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PokerStars Sunday Million 7th Anniversary tournament sees three players share $2.5 million4 March 2013ONCHAN, Isle of Man -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerStars player "benislovas," from Lithuania, won the Sunday Million 7th Anniversary tournament on Monday, earning $848,589.33 after a three-way deal was done at the final table. The second- and third-place players were "sexygee" from the U.K. (a former SCOOP winner) and "Kasra84" from Germany, who won $836,321.83 and $813,370.28 respectively. A total of 49,287 players took part in the $215 buy-in tournament, including 11,748 satellite entries, which made for a total prize pool of $9,857,400 – far in excess of the $7 million guarantee. It also meant the tournament was the third-biggest Sunday Million ever held. Here’s a full rundown of the final table positions and payouts: 1. benislovas (Lithuania) $848,589.33* 2. sexygee (U.K.) $836,321.83* 3. Kasra84 (Germany) $813,370.28* 4. n0rflip (Norway) $358,809.36 5. pellompogos (Cyprus) $254,320.92 6. stradale430 (Austria) $181,376.16 7. 2outs4cake (U.K.) $117,303.06 8. rewgr343 (Russia) $85,759.38 9. Heminsley (U.K.) $62,101.62
Sunday Million stats - The 7th Anniversary tournament is the third-biggest field and prize pool for a Sunday Million. - The tournament was the 327th time the Sunday Million has taken place, and there have been four two-time winners – "kevsteele," "diegoaiz," "KipsterDK" and "vietcong01." |