Sunday Briefing: Joseph Cheong Wins PokerStars Sunday Supersonic
Joseph Cheong tweeted that he is heading to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for the first time in a few years and said, possibly tongue in cheek, that there��s nothing like starting the year in a $70,000 hole. That "hole" is now $30,939 less after the popular pro took down the $215 Sunday Supersonic online at PokerStars on Jan. 7.
Cheong, playing as his famous ��subiime�� moniker, was one of 915 entrants in the six-max hyper-turbo tournament, a tournament that took only two hours and 23 minutes to complete. Cheong locked horns with partypoker��s Kristen ��krissyb24�� Bicknell, heads up for the title, and he was the player to come out on top, resigning Bicknell to the $22,021 consolation prize.
This latest victory was Cheong��s 104th in online poker circles and it takes his lifetime online winnings to more than $3.16 million, according to PocketFives.com.
Another player winning big was ��BillLewinsky�� of the Netherlands. The Dutchman triumphed over a field of 800 players in Winter Series 38 - High: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max Turbo Progressive KO for a massive haul of $121,686 ($54,464 came from bounties.)
BillLewinsky overcame a final table that homed the likes of Robin ��robinho�� Ylitalo (who amazingly never claimed one bounty), Simon ��C. Darwin2�� Mattsson and his heads-up opponent ��True Pokah�� of Latvia.
Some of the other notable victories at PokerStars on Jan. 7 included:
| Tournament | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| $530 Bounty Builder High Roller | Andras ��probirs�� Nemeth | $71,385 |
| $2,100 Sunday High Roller | MITS 304 | $47,872 |
| $215 Sunday Warm-Up | Durrden | $43,000 |
| $109 Bounty Builder | WithUsura | $35,185* |
| $215 Bounty Builder | holy h3ll | $31,367* |
| Sunday 500 | etxnl01 | $31,860 |
| Bigger $109 | schmette | $27,614 |
| Bigger $215 | MkMyWishFish | $20,482 |
| Hotter $215 | fpadillah | $19,640 |
| $109 Sunday Cooldown | Manni1822 | $18,948 |
| $109 Sunday Kickoff | LEHMATLENTAA | $17,102 |
| $530 Omania High Roller | MITS 304 | $15,850 |
| Hotter $109 | farmer 74 | $12,666 |
| Hotter $162 | L_Cesk | $8,270 |
| $215 NLO8 Sunday Supersonic | Nedelcu ��Narcisus90�� Narcis | $7,581 |
| $109 Sunday Wrap-Up | HustlaStylez | $6,531 |
| $109 Sunday Starter | Zhao ��zzhalbert�� Huang | $5,703 |
| $109 Omania | final rival | $5,604 |
| $109 Bubble Rush | boca2004 | $5,247 |
| Bigger $162 | Maxim ��$uperdecay�� Lykov | $4,468 |
| Hotter $109 | Ami ��YhhMee�� Barer | $2,357 |
*includes bounty payments
Martin Jacobson Wins 888poker Whale
Martin Jacobson recently became an 888poker ambassador and he repaid his sponsor��s faith in him be winning the $150,000 Gtd Whale tournament on Jan. 7. Jacobson, playing as ��Mjacobson888�� came out on top of a 106-strong field to add $39,750 to his lifetime winnings and to get his 888poker career off to a flying start.
Jacobson��s fellow Swede Robin ��Inho�� Ylitalo also won a Sunday major at 888poker this week. Ylitalo took down the $120,000 Gtd Mega Deep Special Edition to turn $215 into $24,434.
This week��s $60,000 Sunday Challenge was won by ��ContaSagrada�� for $11,400 while the $50,000 Sunday GREAT 8 saw ��summuNNN�� walk away with the $9,956 top prize for his $88 investment.
Laszlo Bujtas Wins Big at partypoker
Hungarian pro Laszlo ��omaha4rollz�� Bujtas is a regular in partypoker��s $100K Gtd Super High Roller, a $2,100 buy-in tournament. Bujtas has finished ninth and fourth in this event in recent months, but on Jan. 7 he came out on top of the star-studded 63-strong field to secure a $46,528 payday.
The $100K Gtd Super High Roller attracts some of the best players in the business, including partypoker ambassador Joao ��joaosimaobh�� Simao who was the unfortunate soul to burst the money bubble this week. Simao��s fellow Team partypoker member Roberto ��WelshWizard�� Romanello bust in 11th place for $4,812 and was the first player to receive cash for his efforts.
Bujtas found himself on a final table with Simon ��HellmuthTheGr8�� Mattsson and the in-form ��SandwichBacon�� who finished fifth and fourth for scores of $9,953 and $14,635 and eventually found himself heads-up against ��aLiNeNok1617�� for the title. Bujtas swept aside his heads-up opponent to win the $46,528 first-place prize.
Some of the other big partypoker wins on Jan. 7 included:
| Tournament | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| $215 Title Fight | benderbei1 | $42,625 |
| $530 High Roller | STORTjavlaGL | $28,545 |
| $109 Main Event | thurayarules | $25,395 |
| $530 High Roller Turbo | Ludovic ��FilthyTrousers�� Geilich | $12,365 |
| $215 Title Fight Warm Up | SetKat74 | $10,662 |
| $530 High Roller Warm Up | MisterN411 | $10,554 |
| $215 Title Fight Kick-Off | Illijix133 | $10,009 |
| $109 Main Event Kick-Off | HungarysHero | $9,627 |
| $109 Main Event Warm Up | Espen ��UhlenPoker�� Uhlen Jorstad | $8,746 |
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