The Sunday Briefing: Julian "soydelmillo" Menendez Takes Down Two Sunday Majors
The New York Giants were not the only ones thrilled with their Sunday result. Reigning LAPT Colombia champion, Julian "soydelmillo" Menendez won not one, but two Sunday Majors. It started with the $109 Sunday Rebuy and finished with the Sunday 2nd Chance. All told, Menendez earned more than six figures for his two wins.
Meanwhile, "MatejK992SLO" won the Sunday Million following a six-handed deal for about $178,000, and Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen took down the Sunday 500.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 7,401 | $1,480,200 |
Entering the final table of the Sunday Million with just about twice as many chips as second place, "MatejK992SLO" was in great shape for an excellent result. By the time six players remained, the gap was closed, so a six-handed deal was agreed upon. Everyone was guaranteed at least $76,000, and as a result, play moved along quickly.
Heads-up play followed shortly thereafter as "MatejK992SLO" held about a 1.73:1 chip lead over "m0rtengud." After the lead was further extended, "m0rtengud" shoved with K♠5♦ and was behind "MatejK992SLO's" K♣8♥. The flop came down K♥Q♠5♣ to put "m0rtengud" ahead, but the 8♦ hit the turn to give the lead back to "MatejK992SLO." The river brought the 7♣, ending the tournament with a win for "MatejK992SLO."
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | MatejK992SLO | $177,691.93 |
| *2 | m0rtengud | $116,420.69 |
| *3 | fr0zzy | $113,001.31 |
| *4 | C@LLMEM8 | $119,780.75 |
| *5 | GiegelGagel | $85,118.20 |
| *6 | sprenger62 | $76,831.97 |
| 7 | grackhack2 | $31,824.30 |
| 8 | Eskapisten | $17,762.40 |
| 9 | MeirDa | $11,471.55 |
*denotes six-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Rick "ThEcLaiMEer" Trigg (27th - $3,448.86), Tim "TurnRiva" Marsters (37th - $2,782.77)
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,624 | $724,800 |
It was a good day to be the chip leader of the biggest of the Sunday Majors. "MarinaBalbes" entered the final table of the Sunday Warm-up atop the chip counts and navigated through for the victory. With the chip lead three-handed, a deal was agreed upon, and not long after, "MarinaBalbes" took nearly a 3:1 chip lead into heads-up play.
The tournament came to an end when after an A♥6♥5♥ flop, "ms.bon-bon" called all-in with A♣8♦. "MarinaBalbes" held 5♠5♣ and held through the Q♥ turn and 3♣ river to lock it up.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | MarinaBalbes | $97,939.83 |
| *2 | ms.bon-bon | $77,931.43 |
| *3 | Leviathan74 | $82,521.11 |
| 4 | Tomascibaz | $41,6767 |
| 5 | bergeroo | $30,804 |
| 6 | zackmorris99 | $23,556 |
| 7 | PokerSavage1 | $16,308 |
| 8 | Salsicha | $9,060 |
| 9 | jenbizzle | $5,798.40 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Matthew "bigace223" Ezrol (35th - $1,630.80), Angel Guillen (36th - 1,630.80)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 760 | $380,000 |
The Sunday 500 attracted a 760-player field and created a prize pool worth $380,000. The final table of the Sunday 500 was filled with notable players, and topping them all was Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen, earning the outright victory for $68,700.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen | $68,700 |
| 2 | cheb-achie | $49,400 |
| 3 | Bolivar "Ramux" Palacios | $37,050 |
| 4 | thecornerAA | $27,740 |
| 5 | veera | $19,570 |
| 6 | Marton "noirduck" Czuczor | $15,770 |
| 7 | Mamljk | $11,970 |
| 8 | Roma-Tilt | $8,398 |
| 9 | Josh "theNorfman" Norris | $4,864 |
Notable Finishes: Nico "PKaiser" Fierro (19th - $1,824), Javier “El_Canonero” Dominguez (23rd - $1,824)
PokerStars Bigger $55 ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $50+$5 | 5,942 | $297,100 |
The 5,942 players who entered the Bigger $55 on Sunday created a $297,100 prize pool. A four-handed deal took place at the final table, and "Ares0966" outlasted the field for nearly $35,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Ares0966 | $34,149.47 |
| *2 | magozepeda | $25,789.05 |
| *3 | pescador2409 | $32,857.90 |
| *4 | kinheim | $28,171.22 |
| 5 | Bwd26 | $12,478.20 |
| 6 | CoLa7687 | $9,507.20 |
| 7 | GuraPro | $6,536.20 |
| 8 | matikauskas | $3,713.75 |
| 9 | Govaa | $2,317.38 |
*denotes four-handed deal
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 2,974 | $297,400 |
The Bigger $109 nearly tripled its guarantee on Sunday. "D4nking" earned top honors and nearly $50,000 for the outright triumph.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | d4nking | $48,178.80 |
| 2 | Chaesi | $34,944.50 |
| 3 | PostFlopPlz | $24,684.20 |
| 4 | jalman69 | $16,654.40 |
| 5 | China_White1 | $13,680.40 |
| 6 | longdongdave | $10,706.40 |
| 7 | GM_VALTER | $7,732.40 |
| 8 | kasspav | $5,353.20 |
| 9 | Tomatee | $3,241.66 |
Notable Finishes: Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (12th - $2,379.20)
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,521 | $228,150 |
"MaltLiquor40" and "tpleta" were the two players of the 1,521-player field to make it to heads-up play in the Bigger $162. After a rare heads-up chop, they each took home $35,466.13 for their efforts.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | MaltLiquor40 | $35,466.13 |
| *2 | tpleta | $35,466.13 |
| 3 | dragonfish76 | $22,815 |
| 4 | pk420 | $17,111.25 |
| 5 | Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis | $11,977.87 |
| 6 | tamborile | $9,696.37 |
| 7 | treezer | $7,414.87 |
| 8 | MikiOpasniy | $5,133.37 |
| 9 | martellmagic | $3,194.10 |
*denotes heads-up chop
Notable Finishes: Luke "LukeFromB13" Staudenmaier (11th - $2,167.42), João "vovo_leo" Studart (14th - $1,711.12)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,253 | $250,600 |
The Sunday 2nd Chance was Julian "soydelmillo" Menendez second Sunday Major title of the day. He won this one outright for just shy of $44,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian "soydelmillo" Menendez | $43,804.88 |
| 2 | THEDUTCH4141 | $31,826.20 |
| 3 | GaborMarton | $23,807 |
| 4 | kelseth | $17,792.60 |
| 5 | unluckybs | $12,530 |
| 6 | SivaOOv | $10,024 |
| 7 | kiwiplayer | $7,518 |
| 8 | mypokerf | $5,012 |
| 9 | dksthlm | $2,881.90 |
Notable Finishes: Giuseppe “Ansgar2000″ Pantaleo (16th - $1,378.30)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,021 | $339,200 |
The first of Julian "soydelmillo" Menendez's Sunday victories came in the $109 Sunday Rebuy, where he topped a tough final table that included Philipp "philbort" Gruissem and Will "molswi47" Molson.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian "soydelmillo" Menendez | $62,752 |
| 2 | Lucas "Bananazoo" Chiciak | $45,452.80 |
| 3 | tbac1 | $33,920 |
| 4 | pappadogg | $25,440 |
| 5 | Philipp "philbort" Gruissem | $17,808 |
| 6 | Will "molswi47" Molson | $14,416 |
| 7 | guinor | $11,024 |
| 8 | 8r0k34$$ | $7,632 |
| 9 | Banderivets | $4,748.80 |
Notable Finishes: Scott "PokerToronto" Desveaux (29th - $1,187.20)
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 37,915 | $379,150 |
A heads-up deal took place in the Sunday Storm and "sanex29" outlasted "tobottk" for a little under $31,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | sanex29 | $30,323.89 |
| *2 | tobottk | $26,323.89 |
| 3 | 78hazard89 | $15,924.30 |
| 4 | glu77ps | $12,132.80 |
| 5 | RodrigoW22 | $8,341.30 |
| 6 | bigbet1992 | $5,118.52 |
| 7 | NeeDWeeD4WiN | $3,507.13 |
| 8 | marfius14 | $2,464.47 |
| 9 | 1zegri1 | $1,725.13 |
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($75K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,617 | $161,700 |
The Sunday Major weekend started with the Sunday Kickoff more than doubling its guarantee. Earning the outright win was "montjeu8" for more than $26,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | montjeu8 | $26,527.11 |
| 2 | 100mile | $19,404 |
| 3 | Magic Masi | $14,553 |
| 4 | Clutch Hero | $10,833.90 |
| 5 | 041427 | $7,680.75 |
| 6 | iPUNI$H | $6,063.75 |
| 7 | nebo_blizko | $4,446.75 |
| 8 | patey147 | $2,829.75 |
| 9 | daco45 | $1,617 |
Notable Finishes: Vito "F.Briatore" Branciforte (11th - $1,277.43)
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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