Sunday Briefing: Double Supersonic FTs for Sami Kelopuro

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Aug 05, 2019 7 min read Last updated Dec 19, 2019

There were some fantastic results on Aug.4 in the online poker tournament world with several six-figure scores awarded.

A handful of elite professionals enjoyed a super Sunday, including Sami Kelopuro (lead photo) who won a Sunday Supersonic and reached the final table of another, Niklas Astedt won big twice, and Andras Nemeth who crushed some high roller events.

Powerfest Phased 01-HR: $750K Final at partypoker

The partypoker POWERFEST continued on Aug. 4 and some of the guaranteed prize pools were huge.

One such big guarantee was in the POWERFEST Phased 01-HR: $750K Final, a tournament that cost $2,100 to buy into direct, but that had seen several lower buy-in Phase 1 tournaments feed into it over the past week. A total of 348 players were in the final, and this meant $756,800 was shared among the top 48 finishers.

Nobody at the eight-handed final table won less than $14,000 with “Bulyba23” banking $14,076 after falling at the first hurdle. They were joined in the role of spectator by “tjena” ($19,298), “CanarimBaleiro” ($27,774), “Plush0” ($37,461), and “Vanessa23” ($52,597).

The next player to bust would miss out on a six-figure prize, although the $73,409 third-place prize was not to be sniffed at. It went to “Krontheman” which set up a heads-up battle between “Noname69” and “eMpTyTease”. No deal was struck despite a $41,000 difference between the prizes, meaning the runner-up, Noname69, walked away with $105,952 and eMpTyTease scooped the $146,819 top prize.

Powerfest #38-SHR: $500K Gtd at partypoker

Another big partypoker tournament was the $500,000 guaranteed POWERFEST Super High Roller that saw 100 players buy in for $5,200. The prizes at the final table started at $16,250 in this tournament, making for a profitable day for anyone reaching the final eight.

“NoKing” exited in eighth for $16,250 with the partypoker-sponsored pro Kristen “Krissyb24” Bicknell netting $20,000 for her seventh-place finish. The prize money kept on rising with the eliminations of “Opponent” ($25,000), “El_Cucuy” ($32,500), “Champ3k” ($43,750) and “PayAndPlay” ($62,500), the latter having already won two POWERFEST events during the first week of the series.

The final two players locked horns in a battle for the $122,500 top prize. “SunTzu” ran out of steam and fell at the final hurdle, so had to make do with the $87,500 second-place prize, leaving “ChimneyBarrel” to collect the $122,500 first-place prize and their third POWERFEST title of the series so far.

$215 Sunday Million at PokerStars

A massive crowd of 11,545 descended on PokerStars for its Sunday Million, creating a $1,154,000 prize pool that was divided up among the top 2,042 finishers.

As is always the case, those who reached the final table saw a significant return on their initial $109 investment with all but one player winning five-figures. That player was “colladito” of Paraguay who banked $9,031 for their ninth-place finish.

The first of three British players fell in seventh-place. “Leatherlane” collected $12,445. They were followed to the sidelines by “DoePopoe” of Germany who scored $17,150, “Hartige” of Belgium who locked up $23,632, then by Grayson “gray31” Ramage.

Ramage finished second in the Sunday Million in Feb. 2016 for $131,514 but had to make do with the $32,565 fifth-place prize this time around. This latest score pushed Ramage ever closer to $7 million in winnings.

Fourth-place and $44,874 went to “mae$tro220” hailing from Russia. With only three players remaining, the tournament clock was paused and the last standing trio agreed to a deal. It turned out to be a great deal for “DanielLUCKY” because the Swede fell in third-place but secured $91,486 instead of the scheduled $61,836.

“Nlfreddie” of the UK then busted in second-place for $77,385, somewhat less than the original $85,209 second-place prize, which left “losero88” to bank the $95,598 top prize.

*reflects a three-handed deal

$2,100 Sunday Cooldown at PokerStars

The $2,100 Sunday Cooldown created some massive bounties along the way to crowning its champion, as is usually the case in PKO events.

There was a familiar name at the top of the tree once the dust had settled, that of Andras “probirs” Nemeth of Hungary who defeated the legendary Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle heads-up for the title and a huge bounty payment.

Nemeth’s first-place prize weighed in at $22,701 and this was boosted with an impressive $39,593 worth of bounty payments. Rolle had to make do with a combined prize worth $24,529 for his runner-up exit.

Earlier at the final table, some major stars busted out. The likes of Preben “prebz” Stokkan busted in seventh-place for $6,686, Swedish star Niklas “Lena900” Astedt collected $15,762 for his fourth-place finish, while Belgian grinder “OempaLoempah” collected $17,690 after busting in third-place.

$215 Sunday Supersonic at PokerStars

This week’s $215 Sunday Supersonic at PokerStars saw 608 players create a $124,494 prize pool that was shared among the top 71 finishers. The hyper-turbo blind structure always creates plenty of action and increases the hourly rate of those who run deep.

Argentina’s “pattasss” was the first player to bust from the final table, their sixth-place finish netting them $4,147. They were joined on the rail by Brazilian pro Regis “capotinha” Kogler who won $5,774 and “danechka” of Russia who banked $8,039 and was the last player not to lock up a five-figure prize.

Germany’s “WitweBolte” was the penultimate elimination and was awarded $11,194 for their third-place finish. This sent the tournament into the heads-up stage, which saw “23noraB” and Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro battle it out one-on-one for the title.

It was Kelopuro who won all of the chips in play, his first-place securing $21,700 and resigning his Austrian opponent to the $15,585 runner-up prize. Kelopuro also finished fifth in the $1,050 edition of the Sunday Supersonic and betted an additional $11,576.

$100,000 Sunday Sale Mega Deep at 888poker

Over at 888poker, there was the return of the Sunday Sale that saw a number of the site’s biggest tournaments have their buy-ins reduced.

The $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep was one such tournament, costing only $109 instead of $215 this weekend. It was a welcomed move as 1,099 players took to the 888poker felt and created a $109,900 prize pool shared among the top 108 finishers.

It was the top three finishers who walked away with almost $45,000 between them. Third-place finisher Fabiano “FranciscoAI” Kavalski of Brazil banked $10,715 before “Smithstudent” of Russia lost heads-up against the legendary Niklas “tutten7” Astedt to collect the $14,287 runner-up prize.

Astedt secured the $19,891 top prize to take his lifetime winnings past the $15.5 million mark; he is sure to go down as one of the greatest online poker tournament players of all-time.

$20,000 Sunday Sale Whale at 888poker

The $20,000 Sunday Challenge was another event having a cut-price buy-in, this one costing $320 instead of its usual $530. Again, it was well-received with 115 players smashing the $20,000 guarantee by $14,500.

Each of the nine finalists won more than $1,000. Finland’s “wellyxx” collected $1,035 before “villagelife” netted $1,207 after falling in eighth-place from their New Zealand home. $1,466 and seventh-place went to “guydeet39” before “nickGDI” (6th - $1,811), “mikinads” (5th - $2,415) and “Fukuruku” (4th - $3,277).

The penultimate elimination was that of “Placebo36” of UAE who banked $4,830, setting up a heads-up clash between “Sorin19788” and “bah23”. The latter emerged victoriously and locked up the $9,487 top prize, leaving the runner-up to pad their 888poker bankroll with $6,382.

Sunday Blade 10K at Natural8

Only three players were paid in the Natural8 Sunday Blade $10K, but they shared an impressive $213,400 between them!

Third-place and a bankroll-boosting $34,449 went to that man Andras “PokerBluff” Nemeth before a brace of Mexico-based players fought one-on-one for the top prize of $111,501. Despite a difference of $44,000 between first and second place, no deal was struck. This meant “Nator” walked away with $67,449 when they were sent to the rail in second-place and “HE22” locked up a cool $111,501.

Sunday Blade $5K at Natural8

It was a similar story in the Sunday Blade $5K where 24 players created a $114,000 prize pool shared among the top three finishers.

“NOMAMES” of Mexico was the first player to bust in the money, their third-place netting them $18,402 before Nemeth collected the $36,032 second-place prize. Natural8 regular “ImLividBuddy” of Thailand is no stranger to big wins, and they added the $59,565 top prize to their long list of poker accomplishments.

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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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