The Sunday Briefing: Krisztina "Krisztasoul" Polgar Finishes Runner-up in Bigger $55
The final Sunday of August also happened to be the final Sunday before the start of the . For the next three weeks, the biggest of the usual Sunday Majors will be on hiatus. Still, that didn't stop this week's affairs from producing a few big winners. Three players took home six-figure scores, the biggest of which went to "nebo_blizko" for winning the Sunday Million. Valentyn “touchmynuts1″ Shabelnyk earned a victory in the Bigger $109, while Sergey "gipsy74" Rybachenko, Ozenc "ozenc" Demir, Kevin "flopped6810" Sharp, and Ty "puffinmypurp" Reiman were among the many notables who made final tables.
Also making a final table was Krisztina "Krisztasoul" Polgar. Just days ago, she was a part of the PokerNews video team at EPT Barcelona. Less than 48 hours after it ended, she was doing some damage of her own on the virtual felt, finishing runner-up in the Bigger $55 for nearly $30,000.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 6,397 | $1,279,400 |
In the last Sunday Million until Sept. 30, PokerStars Team Online's Richard "Tzen1" Veenman (15th - $5,373.48) had a solid showing but finished just shy of the final table. A heads-up deal between "ChaseTh3Ace" and "nebo_blizko" guaranteed each more than $150,000. The final hand of the duel occurred at the 250,000/500,000/50,000 level. "ChaseTh3Ace" (with 14.6 million) opened to 1,000,000 on the button and "nebo_blizko" (with 49.3 million) three-bet to 2,500,000. "ChaseTh3Ace" put in a four-bet shove with J♣7♣, but "nebo_blizko" had the goods with K♣K♦. The flop fell J♦4♠2♦, giving "ChaseTh3Ace" top pair. However, the 9♠ turn and 5♣ river were no help, securing the victory for "nebo_blizko."
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | nebo_blizko | $184,407.03 |
| *2 | ChaseTh3Ace | $154,126.26 |
| 3 | Elina2008 | $102,352 |
| 4 | flacoalan | $70,367 |
| 5 | mrlogik | $53,734.80 |
| 6 | Manezeza | $40,940.80 |
| 7 | stanman420 | $28,146.80 |
| 8 | loke13 | $15,352.80 |
| 9 | 5902838181 | $9,915.35 |
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,094 | $618,800 |
This week's Sunday Warm-Up saw deep runs from Mishel "MISHELA" Anunu (22nd - $1,639.82), Giuseppe “Ansgar2000″ Pantaleo (29th - $1,423.24), Jamie "Bear4rms" Sykes (34th - $1,423.24), and Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet (36th - $1,423.24). Kevin "flopped6810" Sharp made the final table for the second week in a row, following up on his third-place finish last week with an eighth-place finish on Sunday. Outlasting the field for the outright victory was "undaDISGUISE" for $97,153.12.
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | undaDISGUISE | $97,153.12 |
| 2 | Ozenc "ozenc" Demir | $72,399.60 |
| 3 | lukro8 | $51,360.40 |
| 4 | Sergey "gipsy74" Rybachenko | $35,581 |
| 5 | J-Rod Fett | $26,490.82 |
| 6 | gmcrafter | $20,111 |
| 7 | NhFy | $13,923 |
| 8 | Kevin "flopped6810" Sharp | $7,735 |
| 9 | J_soldier | $4,950.40 |
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 776 | $388,000 |
Among those who went deep in the Sunday 500 were Larry "BBOY3110" Sharp (12th - $4,074), TJ "1BigAceHole" Ulmer (15th - $3,298), Vicky Coren (17th - $2,522), Shane "shaniac" Schleger (25th - $1,784.80), Liv Boeree (29th - $1,590.80), Calvin "cal42688" Anderson (32nd - $1,590.80), and Mike "munchenBH" Telker (34th - $1,590.80). Earning the outright victory for $69,840 was "playwithbals."
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | playwithbals | $69,840 |
| 2 | Bradley "BaZa88" Bower | $50,440 |
| 3 | Gigacide | $37,636 |
| 4 | RedPantRed | $28,130 |
| 5 | mindgamer | $19,555.20 |
| 6 | Nty9Problems | $15,675.20 |
| 7 | VyruAlus | $11,795.20 |
| 8 | dyng247 | $7,954 |
| 9 | homieaces85 | $4,850 |
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 956 | $307,800 |
Steve "mcnallyville" McNally (11th - $3,231.90), Patrick "Bandano" Renkers (16th - $2,000.70), Julio "powerpokerBR" Lins (22nd - $1,385.10), Andras "probirs" Nemeth (24th - $1,385.10), and Amit "AMAK316" Makhija (26th - $1,385.10) put up solid results in the $109 Sunday Rebuy. After a three-handed deal at the final table, the last man standing was "zilbeee" for $46,637.89.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | zilbeee | $46,637.89 |
| *2 | Theodoros "teo96" Aidonopoulos | $45,348.27 |
| *3 | oradeanul | $38,059.34 |
| 4 | iwonthurtyou | $23,085 |
| 5 | WushuTM | $16,159.50 |
| 6 | vip25459 | $13,081.50 |
| 7 | marktb | $10,003.50 |
| 8 | Ty "puffinmypurp" Reiman | $6,925.50 |
| 9 | ThisIsPete | $4,339.98 |
*denotes three-handed deal
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 2,795 | $279,500 |
A stacked final table in the Bigger $109 resulted in a seventh-place finish for Mark "RedRad 01" Darner, a sixth-place showing for Wesley "ZeelandBoy" Wiemes, a fourth-place result for Jordan "JWPRODIGY" Westmorland, and a third-place score for Matt "VegasDietz" Dietrich. Earning the win, following a heads-up deal, was Valentyn “touchmynuts1″ Shabelnyk for more than $41,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | Valentyn “touchmynuts1″ Shabelnyk | $41,329.94 |
| *2 | squintster | $36,000 |
| 3 | Matt "VegasDietz" Dietrich | $23,757.50 |
| 4 | Jordan "JWPRODIGY" Westmorland | $16,350.75 |
| 5 | kryking | $12,437.75 |
| 6 | Wesley "ZeelandBoy" Wiemes | $9,642.75 |
| 7 | Mark "RedRad 01" Darner | $6,847.75 |
| 8 | Cyatusha | $4,052.75 |
| 9 | andreaengel | $2,375.75 |
*denotes heads-up deal
PokerStars Bigger $55 ($160K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $50+$5 | 5,057 | $252,850 |
From the PokerNews video team at EPT Barcelona to Sunday grinder, Krisztina "Krisztasoul" Polgar defeated all but one in the Bigger $55 this week.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasiu | $39,670.29 |
| 2 | Krisztina "Krisztasoul" Polgar | $29,457.02 |
| 3 | Elmagico19A1 | $20,860.12 |
| 4 | manokippa2 | $14,286.02 |
| 5 | Lena900 | $10,746.12 |
| 6 | athossp | $8,217.62 |
| 7 | papo457 | $5,689.12 |
| 8 | germanRan | $3,160.62 |
| 9 | zeke60 | $2,022.80 |
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 1,587 | $238,050 |
Notable finishes in the Bigger $162 included Kevin "KevBoyStar" Stani (13th - $1,475.91), Douglas "Dowgh-Santos" Ferreira (15th - 1,475.91), Michael "mossified84" Skomac (18th - $1,071.22), and Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver (18th - $1,071.22). The outright victory went to "MaRLaCa_309" for $39,052.76.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MaRLaCa_309 | $39,052.76 |
| 2 | PIPI tapis! | $28,566 |
| 3 | TJ "WhatArunAA" Slifka | $21,424.50 |
| 4 | T0MyK | $15,949.35 |
| 5 | NURLAN81 | $11,307.37 |
| 6 | Josh "lNormaJean" Hart | $8,926.87 |
| 7 | j_t_s80 | $6,546.37 |
| 8 | KMC12 | $4,165.87 |
| 9 | tonn22 | $2,380.50 |
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,332 | $266,400 |
Notable finishes in the Sunday 2nd Chance included Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira (10th - $2,370.96), Sebastian "sebbau" Bauer (13th - $1,838.16), Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen (20th - $1,118.88), and Brian "brianm15" England (23rd - $1,118.88). Earning the outright victory was "maicol1" for about $46,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | maicol1 | $45,980.64 |
| 2 | CuAt69UsdSng | $33,300 |
| 3 | zuckmeout | $25,308 |
| 4 | Le_Blem1 | $18,541.44 |
| 5 | George "gkap13" Kapalas | $13,186.80 |
| 6 | oldfandango | $10,522.80 |
| 7 | adosos | $7,858.80 |
| 8 | deaonhope | $5,194.80 |
| 9 | carolusXX | $2,930.40 |
PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $10+$1 | 31,331 | $313,310 |
A seven-handed deal took place in the Sunday Storm this week and coming away with the win was "1011001011" for about $23,000.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | 1011001011 | $22,748.01 |
| *2 | cezarx5 | $9,191.39 |
| *3 | boxotee | $18,059 |
| *4 | EgorOK 777 | $11,062.70 |
| *5 | JOEL RADA | $8,028.83 |
| *6 | tariko13 | $8,914.79 |
| *7 | Rooney23 | $13,191.98 |
| 8 | vujojana | $2,193.17 |
| 9 | dtaria | $1,590.88 |
*denotes seven-handed deal
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,552 | $155,200 |
Just missing out on the final table of the Sunday Kickoff was Jeff "jeff710" Hakim (12th - $1,303.68). A four-handed deal was agreed upon between the final four players and the sole survivor in the end was "ChernyAV" for $21,405.01.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | ChernyAV | $21,405.01 |
| *2 | Daddddymufff | $14,615.98 |
| *3 | tutull | $19,097.57 |
| *4 | Machineheads | $14,799.04 |
| 5 | P0lak | $7,604.80 |
| 6 | antonioscy | $6,052.80 |
| 7 | benisel89 | $4,500.80 |
| 8 | ZISIMO7 | $2,948.80 |
| 9 | Bussic | $1,598.56 |
*denotes four-handed deal
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