The Sunday Briefing: Cezarescu, Turker, and Desveaux Earn Sunday Titles
Coming on the heels of EPT Tallinn and LAPT Punta del Este, the first online-poker Sunday of August on PokerStars kicked off with three players earning six-figure scores. Robert "rrobert333" Cezarescu, Sadan "the_snail03" Turker, and Scott "PokerToronto" Desveaux were also among those victorious on the virtual felt on Sunday.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 6,565 | $1,313,000 |
Despite a drop in attendance from last week, the Sunday Million still produced three six-figure scores. The biggest went to "TY4Stacks2." Despite entering the final table third in chips, "TY4Stacks2" quickly took the chip lead holding 8♠8♣ against "26071985's" A♥2♣ when the board ran out 9♦7♦3♦5♥10♥.
When play reached heads-up, the final two agreed to a deal guaranteeing each more than $160,000, leaving $20,000 on the line. After building up a sizable chip lead, "TY4Stacks2" finished the deal with A♠7♣ against "KevinV's" 3♥3♦. The board came down 10♠9♣8♠A♥Q♦ to close it out for "TY4Stacks2," earning $185,384.15 for the win.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | TY4Stacks2 | $185,384.15 |
| *2 | KevinV | $162,035.65 |
| 3 | Dave "LeKnave" Jones | $105,040 |
| 4 | PDJ4ck | $72,215 |
| 5 | tony2pairsAK | $55,146 |
| 6 | untouchble10 | $42,016 |
| 7 | vasil1976197 | $28,886 |
| 8 | 26071985 | $15,756 |
| 9 | eljanich | $10,175.75 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: James "jimmie0708" Kirkland (17th - $3,676.40)
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,363 | $672,600 |
Unlike the Sunday Million, the Sunday Warm-Up did see a slight increase in numbers this week.The biggest name at the final table was undoubtedly Matt "ch0ppy" Kay, fresh off a deep run in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Despite entering the final table second in chips, Kay lost a flip and followed that with a bad beat. He got it in with Q♦Q♥ against "el canbass'" 10♠10♦. The board rolled out J♣4♠2♦5♦10♣, delivering a cruel two-out river to eliminate Kay.
The eventual winner of the tournament was "mr.salgado30," the one who won the early race against Kay. After reaching a deal with "el canbass," "mr.salgado30" took it down with ace-seven offsuit as well. It was his A♥7♠ against 10♣9♠. The better hand held up as the board ran out 7♣3♠2♥K♦K♣.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | mr.salgado30 | $98,299.20 |
| *2 | el canbass | $85,994.19 |
| 3 | itsourekas | $55,489.50 |
| 4 | rivgold | $38,764.50 |
| 5 | StrungOut1 | $28,585.50 |
| 6 | winiels | $21,859.50 |
| 7 | cep27 | $15,133.50 |
| 8 | NhPokah | $8,407.50 |
| 9 | Matt "ch0ppy" Kay | $5,380.80 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Dan "javahound" Tarnopol (11th - $4,035.60), Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu (12th - $4,035.60), Ben "delaney_kid" Delaney (16th - $2,017.80
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 732 | $366,000 |
Romanian Robert "rrobert333" Cezarescu is the second straight notable to win the Sunday 500. Following Ruben "rubenrtv" Visser's win last week, Cezarescu took it down outright this week for $66,246.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert "rrobert333" Cezarescu | $66,246 |
| 2 | caipsa | $47,580 |
| 3 | Rob!n2805 | $35,685 |
| 4 | MrGORK | $26,718 |
| 5 | Python817 | $18,849 |
| 6 | csacsi111 | $15,189 |
| 7 | ALIN76poker | $11,529 |
| 8 | OMGitshunt | $8,088.60 |
| 9 | Michael "YrrsiNN" Huber | $4,684.80 |
Notable Finishes: Leo Fernandez (10th - $3,952.80)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 905 | $296,600 |
Sadan "the_snail03" Turker earned a victory in the $109 Sunday Rebuy, collecting $55,612.50 for his efforts. Several big names made deep runs in the tournament, including Team PokerStars Pro Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadan "the_snail03" Turker | $55,612.50 |
| 2 | bearbeer123 | $40,041 |
| 3 | omar miete | $29,660 |
| 4 | ran77 | $22,245 |
| 5 | SERvERfRoG | $15,571.50 |
| 6 | corgex | $12,605.50 |
| 7 | Galactico999 | $9,639.50 |
| 8 | Mikaroc | $6,673.50 |
| 9 | ArtemZ | $4,182.06 |
Notable Finishes: Michael "YrrsiNN" Huber (11th - $3,114.30), Felipe "Improved" Montenegro (15th - $2,521.10), Philipp "philbort" Gruissem (19th - $1,334.70), Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero (22nd - 1,334.70)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,168 | $233,600 |
Down only eight players in attendance from last week, the Sunday 2nd Chance once again nearly doubled its guarantee. This week, "whereisdonny" topped the field for a $42,048 payday.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | whereisdonny | $42,048 |
| 2 | DONTSTAKEME | $29,970.88 |
| 3 | Tim Piper | $22,425.60 |
| 4 | Catenaccio | $16,819.20 |
| 5 | risk2Dupside | $11,680 |
| 6 | klabklabb | $9,344 |
| 7 | jetkiss | $7,008 |
| 8 | zebest_666 | $4,672 |
| 9 | AceSpades11 | $2,803.20 |
Notable Finishes: Sida "supfoolio" Yuen (16th - $1,284.80)
The Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,352 | $202,800 |
The Bigger $162 did in fact more than double its guarantee and Scott "PokerToronto" Desveaux was the primary beneficiary of that, taking it down for $35,956.44.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott "PokerToronto" Desveaux | $35,956.44 |
| 2 | ralloyd06 | $26,364 |
| 3 | Luciano S.H | $20,280 |
| 4 | Nick2PP | $15,210 |
| 5 | TsubasaOO | $10,647 |
| 6 | m_tekkin | $8,619 |
| 7 | B4d3m3!st3r | $6,591 |
| 8 | camhla | $4,563 |
| 9 | Ilkinopolous | $2,839.20 |
PokerStars Sunday Storm
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 31,133 | $311,330 |
A six-handed deal took place in the Sunday Storm this week with "shuriken555" topping the huge field for $17,232.12.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | shuriken555 | $17,232.12 |
| *2 | gabriel171 | $16,157.99 |
| *3 | dukeufa | $8,595.08 |
| *4 | candido27 | $18,713.44 |
| *5 | Jarretman | $12,237.07 |
| *6 | rocromo | $14,420.29 |
| 7 | leonel261976 | $3,268.96 |
| 8 | Geg84 | $2,179.31 |
| 9 | Huguens32 | $1,541.08 |
*denotes six-handed deal
The Bigger $109 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 2,587 | $258,700 |
Also doubling its guarantee was The Bigger $109. A three-handed deal took place and despite earning the least of the three, "wallabaer" is the only that can claim the bragging rights for winning.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | wallabaer | $31,970.24 |
| *2 | Sick'nSocial | $33,234.81 |
| *3 | AVAN77 | $32,454.10 |
| 4 | tj- benzen | $15,522 |
| 5 | Anton Marcus | $12,935 |
| 6 | SupaGlunya | $10,348 |
| 7 | Szicsek87 | $7,761 |
| 8 | Cresp0 | $5,174 |
| 9 | taaffey | $3,363.10 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (10th - $2,198.95)
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($75K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,366 | $136,600 |
The first Sunday Major of the weekend was topped by "ligastar" outright for $23,222.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ligastar | $23,222 |
| 2 | voyatodas60 | $17,075 |
| 3 | LäuftBeiMir? | $12,963.34 |
| 4 | Ronald "ronaldgrauer" Grauer | $9,288.80 |
| 5 | Schmeff | $6,761.70 |
| 6 | AlexaUKR | $5,395.70 |
| 7 | chipsar | $4,029.70 |
| 8 | alexlabatyuk | $2,663.70 |
| 9 | Markus "MarkusG91" Garberg | $1,475.28 |
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