6♠5♠A♠10♣2♥ and his tournament was over in seventh place for $32,559.61.
Erstwhile chip leader EaseYourPain played out his final hand at the 250,000/500,000/50,000 level. After losing a critical coinflip to Hanamichi23, EaseYourPain was in a world of hurt and got it in for 1,842,194 with Q♣9♣, up against William “weeminer” Miner’s A♦K♠. The board brought no relief for EaseYourPain, out in sixth place for $46,946.41. FiveStand headed to the rail next, running 7♦7♥ smack into OllowainTim’s 10♥10♣. The board rolled out J♥3♣A♦A♠9♠ as FiveStand’s last stand was not good enough, busting in fifth place for $62,090.41.
OllowainTim was felted at the 300,000/600,000/60,000 level, after moving all in from the button for 8,291,246 with K♣10♥. Hanamichi23 woke up with A♥A♦ in the small blind and took the hand down — though not without a sweat. The draw-tastic 6♣J♣Q♥ flop gave OllowainTim an open-end straight draw, along with a backdoor club draw. But the turn and river ran out 5♣ and 7♠ as OllowainTim fell short on draws, collecting $80,263.21 for fourth place.
William “weeminer” Miner bowed out in third place at 400,000/800,000/80,000, the victim of back-to-back losses against paulsl. Miner got his chips in with the best of it in the first hand, but his A♠J♥ fell to paulsl’s Q♥10♥ when two more tens hit the flop. On the second hand, paulsl raised to 1,850,500 on the button and Miner shoved all in for 13,500,028 in the big blind with A♠7♣. Paulsl called and tabled a dominating Q♦Q♥. Miner couldn’t hit any of his three outs as the board came Q♣10♥3♦5♦10♣ and William “weeminer” Miner was eliminated in third place for $121,152.01.
The final two agreed to an even chop, guaranteeing each $182,152.17, with $30,000 left in the middle for the eventual winner. The heads-up duel ended at the 500,000/1,000,000/100,000 level, with Hanamichi23 emerging victorious. On the final hand, paulsl min-raised to 2,000,000 and Hanamichi23 popped it to 45,000,000. Paulsl called all in for 24,655,580 with A♣8♦, badly trailing Hanamichi23’s A♠10♥. The flop came 4♣9♥J♣ and the 10♣ on the turn gave paulsl a boatload of outs to make a flush or a straight. But the river fell the 5♦ as paulsl came up short, finishing in second place. Hanamichi23 was the winner of the PokerStars Sunday Million, earning $212,152.17.
Final Results:
*1. Hanamichi23 - $212,152.17
*2. paulsl - $182,152.17
3. William “weeminer” Miner - $121,152.01
4. OllowainTim - $80,263.21
5. FiveStand - $62,090.41
6. EaseYourPain - $46,946.41
7. RasA86 - $32,559.61
8. JIZOINT - $18,172.81
9. APowers1968 - $11,736.61
* - Per two-way even chop leaving $30,000 to the winner.
