The Sunday Briefing: "Gorby3975" Wins Sunday Million One Week After Sunday Storm Victory

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Feb 27, 2012 5 min read Last updated Aug 20, 2012

One week after winning the Sunday Storm for $29,437.69, "Gorby3975" was back at it, taking down the Sunday Million for $208,783.17. Sunday's biggest pay day belonged to Tobias "crackin_ty" Huber, who on the Red Spade Open for just shy of $250,000. Also earning a Sunday victory was Marcel "p3rc4" Bjerkmann.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	7,768	$1,553,600

"Gorby3975" began the final table of the Sunday Million second in chips, but eliminated two opponents by the time five players were remaining, to grab hold of more than 60 percent of the chips in play. "Gorby3975" and "puicachamp" struck a heads-up deal, and though "puicachamp" fought back to capture the lead, he ultimately fell short of the title.

"Gorby3975" took back the lead and with a little luck, closed the deal. "Gorby3975" was holding K?J? when the chips got into the middle. He was behind against "puicachamp's" A?J?, but a king hit the flop to lock up the victory for "Gorby3975," capping off a memorable week for the Russian, who last Sunday claimed victory in the PokerStars Sunday Storm.

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Place	Player	Prize
*1	Gorby3975	$208,783.17
*2	puicachamp	$195,156.70
3	Leanod	$116,520
4	tatwaffe19	$78,301.44
5	jhwang21	$62,144
6	lynnstrait	$46,608
7	matate	$31,072
8	Ond keso	$17,866.40
9	George "Jorj95" Lind	$12,040.40

*denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Nico "PKaiser" Fierro (78th - $1,942)

PokerStars Red Spade Open ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$50+$5	24,736	$1,236,800

PokerStars ran its second Red Spade Open over the weekend. The $55 buy-in event boasted a $1 million guarantee and all PokerStars Team Pros who took part in the event had $100 bounties on their heads. Unlike the previous Red Spade Open, no deal was made and Austrian Tobias "crackin_ty" Huber notched the outright victory for nearly $247,378.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Tobias "crackin_ty" Huber	$247,378.89
2	rosekqq	$137,284.80
3	Dw4ine	$95,233.60
4	Forest Will	$68,024
5	litofcas11	$46,998.40
6	nathwest	$33,393.60
7	digiturk55	$25,972.80
8	Groei-lekker	$18,552
9	RiverMegl	$13,666.64

Notable Finishes: Hernan "HK Kakaroto" Novick (21st - $2,745.69),

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	3,668	$733,600

The PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up smashed its $500,000 guarantee this week, with 3,668 entrants creating a $733,600 prize pool. "TheJunobv" and "Zackattak13" began the final table on top of the counts. When action was three-handed at the final table, "TheJunobv," "Zackattack13," and "ZERGA_77" struck a deal a deal, and "Zackattack13" pocketed the biggest prize �� $95,000.

"TheJunobv" eliminated "ZERGA_77" in third place, and eventually got the better of "Zackattak13" as well. With the final board reading A?2?2?K?K?, "Zackattak13" called all-in holding A?8?, but was bested by "TheJunobv's" J?2?.

Read more about this week's Sunday Warm-Up at the PokerStarsBlog.com

Place	Player	Prize
*1	TheJunobv	$93,052.64
*2	Zackattak13	$95,000
*3	ZERGA_77	$73,476.93
4	Dan "Danneville" Loewinski	$42,182
5	pyszalek	$31,178
6	donnanelly	$23,842
7	TerranUser	$16,506
8	bigchampnr.1	$9,170
9	elmerixx	$5,868.80

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver (17th - $2,200.80)

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$30	857	$428,500

The PokerStars Sunday 500 attracted 857 entrants, creating a prize pool of $428,500. Jo?o "joao bauer" Divino (15th), Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney (26th), and Fabrizio "SixthSenSe19" Gonzalez (27th) were among the notable finishers. At the final table, a heads-up deal was made between "gangst3rn1" and "uwintakeit." "Gangst3rn1" emerged victorious, and banked $70,294.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	gangst3rn1	$70,294.48
*2	uwintakeit	$62,540.52
3	salfshb	$41,564.50
4	TryToExploit	$31,066.25
5	mtvdeuem	$21,596.40
6	elde30cm	$17,140
7	ramondemon77	$12,855
8	roman 66664	$8,570
9	pitaoufmg	$5,142

*denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Jo?o "joao bauer" Divino (15th - $3,428), Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney (26th - $1,928.25), Fabrizio "SixthSenSe19" Gonzalez (27th - $1,928.25)

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	3,435	$343,500

The Bigger $109 had an excellent turnout on Sunday �� 3,435 entrants. Lex Veldhius (18th) and Jon Spinks (20th) finished just inside the top 20. "Iwonthurtyou," took the outright victory, which was good for about $53,000.

Place	Player	Prize
1	iwonthurtyou	$52,383.75
2	FairLaw	$37,785
3	matt86ck	$26,793
4	Cashcid Linc	$18,892.50
5	peterpatat	$15,457.50
6	Y2JKID	$12,022.50
7	AAIMpulse34	$8,587.50
8	He3HaiKa	$5,667.75
9	hownorez	$3,606.75

Notable Finishes: Lex Veldhuis (18th - $1,030.50), Jon "LUFCBas" Spinks (20th - $721.35)

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$150+$12	1,773	$265,950

The Bigger $162's 1,773-player field more than doubled the $100,000 guarantee this week. A four-handed deal took place at the final table and "Tomatee" ended up at the top, taking home $35,028.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Tomatee	$35,028.29
*2	Paul "Sircall" Kristofferson	$32,366.95
*3	hannah18	$31,850.64
*4	Robert "rrobert333" Cezarescu	$29,022.14
5	fordfardlain	$13,962.37
6	KAUNASSS	$11,302.87
7	Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee	$8,643.37
8	Judith LPM	$5,983.87
9	Citique	$3,723.30

*denotes four-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Peter "twirlpro" Turmezey (10th - $2,526,52)

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($125K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	1,429	$285,800

The Sunday 2nd Chance's prize pool grew to $285,800 this week, and "vovtroy" bested the 1,429-player field to pocket $48,586.

Place	Player	Prize
1	vovtroy	$48,586
2	fmyworld	$35,725
3	b8chatz	$27,122.42
4	ultralord007	$19,434
5	Evestri78	$14,147.10
6	Pylusha	$11,289.10
7	Milana Jones	$8,431.10
8	LaliTournier	$5,573.10
9	M.nosbocaJ	$3,086.64

Notable Finishes: Derek "derek8" Lerner (27th - $1,143.20)

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,125	$379,400

The Sunday $109 Rebuy attracted 1,125 entrants, creating a prize pool of $379,400. A three-way deal was made at the final table between Marcel "p3rc4" Bjerkmann, Patrick "pmahoney22" Mahoney, and "muka_gaming." Bjerkmann emerged victorious and took home $65,000.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Marcel "p3rc4" Bjerkmann	$65,000
*2	Patrick "pmahoney22" Mahoney	$42,429.50
*3	muka_gaming	$50,970
4	XiangLin	$28,455
5	Elia001	$19,918
6	Renato "leguito" Almeida	$16,124.50
7	ChipRich20	$12,330.50
8	pepito1978	$8,536.50
9	raidalot	$5,311.60

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen (16th - $2,352.28), Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen (20th - $1,707.30), Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja (26th - $1,707.30)

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10+$1	39,985	$399,850

Close to 40,000 players too part in the $11 buy-in Sunday Storm this week. A five-handed deal took place at the final table. "Taco 81" pocketed the most money in the deal, but ultimately finished in fourth place. The Sunday Storm was won by "Footbik222," who earned $18,734.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	footbik222	$18,734.74
*2	AydinChecka	$15,689.39
*3	allin2bluff	$18,835.39
*4	Taco 81	$21,052.90
*5	Artur 291277	$13,917.02
6	Supernatural	$4,858.17
7	estokador	$3,398.72
8	sjaak2afhaak	$2,319.13
9	Alex_Hulk	$1,699.36

*denotes five-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,697	$169,700

The Sunday Kickoff attracted 1,697 entrants on Sunday, creating a prize pool of $169,700. Chris "Moorman1" Moorman (33rd) and Marc "dean23price" Wright (3rd) were among the notable finishers. "JePoll" emerged victorious and added $27,389 to his bankroll.

Place	Player	Prize
1	JePoll	$27,389.51
2	izh18psv	$20,364
3	Marc "dean23price" Wright	$15,273
4	guimoura	$11,369.90
5	jorjo2007	$8,060.75
6	shevalex09	$6,363.75
7	Eduts	$4,666.75
8	xal1959	$2,969.75
9	jonath3501	$1,697