The Sunday Briefing: Jason "TeamWispy" Helder Wins Sunday Million
It was back to business as usual on the virtual felt this weekend as the Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up were back up and running following the conclusion of the 2012 World Championship of Online Poker. The day's big winner was Jason "TeamWispy" Helder, winning the Sunday Million outright for $201,962.16. Chris "NigDawG" Brammer was victorious on Sunday, too.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 6,639 | $1,327,800 |
Phil "Jackal69" Shaw (12th - $7,435.68), Janos "szusza84" Toth (44th - $2,509.54), and Lars "Dsavo" Bonding (48th - $2,310.37) all made deep runs in the Sunday Million.
Despite entering the final table with 15 big blinds, Jason "TeamWispy" Helder navigated his way to the heads-up duel with "parrish09," who began the final table with nearly half the chips in play. Helder began with a slight chip lead and despite losing it for a bit, he regained the lead and soon emerged victorious. With A♣4♣, Helder bested "parrish09's" 7♠7♥ when the board ran out 5♥4♦3♥2♠J♣.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason "TeamWispy" Helder | $201,962.16 |
| 2 | parrish09 | $149,377.50 |
| 3 | Carlito1983 | $106,224 |
| 4 | meexxxx | $73,029 |
| 5 | hose66 | $55,767.60 |
| 6 | ERGUOTOU2 | $42,489.60 |
| 7 | AtnirTPT | $29,211.60 |
| 8 | Justice182 | $15,933.60 |
| 9 | depasseL | $10,290.45 |
To read more about this week's Sunday Million, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com.
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,312 | $662,400 |
David "My Brim Low" Ivers (14th - $2,980.80) and Geoff "GeoffRas22" Rasmussen (17th - $1,987.20) just missed out on the final table of the Sunday Warm-Up. A three-handed deal was made at the final table, and in the end, Sweden's "_slowb0y_1" emerged victorious for $87,773.98.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | _slowb0y_1 | $87,773.98 |
| *2 | Ben "gs08bjohnson" Jenkins | $71,000 |
| *3 | Nicky "Cod Meharly" Evans | $77,372.52 |
| 4 | verybadday | $38,088 |
| 5 | igor gas | $28,152 |
| 6 | Maskus | $21,528 |
| 7 | staszeq | $14,904 |
| 8 | Flow_Bambow | $8,280 |
| 9 | SuitedConex4 | $5,299.20 |
*denotes three-handed deal
To read more about this week's Sunday Warm-Up, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com.
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 807 | $403,500 |
Notable finishes in the Sunday 500 included Andras "probirs" Nemeth (18th - $2,622.75), Charlie "JIZOINT" Combes (22nd - $1,856.10), and Balazs "birs320" Botond (26th - $1,856.10). "Rehabilitate" outlasted the field for $72,630.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rehabilitate | $72,630 |
| 2 | mypokerf | $52,455 |
| 3 | Jannick "EDWARDHOPPER" Wrang | $39,139.50 |
| 4 | Big_Nemo | $29,253.75 |
| 5 | keminhofesta | $20,336.40 |
| 6 | Grizzlypower | $16,301.40 |
| 7 | GIV19 | $12,266.40 |
| 8 | sirgenutz | $8,271.75 |
| 9 | David "Betudontbet" Emmons | $5,043.75 |
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 927 | $304,600 |
The $109 Sunday Rebuy attracted 927 entrants, creating a prize pool of $304,600. Bryan "theczar19" Piccioli (13th - $2,589.10), Marco "NoraFlum" Johnson (17th - $1,979.90), and Ashley "DYBYDX" Mason (24th - $1,370.70) posted impressive showings in the event. A five-handed deal was made at the final table and "AverageGreg" grabbed the victory, along with more than $46,253.73.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | AverageGreg | $46,253.73 |
| *2 | Daviant | $25,880.51 |
| *3 | BriDge2PaiN | $27,693.99 |
| *4 | MrKloutt | $32,063.36 |
| *5 | toode | $35,638.41 |
| 6 | Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff | $12,945.50 |
| 7 | orzechinho19 | $9,899.50 |
| 8 | ManiacRazor | $6,853.50 |
| 9 | kung_ivo | $4,294.86 |
*denotes five-handed deal
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 2,896 | $289,600 |
Flavius "puicachamp" Puica (12th - $1,810) and Nicolas "Nocturnick" Leger (19th - $868.80) fell just short of the Bigger $109 final table. Following a four-handed deal, "Tim Piper" emerged with the win for nearly $33,988.50, besting a field of 2,896.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Tim Piper | $33,988.50 |
| *2 | C. Darwin2 | $32,433.75 |
| *3 | Skrigepas | $24,431.57 |
| *4 | Lundsild | $30,341.10 |
| 5 | kingniki111 | $12,597.60 |
| 6 | harddecision | $9,701.60 |
| 7 | SAMSCOTT3 | $6,805.60 |
| 8 | umbroSS | $4,199.20 |
| 9 | Darwinsfish | $2,461.60 |
*denotes four-handed deal
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,562 | $234,300 |
Among those who made deep runs in the Bigger $162 were Steve "Stev0L_" Leonard (10th - $1,968.12), Nick "FU_15" Maimone (20th - $937.20), and Clayton "slammedfire" Mozdzen (24th - $937.20). British online-tournament specialist Chris "NigDawG" Brammer topped the field outright for $39,245.52.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris "NigDawG" Brammer | $39,245.52 |
| 2 | N1SLY | $28,701.75 |
| 3 | mil_pool88 | $21,672.75 |
| 4 | Phily88 | $15,932.40 |
| 5 | lehout | $11,480.70 |
| 6 | BWFCLEE | $9,137.70 |
| 7 | ZERGA_77 | $6,794.70 |
| 8 | squintster | $4,451.70 |
| 9 | powx4 | $2,413.29 |
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,242 | $248,400 |
Jon "LUFCBas" Spinks (21st - $1,043.28) and Seth "Setherson2" Davies (22nd - $1,043.28) put up solid showings in the Sunday 2nd Chance. A three-handed deal took place and "Fresh_oO_D" outlasted his opponents for the first-place prize.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Fresh_oO_D | $37,354.29 |
| *2 | amig0man | $28,699.77 |
| *3 | paaskebaesen | $32,511.06 |
| 4 | Pachila25 | $17,636.40 |
| 5 | andreasbar | $12,420 |
| 6 | 1_conor_b_1 | $9,936 |
| 7 | LillaLejonet | $7,452 |
| 8 | OBVAMENTS | $4,968 |
| 9 | Davewave92 | $2,856.60 |
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 35,175 | $351,750 |
The $10+$1 buy-in Sunday Storm attracted a field of 35,175, with a prize pool of $351,750. A heads-up deal took place and in the end, "TakeGoodCare" bested "g1ebster" for $29,215.52.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | TakeGoodCare | $29,215.52 |
| *2 | g1ebster | $23,327.55 |
| 3 | Antony944 | $14,773.50 |
| 4 | ramvaal | $11,256 |
| 5 | bbbiccchhhai | $7,738.50 |
| 6 | Bernd8410 | $4,748.62 |
| 7 | Annoula0105 | $3,253.68 |
| 8 | ultimateturn | $2,286.37 |
| 9 | Abbi Stoore | $1,600.46 |
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,673 | $167,300 |
Nick "FU_15" Maimone (27th - $652.47) made a solid showing in this week's Sunday Kickoff, but "them3ntalist" held strong, defeating the 1,673-player field for $27,445.79.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | them3ntalist | $27,445.79 |
| 2 | chipdonky247 | $20,076 |
| 3 | Christian "C.K." Kruel | $15,057 |
| 4 | Jorgo V | $11,209.10 |
| 5 | dimi asg | $7,946.75 |
| 6 | specht1988 | $6,273.75 |
| 7 | Amtsmann | $4,600.75 |
| 8 | Vienna Buddy | $2,927.75 |
| 9 | Stollinho | $1,673 |
*PokerStars Sunday Million data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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