Sunday Briefing: B4NKR0LL3R Binks Sunday Million

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Feb 03, 2020 5 min read

B4NKR0LL3R gave their bankroll a six-figure boost this weekend by triumphing in the PokerStars Sunday Million. The United Kingdom-based pro secured their largest-ever score as the Sunday Million failed to reach its guarantee.

$109 Sunday Million at PokerStars

PokerStars had to add $29,800 to the Sunday Million prize pool this week as the 9,851-entries left a shortfall on the $1 million guarantee.

B4NKR0LL3R didn��t care about the overlay, in fact it worked in their favor as they came out on top of the huge field and was crowned the tournament��s champion. It was a case of third time��s a charm for B4NKR0LL3R as their third $109 bullet swelled to $105,728 after defeating Greece��s ��9cream4�� heads-up for the title.

All but one of the nine players who reached the final table netted a five-figure prize. ��rafaprihl�� was that one player, the Brazilian��s ninth-place exit being worth $8,133.

The player of the tournament was B4NKR0LL3R who locked up their first six-figure haul, which surpassed the $84,496 they were awarded for finishing fourth in a $2,100 WCOOP event in 2019.

Bounty Builder Series 005: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max at PokerStars

The Bounty Builder Series got underway on Feb. 2 and it created some substantial prize pools. One was in the Bounty Builder Series 005: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max event that saw the $400,000 guarantee beaten by $60,000.

A tournament of this magnitude was sure to attract some stellar names, which is exactly what it did.

Adrian ��Amadi_017�� Mateos finished in eighth for a combined $12,995. He was joined on the sidelines by Espen ��EspenasApart�� Solaas ($13,433), and ��t4t0PAGU�� ($15,554).

Talented Dutchman Luuk ��pokerluka�� Giele finished in fifth for a prize worth $19,219 before ��wisopekeno�� crashed out and collected $30,070. Heads-up was set when Swedish Goliath Niklas ��Lena900�� Astedt busted and padded his bankroll with $34,317.

The champion was crowned when ��pisky16�� of Canada defeated Conor ��1_conor_b_1�� Beresford. The winner netted an impressive $91,667 while Beresford scooped $64,323.

GG Masters $150, $300K Gtd at GGPoker

Germany��s ��REPTAR�� won this week��s GG Masters and turned their $150 into $44,945. The German��s victory also netted them 1,034.83 Player of the Year points, enough to put them into fourth-place overall.

REPTAR has got their quest for GG Masters glory off to a great start and now has a solid platform to build on as they embark on a journey towards a $500,000 GGPoker ambassador package.

The top five finishers saw their bankroll��s swell by more than $11,000. Brazil��s ��c4rvlh0�� won $11,604 with ��Soyboy9000�� of Canada banking $16,280. Third place and $22,838 went the way of ��Joris Gruis�� leaving ��scrimitzu�� and ��REPTAR�� to lock horns heads-up.

REPTAR emerged victoriously and resigned their Romanian opponent to a $32,038 consolation prize.

High Rollers Main Event $500 at GGPoker

The High Rollers Main Event attracted 239 players this weekend, which meant a $113,525 prize pool was created. It was Malta��s ��GTOExploiter�� who got their hands on the lion��s share of the prize pool, namely $21,836. The Malta-based pro sent ��RealRaw�� to the rail in second-place, a finish worth $16,275.

Malaysian ��Tun M�� was the only other player to net five-figures, namely $12,131, although ��omaha4lolz�� of Germany got close with a $9,042 score.

Others who reached the final table included ��OptimismNow��, ��Mikleler��, ��B3ndTheKnee��, ��Kim168��, and ��Mrazb_i_podonok��.

High Roller Sunday Big Game: $500K Gtd at partypoker

Over to partypoker now where the $5,200 Big Game successfully hit its $500,000 guarantee once again. A field of 110 created a $511,370 prize pool that was shared among the top 16 finishers.

Everyone at the eight-handed final table secured at least $16,000 each. ��LuisHR�� was the eighth-place finisher and won $16,619. They were joined on the rail by ��WhaledShark�� and ��onehundredeyez�� who netted $20,454 and $25,568 respectively.

Next to fall was ��Zeds_dead_baby�� whose $5,200 became a cool $33,239. Fourth-place was worth $44,744, the prize awarded to ��furikuri��.

��PayAndPlay�� started the final day as one of the chip leaders but ran out of steam and crashed and burned in third-place, but not before getting their hands on $63,921.

��Sasha307�� and ��Havenforbots�� locked horns heads-up and no deal was struck despite a massive $35,796 difference between first and second-place, or the equivalent of fifth-place money! This meant Sasha307 had to make do with an $89,489 prize while Havenforbots saw $125,285 head into their partypoker account.

partypoker MILLION Final Day at partypoker

Heads-up deals are quite common, three-handed deals not so much, but one happened in the partypoker MILLION this week. That trio won more than $329,000 between them.

The champion was ��puhpuhpuh�� who won $114,216. ��moneymonk2�� was the runner-up and they reeled in an almost identical $114,187. The third recipient of a deal-enriched prize was ��Petter�� and they saw their $109 turn into $100,695.

Earlier at the final table, ��apex predator�� hunted down the $9,490 eighth-place prize. ��luckymelon�� ran out of luck in seventh-place ($14,710) with ��BigBadBluff�� dusting off their stack in sixth-place for $20,890.

The prize money kept on climbing upwards with ��titofarjus99�� collecting $30,750 and ��gaules�� seeing their tournament end in fourth-place for $44,740.

*reflects a three-handed

$20,000 Whale at 888poker

888poker��s recent resurgence continued with the $20,000 Whale hitting its guarantee. The tournament has traditionally struggled, but $21,600 was collected on February 2nd.

The familiar name of Jae ��NEONTIGER�� Kim was the one at the top of the payout listings. The South Korean��s victory yielding $7,020. Kim sent ��sasasa137" of Canada to the rail in second-place for a $4,536 prize.

A special mention has to go to the Cyprus-based grinder known as ��0nlyBet�� who finished sixth in this tournament for $1,188 and managed to navigate their way to the final table of the $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep too.

$100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker

Finally, the $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep beings the curtain down on the latest Sunday Briefing. This tournament used to cost $215 to enter but recently saw a reduction to $109, something that as well-received judging by the 1,049 players who bought in this weekend.

The nine-handed final table was a cosmopolitan affair with seven different countries represented.

It was a Maltese player who emerged victoriously, scooping $7,517. ��KToFTW�� busted Brazilian sensation ��KKingJames23��, obviously a LeBron James fan, in second-place, a finish worth $5,246.

Two Romanian and two British players reached the final table. Ninth-place finisher ��Abhramovici�� ($706) and third-place finisher ��BigWizzzard�� ($4,237) represented Romania. ��kanabal18�� finished in seventh ($1,109) and ��usainzeus25�� fifth ($2,219) while sporting a Union Jack next to their aliases.

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