Sunday Briefing: Conor Beresford Triumphs in the Sunday Million

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Conor Beresford

Conor ��1_conor_1�� Beresford is back home after competing at the 2019 World Series of Poker and has immediately returned to the winning way, triumphing in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $112,185.

$109 Sunday Million at PokerStars

DateJuly 21st
Buy-in$109
Guarantee$1,000,000
Entrants10,931
Prize pool$1,093,100
ITM1,934

Conor ��1_conor_b_1�� Beresford reached the final table of the PokerStars Sunday Million in Aug. 2012 and had to make do with a fifth-place finish worth $65,800. Now Beresford can brag of being a Sunday Million champion after the young Netherlands-based British star outlasted 10,930 opponents to get his hands on the $112,185 top prize.

It was a mixed summer for Beresford in terms of live poker. While his quest for a WSOP bracelet didn��t go to plan, he managed a sixth-place finish in the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas event for $170,000.

With this victory, Beresford pushed his online poker tournament winnings to almost $8.4 million, with $5.47 million of that impressive total stemming from his play at PokerStars. Beresford secured the $112,185 top prize in this tournament by defeating ��manumanu1985�� of Ukraine heads-up, resigning the runner-up to an $81,408 consolation prize.

All but one of the nine players at the final table walked away with a five-figure prize. ��Exculibrus�� of Poland banked $8,629 before Geraldo ��GeraldoCesar�� Cesar Neto won $11,891 for his eighth-place finish.

$16,385 and seventh place went to ��MinReraise�� of Russia who was joined on the sidelines by ��jakubc1��, ��svquit�� and ��BIGHOOPS00�� who took home prize worth $22,578, $31,113 and $42,873.

The penultimate exit was that of ��spanishdj1�� of Romania who collected $59,078 for their third-place bust out.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Conor ��1_conor_b_1�� BeresfordNetherlands$112,185
2manumanu1985Ukraine$81,408
3spanishdj1Romania$59,078
4BIGHOOPS00Canada$42,873
5svquitRussia$31,113
6jakubc1Czech Republic$22,578
7MinReraiseRussia$16,385
8Geraldo ��GeraldoCesar�� Cesar NetoBrazil$11,891
9exculibrusPoland$8,629

$2,100 Sunday High Roller at PokerStars

DateJuly 21st
Buy-in$2,100
Guarantee$75,000
Entrants71
Prize pool$142,000
ITM8

While on his way to winning the Sunday Million, Beresford also found himself on the final table of the $2,100 Sunday High Roller. Unfortunately for Beresford, he ran out of steam in sixth place and had to make do with a $9,730 haul.

Beresford outlasted Vladimir ��vovtroy�� Troyanovskiy and Kristen ��krissyb24�� Bicknell at the final table; that duo scooped $5,623 and $7,396 respectively. Russian superstar ��hello_totti�� collected $12,799 for their fifth-place exit before Swedish legend Niklas ��Lena900�� Astedt crashed out in fourth place for a $16,837 addition to his bankroll.

Third place and $22,149 went to ��AAmichiAA�� of Germany, which set up a heads-up clash between Preben ��prebz�� Stokkan and Simon ��C.Darwin2�� Mattsson. Either player would have been a worthy champion, but it was Mattsson who emerged from the battle victoriously, securing the $38,327 top prize, leaving Stokkan to bank $29,136.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Simon ��C.Darwin2�� MattssonSweden$38,327
2Preben ��prebz�� StokkanUnited Kingdom$29,136
3AAmichiAAGermany$22,149
4Niklas ��Lena900��AstedtSweden$16,837
5hello_tottiRussia$12,799
6Conor ��1_conor_b_1�� BeresfordNetherlands$9,730
7Kristen ��krissyb24�� BicknelllCanada$7,396
8Vladimir ��vovtroy�� TroyanovskiyRussia$5,623
Simon Mattsson
Simon Mattsson

Sunday High Roller Deepstack at partypoker

DateJuly 21st
Buy-in$1,050
Guarantee$50,000
Entrants90
Prize pool$90,000
ITM12

A field of 90 entries in the Sunday High Roller at partypoker ensured the $50,000 guarantee was almost doubled and $90,000 was shared among the top 12 finishers.

The lion��s share of the prize pool namely $23,850, went to ��PayAndPlay�� who came out on top after a one-on-one encounter against ��SovseFlemming�� who banked $16,650. Third place finisher ��GoKartingMark�� won $11,700 and was the only other player to turn their $1,050 investment into five-figures.

��Sundaynightking�� was the final table��s first casualty, crashing out in eighth place for a $3,150 addition to their bankroll. They were joined on the rail first by ��Player2341�� ($3,825), ��Dandelion32892�� ($4,725), and ��Geparduz�� ($6,300) before ��BaBaDeBaBa�� busted in fourth place for $8,100.

PlacePlayerPrize
1PayAndPlay$23,850
2SovseFlemming$16,650
3GoKartingMark$11,700
4BaBaDeBaBa$8,100
5Geparduz$6,300
6Dandelion32892$4,725
7Player2341$3,825
8Sundaynightking$3,150

Sunday Gladiator at partypoker

DateJuly 21st
Buy-in$1,050
Guarantee$150,000
Entrants630
Prize pool$194,040
ITM80

PKO tournaments are popular at partypoker, and one in particular always attracts a big field. The $320 Sunday Gladiator saw 630 entries processed and a $194,040 prize pool created that was shared half among the top 80 finishers and half on the heads of each player.

With bounties included, everyone at the final table won almost $2,900 for their $320 investment. ��Traumfanger1�� was the first of the eight finalists to bust, their eighth-place finish netting them a combined $2,887. They were joined in the role of spectator by ��TVD_777��, ��Joe Panini�� and ��NowNowNow�� who locked up prizes of between $3,377 and $6,927.

The top four finishers saw a five-figure cash hit their partypoker accounts. $10,948 went to ��L.Trundle�� before ��M1nchia�� banked $10,717 for their third-place finish.

Heads-up saw ��CAPN_Crunch�� bust in second place for $19,702, meaning ��akkaakkkaa�� collected $27,475 and the title of Sunday Gladiator champion.

PlacePlayerPrizeBountiesTotal Prize
1akkaakkkaa$13,652$13,823$27,475
2CAPN_Crunch$13,633$6,069$19,702
3M1nchia$9,251$1,466$10,717
4L.Trundle$6,368$4,580$10,948
5NowNowNow$4,454$2,473$6,927
6Joe Panini$3,236$306$3,542
7TVD_777$2,331$1,046$3,377
8traumfanger1$1,654$1,233$2,887

$100,000 Sunday Mega Deep at 888poker

DateJuly 21st
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants454
Prize pool$100,000
ITM45

Over at 888poker, Romania��s ��BuyUADrank�� won $19,350 by taking down the $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep so can definitely afford to buy everyone a celebratory drink! The Romanian topped a field of 454 players to lock up the top prize, defeating ��windiswild�� of Denmark one-on-one for the title. The Dane scooped $14,500 for their runner-up finish.

Third-place finisher ��jancsi89�� was the only other player to win five-figures, their exit saw $11,000 added to their 888poker account.

The fourth-place finisher hailed from Russia. ��Asmodei10�� turned their $215 into $8,250 after outlasting two players from the United Kingdom in ��Good1ratio�� and ��Iwolfwhite�� who won $5,700 and $4,400.

Others to reach the nine-handed final table were Lithuania��s ��Tamzunas��, ��KellerA�� and ��ShipGold��.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1BuyUADrankRomania$19,350
2windiswildDenmark$14,500
3jancsi89 $11,000
4Asmodei10Russia$8,250
5Good1ratioUnited Kingdom$5,700
6IwolfwhiteUnited Kingdom$4,400
7TamzunasLithuania$3,400
8KellerAGermany$2,400
9ShipGold $1,750

$20,000 Sunday Whale at 888poker

DateJuly 21st
Buy-in$530
Guarantee$20,000
Entrants48
Prize pool$24,000
ITM6

A compact field of 48 players turned out for this weekend��s $20,000 Sunday Whale meaning only the top six finishers saw any return on their $530 buy-in.

��Hurrrrican3�� collected the sixth place prize of $1,320 before ��Turrrible�� of the United Kingdom got their hands on the $1,800 fifth-place prize. Preben ��prebzzz�� Stokkan, fresh from a deep run on PokerStars, won $2,400 for his fourth-place exit, before ��zoobanana�� from Canada padded their bankroll with the $3,600 third-place prize.

This set up a heads-up clash between ��tinabrown817�� of Canada and Swedish elite grinder Niklas ��tuten7�� Astedt. It was the Swede who came out on top to boost their lifetime winnings with an additional $8,880 with the Canadian banking $6,000.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Niklas ��tutten7�� AstedtSweden$8,880
2tinabrown817Canada$6,000
3zoobananaCanada$3,600
4Preben ��prebzzz�� StokkanUnited Kingdom$2,400
5TurrribleUnited Kingdom$1,800
6Hurrrrican3 $1,320

Sunday Blade 2.5K at Natural8

DateJuly 21st
Buy-in$2,500
Guarantee$50,000
Entrants55
Prize pool$130,625
ITM7

Big prizes were awarded in the Natural8 Sunday Blade $2.5K when 55 players created a $130,625 prize pool, almost three times the guaranteed amount.

William ��FkTheseGuysBro�� Foxen scraped into the money and won $5,422 with fellow Canadian ��SasukeUchiha�� winning $7,510. The first five-figure prize of the tournament is now nestled in the Natural8 account of ��ilsy168�� of Malaysia who won $10,404 with $14,412 going to ��Shark Bait��.

The penultimate bust out was that of ��taoagm�� in third place, a finish worth $19,965, which left ��Iaoban8888�� of Hong Kong and ��gg4ugoshower�� to settle the tournament one-on-one. It was the latter who emerged from the battle unscathed and with $45,253 in their hand, meaning Iaoban8888 had to make do with the $27,656 consolation prize.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1gg4ugoshowerAustria$45,253
2laoban8888Hong Kong$27,656
3taoagmCanada$19,965
4Shark BaitCanada$14,412
5ilsy168Malaysia$10,404
6SasukeUchihaCanada$7,510
7William ��FkTheseGuysBro�� FoxenCanada$5,422

Sunday Blade $5K at Natural8

DateJuly 21st
Buy-in$5,000
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants27
Prize pool$28,250
ITM4

Hungary��s Andras ��PokerBuff1�� Nemeth once again won a big buy-in event when he triumphed over 27 players in the Sunday Blade $5K. Nemeth struck a deal when heads-up with ��Chu Lei Zhou�� of Netherlands that locked up $49,001 with the Dutch player scooping $44,086.

Fresh from their runner-up finish in the Sunday Blade $2.5K, Ioban8888 finished third in this tournament for $21,777 with ��pDNA�� from the United Kingdom being the fourth-place finisher for $13,384.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Andras ��PokerBluff1�� NemethHungary$49,001*
2Chu Lei ZhouNetherlands$44,086*
3laoban8888Hong Kong$21,777
4pDNAUnited Kingdom$13,384
Andras Nemeth
Andras ��PokerBluff1�� Nemeth won for $49,001

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