For the first time since summer 2011, the Sunday Majors consisted of tournaments on both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The FTP docket comprised the Sunday Brawl ($50K Guarantee) and a $200K Guarantee. Both tournaments saw excellent numbers, and more of the same can be expected moving forward. As for who came out on top on Sunday, Kenji "Royal Jiks" Tsukamoto was the biggest winner, taking down the Sunday Million for more than $180,000. Others who emerged victorious include Trevor "allintrev23" Dineen, Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert, and Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$200+$15
7,055
$1,411,000
While it wasn't quite Gaelle Baumann and Elisabeth Hille making deep runs in the WSOP Main Event, Team PokerStars Pro Ana Marquez (15th - $5,855.65) and Kami "drkamikaze1" Chisholm (18th - $3,950.80) represented the female notable pros this week with deep runs in the Sunday Million. However, Kenji "Royal Jiks" Tsukamoto bested the field to take the title.
The deciding hand came at the 600,000/1,200,000/120,00 level after a five-handed deal had been agreed to. With the heads-up chip stacks separated by less than one big blind, Tsukamoto opened with a min-raise to 2,400,000. "AleksHNL" reraised all in, Tsukamoto called it off for 34,642,826, and was ahead with A?9? against the A?6? of "AleksHNL." The board ran out 10?9?2?2?2?, leaving "AleksHNL" with less than a big blind before Tsukamoto finished it off the following hand to earn $180,504.30.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Kenji "Royal Jiks" Tsukamoto
$180,504.30
*2
AleksHNL
$116,633.58
*3
danmark2000
$91,335.09
*4
bbeat77
$93,179.77
*5
intbild
$131,243.33
6
DuduPoker-Br
$43,741
7
SundayLights
$30,336.50
8
Anderbruegge
$16,932
9
-shameLi-
$10,935.25
*denotes five-handed deal
To read more about this week's Sunday Million, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com.
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$200+$15
3,512
$702,400
Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (14th - $3,160.80), David "Mrdawwe" Sonelin (21st - $1,791.12), George "gkap13" Kapalas (31st - $1,580.40), Alex "Allingomes" Gomes (37th - $1,439.92), and Jeff "jeff710" Hakim (38th - $1,439.92) were some of the notable finishers in the Sunday Warm-Up. In the heads-up battle, Ireland's Trevor "allintrev23" Dineen bested Mads "moumaife84" Smith-Hansen for the six-figure payday.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Trevor "allintrev23" Dineen
$110,277.97
2
Mads "moumaife84" Smith-Hansen
$82,180.80
3
Elmagico19A1
$57,948
4
wodka88
$40,388
5
XuTpbIu_Tun
$29,852
6
Jengleleg
$22,828
7
MegaDes777
$15,804
8
marlin5555
$8,780
9
SheikhMar
$5,619.20
To read more about this week's Sunday Warm-Up, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com.
Full Tilt $200K Guarantee ($200K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$200+$16
3,061
$612,200
It wasn't the $750,000 Guarantee that used to run regularly on Sundays, but Full Tilt's $200K Guarantee was tripled as 3,061 entries (three entries maximum per player) created a prize pool of $612,200. James "j_t_s80" Broom (13th - $3,979.30), Frank "roo_400" Billard (20th - $1,959.04), and Tom "hitthehole" Middleton (27th - $1,959.04) all made deep runs, but "Zebalhao" took it down after a heads-up deal, earning a cool $100,000.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Zebalhao
$100,000
*2
palotnik
$92,843
3
Andrew222555
$54,485.80
4
Denys "SantaZzz" Chufarin
$40,405.20
5
zdubbs22
$30,610
6
krzysiekmiszcz
$22,712.62
7
ccc_king102
$16,223.30
8
bas0r
$11,509.36
9
Karolis Sereika
$7,774.94
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$500+$30
815
$407,500
Matias "Festivuss" Gabrenja (11th - $4,278.75) and Tim "blumenkind53" Ulrich (17th - $2,648.75) were among those who came close to the Sunday 500 final table.
The notable filled final table came down to Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert and Ankush "pistons87" Mandavia duking it out in a heads-up duel in which Mandavia doubled through Hallaert four times. However, Hallaert finally sealed the deal when his Q?Q? held up against Mandavia's A?7? to earn the win.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert
$63,528.75
*2
Ankush "pistons87" Mandavia
$45,088.24
*3
g-man/obell
$46,419.96
*4
Julian "soydelmillo" Menendez
$40,359.30
5
Amit "AMAK316" Makhija
$20,538
6
Kora Fett
$16,463
7
Lord$tyln
$12,388
8
dsnka
$8,353.75
9
Kakalala
$5,093.75
*denotes four-handed deal
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
1,071
$346,300
Among the players who made deep runs in the $109 Sunday Rebuy were Bryan "bparis" Paris (12th - $3,463), Jason "jakoon1985" Koon (14th - $2,770.40), Aditya "intervntion" Agarwal (18th - $2,147.06), and Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde (19th - $1,558.35). Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther took it down outright for $63,719.20.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther
$63,719.20
2
Gambler4444
$46,231.05
3
Ami "UhhMee" Barer
$34,630
4
zilbeee
$25,972.50
5
Gustavo "PIUlimeira" Goto
$18,180.75
6
roosi88
$14,717.75
7
GeoManousos
$11,254.75
8
guyguy12
$7,791.75
9
strflushtome
$4,848.20
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
3,096
$309,600
Posting solid showings in the Bigger $109 were Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver (11th - $1,935) and Ben "bennybunny18" Richardson (19th - $851.40). "Graftekkel" topped the 3,096-player field outright for a $48,762.29 payday.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Graftekkel
$48,762.29
2
Aaron "Aguskb" Gustavson
$36,378
3
Born4game
$26,006.40
4
ZKostas
$17,802
5
panayri
$13,467.60
6
donkmeh
$10,371.60
7
lonewolf1744
$7,275.60
8
ynd!
$4,185.79
9
tonho32
$2,631.60
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$150+$12
1,701
$255,150
Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde (17th - $1,148.17) and Steve "Zugwat" Silverman (18th - $1,148.17) both came up just a bit short of the Bigger $162 final table. Outlasting the field was "Kihlstr?m" for an outright win worth $41,857.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Kihlstr?m
$41,857.97
2
D?nig
$30,618
3
Peter "twirlpro" Turmezey
$22,963.50
4
komornik
$17,095.05
5
Goldenboys
$12,119.62
6
Greenstone25
$9,568.12
7
Pete_St_Bas
$7,016.62
8
steve3331
$4,465.12
9
majestro190
$2,551.50
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$200+$15
1,352
$270,400
Notable results in the Sunday 2nd Chance included Nick "gbmantis" Niergarth (10th - $2,406.56), Bryan "bparis" Paris (12th - $2,406.56), Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee (14th - $1,865.76), and Jason "TeamWispy" Helder (17th - $1,324.96). The outright victory went to "sosickPL" for $46,671.04.
Place
Player
Prize
1
sosickPL
$46,671.04
2
boytakas
$33,800
3
upstrick77
$25,688
4
OverTheTop43
$18,819.84
5
Felipe "fcarrico" Carrio
$13,384.80
6
Anjeyyy
$10,680.80
7
Tom "hitthehole" Middleton
$7,976.80
8
jaxxonxxx
$5,272.80
9
Jim "reelhugefish" Gilbert
$2,974.40
Full Tilt Sunday Brawl ($50K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$240+$16
1,091
$218,200
The first Full Tilt major to return was the Sunday Brawl. It was a notable-filled final table as James "shiiipitobv" Bills,Russell "rdcrsn" Carson, and Matthias "goodvibe" Neu finished in fourth, sixth, and ninth places, respectively. After a heads-up deal, "ottoman09" came away with the win.
Place
Player
Prize
*1
ottoman09
$39,195.32
*2
WALTER1952
$40,993.18
3
BluffurBluff
$23,020.10
4
James "shiiipitobv" Bills
$18,001.50
5
Kurkoseiska
$13,637.50
6
Russell "rdcrsn" Carson
$9,819
7
moliveira
$6,546
8
lawnmower0
$4,909.50
9
Matthias "goodvibe" Neu
$3,491.20
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$10+$1
35,626
$356,260
Making a deep run in the Sunday Storm was Pierre "Zoutechamp" Neuville, finishing in 43rd place for $374.07. Neuville is making a habit out of navigating the massive Sunday Storm field because back in August he posted a 31st-place finish. Earning the outright win this time around was "TANQUE3," who pocketed $30,978.
Place
Player
Prize
1
TANQUE3
$30,978.37
2
joeeey99
$22,241.31
3
SSashen_ka
$14,962.92
4
rava123
$11,400.32
5
baxarev
$7,837.72
6
olly_e
$4,809.51
7
Slontys
$3,295.40
8
depasseL
$2,315.69
9
stezosledec
$1,620.98
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$100+$9
1,715
$171,500
Starting things off this weekend was "litleSharky" earning an outright win in the Sunday Kickoff for $28,134.80.
Place
Player
Prize
1
litleSharky
$28,134.80
2
TryToExploit
$20,580
3
AXEL THEKING
$15,435
4
Valdemar "Luigi da BP" Kwaysser
$11,490.50
5
Pete_029
$8,146.25
6
QazMiNowPlz
$6,431.25
7
voehahnLP
$4,716.25
8
lopezadrian1
$3,001.25
9
cashcas
$1,715
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