The Sunday Briefing: Marc-Andre Ladouceur, Calvin Anderson Claim Major Titles

Brett Collson Chief Editor

Jan 19, 2015 3 min read

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In the world of tournament poker, all it takes is one deep run to erase a miserable day from memory.

Team PokerStars Online's Marc-Andre Ladouceur was a prime example of that on Sunday. The Canadian pro had a dreadful day at the tables — he even tweeted that he was stuck more than $10,000 on the day — before reaching the final table of the Sunday 500 at PokerStars. A short while later he found himself heads-up against David "DonkCommited" Miscikowski and agreeing to a deal that added nearly $60,000 to his bankroll. Ladouceur then went on to win the heads-up match to cap off a swingy Sunday.

Over at Full Tilt, Calvin Anderson took down The Sunday Major outright for $38,680 after defeating Sebastian "thereal_bandito" Saffari for the title. Running alongside The Sunday Major was the MiniFTOPS Main Event, a $75 buy-in event that attracted 6,241 players. Chris "Gettin Daize" Oliver and Stefan "random_chu" Chew made the final table, but it was Romania's "jfaraclan" who finished on top after negotiating a deal with "kaggiz."

Here's a full look at the results from the Sunday Majors on PokerStars, Full Tilt, partypoker and WSOP.com:

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Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	6,923	$1,384,600

Place	Player	Prize
1	Windyk@tor	$193,184*
2	ROBAZAN	$173,184*
3	SwalzB	$110,768
4	dodavi	$76,153
5	Valentyn "touchmynuts1″ Shabelnyk	$58,153
6	andos1	$44,307
7	yummylemons	$30,461
8	diogovezzaro	$16,615
9	Vasile "mihai_nbl" Mihai	$10,730

_{*Reflects heads-up deal}

Notable Finishes: John "kleath" Leathart (11th - $7,753), Wesley "ZeelandBoy" Wiemes (16th - $7,876), Kosei "K.Ichinose" Ichinose (24th - $3,239)

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Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	3,077	$615,400

Place	Player	Prize
1	Elmagico19A1	$90,892*
2	jambeyang	$77,728*
3	kya0209	$51,078
4	Mark "SHIPP ITT" Herm	$35,385
5	utvekklo2	$26,345
6	Doctor2D	$20,000
7	r shetty	$13,846
8	Steve 'Illini213' Barshak	$7,692
9	politm69	$4,923

_{*Reflects heads-up deal}

Notable Finishes: Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez Cruz (13th - $2,861), Charlie "JIZOINT" Combes (20th - $1,630), Andy "andyh26" Holman (23rd - $1,630)

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MiniFTOPS Main Event ($400K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$70+5	6,241	$436,870

Place	Player	Prize
1	jfaraclan	$62,692*
2	kaggiz	$64,000*
3	Chris "Gettin Daize" Oliver	$37,133
4	sammy_grinder	$27,959
5	driver1177	$20,947
6	Stefan "random_chu" Chew	$14,416
7	intelligentplay	$9,392
8	pokerk1ng133	$6,553
9	joao bauer	$4,587

_{*Reflects heads-up deal}

Notable Finishes: Jeff "YoungSupremacy" Hakim (17th - $1,747), Oliver "Ollie_p" Price (23rd - $1,179)

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Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+30	775	$387,500

Place	Player	Prize
1	Marc-Andre "FrenchDawg" Ladouceur	$59,133
2	David "DonkCommited" Miscikowski	$60,991
3	kettlingur	$37,587
4	SHiiPTHATiSH	$28,093
5	Cejakas14	$19,530
6	SwalzB	$15,655
7	joaommr	$11,780
8	Kyle "kylef89" Frey	$7,943
9	freshleo111	$4,843

Notable Finishes: Liam "MON3Y$HOT" O'Rourke (10th - $4,068), Dennis "el_klonkador" Bejedal (17th - $2,518)

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$109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+9	984	$286,100

Place	Player	Prize
1	Kory "s00tedj0kers" Kilpatrick	$39,400*
2	Robby "PlayaPlz" Lipkin	$39,084*
3	Jakob "mendieta19" Carlsson	$41,391*
4	TransSib	$21,457
5	Toby "810ofclubs" Lewis	$15,020
6	schmier1	$12,159
7	Sergio "zcedrick" Aido	$9,298
8	bearsfan775	$6,437
9	Mario "Pokerccini" Puccini	$4,005

_{*Reflects three-handed deal}

Notable Finishes: Russell "rdcrsn" Carson (14th - $2,431), Paul "padjes" Berende (15th - $2,431), Jochum "groengras" Weenink (17th - $1,859), Anton "antesvante" Wigg (24th - $1,287), Ryan "ryanghall" Hall (25th - $1,287), David "dpeters17" Peters (27th - $1,287)

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200K Guaranteed Sunday

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$186+$14	1,003	$200,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	PeterAdams2	$31,800
2	AAleshkAA	$22,780
3	The4336idoloscp	$16,330
4	spetsern	$12,520
5	samarawins	$10,200
6	petprolive	$8,200
7	RNGregXX	$6,200
8	mekkmaster1	$4,300
9	Halleluj4h	$3,280

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Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	1,281	$256,200

Place	Player	Prize
1	iTSReTSaM	$44,783
2	morans350	$32,537
3	jude187	$24,339
4	S7v7nEL1v1n	$18,190
5	oceanemm	$12,810
6	liran2788	$10,248
7	Athanasios "Athanasios 9" Polychronopoulous	$7,686
8	Billy "b8chatz" Chattaway	$5,124
9	uaredead lol	$2,946

Notable Finishes: Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis (10th - $2,433), Rupert "ElRupert" Elder (12th - $2,433), Sam "aaajack" Chartier (15th - $1,921)

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Sunday Supersonic ($125K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$210.80+4.20	1,424	$300,179

Place	Player	Prize
1	AnIrishFinn	$54,033
2	babyface841	$39,023
3	vodyanoj777	$30,017
4	marktb	$22,513
5	Eyal_A	$15,759
6	P0CK€TF@CE$	$12,757
7	sry2good4u	$9,755
8	Kory "s00tedj0kers" Kilpatrick	$6,754
9	07Papi	$4,202

Notable Finishes: Mayu "marroca5" Roca (16th - $1,650)

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The Sunday Major ($150K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+15	967	$193,400

Place	Player	Prize
1	Calvin "cal42688" Anderson	$38,680
2	Sebastian "thereal_bandito" Saffari	$25,760
3	McPalsternakka	$18,373
4	Michael "m_hawk_1" Hawkins	$13,731
5	CAREPEZ	$10,250
6	urbanlights	$7,542
7	IceSteam	$5,608
8	schappuscha	$4,061
9	12USS	$2,901

Notable Finishes: Jeff "YoungSupremacy" Hakim (10th - $1,934), Steve "HR Dub" Williams (11th - $1,934), Brandon "norajean" Meyers (13th - $1,469), Marton "noirduck" Czuczor (25th - $831), Jason "jdpc27" Wheeler (26th - $831)