Sunday Briefing: Combes Runner-Up in Sunday Million, Boivin 2nd in High Roller Gladiator
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Some big prizes were awarded this weekend with the high roller action once again taking place at Natural8. Let��s check it this week��s mammoth-sized hauls with PokerStars up first, followed by partypoker, 888poker, and Natural8.
PokerStars $109 Sunday Million
| Date | March 10th |
| Buy-in | $109 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 10,469 |
| Prize pool | $1,046,900 |
| ITM | 1,826 |
The cut price PokerStars Sunday Million continues to be popular with 10,469 players turning out for it this week, creating a $1,046,900 prize pool as a result, impressive for a $109 buy-in tournament.
That $109 investment was worth $7,808 by the time the nine-handed final table was reached and was the prize awarded to ninth-place finisher ��Donborno3250�� of Denmark.
United Kingdom��s ��Bluestarze�� was the first player to lock up a five-figure prize, their eighth-place finish awarding them $10,860 and the prize money increased rapidly from that point onwards.
��Gyony77nyc�� busted in seventh-place for $15,105 with Niklas ��Kley�� Kley turning their $109 into $21,008 follo0wing his exit in sixth-place. Russian grinder ��Kazeev S.S�� fell in fifth-place and locked up a cool $29,218 before the first of two Brazilians at the final table, ��Iforoni�� saw their tournament come to an abrupt end in fourth-place for $40,637.
The second Brazilian, ��vcezar�� collected $56,518 after falling in third-place, setting up a heads-up battle between the UK��s Charlie ��JIZOINT�� Combes and Lithuania��s ��BalticMoose.��
Combes, who has several major online titles to his name, including the Super Tuesday, fell in second-place but not before striking a deal that saw him bank $83,813, leaving the Lithuanian to walk away with a massive $104,126 and the title of Sunday Million champion.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BalticMoose | Lithuania | $104,126* |
| 2 | Charlie ��JIZOINT�� Combes | United Kingdom | $83,813* |
| 3 | vcezar | Brazil | $56,518 |
| 4 | Iforoni | Brazil | $40,637 |
| 5 | Kazeev S.S | Russia | $29,218 |
| 6 | Niklas ��Kley�� Kley | Sweden | $21,008 |
| 7 | gyony77nyc | Romania | $15,105 |
| 8 | Bluestarze | United Kingdom | $10,860 |
| 9 | Donborno3250 | Denmark | $7,808 |
* reflects a heads-up deal
PokerStars $2,100 Sunday High Roller
| Date | March 10th |
| Buy-in | $2,100 |
| Guarantee | $200,000 |
| Entrants | 112 |
| Prize pool | $224,000 |
| ITM | 13 |
Sweden��s ��anteen�� was another player who won big this Sunday thanks to outlasting a star-studded field of 112 players in the $2,100 Sunday High Roller. What made the Swede��s victory all the more impressive was they managed it on their one bullet, despite several other players firing three $2,100 shots at the prize pool.
Again, the final table was a who��s who of online poker with Artem ��veeea�� Vezhenkov being the first player to fall at the nine-handed final table. Moldova��s ��silentm0de�� crashed out in eighth-place with Dominik ��Bounatirou�� Nitsche exiting in seventh-place for the second week running, this one worth $10,593.
Any of the final six players would have been a worthy champion, but tournament poker only allows for one winner.
Laszlo ��omaha4rollz�� Bujtas collected $13,793 for his sixth-place finish, ��CrazyLissy�� of Russia fell short and busted in fifth-place for $17,959 while Kristen ��krissyb24�� Bicknell turned her $2,100 into $23,384.
Luke ��Bit2Easy�� Reeves fired three bullets and turned those into $30,447, leaving Ivan ��Negriin�� Luca and ��anteen�� to battle for the lion��s share of the prize pool. It was a fight the Swede went on to win, securing the $51,617 top prize and resigning Luca to a $39,643 consolation prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | anteen | Sweden | $51,617 |
| 2 | Ivan ��Negriin�� Luca | Argentina | $39,643 |
| 3 | Luke ��Bit2Easy�� Reeves | United Kingdom | $30,447 |
| 4 | Kristen ��krissyb24�� Bicknell | Canada | $23,384 |
| 5 | CrazyLissy | Russia | $17,959 |
| 6 | Laszlo ��omaha4rollz�� Bujtas | Hungary | $13,793 |
| 7 | Dominik ��Bounatirou�� Nitsche | United Kingdom | $10,593 |
| 8 | silentm0de | Moldova | $8,136 |
| 9 | Artem ��veeea�� Vezhenkov | Russia | $6,248 |
partypoker Sunday High Roller Gladiator: $250K Gtd
| Date | March 10th |
| Buy-in | $2,100 |
| Guarantee | $250,000 |
| Entrants | 123 |
| Prize pool | $252,150 |
| ITM | 16 |
Over at partypoker, Moldovan pro ��nipa3p3�� walked away $61,307 richer thanks to taking down the $250,000 guaranteed Sunday High Roller Gladiator tournament. Some 123-players bought in for $2,100 and saw the guarantee surpassed by $2,150.
There were plenty of big names at the final table, as you would expect from such a high buy-in affair.
��Rudiqa1�� of Latvia was the final table��s first casualty, their eighth-place was worth $15,848 when bounties were taken into consideration.
��Chelsea72�� is a regular in partypoker��s bigger buy-in tournaments, and they fell in seventh-place for $10,605 before ��IamPEAKing�� of Costa Rica busted in sixth-place for a $7,137 haul.
Fifth-place and $9,646 went to ��dean23price�� before Finland��s Samuel ��JHelppi�� Vousden crashed out in fourth-spot for a $22,597 addition to his bankroll. Vousden was joined on the sidelines by ��onehundredeyes�� who scored a $26,408 prize, which set up a one-on-one encounter between UK-based Belgian Thomas ��chaAt�� Boivin and nipa3p3.
Boivin busted in second-place for $28,841, leaving nipa3p3 to bank $61,307.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nipa3p3 | Moldova | $23,157 | $38,160 | $61,307 |
| 2 | Thomas ��chaAat�� Boivin | United Kingdom | $23,132 | $5,709 | $28,841 |
| 3 | onehundredeyes | Austria | $16,532 | $9,876 | $26,408 |
| 4 | Samuel ��JHelppi�� Vousden | Finland | $11,572 | $11,025 | $22,597 |
| 5 | dean23price | Netherlands | $8,596 | $1,050 | $9,646 |
| 6 | IamPEAKing | Costa Rica | $6,612 | $525 | $7,137 |
| 7 | Chelsea72 | Austria | $5,290 | $5,315 | $10,605 |
| 8 | rudiqa1 | Latvia | $4,298 | $11,550 | $15,848 |
partypoker Sunday High Roller Deepstack: $200K Gtd
| Date | March 10th |
| Buy-in | $1,050 |
| Guarantee | $200,000 |
| Entrants | 203 |
| Prize pool | $203,000 |
| ITM | 32 |
Three players from the United Kingdom reached the eight-handed final table of the Sunday High Roller Deepstack, a $200,000 guaranteed affair that saw 203 players buy in for $1,050.
Team partypoker��s Roberto ��WelshWizard�� Romanello was the first of the British trio to bust from this event, eventually falling in fifth-place for $11,165; Romanello was the first player in the tournament to win a five-figure score.
Russia pair ��justkot�� and ��aLiNeNok1617�� then fell in fourth and third-place respectively, turning their $1,050 investments into $15,834 and $21,416, leaving a British duo as the last two players standings.
��BigPescado69�� and ��CardiffPhil�� fought one-on-one for the title and it was the latter who emerged victorious, banking a cool $41,391 and leaving the runner-up to collect a still welcomed $30,044.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CardiffPhil | United Kingdom | $41,391 |
| 2 | BigPescado69 | United Kingdom | $30,044 |
| 3 | aLiNeNok1617 | Russia | $21,416 |
| 4 | justkot | Russia | $15,834 |
| 5 | Roberto ��WelshWizard�� Romanello | United Kingdom | $11,165 |
| 6 | whresmymind | Brazil | $8,526 |
| 7 | KryptoKing420 | Canada | $6,293 |
| 8 | SchelampigaUhu | Austria | $4,669 |
888poker $100,000 Mega Deep
| Date | March 10th |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $100,000 |
| Entrants | 510 |
| Prize pool | $102,000 |
| ITM | 45 |
Now to 888poker where ��DeuceofDuc0�� finished on top of a 510-strong field in the $100,000 Mega Deep, a finish worth $19,737.
Everyone at the nine-handed final table was guaranteed at least $1,785, the sum Tim ��REALTTWIST�� Kelly walked away with. Kelly was joined in the showers by ��LucySagara70��, ��Lik3az0mbY��, last week��s champion ��DubaiPrince4�� and ��nitGMmator��, the latter scooping $5,814.
A prize weighing in at $8,415 was awarded to Brazil��s ��ivanlimeira�� when they fell in fourth-place, and the first five-figure prize went to ��komarolo222�� of Uruguay who busted in third-place for $11,220.
DeuceofDuc0 defeated Germany��s ��Barkley83�� heads-up for the title, leaving the German to collect $14,790.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeuceofDuc0 | $19,737 | |
| 2 | Barkley83 | Germany | $14,790 |
| 3 | komarolo222 | Uruguay | $11,220 |
| 4 | ivanlimeira | Brazil | $8,415 |
| 5 | nitGMmator | Brazil | $5,814 |
| 6 | DubaiPrince4 | Norway | $4,488 |
| 7 | Lik3az0mbY | Germany | $3,468 |
| 8 | LucySagara70 | $2,448 | |
| 9 | Tim ��REALTTWIST�� Kelly | Canada | $1,785 |
888poker $50,000 Sunday Whale
| Date | March 10th |
| Buy-in | $1,050 |
| Guarantee | $50,000 |
| Entrants | 59 |
| Prize pool | $59,000 |
| ITM | 6 |
After reaching the final table of the $100,000 Mega Deep, Canada��s Tim ��REALTTWIST�� Kelly navigated his way to a second-place finish in the $50,000 Sunday Whale.
Only six of the 55 starters received prize money, ��wisimaki�� being the first player to bust inside the money, so a $3,245 haul was theirs.
Malta-based pro ��Farrugia_1�� has enjoyed many big results at 888poker and added $4,425 to their winnings there courtesy of a fifth-place finish, while Simon ��IggyGak�� Pedersen turned their $1,050 into $5,900 after falling in fourth-place.
Ukrainian superstar Roman ��Romeopro33�� Romanovskiy collected the $8,850 third-place prize, with Kelly banking $14,750 for his runner-up finish. This meant the champion, ��tmurdah�� secured a $21,830 prize for being the last player standing.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tmurdah | $21,830 | |
| 2 | Tim ��REALTTWIST�� Kelly | Canada | $14,750 |
| 3 | Roman ��Romeopro33�� Romanovskiy | Ukraine | $8,850 |
| 4 | Simon ��IggyGak�� Pedersen | Denmark | $5,900 |
| 5 | Farrugia_1 | Malta | $4,425 |
| 6 | wisimaki | United Kingdom | $3,245 |
Natural8 Sunday Blade $10K
| Date | March 10th |
| Buy-in | $10,000 |
| Guarantee | $200,000 |
| Entrants | 38 |
| Prize pool | $368,600 |
| ITM | 5 |
��FuTimReilly�� of Austria helped themselves to a $122,954 prize by winning the Natural 8 Sunday Blade $10K on Mar. 10. It was a $10,000 tournament that saw 38 entries and a $368,600 prize pool that was shared among the top five finishers.
Thailand��s ��ImLividBuddy�� burst the money bubble, paving the way for ��SasukeUchina�� to bank the $23,169 fifth-place prize. He was joined on the sidelines by ��AceKing41�� who collected $36,808 only a week after finishing second in this event for $83,125.
Third-place went to ��NONAMES�� of Mexico, a finish worth $58,478 which left FuTim Reilly and Canada��s ��Shark Bait�� to lock horns heads-up. The heads-up duo struck a deal for the remaining prize pool that saw Shark bait walk away with $127,189, slightly more than the $122,954 the champion FuTimRielly secured.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FuTimReilly | Austria | $122,954* |
| 2 | Shark Bait | Canada | $127,189* |
| 3 | NONAMES | Mexico | $58,478 |
| 4 | AceKing41 | Canada | $36,808 |
| 5 | SasukeUchina | Canada | $23,169 |
Natural8 Sunday Blade $5K
| Date | March 10th |
| Buy-in | $5,000 |
| Guarantee | $200,000 |
| Entrants | 55 |
| Prize pool | $261,250 |
| ITM | 7 |
This weekend��s Sunday Blade $5K was another tournament at Natural8 to smash it��s guarantee thanks to 55 players creating a $261,250 prize pool shared among the top seven finishers.
A min-cash weighed in at $10,844, the prize gifted to ��carsonwentz�� for his seventh-place finish. A larger $15,021 is now nestled in the Natural8 account of ��0milly�� of the United Kingdom after they busted in sixth-place, while ��baita�� of Brazil took home $20,809 for their fifth-place bust out.
Representing Costa Rica was ��TexasPete�� whose tournament ended in fourth-place, a finish worth $28,825 before ��NONAMES��, fresh from a $58,478 cash in the Sunday Blade $10K, dusted off their stack in third-place for an additional $39,930.
There was no heads-up deal despite a near $35,000 difference between first and second-place. This meant when Dutch player ��ExclusiveA�� fell in second-place, they banked $55,312 leaving ��ImLividBuddy�� to scoop the $90,506 top prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ImLividBuddy | Thailand | $90,506 |
| 2 | ExclusiveA | Netherlands | $55,312 |
| 3 | NONAMES | Mexico | $39,930 |
| 4 | TexasPete | Costa Rica | $28,825 |
| 5 | baita | Brazil | $20,809 |
| 6 | 0milly | UNited Kingdom | $15,021 |
| 7 | carsonwentz | Mexico | $10,844 |
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