Sunday Briefing: Two Big Finals For Johannes Korsar

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Dec 02, 2019 6 min read Last updated Dec 19, 2019

Dec. 1 was a massive day for online poker players with the usual array of Sunday majors taking place alongside the likes of the High Roller Series at PokerStars and Day 1a of the partypoker MILLIONS Online.

Sweden’s Johannes Korsar was one of the standout performers, reaching two high-stakes final tables at PokerStars and partypoker.

Sunday Big Game at partypoker

This week’s Sunday Big Game at partypoker saw 132 players buy in for $5,200 and helped smash the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool by $160,000. The $660,000 prize pool was shared among the top 20 finishers with everyone at the eight-handed final table winning almost $20,000 each.

Roberto “R_Romanello” Romanello was the final table’s first casualty, his eighth place locking up $19,800 before “mararthur1” collected $24,948 for their seventh-place finish. Then Johannes “Greenstone25” Korsar ran out of luck and busted in sixth, a finish worth $31,350.

Team partypoker’s Mikita “fish2013” Bodyakovskiy banked $39,600 for his fifth-place exit while “ThinnusButyrum” turned their $5,200 into $56,100 courtesy of a fourth-place exit.

The penultimate elimination was that of “Executioner_” whose third-place finish netted them $79,200, leaving “bitw1” and “BtchByTrade” to lock horns heads up for the title and the lion’s share of the prize pool.

It was the latter who emerged victorious, banking a cool $151,734, resigning the runner-up to a $108,900 score.

partypoker MILLION at partypoker

The partypoker MILLION continues to be exceptional value for the players with a sizable overlay approximately $113,000. The main beneficiary of this added money was “BinLife” who outlasted the 4,439-strong field to bank $140,400 after a heads-up deal with “IlProfessore” who hauled in $120,000.

Earlier at the final table, “Bossat13” was the last player not to win five figures, although their eighth-place exit saw them pad their partypoker bankroll with $9,490. They were joined on the sidelines by “nexthandplease”, “JCardz11” and “mo1st”, the latter scooping $30,750.

“Mathematic13” then ran out of steam to fall in fourth for $44,740 and they were joined in the role of spectator by “Lisek Chytrusek” whose third-place bustout yielded $68,700.

$109 Sunday Million at PokerStars

Over at PokerStars, the Sunday Million overlaid when 9,896 players turned out for the $215 buy-in tournament.

All but one of the finalists won five-figures, “Sv3nn” of Norway banking $8,133 when they lost their chips and fell in ninth-place. The first of two Canadian finalists, “DDDKKKAAA” crashed out in eighth for $11,207 before being joined on the rail by “dimitri005” and “Smookey.Guns89” who saw their lifetime winnings increase by $15,443 and $21,280 respectively.

Dutch grinder “Ilkbenlen” was the fifth-place finisher, which was good for $29,324. A cool $40,407 went to “WalyBali” of Belgium with “Hendurr” of Sweden having to console themselves with a $55,681 prize for finishing in third.

Heads-up pitted “Evan31” and “wiNNin83” in a battle for the six-figure top prize. Evan31 was the player who receive that prize, namely $105,728 after winning the one-on-one encounter. The runner-up secured a still welcomed $76,727.

$2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars

Johannes “Greenstone25” Korsar’s second major final table appearance of December 1st came in the $2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars. Only six players receive a slice of the $118,000 prize pool due to a compact 59-strong crowd turning out for the event.

Korsar’s fellow Swede “iamivar” was the first recipient of some prize money, $6,241 for finishing in sixth-place. Simon “IgorKarkarof” Pedersen then fell by the wayside in fifth and collected $9,115.

High stakes specialist Mikita “fish2013” Bodyakovskiy scooped up the $13,314 fourth-place prize before Danish legend “x_zola25” busted in third and took home the $19,445 prize.

Korsar was heads-up against countryman “anteen” and the Swedish pair struck a deal for the remaining prize pool. It was a deal that saw Korsar win $35,137, a shade more than anteen took home after the latter finished with all the chips in play.

$20,000 Whale at 888poker

Over at 888poker, the Whale tournament saw a change in it’s buy-in structure that saw the $320 buy-in only have $10 rake. It proved popular as 86 players as bought in and created a $26,660 prize pool shared among the top nine finishers.

Ninth-place and $933 went to “GoldenBr0” and they were joined in the payouts list by “Hateeeeem” of the UK and “blowjob1987” of Russia who collected $1,066 and $1,199 respectively.

Next to fall was “maphacks” of Austria and “BordoAzul” from Argentina, the latter banking the $1,999 fifth-place prize. Fourth-place and $2,666 went the way of “Mr_Coyote” of Sweden for $2,666 with 888poker regular “DeuceofDuc0” getting their hands on $3,999.

Heads-up saw “bah23” and “Umukuluss” fight it out for the biggest prize and it was the latter who secured it, a cool $7,998. Second-place weighed in at $5,332.

$100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker

The $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep saw 419 players compete for a slice of the pie, and it was “D3n1sk4PP” walking away with the lion’s share of the prize pool, namely $19,350.

The champion secured this ample prize after defeating “CPU0r” of Austria heads-up, resigning the runner-up to a $14,500 prize. “ThBddha” was the only other player to lock up a five-figure prize as their third-place finish yielded $11,000.

Earlier at the final table, “Daghemunegu1” and “Cookieboobie” were the first players to fall with Russia’s “dimitri1982” walking away with seventh-place money, namely $3,400.

Roman “EyeofSkadi” Matveychuk, “W.Klix” and “peledazmogis” each busted in quick succession, the latter scooping $8,250.

HR Week #02 Main $500 at Natural8

It is High Roller Week at Natural8 and one of the events, the $500 Main, saw 323 players push the prize money past the $150,000 guarantee.

The top four finishers each one five-figure prizes for their $500 investment. Fourth-place finisher “BillieJean5” was the first player to bank a five-figure sum — they hauled in $11,336. Third place and $15,429 went to “Ohd3ar!” which left “COMMENEIGEAUSOLEIL” and “Sakooh” to play one-on-one for the title and the biggest share of the prize pool.

Second-place and $21,001 went to COMMENEIGEAUSOLEI meaning Sakooh got their hands on a cool $28,586.

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HR Week #04 $10K at Natural8

The biggest prize at Natural8 this week weighed in at $166,221 and it went to “KenBrynney” of Canada after they finished top of a field of 47 in a $10,000 buy-in High Roller. Only the top six finishers receive some prize money for their efforts and “Shark Bait” was the first to pad their bankroll with some, namely $21,803.

“Hiroyuki.T” then scooped $32,462 when they fell in fifth before “HectorHermano” of Finland locked up the $48,330 fourth-place prize.

Third place and $71,954 went the way of “RuiNF*” before KenBrynney defeated “pihler13” of Ukraine heads-up to leave the second-place finisher to console themselves with $115,127.

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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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