The third Sunday of the 2012 World Championship of Online Poker was good for many of online poker's best. Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet earned a win (and a bracelet) in the $10,300 NLHE High Roller Heads-Up event for $224,000, while Ole “wizowizo” Schemion, Grayson "gray31" Ramage, Ryan "RJules12" Julius, and Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul each tasted victory in other Sunday tournaments.
PokerStars WCOOP 43: $10,300 NLHE High Roller Heads-Up ($200K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$10,300+$300
64
$640,000
The second high-roller event of the 2012 WCOOP saw 64 players battle in a heads-up tournament. Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet topped the field, earning $224,000 for his triumph. His path to victory included wins against "Also11," Brian "$tinger 88" Hastings, "sanpri," Bertand "ElkY" Grospellier, "kotkis," and "Helio TYF."
Place
Player
Prize
1
Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet
$224,000
2
Helio TYF
$128,000
3
Sussie Smith
$64,000
4
kotkis
$64,000
5
Eugene Katchalov
$40,000
6
Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist
$40,000
7
K_0_S_T_Y_A
$40,000
8
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
$40,000
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$500+$30
1,085
$542,500
The Sunday 500 saw a talented bunch make deep runs. Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney (13th - $3,689), Matt "mjw006" Wakeman (16th - $2,604), and Ben "ShankingYou" Palmer (19th - $2,170), finished a bit short of the final table while Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong, Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber, Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell, and Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready each earned a seat there. "shimmysham99", however, defeated everyone for $92,225.
Place
Player
Prize
1
shimmysham99
$92,225
2
msroj
$67,812.50
3
Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong
$51,483.25
4
Mossop7
$36,890
5
Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber
$26,853.75
6
Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell
$21,428.75
7
MaltLiquor40
$16,003.75
8
Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready
$10,578.75
9
mercedesgu68
$5,859
PokerStars WCOOP 2nd Chance $1,050 NL Hold'em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$1,000+$50
472
$472,000
Among the notable finishers in the $1,050 WCOOP 2nd Chance event were Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas (10th - $5,664), Luis "mestrefilipe" Andrade (14th - $4,720), Marc "dean23price" Wright (15th - $4,720), and Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (17th - $3,776). Following a three-handed deal, "C. Darwin2" claimed the victory.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
C. Darwin2
$62,140
*2
David "dpeters17" Peters
$70,000
*3
xSuPrA
$72.000
4
Pollopopeye
$36,816
5
ragingquads_
$25,960
6
Jarcon86
$20,060
7
Frank "roo_400" Billard
$15,340
8
mrAndreeew
$10,620
9
Dane "WatchTheSea" Miller
$7,835.20
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
1,303
$430,600
Notable finishes in the $109 Sunday Rebuy included Ana Marquez (10th - $4,090.70), Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp (13th - $3,229.50), and Andras "probirs" Nemeth (14th - $3,229.50). A three-handed deal took place in which "grekos1981" secure $62,122.43 before going on to win the event.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
grekos1981
$62,122.43
*2
Sure_Shot-TP
$59,562.36
*3
eisenhower1
$56,411.37
4
Gambler4444
$32,295
5
Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil
$22,606.50
6
uaredead lol
$18,300.50
7
nikov
$13,994.50
8
Tom "hitthehole" Middleton
$9,688.50
9
Paul “Paolo69” Foltyn
$6,028.40
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
3,256
$352,600
Jon "FatalError" Aguiar (10th - $2,168.49), Chris "Bushman" Bush (12th - $2,168.49), Michael "bEatNicK"OG"" Stroh (13th - $1,639.59), Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber (16th - $1,110.69), and Clayton "slammedfire" Mozdzen (17th - $1,110.69) each finished just short of the Bigger $109 final table. Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul was the short stack with four players left but came out on top for $55,360.51.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul
$55,360.51
2
@cey@lone
$41,254.20
3
Cro 7206
$29,265.80
4
koka77
$20,274.50
5
tormos
$15,094.80
6
beukie555
$11,459.50
7
Pizdariki
$7,933.50
8
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
$4,407.50
9
right_on!^*7
$2,820.80
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$150+$12
2,049
$307,350
Usually good for a deep run in a Sunday Major just about every week, George "gkap13" Kapalas (13th - $1,844.10) finished just shy of the Bigger $162 final table. A tough final table saw a heads-up deal take place between Grayson "gray31" Ramage and James "BizBills" Bills. The former took it down, earning $45,250 for his victory.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Grayson "gray31" Ramage
$45,250
*2
James "BizBills" Bills
$40,809.05
3
Aidan "whereisdonny" Tam
$27,661.50
4
maddogmoz
$19,716.50
5
guyguy12
$13,830.75
6
jaggalo1231
$10,757.25
7
Frank "roo_400" Billard
$7,683.75
8
torowe
$5,378.62
9
akasherin
$3,073.50
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars WCOOP 2nd Chance $109 NL Hold'em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
3,360
$336,000
Notable finishes in the $109 WCOOP 2nd Chance event went to Sorel "zangbezan24" Mizzi (19th - $902.20) and Jason "TeamWispy" Helder (21st - $907.20). Ryan "RJules12" Julius earned top honors, topping the field for $52,752.
The smaller of the day's heads-up events saw min-cashes from Aaron "aejones" Jones (11th - $2,560), Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong (14th - $2,560), and Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb (16th - $2,560). Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist made his second deep heads-up run of the day but fell short as Ole "wizowizo" Schemion bested him in the championship match.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion
$38,400
2
Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist
$23,040
3
C. Darwin2
$12,800
4
nikov
$12,800
5
poluyter
$5,120
6
apalma2156
$5,120
7
Jason "Taknapotin" Somerville
$5,120
8
AJacejackAJ
$5,120
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$10+$1
33,259
$332,590
Unlike most Sundays, this version of the Sunday Storm didn't see a deal at the final table. "PoookerS777" topped the massive 33,259-player field outright for nearly $29,000.
Place
Player
Prize
1
PoookerS777
$28,928.62
2
antony59
$20,763.59
3
T 54 T 97s
$13,968.78
4
meterfanger
$10,642.88
5
squrm123
$7,316.98
6
Cardaddick
$4,469.96
7
lefy cz
$3,076.45
8
Anubis1
$2,161.83
9
Atovar
$1,513.28
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
1,573
$157,300
Online-tournament guru Marc "dean23price" Wright made the final table of the Sunday Kickoff and took seventh place while "anayat" topped the field outright for $26,348.02.
Place
Player
Prize
1
anayat
$26,348.02
2
KING BAIT
$19,269.25
3
Herr_Jude
$14,550.25
4
benjimurry
$10,696.40
5
roaden
$7,707.70
6
UncaJ5
$6,134.70
7
Marc "dean23price" Wright
$4,561.70
8
UkraineKid
$2,988.70
9
drftIn
$1,620.19
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