Sunday Briefing: "allan sheik" Wins Sunday Million

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Jul 08, 2019 5 min read Last updated Dec 19, 2019

The World Series of Poker Main Event wasn't the only big tournament taking place this weekend. Many online grinders preferred to battle it out from home on the virtual felt with many big tournaments taking place on Sunday, July 7.

$2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars

This weekend’s $2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars squeaked past its $100,000 guarantee with 52 entrants generating a $102,000 prize pool.

Ukraine's "Remi Lebo_10" won the top prize of $36,560 after besting Anton "anteen" Bertilsson (second - $25,032) in heads-up play. Also on the podium was "Iimitless" after bowing out in third place for $17,139.

Three other players cashed in this event; Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt (fourth - $11,734), Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov (fifth - $8,034), and Jonathan "Proudflop" Proudfoot (sixth - $5,501).

$109 Sunday Million at PokerStars

The PokerStars Sunday Million attracted 10,799 entrants to create a $1,079,900 prize pool. A total of 1,934 players earned at least a min-cash of $180.

Brazil's "allan sheik" won the event for $110,835 with Belgium's "SnowmanTony" (second - $80,426) and Malta's "ronaldnld" (third - $58,365) winning silver and bronze.

Also at the final table were Ailyran "Arlem9-" de Souza Lisboa (fifth - $30,738) and Dimitrios "JIM_BALLAS" Ballas (ninth - $8,525).

Sunday High Roller Gladiator: $100K Gtd at partypoker

A total of 58 entrants ponied up the $2,100 buy-in in the Sunday High Roller Gladiator at partypoker to create a $118,900 prize pool. A total of eight players cashed from the main prize pool at least $3,078 while many others cashed collecting progressive bounties by eliminating their opponents.

"CalmDownMan" and "Phillyblunt" were guaranteed to bank more than $14,000 each when they faced off for heads-up play. At the end of the tournament, it was "CalmDownMan" left with all the chips, and they walked away with a $43,203 in prize including bounties while "Phillyblunt" added $18,911 including bounties to his or her bankroll.

Also cashing for a five-figure prize was "fedcba" in third place for $13,990 including bounties.

Sunday Gladiator: $150K Gtd at partypoker

The Sunday Gladiator snuck past its $150,000 guarantee with 488 entrants creating a $150,304 prize pool. A total of 64 players cashed for at least a min-cash of $366 with other players collecting on the progressive bounties.

After nearly eight and a half hours, "Paganini" won the tournament for $20,691 including bounties. Also cashing for a five-figure prize was "HunbleAsPuck" who collected the runner-up prize of $15,842 including bounties. Just missing out on a five-figure payday was "iLooseHard" who banked $9,178 including bounties for their third-place performance.

Meanwhile, fifth-place finisher "dokopebo" (fifth - $8,376) was able to collect more than fourth-place finisher "AtiendoBoludos" (fourth - $6,264) due to collecting more in bounties.

$100,000 RakeLESS Sunday Sale Mega Deep at 888poker

888poker ran RakeLESS Sunday events on July 7, cutting the buy-in for some of it's bigger tournaments, including the Sunday Mega Deep that saw it’s $15 rake excluded despite keeping its $100,000 guarantee.

The event was a success with 531 entrants creating a $106,200 prize pool and 54 players collecting at least a $531 cash.

It was a marathon, to say the least, with the tournament taking almost ten and a half hours to complete with "SheldonC0per" coming out on top for the $20,380 top prize. Just behind them was "GramNaKartke" in second place for $15,134 followed by "SEARCHDOG" in third place for $11,151.

"CalmRevolver" was on the final table in this event in back-to-back weeks. Last week this player took sixth place for $4,200 when the buy-in was cut in half to $109, and this week they finished two spots lower in eighth place for $2,390.

$20,000 Whale at 888poker

The $20,000 Whale provided value for the five players that cashed with the 37 entrants falling three entries short of meeting the $20,000 prize pool.

The tournament took just five hours to play to completion with "GASTRADER1" collecting the top prize of $8,000. Also cashing were "zoobanana" (second - $5,400), Ivan "Hurrrrican3" Gabrieli (third - $3,000), "tinabrown817" (fourth - $2,000), and "HateH4teHate" (fifth - $1,600).

Sunday Blade $5K at Natural8

The Sunday Blade $5K at Natural8 attracted 32 entrants to create a $123,500 prize pool. Canada's "HectorHermano" won the event after four and a half hours of play for $55,518.

Finland's "MiMosa1" entered this event seven times and still lost a little money despite taking down the runner-up prize of $34,122. Meanwhile, Canada's "bh9999" (third - $20,971) and Mexico's "Nator" (fourth - $12,889) both padded their bankrolls by cashing in this event.

Sunday Blade $1K at Natural8

The $1K version of the Sunday Blade attracted 39 entrants to create a $37,050 prize pool. Canada's "taoagm" claimed the victory after almost five and a half hours of play with Mexico's "HE22" coming in second place for $9,338.

Meanwhile, "MiMosa1", who finished in second place in the $5K Sunday Blade, was also on the podium in this tournament with a third-place finish worth $5,879. Also cashing in this event were China's "marine777" in fourth place for $3,700 and Canada's "KenBrynney" in fifth place for $2,329.

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