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Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:59:40 +0000

This past weekend was another strong showing for online poker tournaments. While some might have expected action to be down with the Super Bowl on TV, the opposite actually held true. In fact, this past weekend was one of the biggest of the last few months that did not contain a tournament series. Aided by the Winter Million on Party Poker, there was more than $4,300,000 spread below our six major events below. Unfortunately, most of the biggest tournament were chopped up well before heads-up play, killing some of the excitement of such a big Sunday.

With online tournaments headed in the right direction, along with more sites popping up since Black Friday, it seems online poker is back and better than ever. It might still be difficult to find a lot of action in high-stakes games, but the micro, low, and mid-stakes levels are still thriving. If you’re looking for a new poker room, be sure to check out the reviews on FTR for details on nearly every online poker site in existence.

The results from this past Sunday can be found below:

Party Poker Winter Million Guaranteed
1,809 Entrants; $1,085,400 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. SteveZolotow $130,139
2. Stel_77888 $129,374
3. trixibelle1 $142,627
4. THEKID_M8 $57,526
5. TheHoffmann $46,672
6. lindaa10 $35,818
7. Lnda19 $27,677
8. cor1958 $18,994
9. DrunkenRiver $14,110
10. untaktik $9,225

iPoker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,036 Entrants; $207,200 prize pool

1. KiinKiin $35,224
2. JimBeam22 $25,900
3. Ollieboy1 $19,663
4. skuja85 $14,089
5. MyStapler $10,256
6. expekt3571965 $8,184
7. Sitoutpre $6,112
8. Bizbills $4,040
9. chrismullins01 $2,237

BWin Poker Sunday $250k Guaranteed
1,319 Entrants; $250,610 prize pool

1. U R Donkey $39,309
2. fuzzbungle $26,820
3. Gagurgel $19,450
4. thaitai $14,331
5. birmpilis_gr $10,595
6. SweKusk $7,861
7. Falaffel35 $6,346
8. guligen $4,954
9. Linden00 $3,859
10. jinzo $3,030

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
3,624 Entrants; $724,800 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. MarinaBalbes $97,939
2. ms.bon-bon $77,931
3. Leviathan74 $82,521
4. Tomascibak $41,676
5. bergeroo $30,804
6. zackmorris99 $23,556
7. PokerSavage1 $16,308
8. Salsicha $9,060
9. jenbizzle $5,798

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
7,401 Entrants; $1,480,200 prize pool
*6-way chop

1. MatejK992SLO $177,691
2. m0rtengud $116,420
3. fr0zZy $113,001
4. *C@LLMEM8* $119,780
5. GiegelGagel $85,118
6. sprenger62 $76,831
7. grackhack2 $31,824
8. Eskapisten $17,762
9. MeirDa $11,471

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
760 Entrants; $360,000 prize pool

1. Big Huni $68,780
2. cheb-achie $49,400
3. Ramux $37,050
4. thecornerAA $27,740
5. veeea $19,570
6. noirduck $15,770
7. Mamljk $11,970
8. Roma-Tilt $8,398
9. theNorfman $4,864

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:45:35 +0000

Another successful weekend of online poker tournaments is in the books. This past Sunday was highlighted by the finale of the PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker, a new series that is comprised mainly of fast-paced tournaments. The Main Event, a $1,500,000 guarantee, nearly hit the $2.5M mark as more than 3,300 players signed up. PokerStars alone had a big day, with the Sunday Million having a strong showing itself. All in all, there were more than $6,000,000 in play on Stars alone between the TCOOP events, Sunday Million, and Sunday500.

Party and iPoker continue to put on strong Sunday showings, as each site’s $200k guarantee surpassed its guarantee. The Party Poker $200k actually hit the $300,000 prize pool mark, which must make players wonder when the guarantee will be raised. All of the results for the major events can be found below.

Party Poker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,422 Entrants; $305,730 prize pool

1. Arianna66699 $61,147
2. StringerBell44 $33,630
3. Sirocko_ $21,095
4. bossman99999 $16,662
5. Oleg_1965 $14,063
6. rhinobrehlo $10,547
7. Sheater $8,101
8. bigwood338 $5,350
9. rocket27 $4,127
10. kingsuitedkong $2,904

iPoker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,048 Entrants; $209,600 prize pool

1. 12Jimmy16 $35,632
2. FaCkj000000 $26,200
3. PocketOnes11 $19,891
4. Leqenden $14,252
5. wrmoss2003 $10,375
6. Sguirre1 $8,279
7. Analtwister1 $6,183
8. whatdoiwant $4,087
9. doublegarage $2,263

TCOOP Main Event $1.5M Guaranteed
3,367 Entrants; $2,438,555 prize pool

1. Betudontbet $382,855
2. ImDaNuts $285,310
3. Didak04 $201,180
4. Gala_Terry $140,216
5. mmbittencour $103,638
6. DimaDima13 $79,253
7. swissman29 $54,867
8. zyxel888 $30,481
9. MON3Y$HOT $19,508

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
7,302 Entrants; $1,460,400 prize pool

1. CharlesTY. $219,064
2. curiplop $161,184
3. hownorez $116,832
4. bas0r $77,401
5. K0VAK $59,876
6. Chikakaa $45,272
7. Meewams $31,398
8. Joroy70 $17,524
9. rasputoon $11,318

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
843 Entrants; $421,500 prize pool

1. philivey2694 $75,870
2. Face333X $54,795
3. Soccermom96 $40,885
4. isuckoutonu $30,558
5. medmar $21,243
6. niccc $16,860
7. DwnByDaBrdge $12,645
8. BADBEATGEE $8,430
9. Openshoves85 $5,058

TCOOP Event #47 $500k High Roller
814 Entrants; $1,628,000 prize pool
*4-way chop

1. Icallany $210,259
2. AlexKP $239,104
3. Madridcash $167,761
4. Serkules $166,756
5. RuiNF $83,842
6. kenny05 $67,562
7. rUbEnhEnAo92 $51,282
8. davidv1213 $35,978
9. Vinkyy $20,838

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:24:42 +0000

Online poker tournaments saw a nice 2012 boost last weekend, as each major event flew past their respective guarantees. Unfortunately, it appears the new year excitement may have been short-lived as most events came back down to earth this past weekend. While PokerStars sustained their large attendance numbers, tournaments on iPoker and BWin both saw a big drop-off in entry numbers. It can always be difficult to pinpoint why attendance drops, so like most things in poker, we’ll just chalk it up to variance.

There were still some big prize pools and first place prizes to fight over this past Sunday as the Party Poker $200k surpassed the $300,000 prize pool mark. Not to be outdone, the Sunday Million nearly reached the $1.5M mark. Overall, there was more than $3,000,000 in prizes between just the six majors below. While a few events fell subject to the chip-chop bug, the Sunday Million paid more than $213,000 to its solo winner “Asprin1″. While that was a massive win it could not compete with the prizes at the 2012 Aussie Millions taking place this month. For more updates on the Aussie Millions and all online poker news, be sure to read the FTR News Section.

For major MTT results from this past Sunday, check below:

Party Poker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,436 Entrants; $308,740 prize pool
*2-way chop

1. LarsFrost $50,359
2. akaPman $45,350
3. HELDENRUF $21,303
4. kkakk $16,826
5. p00cket00 $14,202
6. Zgagac $10,651
7. M_Mancini2 $8,181
8. Faleb $5,402
9. ciudad101 $4,167

iPoker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
975 Entrants; $200,000 prize pool

1. VnilaThndr $34,520
2. DownASpiral $25,000
3. evilteech $19,000
4. MassEffect2 $13,920
5. SAQUELLA $9,900
6. ypomonoi $7,900
7. Fe1i4ita $5,900
8. Onadownswing $3,900
9. modjo3333 $2,200

BWin Sunday $250k Guaranteed
1,313 Entrants; $250,000 prize pool

1. tom150a $39,214
2. Veganlion $26,755
3. JarethtGK $19,402
4. mpookis $14,296
5. RA1nOv3rM3 $10,569
6. Owuor Arunga $7,842
7. AALH77 $6,331
8. TwistedFate- $4,942
9. grifsdik $3,849
10. BBSpecial27 $3,022

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
3,569 Entrants; $713,800 prize pool

1. RasA86 $112,067
2. vonBaranow $83,514
3. 6Thor6 $58,888
4. respect82 $41,043
5. t6naver $30,336
6. fabi8913 $23,198
7. sevshi $16,060
8. neckbr4ke $8,922
9. salaliitto $5,710

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
7,125 Entrants; $1,425,000 prize pool

1. Asprin1 $213,750
2. pnp23 $157,277
3. Ansgar2000 $114,000
4. Gambler4444 $75,525
5. sigopi $58,425
6. Milana Jones $44,175
7. shibinha $30,637
8. tyxerakias $17,100
9. philipoo $11,043

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
800 Entrants; $400,000 prize pool
*2-way chop

1. ALIN76poker $64,500
2. Rocks_Strato $59,500
3. ThePateychuk $38,800
4. southrnctowl $29,000
5. gugo117 $20,160
6. M.nosbocaJ $16,160
7. marroca5 $12,160
8. SGE1977 $8,200
9. hahila $5,000

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:36:42 +0000

Online poker tournaments continue to be on the rise as this past weekend another set of major tournaments concluded. Even with Black Friday shocking the online poker world, it seems like it has taken less than a year to completely recover. Even more good news could be on the horizon, as it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Americans return to the online poker market soon. When that eventually happens, US-based players will be happy to see all the major tournaments they once enjoyed have thrived in their absence.

There was nearly $3,500,000 in play yesterday between the six events found below. The biggest tournament, the PokerStars Sunday Million, nearly hit the $1.5M mark it had as its guarantee back in April. Other events like the Warm-Up and Party $200k absolutely crushed their guarantees by approximately 50%. Overall, it was a great weekend for online poker. Be sure to check out the results below to see if anyone you know had a big cash this past Sunday.

Party Poker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,421 Entrants; $305,515 prize pool

1. CToft $42,791
2. stephanefann $38,000
3. OnYaBike $35,000
4. ooooops $16,650
5. Von Deuchef $14,053
6. Artem110488 $10,540
7. Felipe0Bala $8,096
8. PatrickDoherty $5,346
9. lolBraRuDonks $4,124

iPoker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,004 entrants; $200,800 prize pool

1. WRHearst $34,136
2. riverbuck $25,100
3. CourtesyFlush75 $19,055
4. faktorial $13,654
5. GotSkillz1 $9,939
6. bobbyt27 $7,931
7. deco20k $5,923
8. OMGDannyRudd $3,915
9. sluglife $2,168

BWin Poker Sunday $250k Guaranteed
1,444 Entrants; $274,360 prize pool

1. paranoik333. $42,149
2. WENWILLITEND $28,824
3. Keep_Running $20,884
4. 1313mid $15,418
5. ToRel88D $11,366
6. pkrking205 $8,402
7. Black_G0d $6,784
8. MrBoite13 $5,259
9. hak128 $4,078
10. Buy George $3,208

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
3,670 Entrants; $734,000 prize pool

1. MikiOpasniy $115,238
2. FinancialPOK $85,878
3. LiroLa $60,555
4. DelarPNZ $42,205
5. Dick_Fosbury $31,195
6. PIUlimeira $23,855
7. KVB59 $16,515
8. PatrickCs $9,175
9. ZISIMO7 $5,872

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
7,379 Entrants; $1,475,800 prize pool
*2-way chop

1. Ticiz $200,960
2. roosi88 $183,298
3. nordlending $118,064
4. Stunts25 $78,217
5. UH Big Tex $60,507
6. insanocut $45,749
7. BlackMisi $31,729
8. Freund Nase $17,709
9. GM_VALTER $11,437

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
812 Entrants; $406,000 prize pool

1. PSMozak $73,080
2. Crisper $52,780
3. StrungOut1 $39,382
4. trionojnika $29,435
5. glhf99 $20,462
6. vbjishfij $16,402
7. Betudontbet $12,342
8. m.cerqueira $8,323
9. Orkyd $5,075

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:03:59 +0000

With the past two Sundays falling on Christmas and New Years, it was easy to see why online tournament attendance had taken a bit of a dip. However, even the NFL playoffs this past Sunday could not keep players away from the Sunday majors. Tournament attendance was up across the board, back to numbers only seen before online poker’s Black Friday on April 15th. The Sunday Million surpassed the $1,500,000 mark, the Warm-Up nearly hit $750k, and the Party Poker $200k came within shouting distance of the $300,000 mark.

Even the live poker scene saw a boost as the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure got underway in the Bahamas. The high-roller event was won by Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom, who just last year revealed his identity at the new year event. The $10,000 Main Event was also a success, attracting more than 1,000 entrants to create an 8-figure prize pool. Be sure to check FlopTurnRiver for updates on the PCA Main Event final table.

If you’re more into online poker, then the below results are for you. With over $3,300,000 in prizes between the six events below, it seems 2012 might be another banner year of online multi-table tournaments.

Party Poker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,391 Entrants; $299,065 prize pool

1. busto23 $59,814
2. wuutti_x $32,897
3. MotherDucker $20,635
4. Insanity_01 $16,299
5. shipthediip $13,756
6. rockydonky $10,317
7. Boing_Alert $7,925
8. banditpandaa $5,233
9. Andras_fbg $4,037

iPoker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,007 Entrants; $201,400 prize pool

1. FuICM $34,238
2. misabe111 $25,175
3. shipthediip $19,112
4. ParaPoke $13,695
5. GetItQuietly67 $9,969
6. petersen1 $7,955
7. LordLaui $5,941
8. OWNEDBYVODKA $3,927
9. reraiser3 $2,175

BWin Sunday $250k Guaranteed
1,414 Entrants; $268,660 prize pool

1. bearbeer1 $39,214
1. KhlauSICK $41,273
2. jenia007 $28,225
3. qwaszxgr $20,450
4. dakters $15,098
5. Raipe65 $11,130
6. dontBshyy $8,228
7. Vampyboy $6,643
8. King_Dirk $5,14
9. iamnrv-91 $3,994
10. -caiman- $3,142

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
3,619 Entrants; $723,800 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. BAGBAGBAGBAG $91,043
2. crazylandd $81,773
3. NhFy $85,219
4. scarface2911 $41,618
5. jaaaaaaack $30,761
6. moneyinbag $23,523
7. .i. prestige $16,285
8. Kedrila $9,047
9. Gry Dilling $5,790

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
7,710 Entrants; $1,542,000 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. shamandez $178,192
2. Mackkapackka $178,079
3. dave798111 $160,298
4. @RXIDI@ $77,716
5. blablonae $61,680
6. A.A.KATALO $46,260
7. hoefi73 $30,840
8. 26071985 $17,733
9. TheFish9999 $11,950

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
768 Entrants; $384,000 prize pool

1. 3max $69,120
2. Guezmere $49,920
3. fish2013 $37,248
4. jbrown8777 $27,840
5. TIETYMM $19,353
6. arbianight $15,513
7. Milana Jones $11,673
8. _pauL€FauL_ $7,872
9. hunwei $4,800

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:20:42 +0000

The STR would like to wish everyone a happy New Year. The past two weekends have been interesting as Sunday has landed on Christmas and January 1st. This has led to some lower attendance figures on smaller sites like iPoker and BWin. However, there has still been plenty of action in online poker tournaments. Sites like Party Poker and PokerStars continue to thrive as 2012 begins. PokerStars will be ringing in the New Year in the Caribbean, as the 2012 PCA is set to begin in just a matter of days. The tournament(s) will be streamed live online on both PokerStars.com and FlopTurnRiver, so be sure to tune in to see all the action!

Some of the bigger events came to an abrupt end yesterday, as both the Million and 500 on PokerStars were stopped by chip chops. While it is understandable to lock up a big win, it does take a lot of fun out of the final table. The Million had a seven person chip-chop, which is one of the biggest in the tournament’s long history. Hopefully that is not a reflection of things to come in 2012.

As always, you can find results from all the major events below.

PartyPoker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,042 Entrants; $224,030 prize pool

1. AS_Man $47,047
2. DetGarBraNu $26,884
3. Pokerccini $16,242
4. boodeen $12,882
5. Jklpuzo $10,641
6. XBen7 $8,401
7. binbetak $6,385
8. cipa_zmor $4,257
9. cskcskcsk $3,248
10. LasseFlush $2,240

iPoker Sunday $100k Guaranteed
826 Entrants; $165,200 prize pool

1. MalboroLights $28,876
2. CHANG001 $20,980
3. 126Onri $15,694
4. PlzNotTheBeltDad $11,729
5. NigDawG $8,260
6. cheesieses $6,608
7. WhereIsMyNamaJoe $4,956
8. hisen99 $3,304
9. OMGDannyRudd $1,899
10. auntyann $1,569

Bwin Poker Sunday $250k Guaranteed
1,232 Entrants; $250,000 prize pool

1. bearbeer1 $39,214
2. WindowsHater $26,755
3. porkman1_x $19,402
4. zakoutmaster $14,296
5. 121712 $10,569
6. NPL4me2 $7,842
7. lavinda $6,331
8. John_Bender $4,942
9. mr.5bet $3,849
10. tazovski $3,022

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
3,100 Entrants; $620,000 prize pool

1. jenbizzle $97,340
2. lehai80 $72,540
3. Flying Smile $51,460
4. sevshi $35,650
5. Spades4Fun $26,542
6. colomo1 $20,150
7. AngleZero $13,950
8. MFC_79 $7,750
9. H3nryy $4,960

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
7,296 Entrants; $1,459,200 prize pool
*7-way chop

1. Ifold2ndnuts $116,104
2. FMorbiducci $147,602
3. VEENSTRA.R $103,576
4. Outeiri $110,425
5. Tellef $70,093
6. tomdblade $78,642
7. shaniac $84,000
8. Pokerassss01 $17,510
9. NUMBJkE $11,308

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
712 Entrants; $356,000 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. dsnka $51,443
2. elitelive $45,453
3. WushuTM $48,528
4. nikov $25,988
5. jknack10 $18,334
6. 92cata $14,774
7. marlin5555 $11,214
8. muratfb $7,867
9. Aboubacar $4,556

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:43:37 +0000

Online poker tournaments were a bit down this past weekend as most of the world celebrated the holidays. Sites like Bwin and iPoker both dropped the guarantees on their biggest majors, down to $100k from $200k. While this allowed them to reach their guarantees, it did create smaller prize pools and lower payouts. PokerStars, meanwhile, continued their dominance of online poker tournament by being the only site with $300,000+ prize pools on Sunday. A handful of their majors, including the Million, Warm-Up, and Sunday500 all breezed past their guarantees on their way to solid numbers.

With New Year’s falling on next Sunday, it might just be another small day for online poker. However, players will be out in full force on Stars trying to qualify for the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure which begins in just 9 days. To check out their satellites just head over to the tournament section in the PS lobby.

Party Poker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
838 Entrants; $200,000 prize pool

1. Andrei6868 $34,242
2. kentavrrrr $28,045
3. Cocomangos $25,711
4. philipo111 $12,000
5. IndiaILoveU $10,000
6. Boing_Alert $8,000
7. nandovarela $6,000
8. AriGold $4,000
9. druen666 $3,000
10. DrGoodhouse $2,200

iPoker Sunday $100k Guaranteed
725 Entrants; $145,000 prize pool

1. OMGDannyRudd $30,450
2. mikthepro $15,950
3. saab3000 $11,600
4. Baekke1 $8,700
5. ShipFish $7,250
6. daddymufff $5,800
7. m0l0t $4,350
8. SIav $2,900
9. keryippp $2,030
10. PLSdontCRY $1,450

Bwin Sunday $100k Championship
872 Entrants; $165,680 prize pool

1. BBSpecial27 $29,437
2. Rand0mD0nk $20,451
3. daniel_ped $14,641
4. larasarao $10,845
5. indrich $8,017
6. b_zuzolo $5,949
7. byebyepay $4,802
8. Karsta88 $3,749
9. jaakkima $2,920
10. thai-boxing $2,293

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
2,700 Entrants; $540,000 prize pool

1. crossthervr $85,050
2. elik567 $63,450
3. tomitomsen22 $45,360
4. s-botnang $31,050
5. Jeanbob123 $23,490
6. mrAndreeew $18,090
7. modulindo $12,690
8. liiteri $7,300
9. Who’s da Pro $4,590

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
6,982 Entrants; $1,396,400 prize pool
*2-way chop

1. ||Burkeeee! $196,513
2. JackobFish $167,071
3. LFmagic $111,712
4. Vadym1 $74,009
5. VitStarS MaN $57,252
6. thelegend67 $43,288
7. BouleEtBill $30,022
8. chur157 $16,756
9. AVAN77 $10,822

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
637 Entrants; $318,500 prize pool

1. Bananazoo $52,034
2. arxigos $48,133
3. ThanosGR23 $31,531
4. joserivas397 $23,728
5. icebeerkim $16,562
6. Chaz D 87 $13,377
7. KKremate $10,192
8. GoToCa$hier $7,007
9. Jysky11 $4,140

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:05:28 +0000

Online poker history was made this past weekend as PokerStars celebrated its 10th anniversary in fine fashion. A huge slew of events awaited those wanting to grind Sunday tournaments, including a beefed up Sunday Million with a $10,000,000 guarantee. There was also a $1,000 high-roller event to go along with the $500k Warm-Up and $250k Sunday500. These events came on the heels of last weekend’s world-record event which saw 200,000 players compete in a $1 tournament on Stars.

The Million drew more than 62,000 players, creating one of the biggest prize pools in online poker history. With more than $12,000,000 in the middle and $2,000,000 slotted for the winner, there was some crazy action in the faster structure event. Unfortunately a lot of the final table hoopla came to an end quickly as the last six players decided upon a chip-chop which guaranteed everyone at least $580,000.

Other sites seemed to benefit from the Stars promo, as rooms like PartyPoker and the iPoker Network saw a nice boost in attendance in their major events. In fact, all of the Sunday majors easily surpassed their guarantees for the first time in some while. Perhaps this is a sign of things to come. As a rocky 2011 year in online poker comes to an end, it seems things might be turning around in the right direction for the start of 2012.

Party Poker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,434 Entrants; $286,80 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. BakinC00kies $43,203
2. barbutaa $33,097
3. philipo111 $32,395
4. Halfrek1623 $15,630
5. MyBrimLow $13,192
6. Humster88 $9,894
7. MoDeniro $7,600
8. Kotychka $5,019
9. bagelis62 $3,871
10. alxandersson $2,724

iPoker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,133 Entrants; $226,600 prize pool

1. inyourfaceHAHA $47,586
2. CheatingFinn $24,926
3. Gribnogrib69 $18,128
4. ActionMic $13,596
5. OnlyAboutMe $11,330
6. rrrbIka $9,064
7. rhinoceros18 $6,798
8. born2loose2 $4,532
9. Raccoonas $3,172
10. WTFamentz $2,266

Bwin Sunday $250k Guaranteed
1,471 Entrants; $279,490 prize pool

1. brendon1717 $42,937
2. tazovski $29,363
3. kostasS3 $21,274
4. trough2 $15,706
5. xNeverWinx $11,579
6. CASHMAN65_x $8,559
7. uwspa $6,911
8. 5qulma $5,357
9. Jim_Jimothy $4,155
10. zambet59 $3,268

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
4,937 Entrants; $987,400 prize pool

1. RenRad 01 $154,461
2. harif1988 $115,032
3. josbassen $81,460
4. FU_15 $55,788
5. Bluffcracker $41,964
6. NoMorePoka $32,090
7. pulgask8 $22,216
8. KKremate $12,342
9. badgergav $7,899

PokerStars Sunday Million $10M Guaranteed
62,116 Entrants; $12,423,200 prize pool
*6-way chop

1. First-Eagle $1,146,574
2. Unstoffable $580,724
3. BLAABAR $709,896
4. tunafish919 $627,317
5. Dimedroll $995,996
6. SkunkDen $758,986
7. fireballdio $182,406
8. kaalen $119,866
9. yokouno1980 $86,512

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
1,353 Entrants; $676,500 prize pool

1. Sirocko $113,314
2. Sheeter 200 $82,871
3. terrific28 $62,576
4. BBOY3110 $46,002
5. Havana85 $33,148
6. Magic Mycoze $26,383
7. hustla16 $19,618
8. puntobanco $12,853
9. FODMAND $6,967

PokerStars 10th year Anniversary $1M Guaranteed
187 Entrants; $1,870,000 prize pool

1. jcl87 $402,050
2. gray31 $289,850
3. Stammdogg $219,725
4. DYBYDX $163,625
5. Chaaai $112,200
6. ImDaNuts $93,500
7. montecarlo13 $74,800
8. djk123 $56,100
9. Greenstone25 $37,400

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:13:10 +0000

This past weekend marked another strong period for online poker tournaments. With millions of dollars on the line, some of the best online players in the world gathered to take part in events on Party Poker, iPoker, and PokerStars. While Sunday saw a lot of action, next weekend should be even bigger. For the past month, PokerStars has been running their 10-year anniversary promotion. The celebration comes to an end next week with the $10,000,000 guaranteed Sunday Million. The mega-major event will also hold at least $2,000,000 for whoever is lucky enough to win.

With such a big prize pool it would have been easy to look forward to next weekend; however, online events were again up across the board. The Sunday500 continues to thrive as more than 800 players entered the $530 event, creeping the prize pool back towards its original half-million dollar mark. The $250,000 guaranteed tournament has steadily risen since April 15th, proving that its difficult to keep a big online event down for too long. Other events that had strong showings were the $200k on Party Poker and the Sunday Warm-Up on PokerStars. Both events crept near their old guarantees of $250k and $750k respectively. It may be only a matter of time before guarantees need to be raised to accommodate more entrants. Below you can find the results of the majors from this past week, including the week’s biggest winner “JJ@mess” who took home more than $176,000 for winning the Sunday Million.

Party Poker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,228 Entrants; $245,600 prize pool

1. PAGE_UP_V $51,576
2. mrctoft $29,472
3. penu1timate $17,806
4. basinstblues $14,122
5. sonialouise $11,666
6. Klippehule $9,210
7. koule11 $6,999
8. AAAAnton_ $4,666
9. Immortale22 $3,561
10. youbetipush $2,456

iPoker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,028 Entrants; $205,600 prize pool

1. AykoElurcita $43,176
2. KungKroon $22,616
3. Banderivets $16,448
4. PocketOnes11 $12,336
5. Kidster33 $10,280
6. temps88 $8,224
7. halcon23 $6,168
8. Her0call $4,112
9. Arulage $2,878
10. carrigmore1 $2,056

Bwin Poker Sunday $250k Guaranteed
1,273 Entrants; $250,000 prize pool

1. am i wry $39,214
2. WizKhallifa $26,755
3. Mr_Dahl6 $19,402
4. TDM_900 $14,296
5. PilkkiHoo $10,569
6. Bobobowserr $7,842
7. B.R.S. $6,331
8. arianny8 $4,942
9. vibe 33 $3,849
10. poriferum8k $3,022

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
3,680 Entrants; $736,000 prize pool
*4-way chop

1. Zimmy86 $87,721
2. lubos1980cz $73,485
3. dsnka $68,623
4. Niorm $74,873
5. mitdadu $31,280
6. dannsy89 $23,920
7. BBlackkk $16,560
8. Miksta $9,200
9. syvers007 $5,888

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
6,983 Entrants; $1,396,000 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. JJ@mess $176,132
2. janfryed $148,462
3. sara022 $150,771
4. cafe162 $74,019
5. totaloser $57,260
6. BaLaGaNoFf $43,294
7. LuckyKid824 $30,026
8. cligori $16,759
9. PAROOVKA $10,823

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
812 Entrants; $406,000 prize pool

1. Ramux $73,080
2. stevie444 $52,780
3. bobivey $39,382
4. Netstar11 $29,435
5. jcl87 $20,462
6. gray31 $16,402
7. L. Veldhuis $12,342
8. Banderivets $8,323
9. golfbum983 $5,075

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

bigspenda73 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:19:40 +0000

There was plenty of action in the world of online poker events this past weekend. Taking the main stage was a special $1 buy-in event that looked to set the world record for number of entries in a poker tournament. Hosted by PokerStars, the $250,000 guaranteed tournament took place during their 10-year anniversary celebration. With a cap of “just” 200,000 players there was $50,000 in overlay for those involved. The added value was certainly felt at the final table, where three players decided to chop the remaining $100,000 in the middle based on chip counts. While it might have been a bit of an anti-climactic finish, it was still a huge feat for eventual winner “sokoluk1991″ who took home the title and a massive $40,258 payday.

The events itself bested PokerStars previous record of 150,000 entrants. What is even more incredible is this was done after the banning of American players from their site. Below are the final table results based on the chip-chop deal of the last three players.

PokerStars World Record Event $250k Guaranteed
200,000 Entrants; $250,000 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. sokoluk1991 $40,258
2. Kaitz20 $34,000
3. King-2-Z $25,741
4. tristan2287 $10,000
5. RaZorFaZoR $8,000
6. casasola10 $6,500
7. Bjoornkjaer $5,250
8. pumata13 $4,000
9. herbert68 $3,000

With most of the online poker world focused on the world-record event, it would be realistic to expect other events to drop off. However, that was not the case yesterday as all the major $200+ buy-in events saw a nice up-tick in action. The Bwin Sunday $250k got back above its quarter-million dollar guarantee, while the Million, Warm-Up, and Sunday500 on Stars also saw nice attendance gains. Overall it was a great day for online tournament grinders. Below are the results from the major high buy-in events of the past weekend.

Party Poker Sunday $200k Guaranteed
1,248 Entrants; $249,600 prize pool
*2-way chop

1. mYsteelEGGS $42,500
2. c0rbl1meyguv $39,868
3. IamSampson $18,096
4. pincseszko $14,352
5. analmaxi $11,856
6. gnatik $9,360
7. ToastFrench $7,113
8. jm3006 $4,742
9. lefuturriche $3,619
10. du_fh2804 $2,496

Bwin Sunday $250k Guaranteed
1,423 Entrants; $270,370 prize pool

1. PickYouOFF $41,536
2. 4MyRastaGirl $28,406
3. WTF-amentz $20,581
4. GrowAPairPlz $15,194
5. DomiNetphen $11,201
6. get thereeee $8,280
7. S.Crocket $6,686
8. tuzpick $5,183
9. BMRBNZRBNTLY $4,020
10. PlusEVpoker $3,162

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up $500k Guaranteed
3,585 Entrants; $717,000 prize pool
*3-way chop

1. raulbcn $83,683
2. 3591omanyd $93,000
3. 942003 $78,926
4. pezler06 $41,227
5. Randall37 $30,472
6. Obär89 $23,302
7. OliverDK $16,132
8. Bookie1978 $8,962
9. mi777 $5,736

PokerStars Sunday Million Guaranteed
6,609 Entrants; $1,321,800 prize pool
*4-way chop

1. traxxart $143,666
2. gabriel171 $149,496
3. MARCIN123 $128,407
4. needcashquik $129,801
5. hyroman $57,951
6. nomosoup4u $44,153
7. djibh $30,355
8. Kihlström $16,557
9. Norrmaniano $10,693

PokerStars Sunday500 $250k Guaranteed
789 Entrants; $394,500 prize pool
*2-way chop

1. pvas2 $66,235
2. gabriel171 $56,059
3. boytakas $38,266
4. Reissumies $28,601
5. Vingtcent $19,882
6. teo96 $15,937
7. superkid-bam $11,992
8. Andre_Hansen $8,087
9. supernova9 $4,931