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ONCHAN, ISLE OF MAN – PokerStars player ‘benislovas’, from Lithuania, won the Sunday Million 7th Anniversary tournament on Monday, earning $848,589.33 after a three-way deal was done at the final table. The second- and third-placed players were ‘sexygee’ from the UK (a former SCOOP winner) and ‘Kasra84’ from Germany, who won $836,321.83 and $813,370.28 respectively.
A total of 49,287 players took part in the $215 buy-in tournament, including 11,748 satellite entries, which made for a total prize pool of $9,857,400 – far in excess of the $7 million guarantee. It also meant the tournament was the third biggest Sunday Million ever held.
Here’s a full rundown of the final table positions and payouts:
1. benislovas (Lithuania) $848,589.33*
2. sexygee (UK) $836,321.83*
3. Kasra84 (Germany) $813,370.28*
4. n0rflip (Norway) $358,809.36
5. pellompogos (Cyprus) $254,320.92
6. stradale430 (Austria) $181,376.16
7. 2outs4cake (UK) $117,303.06
8. rewgr343 (Russia) $85,759.38
9. Heminsley (UK) $62,101.62
* reflects three-way deal
A total of 6,309 players cashed in the tournament, which started at 14.30 ET on Sunday and lasted just over 15 hours. For a full round-up of the tournament action, check out the story on the PokerStars Blog.
Sunday Million stats
The 7th Anniversary tournament is the third biggest field and prize pool for a Sunday Million. The two previous larger ones are:
Date Name Entrants Prize pool
18/12/11 PokerStars’ 10th Anniversary Sunday Million Special 62,116 $12,423,200
6/3/11 Sunday Million 5th Anniversary 59,128 $11,825,600
The tournament was the 327th time the Sunday Million has taken place, and there have been four two-time winners – ‘kevsteele’, ‘diegoaiz’, ‘KipsterDK’ and ‘vietcong01’.
- Source: www.pokerstars.com
