Georgi Sandev Secures the PokerStars Sunday Million Title
There were some impressive scores created from this weekend's online poker tournaments, especially at PokerStars. Not everyone has jetted off to Las Vegas for the 2023 World Series of Poker, as is evident by some of the stellar names going deep in high stakes online events.
Georgi "millennial" Sandev was one such name. The Bulgarian was one of 9,012 entrants in the $109 Sunday Million at PokerStars. The eagle-eyed among you will realize that number of runners resulted in a near $100,000 overlay on the $1 million prize pool!
With bounties included, all but one of the nine finalists reeled in a five-figure prize. Peruvian grinder "xino1717" was the odd one out; they collected $6,674 after busting in ninth.
Another Bulgarian, "valkataaa_bg", busted in eighth for $10,238, Brazilian "8Sicchers8" banked $11,739 for their seventh-place finish, while "saliba99" of the United Kingdom collected $17,229 after coming unstuck in sixth.
The final five became four when "ipop0601" ran out of steam in fifth, a finish good for $23,155. The field reduced again with "Stepa552884" crashing out in fourth for $34,711 from their home in Argentina.
Heads-up was set following Ukraine's "canchec111" bowing out in third for $47,079.
Sandev and "BlindGuy789" locked in more than $60,200 from the main prize pool, leaving a near $40,000 final bounty to play for. Sandev defeated his final opponent, and added $98,963 to his PokerStars account, leaving the runner-up to reel in a $66,716 consolation prize.
$109 Sunday Million Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgi "millennial" Sandev | Bulgaria | $38,698 | $60,265 | $98,963 |
| 2 | BlindGuy789 | Norway | $6,457 | $60,259 | $66,716 |
| 3 | canchec111 | Ukraine | $2,572 | $44,507 | $47,079 |
| 4 | Stepa552884 | Argentina | $4,155 | $30,556 | $34,711 |
| 5 | ipop0601 | Germany | $1,683 | $21,472 | $23,155 |
| 6 | saliba99 | United Kingdom | $2,549 | $14,680 | $17,229 |
| 7 | 8Sicchers8 | Brazil | $1,392 | $10,347 | $11,739 |
| 8 | valkataaa_bg | Bulgaria | $2,893 | $7,345 | $10,238 |
| 9 | xino1717 | Peru | $1,446 | $5,228 | $6,674 |
Skovsen Takes Down the Titans Event
Sixty-seven players were left in Jonathan x_zola25" Skovsen's wake in the $5,200 Titans Event, as the Dane added another $80,758 to his ever-growing online poker tournament winnings tally.
A compact, stellar field of 68 entrants meant only the final nine shared the $340,000 prize pool, and what a final nine they were.
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt ($10,600) was the first to fall before Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski ($12,135), "P0KERPR02.0" ($16,202), and Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov ($21,632) bowed out.
You would think losing such talent from a nine-handed final table would make the path to victory less bumpy. You would think incorrectly if that was the case because some of the world's best players were among the final five.
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha ($28,881) dusted off his stack in fifth, with "caipsa" busting in fourth for $38,560. That elimination left Skovsen battling with the flying Finn Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden and the recent Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) Main Event champion Felipe "lipe piv" Boianovsky.
Vousden fell in third for $51,482, and the last standing duo struck a deal for the remaining prize pool. The deal resulted in a second-place finish for Boianovsky ($79,745) and another victory for Skovsen ($80,758).
$5,200 Titans Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan "x_zola25" Skovsen | Denmark | $80,758* |
| 2 | Felipe "lipe piv" Boianovsky | Brazil | $79,745* |
| 3 | Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden | Finland | $51,482 |
| 4 | caipsa | Peru | $38,560 |
| 5 | Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha | Brazil | $28,881 |
| 6 | Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov | Estonia | $21,632 |
| 7 | P0KERPR02.0 | Austria | $16,202 |
| 8 | Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski | Brazil | $12,135 |
| 9 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $10,600 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
Other Notable PokerStars Results
Team PokerStars' Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis found himself in the winner's circle courtesy of taking down the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up. Veldhuis banked $15,225 despite a compact field of only 49 entrants.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $530 Bounty Builder | 348 | $175,000 | DontMesswithM11 | $35,400* |
| $50 NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | 6,934 | $315,150 | Matheus "mpZancan" Zancan | $29,493* |
| $1,050 Sunday High Roller | 111 | $111,000 | Stumpfed | $29,338* |
| $1,050 Sunday Supersonic | 38 | $40,000 | darkziv | $16,714 |
| $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up | 49 | $49,000 | Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis | $15,225 |
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Rodrigo Seiji Takes Down the PartyPoker Grand
Exactly 60 players bought into The Grand at PartyPoker for $1,050, including Brazil's Rodrigo Seiji. The Brazil came out on top, and raked in $16,188 of the $58,420 prize pool after navigating his way through a shark-infested final table.
Team PartyPoker's Jaime Staples ($2,449) busted in ninth, Sergio De Pedro ($2,605) in eighth, and Patrick Hyllegaard ($2,900) in seventh.
Alexandre Raymond, who last week won big at PokerStars, crashed out in sixth ($3,364) before The Grand became an all-male affair with the untimely demise of Sarah Cope ($4,042) in fifth.
Fourth place went to Jonathan Proudfoot ($5,085), and the tournament progressed to the heads-up stage when Enrico Camosci ($6,888) ran out of luck and steam, and had to make do with a third-place finish.
Seiji and Swedish online poker legend Simon Mattsson fought one-on-one for a while before Seiji finally got his hands on the title and $16,188 that came with the victory. Mattsson walked away with a $10,133 consolation prize.
The Grand Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigo Seiji | Brazil | $16,188 |
| 2 | Simon Mattsson | Sweden | $10,303 |
| 3 | Enrico Camosci | Malta | $6,888 |
| 4 | Jonathan Proudfoot | Ireland | $5,085 |
| 5 | Sarah Cope | United Kingdom | $4,042 |
| 6 | Alexandre Raymond | Canada | $3,364 |
| 7 | Patrick Hyllegaard | Denmark | $2,900 |
| 8 | Sergio De Pedro | Estonia | $2,605 |
| 9 | Jaime Staples | Canada | $2,449 |
Drinks are on Wiskie, Winner of the Sunday Party
This weekend's Sunday Party attracted 1,313 players to the PartyPoker tables, resulting in a $131,300 prize pool. The popular progressive knockout tournament was eventually won by "Wiskie," who banked $15,677 for their efforts.
"Wiskie was the only player to walk away with a five-figure score thank to them cannibalizing the bounty prize pool. Indeed, "Wiskie" won $8,133 worth of bounty payments, some $600 more than the $7,544 the main prize pool awarded them!
Shout out to ninth-place finisher "TomaBadToma" and third-placed "krny78", who both reeled in four-figure bounty payments.
Sunday Party Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiskie | $8,133 | $7,544 | $15,677 |
| 2 | MgnKing | $516 | $7,531 | $8,047 |
| 3 | krny78 | $1,990 | $4,975 | $6,965 |
| 4 | DarkKn1ght07 | $451 | $3,219 | $3,670 |
| 5 | Janec81 | $959 | $2,190 | $3,149 |
| 6 | KlausSchwab | $1,127 | $1,683 | $2,810 |
| 7 | Rawzw3 | $987 | $1,234 | $2,221 |
| 8 | Hotrunnn | $577 | $977 | $1,554 |
| 9 | TomaBadToma | $1,108 | $770 | $1,878 |
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