Sunday Briefing: Bulgarians Win Big On June. 9, Ivan Luca Wins High Roller
Table Of Contents
- $109 Sunday Million PokerStars
- Sunday $2,100 High Roller at PokerStars
- Monster Series #32-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event partypoker
- Monster Series #33-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event PKO at partypoker
- $20,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker
- $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker
- Sunday High Roller 1K at Natural8
- Sunday Blade $200 Special at Natural8
Bulgaria has produced some fantastic poker players over the years including Dimitar Danchev, Simeon Naydenov, and Ognyan Dimov, but it was a trio of relative unknowns who stole the limelight in the online arena on Jun.9, winning events at Natural8, partypoker, and PokerStars.
$109 Sunday Million PokerStars
| Date | June 9th |
| Buy-in | $109 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 11,863 |
| Prize pool | $1,186,300 |
| ITM | 2,150 |
The PokerStars Sunday Million smashed through its $1 million guarantee only a week after overlaying for the first time since the switch to a $109 buy-in. A field of 11,863 created a prize pool of $1,186,300 that was shared across the top 2,150 finishers.
��U_MoeFugger�� of the United Kingdom busted from the final table first, their ninth-place banking them $9,190. Everyone else at the nine handed final table won at least a five-figure prize.
��DanielLUCKY�� of Sweden, Mexico-based Brit Stephen ��woody1234321�� Woodhead, and ��Kennethmedh�� were the next players to fall, walking away with prizes of $12,664, $17,451, and $24,047 respectively.
Then Toth ��SlyderS�� Bela crashed out in fourth place for a $33,136 haul and was joined on the rail by ��Dil.rus56�� of Russia who turned their $109 into an impressive $45,661.
The remaining three players struck a deal for the remaining prize pool that left an additional $20,000 for the eventual champion. Romania��s ��platin32�� fell in third place for $75,784 to leave ��5 banki�� of Croatia and Bulgaria��s ��Ifkata�� to battle heads-up for an additional $20,000.
It was the Bulgarian who emerged victorious, scooping a cool $109,996 with the Croatian walking away with a still welcomed $84,327.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ifkata | Bulgaria | $109,996* |
| 2 | 5 banki | Croatia | $84,327* |
| 3 | platin32 | Romania | $74,784* |
| 4 | Dil.rus57 | Russia | $45,661 |
| 5 | Toth ��SlyderS1�� Bela | Hungary | $33,136 |
| 6 | Kennethmedh | Sweden | $24,047 |
| 7 | Stephen ��woody123431�� Woodhead | Mexico | $17,451 |
| 8 | DanielLUCKY | Sweden | $12,664 |
| 9 | U_MoeFugger | United Kingdom | $9,190 |
*reflects a three-way deal
Sunday $2,100 High Roller at PokerStars
| Date | June 9th |
| Buy-in | $2,100 |
| Guarantee | $135,000 |
| Entrants | 69 |
| Prize pool | $138,000 |
| ITM | 8 |
A compact field of 69 entries competed in this week��s $2,100 Sunday High Roller and they were all outlasted by the Argentinian superstar known as Ivan ��Negriin�� Luca. Luca came out on top after a heads-up battle with Sweden��s Johannes ��Greenstone25�� Korsar.
Luca got his hands on the $37,247 top prize and resigned Korsar to a $28,315 consolation prize.
Earlier at the final table, Polish pro ��Sphinx87�� busted in eighth place for a $5,464 to their bankroll before Claas ��SsicK_OnE�� Segebrecht ran out of steam in seventh place for a $7,188 prize.
Down to six, ��ROFLshove�� busted from their home in Mexico for $9,456 and was the last player not to win a five-figure prize. $12.439 and fifth pace went to high stakes guru Thomas ��WushuTM ��Muehloecker before Preben ��prebz�� Stokkan claimed the $16,363 fourth place prize.
Germany��s ��skippy109461�� turned their second bullet into a $21,525 score and a third-place finish before Luca sent Korsar to the rail in second place to lock up yet another major online title.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan ��Negriin�� Luca | Argentina | $37,247 |
| 2 | Johannes ��Greenstone25�� Korsar | Sweden | $28,315 |
| 3 | skippy109641 | Germany | $21,525 |
| 4 | Preben ��prebz�� Stokkan | United Kingdom | $16,363 |
| 5 | Thomas ��WushyTM�� Muehloecker | Austria | $12,439 |
| 6 | ROFLshove | Mexico | $9,456 |
| 7 | Claas ��SsicK_OnE�� Segebrecht | Germany | $7,188 |
| 8 | Sphinx87 | Poland | $5,464 |
Monster Series #32-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event partypoker
| Date | June 9th |
| Buy-in | $55 |
| Guarantee | $200,000 |
| Entrants | 4,469 |
| Prize pool | $217,545 |
| ITM | 600 |
The Monster Series #32-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event partypoker may have only cost $55 to enter but thanks to 4,469 players buying in the prize pool weighed in at $217,545.
Six-hundred places were paid and the least anyone would take home by the time the final table was reached, was $2,064. This is the sum collected by Austria��s ��JOKEbekr.�� The Austrian was joined on the sidelines by ��Tier999111�� before a brace of players from the UK. ��Lasvegasss99�� and ��DiscoPanda8�� lost their stack, the latter scooping $6,689.
Fourth place and $9,732 went to ��ZECAA�� of Brazil before another Brazilian in ��Biro888�� fell by the wayside; third-place was worth $14,945, a great return on $55.
Heads-up saw ��ssn68�� of Russia and Bulgaria��s ��wasTheWalrus�� lock horns heads-up for the title and the lion��s share of the prize pool. It was a fight the Bulgarian won, meaning they locked up the $33,363 top prize, leaving the runner-up to win $23,288.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wasTheWalrus | Bulgaria | $33,363 |
| 2 | ssn68 | Russia | $23,288 |
| 3 | Biro888 | Brazil | $14,945 |
| 4 | ZECAA | Brazil | $9,732 |
| 5 | DiscoPanda8 | United Kingdom | $6,689 |
| 6 | Lasvegasss99 | United Kingdom | $4,544 |
| 7 | Tier999111 | Germany | $3,200 |
| 8 | JOKEbekr | Austria | $2,064 |
Monster Series #33-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event PKO at partypoker
| Date | June 9th |
| Buy-in | $55 |
| Guarantee | $200,000 |
| Entrants | 4,441 |
| Prize pool | $233,152 |
| ITM | 600 |
The Monster Series #33-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event was a PKO event and some of the bounty payments were quite substantial, leading to large overall prizes.
It was ��anton733555�� who banked the largest prize after topping a field of 4,441 entries. First place netted the Russian $13,263 from the main prize pool and $9,890 worth of bounty payments, including that on the head of runner-up ��raauber�� of Brazil whose second-place finish was worth a combined $17,339.
Each of the eight finalists won more than $1,700 when bounties were taken into consideration. ��Ximilian�� was the eighth-place finisher and they were joined in the role of spectator by ��Soupstyles�� of Colombia, Canada��s ��accountantsrule�� and ��NinjaGhost88�� who calls Sweden home and who banked $4,391 in total.
Fourth place went to ��Lakrime99�� of Ukraine who won $6,124 in total before Dejan ��hellomybabies�� Kaladjurdjevic from Montenegro grabbed the $10,120 third place prize, setting up a heads-up clash between ��raauber�� and ��anton733555��. The latter busted their final opponent and become a Monster Series champion.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | anton733555 | Russia | $13,263 | $9,890 | $23,153 |
| 2 | raauber | Brazil | $13,238 | $4,101 | $17,339 |
| 3 | Dejan ��hellomybabies�� Kaladjurdjevic | Montenegro | $8,502 | $1,618 | $10,120 |
| 4 | Lakrime99 | Ukraine | $5,537 | $587 | $6,124 |
| 5 | NinjaGhost88 | Sweden | $3,805 | $586 | $4,391 |
| 6 | accountantsrule | Canada | $2,585 | $1,256 | $3,841 |
| 7 | Soupstyles | Colombia | $1,820 | $955 | $2,775 |
| 8 | ximilian | Belgium | $1,174 | $555 | $1,729 |
$20,000 Sunday Challenge at 888poker
| Date | June 9th |
| Buy-in | $109 |
| Guarantee | $20,000 |
| Entrants | 257 |
| Prize pool | $25,700 |
| ITM | 27 |
A field of 257 entries ensured the $20,000 Sunday Challenge hit it��s guarantee again this week, awarding $25,700 to the top 27 finishers.
All but two of the final table won a four-figure prize, with the UK��s Richard ��ChipsFool�� Hoadley being the first player to do so, securing a $1,028 payout for their seventh-place finish. Ukraine��s ��psyhogromor�� fell in sixth for $1,285 and ��DePittserje�� busted one place later and netted $1,542.
Fourth place went to Estonia��s ��No1Est�� for $2,248 with the penultimate bust out being that of ��salamerancio�� who walked away with $3,019. The tournament ended in a heads-up chip between Lithuania��s ��gambler0602�� and ��Murchello384�� of Russia. This deal saw the Russia top the leaderboard and win $4,820 with the runner-up taking $4,688.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchello384 | Russia | $4,820* |
| 2 | gambler0602 | Lithuania | $4,688* |
| 3 | salamerancio | Argentina | $3,019 |
| 4 | No1Est | Estonia | $2,248 |
| 5 | DePittsterje | $1,542 | |
| 6 | pyshogromor | Ukraine | $1,285 |
| 7 | Richard ��ChipsFool�� Hoadley | United Kingdom | $1,028 |
| 8 | gifuhorna | Finland | $771 |
| 9 | Fulldonk1 | Austria | $514 |
*reflects a heads-up deal.
$100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker
| Date | June 9th |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $100,000 |
| Entrants | 464 |
| Prize pool | $100,000 |
| ITM | 45 |
The $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep may have missed its $100,000 guarantee but that didn��t bother ��s4f3tyc4r�� who topped a field of 464 entries to get their hands on a cool $19,350 for their $215 buy-in.
Nobody won less than $1,750 from this event with three players securing a payout of five-figures. The champion was one of that trio, as was runner-up ��Steusalz�� of Germany whose second-place finish was worth $14,500. Third-placed ��mike_dolph�� saw $11,000 deposited into their 888poker account.
The fourth-place finisher ��DvaBe�� locked up $8,250, which is still a substantial return on $215 and a few hour��s grinding.
Shout-outs also to ��Nemesis_25��, ��CPU0r��, ��r4ndomr4gs��, ��SteveyBG�� and ��drowzee1�� who navigated their way to the nine-handed final table before busting out in fifth through ninth respectively.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | s4f3tyc4r | $19,350 | |
| 2 | Streusalz | Germany | $14,500 |
| 3 | mike_dolph | $11,000 | |
| 4 | DvaBe | Ukraine | $8,250 |
| 5 | Nemesis_25 | Argentina | $5,700 |
| 6 | CPU0r | Austria | $4,400 |
| 7 | r4ndomr4gs | Sweden | $3,400 |
| 8 | SteveyBG | Mexico | $2,400 |
| 9 | drowzee1 | Canada | $1,750 |
Sunday High Roller 1K at Natural8
| Date | June 9th |
| Buy-in | $1,000 |
| Guarantee | $40,000 |
| Entrants | 41 |
| Prize pool | $40,000 |
| ITM | 5 |
The GG network scrapped its Sunday Blade $5K and $10K events this week, presumably because the majority of its high rollers are in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. They still ran a $1,000 buy-in event though and it attracted a 41-strong field.
Bulgaria��s ��fizoka�� was the last player standing and that meant they won the $16,714 first place prize.
Only five players received a payout. ��ME BOII�� was the first player to cash, winning $2,479 and they were followed to the rail by ��NegroBlanco�� of Canada who netted $3,995 then by China��s ��KaiHuang�� who banked $6,437.
The runner-up was ��Joeri_van_Heeten�� who took $10,373 back to the Netherlands.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fizoka | Bulgaria | $16,714 |
| 2 | Joeri_van_Heeten | Netherlands | $10,373 |
| 3 | KaiHuang | China | $6,437 |
| 4 | NegroBlanco | Canada | $3,995 |
| 5 | ME BOII | Canada | $2,479 |
Sunday Blade $200 Special at Natural8
| Date | June 9th |
| Buy-in | $200 |
| Guarantee | $60,000 |
| Entrants | 331 |
| Prize pool | $60,904 |
| ITM | 47 |
The Sunday Blade $200 Special saw 331 players buy in and create a $60,904 prize pool that was shared among the top 47 finishers.
That $200 investment became $963 for ��jusuisallin�� when they were the first casualty of the nine-handed final table. Everyone else won at least $1,311 with ��loko88�� of Israel busting in eighth place.
They were joined on the busted list by Canada��s ��Resolve��, ��ms131�� of the Czech Republic, ��airlinesaa�� of China and ��ALLisMine1�� from the Ukraine, the latter winning $4,500.
Third-place went to ��The Future�� of Greece who won $6,125, leaving Sergei ��Johnsonsb4be�� Krasnojon and Canada��s Doug ��HeyMomSend$�� Lang to play one-on-one for the title. Lang no longer needs his mom to send dollars because he banked $9,899 after striking a deal that saw the second place finisher win $9,785.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug ��HeyMomSend$�� Lang | Canada | $9,899* |
| 2 | Sergei ��Johnsonsb4be�� Krasnojon | Ukraine | $9,785* |
| 3 | The Future | Greece | $6,125 |
| 4 | ALLisMine1 | Ukraine | $4,500 |
| 5 | airlinesaa | China | $3,306 |
| 6 | ms1313 | Czech Republic | $2,429 |
| 7 | Resolve | Canada | $1,784 |
| 8 | loko88 | Israel | $1,311 |
| 9 | jesuisallin | Canada | $963 |
* reflects a heads-up deal
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