The Sunday Briefing: Sean Getzwiller Tops Jake Bazeley to Win PokerStars Sunday Million
With the PokerStars Sunday Million regularly attracting more than 7,000 participants every week, once in a while you'll see a well-known pro sidestep the landmines and find the winner's circle. But it's not often you see two top players battle heads-up for the title.
On Sunday, Sean Getzwiller and Jacob Bazeley were the last two players standing from a huge field of 7,748 in the Sunday Million, Getzwiller, a WSOP bracelet winner, eventually walked away with the title and the top prize of $232,443.
According to the PokerStars Blog, Getzwiller had a sizable lead on Bazeley when heads-up play began and the two briefly discussed the terms of a deal. After Bazeley decided to decline, the two exchanged a few pots before seeing a J?10?2? flop. A raising war ensued that resulted in Bazeley three-betting all-in with K?10?. Getzwiller called and was in front with K?K?, and the A? turn and 4? river sealed his title.
Just Shipped the Sunday Milly!!! Thx So much for the love from my friends #SDL
— Sean Getzwiller (@SeanGetzPoker)
Others finding success on Sunday were Joseph "bigegypt" Elpayaa, Jonas "clowndick" Mackoff, Rens "Rens02" Feenstra, Peter "Se7enTr3y" Akery, and Casey "bigdogpckt5s" Jarzabek.
Here's a full look at the results from the Sunday Majors on PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, partypoker and WSOP.com:
Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 7,748 | $1,549,600 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean "wormnorton" Getzwiller | $232,443 |
| 2 | Jake "Bazeman11" Bazeley | $170,456 |
| 3 | veryking | $116,220 |
| 4 | Buckman88 | $78,099 |
| 5 | PANAGIOTIS.G | $61,984 |
| 6 | perusfinne | $46,488 |
| 7 | FLUSHKE10 | $30,992 |
| 8 | Barakiel27 | $17,820 |
| 9 | yeres | $12,009 |
Notable Finishes: Paul "pvas2" Van Nunes (57th - $1,401)
Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 3,624 | $724,800 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RigasDinamo | $89,060* |
| 2 | pads1161 | $94,000* |
| 3 | mora7777 | $75,331* |
| 4 | STEALurM0NEY | $41,676 |
| 5 | OshriAK | $30,804 |
| 6 | Joseph "bigegypt" Elpayaa | $23,556 |
| 7 | Rytis "RichieA7s" Praninskas | $16,308 |
| 8 | Big_Slick557 | $9,060 |
| 9 | luigisipapa | $5,798 |
*Denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Taylor "tRaMp$d0PrAy" Paur (11th - $4,348)
$250K Guarantee
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 1,418 | $283,600 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QueenKacey | $56,720 |
| 2 | ocnits | $37,718 |
| 3 | SuitedAcesBaby | $26,942 |
| 4 | milldollbaby | $20,135 |
| 5 | URMYLeNoR | $15,030 |
| 6 | elmerix | $11,060 |
| 7 | Kumasha | $8,224 |
| 8 | Bit2Easy | $5,955 |
| 9 | beeriori | $4,225 |
Notable Finishes: Rafael Caiaffa (12th - $2,836), Jonathan "xMONSTERxDONGx" Karamalikis (13th - $2,098), Bolivar "Ramux" Palacios (17th - $1,559)
Sunday Brawl ($200K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $240+15 | 1,238 | $247,600 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ScarJo | $49,520 |
| 2 | Tiago_Dias19 | $32,980 |
| 3 | F-W1966 | $23,522 |
| 4 | freddiewalli | $17,579 |
| 5 | canadiense | $13,122 |
| 6 | FaceMyAlterEgo | $9,656 |
| 7 | Rentry85 | $7,180 |
| 8 | Anthony "holdplz" Spinella | $5,199 |
| 9 | GabrielBlefador | $3,714 |
Notable Finishes: Carlos Mavca (14th - $1,881)
200K Guaranteed Sunday
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 1,075 | $200,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas "clowndick" Mackoff | $27,400 |
| 2 | gortatleva | $16,500 |
| 3 | koczwi | $9,800 |
| 4 | Ivep4ncak3s | $7,400 |
| 5 | Jason "Grey Area" Wheeler | $5,300 |
| 6 | MehFold | $3,900 |
| 7 | MasterJ_Fyeah | $2,900 |
| 8 | Reraiser1985 | $2,400 |
| 9 | danking11 | $1,920 |
Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+30 | 886 | $79,740 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rens "Rens02" Feenstra | $79,740 |
| 2 | superfred77 | $57,590 |
| 3 | SwissCantMis | $42,971 |
| 4 | szusza84 | $32,117 |
| 5 | dejanaceking | $22,327 |
| 6 | David "DonkCommited" Miscikowski | $17,720 |
| 7 | molda79 | $13,290 |
| 8 | Akameo | $8,860 |
| 9 | s3c3_1978 | $5,316 |
Notable Finishes: Anton "antesvante" Wigg (16th - $2,658), Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen (25th - $1,993), Joe "jcada99" Cada (25th - $1,993), Connor "blanconegro" Drinnan (26th - $1,993)
Get in on the Sunday Majors action yourself by visiting PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and PartyPoker.
$109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+9 | 1,117 | $343,600 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vonBaranow | $63,222 |
| 2 | lasagnaaammm | $45,870 |
| 3 | Casey "bigdogpckt5s" Jarzabek | $34,360 |
| 4 | Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen | $25,770 |
| 5 | Darren "darrenelias" Elias | $18,039 |
| 6 | RuiNF | $14,603 |
| 7 | KungKroon | $11,167 |
| 8 | imwatchingyo | $7,731 |
| 9 | AAcademiKK | $4,810 |
Notable Finishes: Christian "eisenhower1" Jeppsson (11th - $3,436), Maria "Femmeonfelt" Ho (13th - $2,746), Steve "mcnallyville" McNally (16th - $2,130), Will "CutiePi314" Ma (17th - $2,130), Toby "810ofclubs" Lewis (20th - $1,546), Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet (22nd - $1,546), Tyler "brainwash" Cornell (26th - $1,546), Andras "probirs" Nemeth (27th - $1,546)
Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 1,392 | $278,400 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TranquilMind | $38,461* |
| 2 | BIack88 | $34,617* |
| 3 | prebz | $35,469* |
| 4 | anaocgms | $18,931 |
| 5 | Scandiviking | $13,780 |
| 6 | tinytim2006 | $10,996 |
| 7 | miguel18 | $8,212 |
| 8 | pzerotm | $5,428 |
| 9 | Erebgil_bg | $3,006 |
*Denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Evan "SenorPokes" Jarvis (12th - $2,449), Ozgur "phaplap" Arda (14th - $1,893), Michael "Sk?mmes" Tureniec (16th - $1,336), Larry "BBOY3110" Sharpe (19th - $1,113), Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis (26th - $1,113)
Sunday Supersonic ($125K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $210.80+4.20 | 1,517 | $319,783 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter "Se7enTr3y" Akery | $51,138* |
| 2 | nherrego | $47,131* |
| 3 | lcgodinho | $31,978 |
| 4 | micide | $23,983 |
| 5 | P?ffchen | $16,788 |
| 6 | needdollarz | $13,590 |
| 7 | Halkeye | $10,392 |
| 8 | mezzias | $7,195 |
| 9 | Blue Streak6 | $4,476 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Matt "ch0ppy" Kay (14th - $2,398), Christian "C.K." Kruel (24th - $1,087), Randal "RadnALLin" Flowers (25th - $1,087)
$25,000 Weekly Sunday Guarantee (New Jersey)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 151 | $30,200 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | juice | $8,154 |
| 2 | smaulerg | $4,756 |
| 3 | Zdvol632 | $2,718 |
| 4 | bluscarecrow | $2,114 |
| 5 | npcb09 | $1,812 |
| 6 | Gary "GB2005" Bogdanski | $1,510 |
| 7 | Yeezus | $1,147 |
| 8 | IndigoFlow | $724 |
| 9 | Blakjaks14 | $513 |
$15,000 Weekly Sunday Guarantee (Nevada)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 82 | $16,400 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | boomerfancy | $4,674 |
| 2 | Juantoo3fore | $2,706 |
| 3 | redmike99 | $1,640 |
| 4 | mnbass1 | $1,312 |
| 5 | Mcevoy | $1,131 |
| 6 | lindleyloo | $967 |
| 7 | newhippy | $803 |
| 8 | Forthekids | $557 |
| 9 | butters | $442 |
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