The Sunday Briefing: Team PokerStars' Pessagno Takes Down Sunday 2nd Chance
It was a busy day on the virtual felt on Sunday. Not only did the 22nd installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) kick off, which saw Tom ��hitthehole�� Middleton win Event #1 for $61,000, but there was a full slate of tournaments over on PokerStars. Interestingly, Middleton had some success there as well, finishing 16th in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for $2,105.40.
Other notables who had success on Sunday were Bryan ��bparis�� Paris and Team PokerStars�� Caio ��Pessagno�� Pessagno. The former topped a field of 3,273 to take down the PokerStars Bigger $109 for $46,783.06, and the latter won $38,002.01 for his victory in the PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance.
PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 8,389 | $1,677,800 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | rumrun1 | $246,808.79 |
| 2 | GoldRU | $180,363.50 |
| 3 | Renato ��leguito�� Almeida | $125,835 |
| 4 | programmed | $83,890 |
| 5 | mysya 555 | $67,112 |
| 6 | Gustavo9911 | $50,334 |
| 7 | davidas75 | $33,556 |
| 8 | Gallerhead | $18,445.80 |
| 9 | Skrigepas | $13,002.95 |
PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 3,509 | $701,800 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | matt86ck | $100,001.48* |
| 2 | aJarov | $76,478.88* |
| 3 | 1471983 | $73,712.51* |
| 4 | Jim ��Mr_BigQueso�� Collopy | $40,353.50 |
| 5 | roosi88 | $29,826.50 |
| 6 | instigator85 | $22,808.50 |
| 7 | Scott ��stpauli111�� Hall | $15,790.50 |
| 8 | Bussic | $8772.50 |
| 9 | FishingCh621 | $5,614.40 |
*Denotes three-handed deal.
Notable Finishes: Toby ��810ofclubs�� Lewis (14th - $3,158.10), Tom ��hitthehole�� Middleton (16th - $2,105.40), Vanessa Selbst (84th - $1,052.70)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$30 | 973 | $486,500 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SugarTitSSS | $85,040.20 |
| 2 | Matt ��ch0ppy�� Kay | $61,785.50 |
| 3 | jonito21 | $46,217.50 |
| 4 | FaceStealer | $34,541.50 |
| 5 | Gmelkonyan | $24,325 |
| 6 | pleasepick | $19,460 |
| 7 | Koln4ever | $14,595 |
| 8 | aaajack | $9,730 |
| 9 | Schappuscha | $5,594.75 |
Notable Finishes: Jeremiah ��Believer82�� Vinsant (15th - $3,648.75) Ana Marquez (23rd - $2,043.30), Vanessa Selbst (37th - $1,556.80)
PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Rebuys | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 979 | 1,320 | $313,700 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresh_oO_D | $58,034.50 |
| 2 | lu777589 | $42,035.80 |
| 3 | gaudas1986 | $31,370 |
| 4 | TryToExploit | $23,527.50 |
| 5 | APD0290 | $16,469.25 |
| 6 | DreamOnDream | $13,332.25 |
| 7 | guennsen001 | $10,195.25 |
| 8 | robinho | $7,058.25 |
| 9 | superkid-bam | $4,391.80 |
Notable Finishes: Thayer ��THAY3R�� Rasmussen (25th - $1,411.65), Elio ��smokrokflock�� (28th - $1,097.95), Jon ��PearlJammer�� Turner (94th - $690.14)
PokerStars Bigger $55 ($160K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $50+$5 | 5,802 | $290,100 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | gbmantis | $45,383.07 |
| 2 | oli_woofer | $33,796.65 |
| 3 | VIT789 | $23,933.25 |
| 4 | Brian ��AKBigFish�� James | $16,390.65 |
| 5 | Joshk1981 | $12,329.25 |
| 6 | bicko2 | $9,428.25 |
| 7 | JBzzzr | $6,527.25 |
| 8 | JackHererBR | $3,626.25 |
| 9 | richAAmEl | $2,320.80 |
PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 3,273 | $327,300 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan ��bparis�� Paris | $46,783.06* |
| 2 | meteze | $43,225.85* |
| 3 | 2erpaar | $27,493.20 |
| 4 | LoveWrecked | $18,819.75 |
| 5 | skejtak | $14,237.55 |
| 6 | HetaGunnar42 | $10,964.55 |
| 7 | AlimauryCano | $7,691.55 |
| 8 | pitodus | $4,425.09 |
| 9 | sk2ll_m0dR | $2,782.05 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.
Notable Finishes: Maxim Lykov (36th - $785.52), Andre ��aakkari�� Akkari (200th - $294.57)
PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $150+$12 | 2,011 | $301,650 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mefisto6661 | $37,273.55* |
| 2 | FACUMDP | $38,289.75* |
| 3 | Pappe_Ruk | $36,048.11* |
| 4 | Ozgur ��phaplap�� Arda | $19,833.48 |
| 5 | Weird.Fear | $14,328.37 |
| 6 | kincar1975 | $11,161.05 |
| 7 | Improved | $8,144.55 |
| 8 | Alan ��fizix87�� Brown | $5,278.87 |
| 9 | hei?tercamp | $3,016.50 |
*Denotes three-handed deal.
Notable Finishes: Clark ��snake8484�� Hamagami (16th - $1,327.26), Christopher ��NigDawG�� Brammer (23rd - $1,116.10)
PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$15 | 1,620 | $324,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caio ��Pessagno�� Pessagno | $38,002.01* |
| 2 | Gord0nGeck0 | $33,375.19* |
| 3 | 1banditpanda | $35,000* |
| 4 | Jonathan ��whollyflush�� Prested | $39,115* |
| 5 | Feiolis | $15,876 |
| 6 | theczar19 | $12,636 |
| 7 | yargen | $9,396 |
| 8 | $MYT1ME$ | $6,156 |
| 9 | tron1ft8 | $3,369.60 |
*Denotes four-handed deal.
Notable Finishes: Tobias ��PokerNoob999�� Reinkemeier (30th - $1,134), Toni Judet (93rd - $648)
PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,487 | $148,700 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheetahpl | $24,907.52 |
| 2 | Larry ��BBOY3110�� Sharp | $18,215.75 |
| 3 | DustHL | $13,754.75 |
| 4 | prz68 | $10,111.60 |
| 5 | barcakent | $7,286.30 |
| 6 | vesevese23 | $5,799.30 |
| 7 | fiscardddd | $4,312.30 |
| 8 | cristi888 | $2,825.30 |
| 9 | A_PIRAT | $1,531.61 |
*Lead picture courtesy of PokerNews Brazil.
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