The Sunday Briefing: Viktor Blom Makes WCOOP Final Table; David Baker Wins Sunday 500

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Viktor "Isildur1" Blom

Poker players from all over the globe logged into PokerStars on Sunday to participate in the most prestigious online poker tournament in the world. The $5,200 buy-in World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event kicked off with 2,133 players creating a gargantuan prize pool of $10,665,000, guaranteeing a top prize of $1,877,573 to the eventual winner. The field was trimmed down to 296 after Day 1, and the event will be played down to a champion on Monday.

Dan "Danny98765" Smith is among the leaders heading into the final day of the Main Event. Smith is third in chips with 536,211, trailing only "HeroCallFold" (719,357) and "Pkr_b777" (551,511). Others in contention for a massive payday include Jason Mercier, Jake Cody, Liv Boeree, Shaun Deeb, Mike "Timex" McDonald, Humberto Brenes, Andrew Lichtenberger, Vicky Coren, Steven "Zugwat" Silverman, and Shane "shaniac" Schleger.

While the Main Event was paused late Sunday night, several WCOOP events played down to winners. The highly-anticipated $10,300 8-Game High Roller attracted many of the games top talents, including Daniel Negreanu, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Dan "djk123" Kelly, and Phil "MrSweets28" Galfond. In the end, though, it was Frenchman Alex "BiatchPeople" Luneau who claimed the title for $234,350. Luneau defeated a final table that included James "Andy McLEOD" Obst, who tied Grospellier for first place in all-time WCOOP final tables with nine.

Also coming to a close on Sunday was the $2,100 WCOOP HORSE tournament, which saw several big names make deep runs. Eugene Katchalov and Viktor "Isldur1" Blom made the final table, but they were the first two players to hit the rail. Hungary's "vachette17" eventually went on to win the tournament, taking home his first WCOOP bracelet and $71,775.

Among the notables scooping big prizes on Sunday were JC "PrtyPsux" Alvarado, Gavin "gavb31" Ball, Luke "ValueFolding" McLean, Rhys "floppinhel" Jones, Darryll "df1986" Fish, Geoff "GeoffRas22" Rasmussen, Connor "blanconegro" Drinnan, and David "WhooooKidd" Baker, who won the PokerStars Sunday 500 for more than $98,000.

Here's a look at the results from the Sunday tournaments at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and PartyPoker:

PokerStars WCOOP Event #62: NLHE Super-Knockout ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$337.50+$337.50+$252,467$1,665,225
PlacePlayerPrize
1Luke "ValueFolding" McLean$104,173*
2heavenwalker$93,615*
3TWG8186$78,769*
4awaz1983$77,096*
5quarltje$37,467
6Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis$28,725
7CaptainGant$20,399
8a$$ou$12,072
9Pokerfan89Gr$7,493

*Denotes four-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Alexander "RedIceRap" Gerlach (11th - $5,661), Ignat "0Human0" Liviu (12th - $5,661), Felipe "Improved" Montenegro (24th - $2,664), Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad (27th - $2,664)

PokerStars WCOOP Event #62: HORSE ($250K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$2,000+100165$330,000
PlacePlayerPrize
1vachette17$71,775
2GVOZDIKA55$51,150
3sonajero$39,600
4Tyson "POTTERPOKER" Marks$28,050
5Sykoen$18,150
6vovtroy$14,850
7Viktor "Isildur1" Blom$11,550
8Eugene Katchalov$9,075

Notable Finishes: Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick (12th - $7,425), Paul "padjes" Berende (15th - $5,775), Daniel Negreanu (17th - $4,125), Bryn Kenney (20th - $4,125)

PokerStars WCOOP Event #65: 8-Game High Roller ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$10,000+30086$860,000
PlacePlayerPrize
1Alex "BiatchPeople" Luneau$234,350
2Tridynamo$156,950
3hotmark777$120,400
4Elia001$81,700
5James "Andy McLEOD" Obst$60,200
6Enon$45,150

Notable Finishes: Sebastian Ruthenberg (7th - $32,250), Alex "joiso" Kostritsyn (8th - $32,250), David "Gunslinger3" Bach (12th - $21,250)

Full Tilt Poker $250K Guarantee

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+151,614$322,800
PlacePlayerPrize
1BlackBrahman$54,430*
2Gavin "gavb31" Ball$43,639*
3RICK JANSEN$40,088*
4Jochum "groengras" Weenink$22,918
5Matt "NoBadBeatsPlz" Kay$17,108
6MintBerryCru$12,589
7HabsFTW$9,361
899GSX$6,778
9Griffin "Flush_Entity" Benger$4,809

*Denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Brandon "norajean" Meyers (13th - $2,388), Jason "NovaSky" Koon (14th - $2,388), Mickey "Mement_mori" Petersen (18th - $1,775), Calvin "Cal42688" Anderson (26th - $1,291)

Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$240+151,500$300,000
PlacePlayerPrize
1Geoff "GeoffRas22" Rasmussen$60,000
2poksu pete$39,900
3Ivanski$28,500
4YOUGOOOOGIRL$21,300
5kittiesgomah$15,900
6jimmie23$11,700
7Sally21671$8,700
8Fisksson$6,300
9Michael "mossified84" Skomac$4,470

Notable Finishes: John "BlackFours" May (10th - $3,000), Mathew "matfrankland" Frankland (12th - $3,000), Pratyush "Shane Gamble" Buddiga (27th - $1,200)

PartyPoker 200K Guaranteed Sunday

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+151,134$226,800
PlacePlayerPrize
1JVierira114$44,226
2Rhys "floppinhel" Jones$23,473
3floki123$14,855
4Timeoutplease$12,587
5TDurdenWAR$10,319
6OMGMenda$8,051
7DirtyB1tch33$5,783
8Gravlings$3,742
9fellatiado$2,608

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$500+301,160$580,000
PlacePlayerPrize
1David "WhooooKidd" Baker$98,600
2parksy1066$72,500
3softcored$55,042
4Darryll "df1986" Fish$39,440
5sosickPL$28,710
6selinantis$22,910
7BIGMICKG$17,110
8M.nosbocaJ$11,310
9srxakgirona$6,264

Notable Finishes: Alexander ��Sussie Smith�� Roumeliotis (16th - $2,784), Taylor "tRaMp$d0PrAy" Paur (19th - $2,320)

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PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$100+91,391$437,900
PlacePlayerPrize
1Connor "blanconegro" Drinnan$68,268*
2Marcelosrf$68,268*
3dadowiec$43,790
4Mr Negreanu$32,842
5pokerjoe485$22,989
6danger0us$18,610
7John ��BlackFourz�� May$14,231
8MrKloutt$9,852
9jellyfish223$6,130

*Denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Joe "bigegypt" Elpayaa (14th - $3,284), Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (16th - $2,408), David "SexSeen" Sands (31st - $1,138)

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$200+151,780$356,000
PlacePlayerPrize
1JC "PrtyPsux" Alvarado$59,630
2CuAt69UsdSng$43,610
3Dan "APowers1968" Colpoys$32,930
4Tha Giggy$24,208
5666IQ666$17,444
6chrispker23$13,884
7gosuoposum110,324
8Deanuzz$6,764
9vMagnus$3,666

Notable Finishes: Dan "Danny98765" Smith (19th - $1,424), Jamie "TheCronic420" Rosen (21st - $1,424)

PokerStars Sunday Supersonic ($125K Guaranteed)

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$210.80+4.201,704$359,203
PlacePlayerPrize
1Gambler4444$63,364
2waldemar1966$46,696
3RomeOpro$35,920
4nandor82$26,042
5the17_beast$18,678
6andrekos0095$15,086
7pmg5$11,494
8Tomatee$7,902
9starsettes$5,028

Notable Finishes: Darren Elias (17th - $1,796), Yevgeniy "Jovial Gent" Timoshenko (28th - $790)

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