Sunday Briefing: "hello_totti" Wins Sunday Million, Final Tables Sunday500

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Aug 20, 2018 5 min read Last updated Jun 01, 2022

Russia’s “hello_totti” has smashed through the $7 million barrier in online poker tournament winnings after taking down the latest edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million for $160,888.

PokerStars Sunday Million

Almost 6,000 players bought into this week’s Sunday Million ensuring the guarantee was well and truly hit. The $1,191,600 prize pool was shared among the top 1,052 finishers, with a min-cash weighing in at $342.82, a final table appearance being worth $9,464, and the eventual champion scooping $160,888.

Canada’s “7Phenom1991” was the final table’s first casualty. They busted in ninth-place, which meant the remaining eight players would all walk away with at least a five-figure score.

“pececada” busted in eighth-place for $13,485 and was joined on the rail by the Netherlands’ “funkyphaquir”, Germany’s “jay6789”, and “karmakamal0” who was representing the United Kingdom.

Fourth-place and $55,602 went to Romania’s “Stormania” with the exit of Latvia’s “auercan” leaving only two players in the hunt for the massive top prize. Both were guaranteed a six-figure score regardless of their finishing position.

“Pthelegend” and "hello_totti" battled heads-up in what was essentially a near $50,000 heads-up sit and go tournament. Despite the huge jump in pay, there was no deal struck so when "hello_totti" sent their final opponent to the sidelines, they collected $160,888 with the runner-up taking $112,902 back to Canada.

PokerStars Sunday 500

Greece’s “mikozir” added $28,530 to their PokerStars account on Aug. 19 after triumphing in the Sunday 500, a $530 buy-in tournament that attracted a star-studded field of 303 entries. All nine players who reached the final table were from different countries, but it was Greece who came out on top.

Two of the final table members have already been talked about in this edition of the Sunday Briefing. “hello_totti” exited in fourth-place for $11,712 while “Pthelegend” was the runner-up for a $21,203 score. Both hello_totti and Pthelegend went on to finish first and second in the Sunday Million for combined scores worth more than $273,000.

Earlier at the final table, “freddopizza” busted in ninth-place for $2,656 while China’s number one ranked online poker tournament player “zzwwzzwwzz” busted in eighth-place for $3,573. He or she now has more than $1.9 million in winnings.

“TopKat5757”, “T-Macha” and “raissa1990” each fell by the wayside before the aforementioned hello_totti finished in fourth-place. Brazilian star “cigaroomata” was the third-place finisher, a finish worth $15,759, leaving mikozir to send Pthelegend to the rail in second place and be crowned the Sunday 500 champion.

partypoker 1K Sunday High Roller-HR: $150K Gtd

Over to partypoker now where 83 players contested a $207,500 prize pool in the $2,600 buy-in Sunday Super High Roller, a prize pool shared among the top 12 finishers.

Patrick “Patrick_Leonard” Leonard, the partypoker ambassador, crept into the money, finishing 10th for $6,743, two places away from the final table where at least $7,262 awaited.

“DamianLillard” and “MisterN411” busted in eighth and seventh-place meaning the remaining six players would win at least $10,893. This was the sum “iamnotyourbuddy” collected before “LoSientoGrace” crashed out in fifth-place for a $14,525 addition to their bankroll.

Two superstars then saw their tournaments come to an abrupt end. Niklas “Drulitooo” Astedt and Samuel “JHelppi” Vousden busted in fourth and third-place for scores of $18,675 and $26,975, which left “jo1ntheparty” and “ACHSO8000” to battle heads-up for the title.

It was a fight that “ACHSO8000” went on to win, therefore securing the $54,987 top prize and resigning jo1ntheparty to the $38,387 consolation prize.

partypoker Sunday High Roller: $100K Gtd

“KERRMODE” was one of the big winners at partypoker on Aug. 19, 2018 thanks to securing the title of Sunday High Roller champion. Some 109 entries of $1,050 were processed and the $109,000 prize pool divided up among the top 16 finishers.

The champion got their hands on a cool $26,705 for their victory with “KidPoker2021” walking away with $19,075 for their runner-up finish.

The United Kingdom’s Conor “ADRIEN_BRODY” Beresford, who finished in third-place, was the only other player to lock up five figures, namely $13,625.

Earlier at the final table, two other well-known players busted. Greig “x2fingerz_2u” Cushnie exited in seventh-place for $4,360 and now has more than $875,000 in online winnings, while Polish number one “GreenNaugahyde” busted in fifth-place for $7,085.

888poker $80,000 Whale

“MisterN411” of the Netherlands won the Aug. 5 edition of the $80,000 Whale at 888poker and came agonisingly close to a second title within a month when they reached the tournament’s final table again on Aug. 19. Their impressive run came to an end in fifth-place for a $6,000 score this time around but they have the measure of this event, that is for sure.

This week’s Whale title is now in Russia after “josef_Shvejk” outlasted 75 opponents to scoop the $26,000 first-place prize. The Russian defeated Finland’s “jnvanli” heads-up meaning the Finn walked away with a $16,800 consolation prize.

The final table was also the home to Jans “Graftekkel” Arends and “Prebzzz” who are both dangerous players but who could not get going at the final table. Arends exited in eighth-place for $3,200 with Norway’s Prebzzz collecting $3,600 for their seventh-place finish.

888poker $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep

This weekend’s $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep ended in a heads-up chop that saw the final duo win a combined $33,499. Both of the heads-up players reside in the United Kingdom.

“Youler” is credited with finishing second for $16,087 with “radasahk” netting $17,412 and the title of champion after the heads-up deal.

Another British player, “P1rateNati0n”, was at the final table, although they busted in eighth-place for $2,250.

A shout-out also to “Farrugia_1” who finished fifth in this week’s event for $5,250 and who continually reaches final tables in 888poker’s biggest events.

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Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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