Sunday Briefing: "allan sheik" Wins Sunday Million

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Sunday Briefing: "allan sheik" Wins Sunday Million

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

DateJuly 7th
Buy-in$2,100
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants52
Prize pool$102,000
ITM6

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).

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Remi Lebo_10Ukraine$36,560
2Anton "anteen" BertilssonSweden$25,032
3IimitlessMacau$17,139
4Dinesh "NastyMinder" AltAustria$11,734
5Artem "veeea" VezhenkovRussia$8,034
6Jonathan "Proudflop" ProudfootUnited Kingdom$5,501
Anton Bertilsson
Anton Bertilsson took second place for $25,032.

$109 Sunday Million at PokerStars

DateJuly 7th
Buy-in$109
Guarantee$1,000,000
Entrants10,799
Prize pool$1,079,900
ITM1,934

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).

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1allan sheikBrazil$110,835
2SnowmanTonyBelgium$80,426
3ronaldnldMalta$58,365
4moe.s5Lebanon$42,356
5Ailyran "Arlem9-" de Souza LisboaBrazil$30,738
6yu yi pingChina$22,306
7Hoangga84Vietnam$16,188
8DimaRu777Russia$11,748
9Dimitrios "JIM_BALLAS" BallasLuxembourg$8,525
Dimitrios Ballas
Dimitrios Ballas finished in ninth place for $8,525.

Sunday High Roller Gladiator: $100K Gtd at partypoker

DateJuly 7th
Buy-in$2,100
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants58
Prize pool$118,900
ITM8

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.

PlacePlayerPrizeBounty PrizeTotal Prize
1CalmDownMan$14,263$28,940$43,203
2Phillyblunt$14,251$4,659$18,911
3fedcba$9,397$4,594$13,990
4nangaparbat$5,832$1,313$7,145
5Thenut21$4,536$2,363$6,899
6mogvision$3,564$1,050$4,614
7Suicidebomber$3,078$3,413$6,491
8Mr.Brightside$3,078$1,050$4,128

Sunday Gladiator: $150K Gtd at partypoker

DateJuly 7th
Buy-in$320
Guarantee$150,000
Entrants488
Prize pool$150,304
ITM64

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.

PlacePlayerPrizeBounty PrizeTotal Prize
1Paganini$10,813$9,878$20,691
2HumbleAsPuck$10,798$5,044$15,842
3iLooseHard$7,407$1,770$9,178
4AtiendoBoludos$5,153$1,111$6,264
5dokopebo$3,655$4,721$8,376
6kkksim$2,657$2,100$4,757
7FBIAGIO$1,892$356$2,248
8Wardo1965$1,369$1,545$2,914

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

DateJuly 7th
Buy-in$200
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants531
Prize pool$106,200
ITM54

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.

PlacePlayerPrize
1SheldonC0per$20,380
2GramNaKartke$15,134
3SEARCHDOG$11,151
4Jack_It_Up$8,496
5OneH1tWonder$5,947
6thechronic99$4,514
7Ilfris$3,452
8CalmRevolver$2,390
9D3n1sk4PP$1,763

$20,000 Whale at 888poker

DateJune 30th
Buy-in$530
Guarantee$20,000
Entrants37
Prize pool$20,000
ITM5

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).

PlacePlayerPrize
1GASTRADER1$8,000
2zoobanana$5,400
3Ivan "Hurrrrican3" Gabrieli$3,000
4tinabrown817$2,000
5HateH4teHate$1,600

Sunday Blade $5K at Natural8

DateJuly 7th
Buy-in$5,000
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants32
Prize pool$123,500
ITM5

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.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1HectorHermanoCanada$55,518
2MiMosa1Finland$34,122
3bh9999Canada$20,971
4NatorMexico$12,889

Sunday Blade $1K at Natural8

DateJuly 7th
Buy-in$1,000
Guarantee$30,000
Entrants39
Prize pool$37,050
ITM5

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.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1taoagmCanada$15,805
2HE22Mexico$9,338
3MiMosa1Finland$5,879
4marine777China$3,700
5KenBrynneyCanada$2,329

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