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28 Mai 2012, Mickey Doft

Un week-end occupé dans le monde du poker inclus au début de la World Series of Poker de 2012, le dernier jour du LAPT Punta del Esteet le retour du PokerStars Sunday Million et échauffement dimanche pour le calendrier des tournois en ligne après quelques semaines de prendre un siège arrière à SCOOP. Personne n'était plus heureux de voir le retour dimanche millions que Diego » diegokeep « Cardoso. Il termine second de l'événement phare au début d'avril et a décidé il serait heureux de gagner cette fois-ci, il faire pour $195,933.52.

Finaliste de finition après le meneau dimanche 1er avril, Diego « diegokeep « Cardoso ramassé cette insaisissable victoire ce week-end. Il entra dans la table finale comme chef de la puce et trouva frontal avec « Grindation », qui s'est passé pour entrer ensuite dans les copeaux. Cardoso a commencé Heads-up avec le plomb, et alors qu'il n'a perdu il pendant le duel, il a récupéré pour gagner la victoire.

Sur la dernière main, Cardoso fut dans le big blind et appelé un min-raise avec . Il cocher-appelé le flop ainsi que de la tourner. Le rivière est tombé et il a vérifié une fois de plus, en fin de compte chèque-élever son chemin à la victoire.

Pour en savoir plus sur Sunday Million de cette semaine, la tête au-dessus de PokerStarsBlog.com

* dénote deux deal

Finitions remarquables : Henrique « Henrique.P » Pinho (53 - 2,414.04 $), Smith « sjco22 » Collins (91e-$1,367.49)

La table finale était garçon de bulle dans l' Échauffement dimanche Michiel « utreg » Brummelhuis. Sa 10e place fini lui a valu 3 745 $. Après un deal à deux, "orange6" a battu "herby5" pour le triomphe.

* dénote deux deal

Suite à un accord de trois mains dans le Sunday 500, « Aloysius P57 » déchiré les autres afin de recueillir les 54,140.84 $. Finitions notables incluent Douglas "Dowgh-Santos" Ferreira (14-$3,185.60), Laurence "rivermanl" Houghton (20 - 1,737.60 $) et Pat Pezzin (25-$1,737.60).

* dénote beaucoup remis à trois

La victoire de pure et simple dans les 109 $ Rebuy de dimanche est allé « ICM Yklee » , qui a obtenu plus de 51 000 $. Parmi ceux qui font des passes profondes étaient Mike « munchenHB » Telker (12-$3,021.70), Andrei "extasyman" un (28 - 1,126.27 $) et Randal Flowers de « RandALLin » (37 - 933.98 $).

Un contrat de deux a eu lieu dans le plus grand de 109 $. Finaliste de la finale « JessyPop » recueillies le plus gros salaire ($40,008.51), mais la victoire est allé « schippi11. »

* dénote deux deal

Finitions remarquables : Andrei « extasyman », un (31e-$741.26)

Après un accord de deux à la Bigger 162 $, « PatMike888 » bat « Milana Jones » pour la victoire. Finition juste en deçà de la table finale ont été Tobias Reinkemeier de "PokerNoob999" (11 - 1,922.76 $) et Andras « probirs » Nemeth (XVIe - 1,052.94 $).

* dénote deux deal

Habitués de tournoi en ligne « PokerSavage1 » et OMGitshunt « les deux derniers se trouvaient le dimanche 2e Chance, et « Pokeravage1 » finalement pris vers le bas pour $42,651.20. Russell "rdcrsn" Carson (18 - 1 342 $) et Andrew « PageUpV » Buchner (21-$1,024.80) avaient également des indices de nice.

Un accord de six-handed à la Tempête de dimanche garanti cinq chiffres scores pour chacune des six premiers. De Hongrie « M. Athos » est venu de loin avec la victoire pour près de 19 000 $.

* désigne les six-handed deal

"Uncaj5" a obtenu des choses a débuté dimanche avec une victoire totale dans le Coup d'envoi dimanche pour 21 590 $.

* PokerStars Sunday Million données obtenues par PokerStarsBlog.com

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January 02 2012, Mickey Doft

The 2012 Sunday Majors season kicked off Sunday with big numbers across the board, and four players earning six-figure scores. The largest prize went to "FMorbiducci" for a runner-up showing in the Sunday Million, from a final table that included Team PokerStars Online's Shane "shaniac" Schleger.

When the final table of the Sunday Million began, three players were within five big blinds of the chip lead. PokerStars Team Online's Shane "shaniac" Schleger was among them, but by the time seven players remained, he had lost about 40 percent of his stack. A seven-handed deal was worked out, however, that guaranteed Schleger $84,000.

Schleger got his chips in shortly thereafter with and appeared primed to double up against "Ifold2ndnuts'" . However, the board ran out to deliver a brutal river and send Schleger to the rail in seventh place.

Sure enough, "Ifold2ndnuts" made it all the way to heads-up play and went on win. On the final hand, "FMorbiducci" shoved with and was called by "Ifold2ndnuts," who was holding . The board came down to secure the victory for "Ifold2ndnuts."

To read more about this week's Sunday Million, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com

*denotes seven-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Chris "NigDawG" Brammer (34th - $3,035.13)

A couple of notable players were close to making the Sunday Warm-Up final table as Bryn Kenney came in 15th place, and two-time Sunday Million winner Juan Antonio “vietcong01” Barros finished in 14th. As for those who did make it, "Flying Smile" held the chip lead at the start, with nearly double the amount of second place. "Jenbizzle", in second on the chip leaderboard, was on a mission at the final table, eliminating three players by the time action was three handed.

The rare, three-way all-in-for-the-tournament hand was played "jenbizzle," with a huge chip lead, shoved on the button with . "Flying Smile" called all-in for about 12 big blinds with , but "lehai80" woke up with in the big blind.

The kings held, leading to a heads-up match between "lehai80" (11.3m) and "jenbizzle" (19.7m). It came to an end when "lehai80" three-bet shoved for about 40 big blinds with , but was dominated by "jenbizzle's" . The board came down to lock it up for "jenbizzle."

To read more about this week's Sunday Warm-Up, check out PokerStarsBlog.com

Notable Finishes: Alexander "AlexKP" Petersen (10th - $3,813), Juan Antonio “vietcong01” Barros (14th - $2,883), Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney (15th - $2,883), Johnny "johnnylodden" Lodden (23rd - $1,643)

The Sunday 500 attracted 712 entrants, creating a prize pool of $356,000. Ben "delaney_kid" Delaney and Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen were eliminated just shy of the final table, in 11th and 10th respectively. A three-handed deal took place at the final table, and Duy "dsnka" Le Thanh survived his opponents to take home $51,443.92.

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (10th - $3,844.80), Ben "delaney_kid" Delaney (11th - $3,844.80)

The Bigger $55 drew a more notable final table than usual. Rafael "LiroLa" Monteiro, Alon "hamazriya" Nissim, Jamie "Bear4rms" Sykes, and Shyam "G's zee" Srinivasan all made appearances at the final table. Srinivasan and Sykes were eliminated in eighth and seventh respectively, but Nissim and Monteiro were part of the four-handed deal that took place. The shortest stack when the deal was struck, "TheTravMan58," came away with the victory, pocketing $23,676.34.

*denotes four-handed deal

The Bigger $109 smashed its $100K guarantee by attracting a crowd of 2,510 for a $251,000 prize pool. Shaun Deeb was eliminated in 14th place, just missing out on the final table. "Dean6745" earned the outright victory, adding $41,415 to his bankroll.

Notable Finishes: Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb (14th - $1,631.50)

The Bigger $162 nearly doubled it $100K guarantee as a field of 1,324 created a prize pool of $198,600. A four-handed deal went down and "zokete" came away with the victory.

*denotes four-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Andrey "ThePateychuk" Patetchuk (20th - $794.40)

The Sunday 2nd Chance final table included Kyle "First-Eagle" Weir, winner of the 10th Anniversary Sunday Million two weeks ago. He finished in fourth place on Sunday, and "Patq74" won the Sunday 2nd Chance outright for $39,636.

Notable Finishes: Chris "Moorman1" Moorman (12th - $2,202), Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert (18th - $1,321.20)

As is usually the case, the $109 Sunday Rebuy's final table was stacked. Alex "joiso" Kostritsyn and Alex "Allingomes" Gomes came up just short of the win, finishing in third and fourth respectively. After a heads-up deal, "DimaDima13" took it down for more than $44,000.

Jonathan "Poker Own U" Bardier

*denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald (10th - $2,916.10)

The Sunday Storm drew a monstrous field of 34,827 and offered a result that was unusual. There was no chop on Sunday as "naozay" won outright for just less than $30,000.

The Sunday Kickoff got the 2012 Sunday Major season started by drawing a field of 1,228 and creating a prize pool of $122,800. "$trateGema" notched the win and took home the lion's share of the prize pool — $20,876.

Notable Finishes: Scott "BigRiskky" Clements (19th - $491.20)

*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com

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December 05 2011, Mickey Doft

Now that it's December, those who can take to the virtual felt will have some exciting things to look forward to because of PokerStars' 10th Anniversary. Recently added was a 10th Anniversary $10,000 High-Roller Event that will run on Dec. 18. As for this week, with the exception of one tournament, the numbers were up across the board for the Sunday Majors. Among the winners were Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenny, Sam "aaajack" Chartier, and Paul "pvas2" Vas Nunes.

Team PokerStars was represented well in the Sunday Million as Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero made a deep run, finishing in 23rd place. When the final table was reached, eventual champion "traxxart" entered with the chip lead. As play made its way down to the final four, "traxxart" was the shortest stack but still locked up more than $123,000 when a four-handed deal was agreed upon. Immediately when play resumed, "traxxart" doubled up. On the third hand following the deal, "gabriel171" scored an elimination and it wasn't long before he was heads-up with "traxxart."

On the final hand with the blinds and antes at the 500K/1M/100K level, "traxxart" min-raised on the button. "Gabriel171" three-bet shoved for about 15 big blinds, and "traxxart" made a quick call. It was a race as "gabriel171" tabled against the of "traxxart." The flop sure made things interesting, but the turn locked it up for "traxxart" to notch the victory.

To read more about this week's Sunday Million, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com

*denotes four-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp (13th - $5,795.16), Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero (23rd - $3,228.73), Daniel "GotURead" Reijmer (33rd - $2,883.78)

Making a deep run in the Sunday Warm-Up this week was Team PokerStars Pro Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero finishing just shy of the final table in 14th place. Barbero's final hand came when he three-bet shoved from the big blind with . Preflop raiser "OliverDK" called with and won the race as the board ran out , sending Barbero to the rail.

"Randall37" and the aforementioned "OliverDK" entered the final table with the big stacks but bowed out in fifth and seventh place, respectively. The final three players remaining worked out a deal and when it was all said and done, short-stacked "raulbcn" made a comeback to claim the victory. On the final hand, "raulbcn" three-bet shoved with . "3591omanyd" called all-in with and watched as the board ran out to secure the victory for "raulbcn."

To read more about this week's Sunday Warm-Up, check out PokerStarsBlog.com

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero (14th - $3,226.50), Tim "Calvin32" Sullivan (34th - $1,613.25), Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick (37th - $1,469.85)

The Sunday 500 attracted 789 players, creating a prize pool of $394,500 and boasted an impressive final table that included Vincent "Vingtcent" van der Fluit and Dani "supernova9" Stern. Following a heads-up deal, Paul "pvas2" Vas Nunes took it down for just more than $66,000.

Vincent "Vingtcent" van der Fluit

*denotes heads-up deal

Notable Finishes: Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen (18th - $2,564.25)

In celebration of PokerStars' 10th Anniversary, a special World Record Tournament was on the docket this week. Looking to top its previous mark of 149,196 set back in December 2009, the tournament reached its cap of 200,000 players to set the record. A three-handed deal was worked out and when the dust settled, "sokoluk1991" was the last man standing for a $40,258.83 first-place prize.

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Kevin "WizardOfAhhs" Thurman (380th - $27)

With a gain of 147 entrants from last week, the Bigger $55 drew 5,952 players and created a prize pool of $297,600. Winning the tournament outright was "krille3000" for $46,130.79.

Aside from the Bigger $109 gaining 199 entrants this week, for the third straight week a notable player took it down. Joining Mike "Timex" McDonald and Michiel "utreg" Brummelhuis in the Bigger $109 winners circle was Sam "aaajack" Chartier, winning outright for $48,308.40.

Notable Finishes: Igor "lechuckpoker" Kurganov (10th - $2,385.60)

The Bigger $162 also saw its attendance number rise with 57 more participants this week. Swedish online star "Sirocko" topped the field for an outright victory for just shy of $40,000.

Notable Finishes: Pablo "pabritz" Brito (14th - $1,649.25), Elad "Gambit360" Nosimaj (17th - $1,209.45)

The Sunday 2nd Chance wasn't all that far from doubling its $125,000 guarantee as a field of 1,216 generated a prize pool of $243,200. Following a four-handed deal, "elde30cm" emerged on top with a $26,948 payday.

*denotes four-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Elad "Gambit360" Nosimaj (28th - $899.84)

This week's $109 Sunday Rebuy drew 14 more entrants than last, but had $14,000 less in the prize pool. Winning the tournament outright was online poker superstar Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney for $59,570.

Notable Finishes: Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp (12th - $3,381)

We've teased the last few weeks that the Sunday Storm had been nearly doubling its $200,000 guarantee. Well, this week it came closer than it ever has, drawing a field of 39,815 and a prize pool of $398,150. "R0B_45" won it outright for $32,304.90.

The only Sunday Major to not see an increase in attendance this week was the Sunday Kickoff, which drew a mere two-fewer players this week. A three-handed deal went down with "kenneth81" edging out the rest for the top honors.

Jimmie "AlusivPnkBny" Guinther

*denotes three-handed deal

*PokerStars Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up data obtained from PokerStarsBlog.com

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