The Sunday Briefing: Adam "Roothlus" Levy Just Misses Sunday Warm-Up Final Table at PCA
Even though many of online poker's finest are in the Bahamas for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, some still managed to post impressive results on their Day 1 off day of the Main Event. Adam "Roothlus" Levy, for example, just missed the final table of the Sunday Warm-Up with an 11th-place finish. On Sunday, three players pocketed six figures and "shamandez" won the Sunday Million.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 7,710 | $1,542,000 |
There was a lot of movement at the final table of the Sunday Million as a three-handed deal took place between three players who did not even start the final table in the top three in chips. Even when the deal was made, eventual champion "shamandez" began with the short stack before notching the victory.
David "dave798111" Allan, was the first player eliminated after the three-handed deal. He held A♥3♦ and was up against "shamandez" who held pocket sevens. A 7♥5♥2♥3♥10♠ board eliminated Allan, and gave "shamandez" a 2:1 chip lead to begin heads-up play. The chips got in after a flop of A♠8♥7♥. With A♣4♠, "shamandez" trailed "Mackkapackka's" A♥10♣, however, a 4♦ river card locked up the victory for "shamandez."
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | shamandez | $178,192.36 |
| *2 | Mackkapackka | $178,079.17 |
| *3 | David "dave798111" Allan | $160,298.47 |
| 4 | @RZIDI@ | $77,716.80 |
| 5 | blablonae | $61,680 |
| 6 | A.A.KATALO | $46,260 |
| 7 | hoefi73 | $30,840 |
| 8 | 26071985 | $17,733 |
| 9 | TheFish9999 | $11,950.50 |
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,619 | $723,800 |
Despite starting the final table of the Sunday Warm-Up second to last in chips with about 20 big blinds, "BAGBAGBAGBAG" made it to the final three thanks to some big pocket pairs that held up. A three-handed deal took place and despite being on the short end, "BAGBAGBAGBAG" came back and took it down.
First, with A♣6♦, "BAGBAGBAGBAG" took down "NhFy" who held A♠3♣ after the board ran out with four diamonds to make a flush. To win, it took more than an hour, but "BAGBAGBAGBAG" prevailed against "crazylandd."
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | BAGBAGBAGBAG | $91,043.18 |
| *2 | crazylandd | $81,773.19 |
| *3 | NhFy | $85,219.50 |
| 4 | Kevin "scarface2911" Howe | $41,618.50 |
| 5 | jaaaaaaack | $30,761.50 |
| 6 | moneyinbag | $23,523.50 |
| 7 | .i. prestige | $16,285.50 |
| 8 | Kedrila | $9,047.50 |
| 9 | Gry Dilling | $5,790.40 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Adam "Roothlus" Levy (11th - $4,342.80), Fabrizio "SixthSenSe19" Gonzalez (13th - $3,257.10)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 768 | $384,000 |
The Sunday 500 attracted 56 additional players this week. The 768-player field created a prize pool of $384,000. No deals were made, and "3max" was the last player standing, pocketing $69,120.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3max | $69,120 |
| 2 | Guezmere | $49,920 |
| 3 | fish2013 | $37,248 |
| 4 | jbrown8777 | $27,840 |
| 5 | TIETYMM | $19,353.60 |
| 6 | Rami "arbianight" Boukai | $15,513.60 |
| 7 | Milana Jones | $11,673.60 |
| 8 | _paulEFauL_ | $7,872 |
| 9 | hunwei | $4,800 |
Notable Finishes: Marton "noirduck" Czuczor (11th - $4,032)
PokerStars Bigger $55 ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $50+$5 | 6,243 | $312,150 |
Nearly 600 more players registered for the Bigger $55 this week compared to last week, creating a $312,150 prize pool. A heads-up deal took place and "bignamba10" came out the winner for more than $42,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | bignamba10 | $42,055.41 |
| *2 | nailuj90 | $40,543.60 |
| 3 | -t1me2sh1ne | $24,972 |
| 4 | nuts4meAA | $17,168.25 |
| 5 | MidEGambler | $13,110.30 |
| 6 | dannn1003 | $9,988.80 |
| 7 | pitu73 | $6,867.30 |
| 8 | Grezkorba | $3,745.80 |
| 9 | kolon | $2,429.16 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Markus "MarkusG91" Garberg (10th - $1,748.04)
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 3,034 | $303,400 |
The Bigger $109 drew about 500 players more than last week, tripling its guarantee in the process. It was won outright by "TheMagican" for just shy of $50,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheMagican | $49,150.80 |
| 2 | dafnuni | $35,649.50 |
| 3 | treezer | $25,182.20 |
| 4 | jonath3501 | $16,990.40 |
| 5 | Adrian "Adrian900123" Marin | $13,956.40 |
| 6 | CutiePi314 | $10,922.40 |
| 7 | lukey3186 | $7,888.40 |
| 8 | mumu12345 | $5,461.20 |
| 9 | Mats "quzzo" Iremark | $3,307.06 |
Notable Finishes: Cory "UGOTPZD" Carroll (21st - $637.14), Jason "jdtjpoker" Wheeler (23rd - $637.14)
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,550 | $232,500 |
A three-handed deal took place in the Bigger $162 this week and when the dust settled, "P-Halt" was the sole survivor for more than $32,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | P-Halt | $32,338.20 |
| *2 | WhEADa | $30,774.61 |
| *3 | bigbear17 | $32,212.19 |
| 4 | smellmuth | $17,437.50 |
| 5 | zxc888 | $12,206.25 |
| 6 | RasA86 | $9,881.25 |
| 7 | Andrew23122 | $7,556.25 |
| 8 | vinifenomeno | $5,231.25 |
| 9 | NL_Profit | $3,255 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther (16th - $1,278.75)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,289 | $257,800 |
After a heads-up deal in the Sunday 2nd Chance, online pro Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu walked away with the victory for more than $40,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu | $40,246.02 |
| *2 | vic_dias | $37,558.02 |
| 3 | Stunts25 | $24,491 |
| 4 | Sergei0384 | $18,303.80 |
| 5 | Bananazoo | $12,890 |
| 6 | Babashki | $10,213 |
| 7 | tralaira | $7,734 |
| 8 | strflushtome | $5,156 |
| 9 | absolong | $2,964.70 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Peter "twirlpro" Turmezey (12th - 2,449.10), Paul "paulgees81" Volpe (15th - $1,933.50)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 999 | $331,500 |
A cool 999 players entered the $109 Sunday Rebuy this week, smashing its $200,000 guarantee. Following a heads-up deal, "selinantis" pocketed $57,000 for the win.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | selinantis | $57,000 |
| *2 | szusza84 | $48,748.50 |
| 3 | mrAndreeew | $33,150 |
| 4 | paulitschMC | $24,862.50 |
| 5 | David_Wain | $17,403.75 |
| 6 | Finspb812 | $14,088.75 |
| 7 | Sebastian "sebbau" Bauer | $10,773.75 |
| 8 | Johnny "johnnylodden" Lodden | $7,458.75 |
| 9 | Mathew "Aussie_star1" Brown | $4,641 |
Notable Finishes: Nick "FU_15" Maimone (10th - $3,480.75)
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 38,598 | $385,890 |
In addition to drawing about 4,000 players more than last week, the Sunday Storm did not end with any kind of deal for the second straight week. "H-Man81" outlasted David "dave798111" Allan to earn the victory.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | H-Man81 | $31,333.44 |
| 2 | David "dave798111" Allan | $21,614.88 |
| 3 | smileypc | $14,281.26 |
| 4 | PbI6O^oB | $10,668.48 |
| 5 | pornfighter | $7,295.02 |
| 6 | DIAS18 | $4,689.65 |
| 7 | kodaly85 | $3,280.83 |
| 8 | OMG CASH | $2,238.68 |
| 9 | gamblie1 | $1,640.41 |
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($75K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,539 | $153,900 |
The Sunday Kickoff attracted 311 more players than last week and more than doubled its guarantee. "TOjIbKA" bested Liam "moffo47" Moffett heads-up for the victory.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOjIbKA | $25,778.52 |
| 2 | Liam "moffo47" Moffett | $18,852.75 |
| 3 | 01Genesis | $14,235.75 |
| 4 | David "Mrdawwe" Sonelin | $10,465.20 |
| 5 | Exan13 | $7,541.10 |
| 6 | NoClue222 | $6,002.10 |
| 7 | gggenya | $4,463.10 |
| 8 | GaborMarton | $2,924.10 |
| 9 | Elwood_fi | $1,585.17 |
Notable Finishes: Allan "Sifosis" Bække (24th - $615.60)
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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