The Sunday Briefing: Gambler4444 Wins PokerStars Sunday Million for $158,932

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The Sunday Briefing: Gambler4444 Wins PokerStars Sunday Million for $158,932 0001

Online poker's biggest day of the week doesn't stop because there are massive live poker tournaments under way in Las Vegas. On Sunday, there were only two six-figure scores and they came from the winner and second-place finisher of the Sunday Million. "Gambler4444" took home the biggest prize, but there were a number of other players who padded their bankrolls with impressive scores. Keep reading to find out all the results from Sunday's biggest online poker tournaments on PokerStars.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$155,080$1,016,000

While many of online poker's top pros are in Las Vegas gearing up for the World Series of Poker Main Event, there were still enough grinders to meet the $1 million guarantee in the PokerStars Sunday Million. Zachary "HustlerGrune" Gruneberg (74th - $1,392) and Michael "RichieRichZH" Friedrich (89th - $1,259) were among the notables who made deep runs, but when the dust settled we were left with several unknowns looking to make big scores at the final table.

The final table began with two players way out in front of the rest of the pack. RebuyShark (1,454,4133 in chips) and Gambler4444 (1,398,8843) had more than two-thirds of the chips in play combined, so it was no surprise that the two big stacks were left playing heads up for the title. Gambler4444 held a sizable lead and, on the final hand of the match, both players flopped top pair of queens and got their chips in the middle, but Gambler4444's king kicker held up. He scooped the title and the top prize of $158,932.

The victory served as redemption for Gambler4444. The SuperNova VIP player also made the final table of the Sunday Million in January but fell short in fourth place.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Gambler4444$158,932
2RebuyShark$118,364
3blumenkind53$83,820
401Genesis$57,404
5sonmonedas$43,180
6Chengueee$33,020
7Typical Flop$22,860
8rogI_MS$12,700
9tkcasino007$8,128

To read more about this week's Sunday Million, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com.

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$152,453$500,000

The Sunday Warm-up was one of three Sunday Majors that didn't reach the guarantee this week, meaning there was an overlay for the 2,453 players who did participate. In the end, three players decided on a deal that saw them each collect at least $56,000. "carolusXX" went on to take the title and nearly $65,000.

PlacePlayerPrize
1carolusXX$64,676*
2Troubaduren$60,158*
3need2lonk$56,000*
4VIVSMAN$29,250
5kinkel99$22,250
6bambam500599$17,250
7smcrawford2$12,250
8[email protected]$7,250
9kersepit$4,250

*Denotes three-handed deal

To read more about this week's Sunday Warm-up, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com.

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$500+$30532$300,000

The Sunday 500 fell short of its $300,000 guarantee by 68 players. "EnisMarch" certainly wasn't complaining. The U.K. player outlasted the smaller field and went on to win the event outright for $56,400.

PlacePlayerPrize
1EnisMarch$56,400
2TryToExploit$41,100
3StrungOut1$30,300
4Mr.Ingenious$22,800
5magom1968$16,020
6chipseki$12,750
7bombmingo$9,750
8Didivostok$6,750
9Ben "bennybunny18" Richardson$4,500

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$9664 (956 rebuys, 518 add-ons)$225,000

A handful of big names were alive as the final table bubble approached, but Sergey "gipsy74" Rybachenko (16th - $1,687) and Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (12th - $2,857) fell short. Yuri "theNERDguy" Martins was arguably the biggest name left, and the Brazilian pro went on to capture the victory and $42,300 in prize money.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Yuri "theNERDguy" Martins$42,300
2Da3dalus$30,825
3Mikey Burns$22,725
4ekziter$17,100
5playboy99999$12,015
6bertulsons$9,562
7g8a8$7,312
8bigoots$5,062
9pirlo3625$3,375

PokerStars Bigger $55 ($160K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$50+$53,892$194,600

The PokerStars Bigger 55 easily eclipsed its guarantee as 3,892 players took to the felt. "Pokerooster" emerged victorious after a three-way deal at the final table, but "bamboocha88" walked away with the most prize money.

PlacePlayerPrize
1pokerooster$23,763*
2bamboocha88$25,421*
3GrabYaGun$20,191*
4MinReraise$11,189
5mcatdog$8,270
6QueeenDeuce$6,324
7marcus2441$4,378
8TheGONo$2,342
9yflo$1,556

*Denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$92,127$212,700

Poker pros Joao "Naza114" Vieira (16th - $903) and Steve ��Stev0L_�� Leonard (26th - $755), made deep runs in the Bigger $109 this week but were unable to reach the coveted final table. "OBigO" put on a show and was the last player standing to earn more than $34,000.

PlacePlayerPrize
1OBigO$34,032
2DuTTiFruTTi9$25,524
3vincelis$19,143
4ua-qaypo.wsx$13,644
5Rowniwn$9,571
6head07$7,444
7ShipAlot$5,317
8Sasuke234$3,722
9Serebity_p$2,127

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$150+$121,158$173,700

The Bigger $162 had no problem reaching its guarantee this week. "lior1010" weaved through a field of 1,158 to claim the title and nearly $30,000. Poker pro Phidias "ael1979" Georgiou came up short of the final table, taking 19th place for $729.

PlacePlayerPrize
1lior1010$29,980.62
2Sghango$21,712.50
3fviana$16,501.50
4Link685$12,089.52
5ventox$8,598.15
6CuCbKu$6,861.15
7zenmaster666$5,124.15
8gorzoni$3,387.15
9Bianconero12$1,910.70

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+$15971$194,200

Online poker legend Matt "ch0ppy" Kay added another in a long list of major final tables, but the Canadian pro was ousted in eighth place for $4,291. Three players agree on a deal at the final table, and "Mavericci" went on to take it down for $31,298.

PlacePlayerPrize
*1Mavericci$31,298.13
*2Fresh_oO_D$26,319.36
*3Blonden88$21,713.21
4tonythetigra$14,176.60
5wizowizo$10,001.30
6Damis_18$8,059.30
7WaGe N Warz$6,117.30
8Matt "ch0ppy" Kay$4,291.82
9gardze_wami$2,485.76

*Denotes three-handed deal[/I]

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$10+$125,791$300,000

The Sunday Storm fell well short of its $300,000 guarantee. "vovan9988" made the most of his opportunity and finished atop the massive field to collect $28,050.

PlacePlayerPrize
1vovan9988$28,050
2jarig$20,550
3b_k_greek$13,350
4fbjj$10,350
5maroka814$7,350
6TaquetesJr$4,500
7Laaciic$3,150
8ceskykarty$2,100
9gago552$1,485

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+$91,416$141,600

Sunday got off to a bang with 1,416 players taking part in the Sunday Storm. When it was all said and done, "Hustler1985" was $23,654 richer and the proud winner of a Sunday Major.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Hustler1985$23,654.28
2Semesa1$17,275.20
3L501$13,027.20
4cetin 1974$9,628.80
5mcatdog$6,938.40
6Tolleran$5,522.40
7bennyboy773$4,106.40
83max$2,690.40
9roflcopter88$1,472.64

*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com

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