Sunday Briefing: Thomas Muehloecker Secures Supersonic Win

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Jan 14, 2020 5 min read

While Anton Suarez was on his way to victory in the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK Main Event in Nottingham, United Kingdom, thousands of his fellow poker players were grinding the biggest tournaments online poker had to offer.

Here’s a round-up of two big events each from PokerStars, partypoker, 888poker, and Natural8.

Winter Series 80-H: $530 NLHE 6-Max Hyper Sunday Supersonic at PokerStars

This week’s PokerStars Sunday Supersonic got the Winter Series treatment meaning it had a larger guarantee than usual. $200,000 was guaranteed but that sum was blown out of the water when 760 players turned out for it and created a $387,235 prize pool.

Everyone at the six-handed final table received a five-figure prize for their effort. Sweden’s Alfred “Kzzon” Karlsson banked $11,374 for finishing in sixth before “DotComRicher” of Canada scooped $16,154.

Belarusian legend “Legenden” finished in fourth for a $22,944 score with Emran “emran86” Hussain collecting $32,586 for his third-place exit.

Hussain’s elimination left “necgaidziai” and Thomas “WushuTM” Muehloecker to fight it out heads-up for the title and the lion’s share of the prize pool. It was Muehloecker who emerged victoriously, banking $65,730 and resigning the runner-up to a $46,280 consolation prize.

Winter Series 79-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max PKO Sunday Cooldown at PokerStars

The Sunday Cooldown was another PokerStars tournament that was part of the Winter Series this week and it was another one smashing its guarantee. A field of 594 players created a $594,000 prize pool shared among the top 71 finishers.

The final table was a star-studded affair and any of the eight individuals would have made a worthy champion. Fifth-place went to superstar Ole “wizowizo” Schemion who collected $25,014 with bounty payments included. UK's Conor “1_conor_b_1” Beresford busted one place later for a combined $32,906.

Eventually, heads-up was reached and contested by “hks_dragon” and Gianluca “Tankanza” Speranza, the latter being a double SCOOP Main Event champion. Speranza couldn’t get the job done this time around and had to make do with a prize worth $31,514, leaving "hks_dragon" to collect a combined $109,816.

High Roller Sunday Big Game at partypoker

Over at partypoker, the Sunday Big Game hit its guarantee thanks to 118 players exchanging $5,200 for a chance of glory.

The top two finishers both won more than $100,000. “PayAndPlay” was the runner-up, a finish worth $103,250, while “Player_1234” turned their $5,200 into an impressive $144,550.

Earlier at the final table, “SpankyMcfarland” and high stakes guru “Sundaynightking” busted early on, with “j1994p” and “Lone1” following suit. “Player123560423” was eliminated in fourth for $51,625 before “autopilot” crashed out in third for a $73,750 haul.

partypoker MILLION Final Day at partypoker

The biggest partypoker MILLION yet saw 4,953 entries compete for the $1 million prize pool and it ended in a heads-up chop, with the final duo sharing more than $259,000.

“maktub1” was the player credited with the victory and they padded their bankroll with $135,498 while “eL3v3n” walked away with $124,301.

A special mention has to go to fifth-place finisher Travis “DramaticDegen” Darroch who booked a $30,630 win. Darroch was part of a three-way chop of the partypoker MILLION back in November 2019 and won more than $106,000.

*reflects a heads-up deal

$12,000 Octopus at 888poker

Only seven players received prize money from the 888poker Octopus this week as a field of 72 players invested $215 to challenge for a guaranteed prize pool of $12,000.

The UK’s “sheeeeeeeeeet” was the first player to cash, their seventh-place exit locking up $664. Russia’s “mikinads” won $811 for their sixth-place finish, the last four-figure prize.

Fifth-place and $1,107 went to “Sektor171994” before “ictang88” from the Republic of China won $1,476. “MAMOHT_T” of Russia netted $2,214 before “Daghemunegu” of the UK defeated Peter “kiskutya23” Traply heads-up to scoop the $5,166 top prize; second-place weighed in at $3,321.

$100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker

A bumper crowd of 1,115 players turned out for the cut-price Sunday Sale Mega Deep which saw the $215 buy-in reduced to $109. This meant the $100,000 guarantee was beaten by $11,500, a superb result for 888poker.

The top three finishers all secured a five-figure payday. Third-place saw Ukrainian “fovardok” turn their $109 into $10,871. A deal was struck when only two players remained. “MurningB4n” is credited with finishing second, a result worth $16,495 after the deal. “guitiradent” got their hands on $18,181 from the comfort of their home in Brazil.

*reflects a heads-up deal

GG Masters $150 at Natural8

Across to Natural8 where the crazy $25,000 buy-in invitation-only tournaments seem to have disappeared, at least for now. A $150 buy-in GG Masters event was very well attended with 1,901 players turning out for it.

Like many tournaments this week, the GG Masters ended in a heads-up chop. “MwonderchilD” of Malta won the tournament and netted $36,794 with China’s “ruael” falling in second-place and winning $40,190, more than the champion!

Finishers in third through fifth all secured a five-figure haul. British pro Damian “GorillaWarfare” Wain won $22,838 for his third-place exit. “Andre3” and “Formosa Dreamers” saw their Natural8 balance swell by $16,280 and $11,604 respectively.

*reflects a heads-up deal

High Rollers Main Event $500 at Natural8

Finally, the result from the High Rollers Main Event at Natural8, a $500 buy-in event with 222 entrants. Again, it ended in a heads-up chop, this one seeing “Mikleler” of Russia winning $18,142 and “BeautyRat”, also of Russia, raking in a $17,736 prize. Estonia’s “VeneJuuditar” won $11,462 for their third-place finish.

*reflects a heads-up deal

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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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