'TherookieQQ9' Wins PokerStars Sunday Million
Another busy night for the PokerStars Sunday Million saw a turnout of 7,711 entrants, making the prize pool $1,542,200 with a first-place prize of $188,919.50. Notable finishes include ClaudioReyna in tenth place ($7,711) and Adam "Roothlus" Levy in 53rd place ($2,621.74). The chip counts at the beginning of the final table were:
RunThisTable - 24,525,748
Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" Plens - 15,612,351
1011001011 - 7,561,210
elemonator37 - 6,925,714
Lamberjack12 - 5,252,296
Mazelucky - 4,977,442
rickyhatton - 4,465,083
adamx - 4,128,912
ragsrellum - 3,661,244
Adamx was first to exit the final table. With blinds and antes at 150,000/300,000/30,000, adamx moved all in from middle position for 3,468,912 with K?Q? and found action from Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" Plens, who held A?10?. The flop rolled out 7?A?K?, keeping Plens in the lead after pairing his ace. The turn and river were blanks for adamx who finished ninth for $10,795.40. Next to go was ragsrellum at the 200,000/400,000/40,000 level after moving all in for 2,281,244 and finding a caller in the form of RunThisTable. It was A?2? for ragsrellum while RunThisTable showed K?J?. The board came 8?10?6?7?9? making a straight, but giving a higher straight to RunThisTable. The eighth-place finish gave ragsrellum $17,735.30. Soon after that, Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" Plens raised 1,000,500 under the gun and from the small blind Lamberjack12 moved all in for 3,332,296 with A?Q?. Plens called with 4?4? and collected the chips when the board came 3?8?5?9?4?. Lamberjack12 earned $26,998.50 for seventh.
At the 250,000/500,000/50,000 level of play, a coin flip occurred between elemonator37, who held 10?10?, and 1011001011, who held A?J?. The board came 5?6?Q?A?8?, eliminating elemonator37 in sixth for $39,326.10. The next bust did not happen until the 400,000/800,000/80,000 level. Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" Plens opened to 2,200,500 under the gun and 1011001011 moved all in for 7,124,826 from the small blind Plens called with A?8? and was racing against 5?5?. The board ran out A?6?2?Q?K?, good enough to send 1011001011 home in fifth for $54,748.10. At 500,000/1,000,000/100,000, Mazelucky moved all in from the cutoff for 9,985,182 with 6?3? and was called by RunThisTable in the big blind with 4?4?. No six would find the table and Mazelucky was out in fourth for $70,170.10. With three left, RunThisTable made it 2,225,625 to go from the button and rickyhatton shoved from the big blind for 19,705,664 with A?J?. RunThisTable called with 9?9? and won the race as the board delivered 2?8?7?K?K?. Third place awarded rickyhatton $86,363.20.
Heads-up play began with these chip counts:
TherookieQQ9 - 36,093,818
RunThisTable - 41,016,182
Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" Plens emerged as the victor at the 850,000/1,700,000/170,000 level. The final hand saw Plens limp on the button and RunThisTable shove for 30,519,556. Plens called and flipped over A?J? to RunThisTable's A?2?. The flop came 7?2?6? and put RunThisTable in the lead. The 10? turn left only three outs for Plens, but the J? river card was one of them. RunThisTable finished runner-up for $127,385.72, as Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" Plens rivered the win in the PokerStars Sunday Million, collecting $188,919.50.
Final Results:
1. Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" Plens - $188,919.50
2. RunThisTable - $127,385.72
3. rickyhatton - $86,363.20
4. Mazelucky - $70,170.10
5. 1011001011 - $54,748.10
6. elemonator37 - $39,326.10
7. Lamberjack12 - $26,998.50
8. ragsrellum - $17,735.30
9. adamx - $10,795.40
Other Notable Sunday Online Events:
Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan
1. iloseflips2424 - $50,760
2. mendieta19 - $32,148
3. payems - $23,800.80
4. gboro780 - $18,612
5. Jon "PearlJammed" Turner - $14,100
6. therookieqq9 - $10,152
7. SPIRITSLAYER - $6,768
8. switzzle - $5,076
9. noble_work - $3,609.60
Buyin: $200+16
Prize Pool: $225,600
Entrants: 1,128
Other Notables: Matt "All In At 420" Stout (18th, $1,037.76), GulahPapyrus (19th, $823.44), Amanda "Mandy B" Baker (30th, $721.92), Brandon "BrandonPL" Leeds (39th, $631.68), Brian "Sn8wman" Hawkins (45th, $631.68)
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($750,000 guaranteed)
1. Snookerfun - $98,930
2. dave_steven9 - $68,490
3. luluxxx - $45,660
4. VBOOS - $38,050
5. groggy - $30,440
6. Schmufix - $22,830
7. Polyhymnia - $15,220
8. Top-Hand - $9,512.50
9. RoadV - $6,544.60
Buyin: $200+15
Prize Pool: $761,000
Entrants: 3,805
Other Notables: Adam "Roothlus" Levy (34th, $1,445.90)
PokerStars Sunday $500,000 Guaranteed
1. thorladen - $91,250
2. Smitty1581 - $66,450
3. mlagoo - $50,000
4. Body Man D - $37,500
5. lilien00 - $26,250
6. driftdc5 - $21,250
7. bfineman - $16,250
8. holdplz - $11,250
9. jakoon1985 - $7,000
Buyin: $500+30
Prize Pool: $500,000 (included $2,500 overlay)
Entrants: 995
Other Notables: Tristan "Cre8ive" Wade (14th, $4,000), Mark "The Omaholic" Roland (15th, $4,000), Carter "ckingusc" King (19th, $2,150), Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen (21st, $2,150), Bryn Kenney (23rd, $2,150), Danny "The__D__Ry" Ryan (30th, $1,600)
Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed
1. maberle - $23,600
2. improved - $13,600
3. sprink 669 - $9,100
4. nash07 - $7,000
5. twelver1232 - $5,700
6. stberry27901 - $4,500
7. velocity2007 - $3,300
8. EScrote_ - $2,200
9. CohibaSiglo - $1,300
Buyin: $100+9
Prize Pool: $100,000 (included $28,000 overlay)
Entrants: 720
