The Sunday Briefing: Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet Among Sunday's Winners

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Oct 10, 2011 5 min read

Another Sunday on the virtual felt has come and gone, and four players emerged from the masses to earn six-figure scores. The biggest was $157,420.75 going to the second-place finisher in the Sunday Million. Holding the chip lead when a four-handed deal was made, "MeatPounder" eventually finished second to champion "StuU_0905".

Out of the ten Sunday Majors, seven saw rises in attendance. The most notable player to lock down a victory was Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet, winning the Bigger $162 for more than $36,000.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	6,494	$1,298,800

Although there was a slight drop of 99 players, this week's Sunday Million (like last week's) saw three players earn six-figure scores. "BrazillianDog" entered the final table with the chip lead but busted in fifth place after losing a flip to Canada's "MeatPounder." The A?Q? of "BrazillianDog" failed to improve against "MeatPounder's" 5?5? as the board came down J?6?4?9?7?. That paved the way for the remaining four players to work out a deal.

The last two standing were the two biggest stacks at time of the deal - "StuU_0905" and "MeatPounder." The starting heads-up chip counts were nearly even, but "StuU_0905" got the better of the heads-up duel and went on to win. On the final hand, "MeatPounder" got it in with A?6?, slightly ahead of "StuU_0905's" K?J?. A flop of Q?10?3?, followed by the 5? turn, kept "MeatPounder" in the lead. However, the A? fell on the river to make a tournament-clinching broadway straight for "StuU_0905."

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Place	Player	Prize
*1	StuU_0905	$148,164.52
*2	MeatPounder	$157,420.75
*3	Skazo4nik777	$118,670.15
*4	francoianna	$94,748.84
5	BrazillianDog	$54,549.60
6	JohnnyM77	$41,561.60
7	kmpk90	$28,573.60
8	ishiiguro_	$15,585.60
9	jdlkl7	$10,065.70

*denotes four-handed deal

Notable Finishes: George Danzer (33rd - $2,714.49)

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	3,519	$703,800

The Sunday Warm-Up saw a solid increase of 270 entrants this week. The eventual heads-up participants, "LevotonKala" and "gtzy69", each were at different ends of the spectrum with seven players remaining. Holding Q?Q?, "LevotonKala" lost a flip to the A?K? of "bearbeer123" and was left with less than ten big blinds. On the flip side, "gtzy69" took the chip lead when "PSMozak" four-bet shoved about 20 big blinds with Q?Q? into the K?K? held by "gtzy69." The kings held, giving "gtzy69" a comfortable stack of roughly 46 big blinds.

Fast forward a few key pots along with crucial double-ups, the once-short-stacked "LevotonKala" entered heads-up play with about a 1.6:1 chip lead. It ended when the blinds and antes were at the 400,000/800,000/80,000 level. With 6?3?, "LevotonKala" called a three-bet with position and saw a flop of A?7?6?. After "gtzy69" followed with a continuation bet, "LevotonKala" called and hit the money card on the turn. The 3? gave "LevotonKala" trips and it wasn't long before the remainder of "gtzy69's" stack was in the middle. With A?K?, "gtzy69" needed a river ace to survive, but the 10? officially ended the tournament and secured the victory for "LevotonKala."

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Place	Player	Prize
1	LevotonKala	$110,497.77
2	gtzy69	$82,344.60
3	Littlemoon75	$58,063.50
4	bearbeer123	$40,468.50
5	4bet_me	$29,911.50
6	ace2chico	$22,873.50
7	PSMozak	$15,835.50
8	Marcotjow	$8,797.50
9	Blom21	$5,630.40

Notable Finishes: Pius "MastaP89" Heinz (23rd - $1,794.69), Ronald "ronaldgrauer" Grauer (35th - $1,583.5)

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$30	742	$371,000

The participation in the Sunday 500 was also up from last week as 26 more players entered the tournament. Taking it down was "terrific28," winning outright for $67,151.

Place	Player	Prize
1	terrific28	$67,151
2	katison	$48,230
3	pyszalek	$36,172.50
4	fuddebuf	$27,083
5	Nicky "Cod Meharly" Evans	$19,106.50
6	Run dat Game	$15,396.50
7	kalidonios	$11,686.50
8	ferth22	$8,199.10
9	ChipRich20	$4,748.80

Notable Finishes: Mike "chapmoney" Chappus (14th - $3,264.80), Keith "The Camel" Hawkins (20th - $1,780.80), Steve "mcnallyville" McNally (22nd - $1,780.80)

PokerStars Bigger $55 ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$50+$5	5,334	$266,700

With 5,334 entrants, the Bigger $55 had a decrease of 165 players this week. Still, the tournament easily surpassed it $200,000 guarantee with a $266,700 prize pool. "V_RouNder" pocketed $33,870.90 for the outright victory.

Place	Player	Prize
1	V_RouNder	$33,870.90
2	Bjolle	$23,869.65
3	Marcotjow	$15,868.65
4	starplayeren	$13,068.30
5	Andrew "UlDuffer" Sweeney	$10,401.30
6	Stephane "FouTight" Bisson	$7,734.30
7	II[Fergus]II	$5,200.65
8	Dm1trySerg	$3,200.40
9	SbC111	$1,866.90

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	2,788	$278,800

The Bigger $109 gained 188 players this week, moving closer to tripling its guarantee. A deal between the final two players took place, and when the dust settled, "Dimka19881" emerged the victor.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Dimka19881	$38,109.21
*2	longdongdave	$40,651.79
3	LordMorn	$24,032.56
4	Joris "Tyren0" Ruys	$16,170.40
5	JamsLaNoche	$13,382.40
6	slon7716	$10,594.40
7	--KaiGummi--	$7,806.40
8	Pepinos10	$5,018.40
9	devsdynamite	$3,094.68

*denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: George "gkap13" Kapalas (11th - $2,230.40), Ronald "ronaldgrauer" Grauer (13th - $1,672.80), Bryan "bparis" Paris (17th - $1,115.20)

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$150+$12	1,387	$208,050

Big-name players have enjoyed big success in the Bigger $162 of late. Last week, it was Dave "SexSeen Sands. This week, Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet defeated a field of 1,387 to claim the $36,700.34 first-place prize.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	$36,700.34
2	Biologist	$27,046.50
3	Shyam "G's zee" Srinivasan	$20,805
4	benaston	$15,083.62
5	George2Loose	$10,818.60
6	jkarlosfuba	$8,738.10
7	Paul "Sircall" Kristofferson	$6,657.60
8	Str33tChaman	$4,577.10
9	PEDETELUCIDO	$2,912.70

Notable Finishes: Elad "Gambit360" Nosimaj (14th - $1,456.35), Igor "lechuckpoker" Kurganov (16th - $1,040.25), Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber (18th - $1,040.25)

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	1,107	$221,400

The Sunday 2nd Chance was up exactly 50 players in attendance this week. Following a three-handed deal, "B8kedBean" outlasted the field to earn a $38,500 pay day.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	B8kedBean	$38,500
*2	el croata	$24,109.80
*3	444446	$27,500
4	Johan "busto_soon" Van Til	$16,051.50
5	icebeerkim	$11,158.56
6	Seylo	$8,856
7	jacksonroble	$6,642
8	PMUFTW	$4,428
9	jaimecjunior	$2,656.80

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Thierry "BOKPOWER" van den Berg (11th - $2,214), Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk (15th - $1,771.20)

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	996	$323,000

Always a good bet to have a tough final table, the $109 Sunday Rebuy didn't disappoint as several online standouts navigated their way to a shot at a win. In the end, it was "superpiouf" who outlasted the field for $59,755.

Place	Player	Prize
1	superpiouf	$59,755
2	Amoroso5	$43,282
3	dtfmano18	$32,300
4	MendaLerenda	$24,225
5	Minh "Miksta" Nguyen	$16,957.50
6	wizowizo	$13,727.50
7	Ami "UhhMee" Barer	$10,497.50
8	Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen	$7,627.50
9	Thiago "XTheDecanoX" Nishijima	$4,522

Notable Finishes: Philipp "philbort" Gruissem (30th - $1,130.50)

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10+$1	31,822	$318,220

Despite a small drop of 74 players from last week, the Sunday Storm continues to draw a massive turnout. This week, "rostsi_07" survived the massive field to take it down for $27,684.78.

Place	Player	Prize
1	rostsi_07	$27,684.78
2	Elco-k	$19,866.47
3	stim1986	$13,365.24
4	MaNeLz	$10,183.04
5	skreech112	$7,000.84
6	gugu_75	$4,295.97
7	olinden	$2,943.53
8	zuluschaka	$2,068.43
9	Sturm Heiko	$1,447.90

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($75K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,558	$155,800

Nearly 200 more participants in the Sunday Kickoff helped to more than double the guarantee of the first Sunday Major to run this weekend. A deal between the final three players took place with "1d?nertasche" earning bragging rights for the victory, along with $19,500.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	1d?nertasche	$19,500
*2	Mossos	$19,530.33
*3	schennie	$20,563.06
4	BellyBob	$10,594.40
5	FeriBo	$7,634.20
6	da Ape	$6,076.20
7	Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen	$4,518.20
8	Jabracada	$2,960.20
9	Pigmoerae	$1,604.74