The Sunday Briefing: "Sykoen" Wins Big On Half Price Sunday
Hope you like things at a discount, because Sunday was Half Price Sunday at PokerStars. For half the buy-in, some of your favorite Sunday Majors were offered and as a result, huge prize pools were generated. Taking home the biggest pay day was "Sykoen," winning the Sunday Million for $194,835.64. Other Sunday winners include Ariel "ArielBahia" Celestino and Jeremy "00psiedaisy" Fitzpatrick.
PokerStars Half Price Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$7.50 | 20,216 | $2,021,600 |
The Half Price Sunday Million drew a whopping 20,216 entrants to create a $2,021,600 prize pool. Notable finishes include Anton "antesvante" Wigg (29th - $3,234.56) and Luke "LukeFromB13" Staudenmaier (82nd - $1,718.36).
A three-handed deal took place and in the end, "Sykoen" earned the victory. With well more than half the chips in play when the deal was made, "Sykoen" earned $40,000 more than the competition before taking it down. Holding A?8?, "Sykoen" held up against the A?3? of "woody1234322" when the board rolled out 6?5?4?10?K?.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Sykoen | $194,835.64 |
| *2 | woody1234321 | $134,635.49 |
| *3 | smokyoner | $124,005.63 |
| 4 | FeaNoR4eG | $80,864 |
| 5 | vJIMBOv | $60,648 |
| 6 | Maestro Shao | $40,432 |
| 7 | Voveriux | $28,403.48 |
| 8 | 9GLMyBr9 | $18,194.40 |
| 9 | dtaria | $12,129.60 |
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Half Price Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$7.50 | 10,453 | $1,045,300 |
The Half Price Sunday Warm-Up more than doubled its guarantee as a field of 10,453 generated a prize pool of $1,045,300. A six-handed deal took place and while there was no seven-figure score, each player earned over $62,000. Outlasting the field was "jkfrankfurt" for $89,594.24.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | jkfrankfurt | $89,594.24 |
| *2 | Stiv24 | $86,361 |
| *3 | Bubasfil | $73,559.96 |
| *4 | Aetsirc | $73,256.75 |
| *5 | KOSDAV21 | $62,495.16 |
| *6 | sporic13 | $63,276.65 |
| 7 | WinterF | $20,906 |
| 8 | OLEGOS970 | $10,453 |
| 9 | jacksonroble | $6,585.39 |
*denotes six-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Liam ��moffo47�� Moffett (25th - $2,090.60)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 657 | $328,500 |
Ariel "ArielBahia" Celestino took down the Sunday 500, earning $60,279.75 for his win. Notable finishes included James "BizBills" Bills (10th - $3,613.50), JC "PrtyPsux" Alvarado (36th - $1,412.55), and Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald (39th - $1,248.30).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariel "ArielBahia" Celestino | $60,279.75 |
| 2 | KeyserMM | $43,033.50 |
| 3 | mrAndreeew | $32,521.50 |
| 4 | MillWall1723 | $24,473.25 |
| 5 | alig8or | $17,082 |
| 6 | softcored | $13,797 |
| 7 | Swerve_king | $10,512 |
| 8 | Laudrup1111 | $7,227 |
| 9 | Ryan "Daut44" Daut | $4,270.50 |
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 853 | $271,800 |
Adam "squee451" Sherman (13th - $2,446.20), Nicolas "niccc" Chouity (20th - $1,359), and Jeremy "00psiediasy" Fitzpatrick (23rd - $1,359) were among the notable result in the $109 Sunday Rebuy. The outright victory went to "GetItQuietly" for $50,962.50.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GetItQuietly | $50,962.50 |
| 2 | blakjak19 | $36,693 |
| 3 | TryToExploit | $27,180 |
| 4 | -t1me2sh1ne- | $20,385 |
| 5 | Schwaixi | $14,269.50 |
| 6 | g.karolis | $11,551.50 |
| 7 | VersuMcFold | $8,833.50 |
| 8 | Ricky "RonaldKosh" Fohrenbach | $6,115.50 |
| 9 | MauroMau739 | $3,832.38 |
Notable Finishes: Adam "squee451" Sherman (13th - $2,446.20), Nicolas "niccc" Chouity (20th - $1,359), Jeremy "00psiediasy" Fitzpatrick (23rd - $1,359)
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 2,786 | $278,600 |
Bigger $109 attracted a field of 2,786, creating a prize pool of $278,600. Jeremy "00psiedaisy" Fitzpatrick navigated his way through the field to win and pocket the first-place prize of $44,019.09.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy "00psiedaisy" Fitzpatrick | $44,019.09 |
| 2 | riddez | $33,061.46 |
| 3 | Aprilz1stson | $23,681 |
| 4 | LockDown120 | $16,298.10 |
| 5 | Renseriet | $12,397.60 |
| 6 | youbetchaya | $9,611.70 |
| 7 | B_Lindberg | $6,825.70 |
| 8 | Min-raiseFTW | $4,039.70 |
| 9 | BOOOMMMM | $2,368.10 |
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,379 | $206,850 |
Notable finishes in the Bigger $162 included Daniela "zapiello" Zapiello (13th - $1,375.55) and Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira (15th - $1,375.55). Team PokerStars Pro Jude "j.thaddeus" Ainsworth finished runner-up, to "capoch", who collected $34,554.81 for the win.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | capoch | $34,554.81 |
| 2 | Jude "j.thaddeus" Ainsworth | $25,235.70 |
| 3 | 23noraB | $19,030.20 |
| 4 | Mazurite | $14,065.80 |
| 5 | smokingace66 | $10,135.65 |
| 6 | gzp74 | $8,067.15 |
| 7 | nicastri | $5,998.65 |
| 8 | ggrigorop | $3,930.15 |
| 9 | OBigO | $2,151.24 |
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,101 | $220,200 |
Among the notable finishes in the Sunday 2nd Chance were Peter "twirlpro" Turmezey (14th - $1,761.60) and Alex "AlexKP" Petersen (16th - $1,321.20). "11plus11" emerged victorious adding $39,636 to his bankroll.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11plus11 | $39,636 |
| 2 | Ifold2ndnuts | $28,626 |
| 3 | engantil | $21,399.40 |
| 4 | Eu_Duque | $15,964.50 |
| 5 | MORTIIIIIII | $11,098.08 |
| 6 | NeoForastero | $8,808 |
| 7 | Hoobiee | $6,606 |
| 8 | gardze_wami | $4,404 |
| 9 | soandre | $2,642.40 |
PokerStars Half Price Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $5+$.50 | 58,438 | $300,000 |
A massive field of 58,438 entered the Half Price Sunday Storm. At the final table, a four-handed deal took place. "tammaister" grabbed the lion's share from the deal, winning $19,050.53.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | tammaister | $19,050.53 |
| *2 | DJ Dagositno | $8,315.69 |
| *3 | Jenjels | $11,666.63 |
| *4 | BSNT_LG | $8,403.15 |
| 5 | vc322 | $5,205 |
| 6 | karfimo112 | $3,471 |
| 7 | ~*Schneeky*~ | $2,412 |
| 8 | D.man nr one | $1,641 |
| 9 | MasterGooose | $975 |
PokerStars Half Price Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $50+$4.50 | 6,415 | $320,750 |
PokerStars Team Online's Charlotte "Sjlot" van Brabander bubbled the final table of the Half Price Sunday Kickoff, finishing in 10th place for $1,908.46. "Trupadur_lol" emerged victorious after a three-handed deal for $40,584.11.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | trupadur_lol | $40,584.11 |
| *2 | Mortan23 | $37,265.88 |
| *3 | tigernok.mn | $36,099.30 |
| 4 | Josek | $18,122.37 |
| 5 | psykurac | $13,631.87 |
| 6 | pokerass12 | $10,424.37 |
| 7 | Jonkletijn | $7,216.87 |
| 8 | ivansitto | $4,009.37 |
| 9 | Laisvis | $2,566 |
*denotes three-handed deal
*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com
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