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Sunday Briefing: tolstiykry Wins First Sunday Million of 2017
- Updated: January 3, 2017
Russia’s “tolstiykry” kicked off 2017 in the best way possible by winning the PokerStars Sunday Million for $178,747.90 on Jan. 1.
Although lower than usual attendance for online tournaments was expected, 6,289 players participated in the $215 buy in event, smashing the $1 million guarantee by more than $250,000. No deal was struck at the final table of this weekend’s Sunday Million, meaning tolstiykry secured a massive payout of $178,747.90 and his heads-up opponent, “bob43155”, also banked a six-figure score of $122,915.10.
Austria’s “readas_reada” also found the winner’s circle, topping a field of 250 players in the $1,050 Sunday Grand. Victory in this star-studded tournament this week was worth a cool $48,071.86.
Some of the more notable victories in PokerStars’ high stakes online tournaments on Jan. 1 included:
Joao Henrique “sydens” Sydenstricker – winner of the $109 Sunday Starter for $5,187.30Jonathan “MONSTER_DONG” Karamalikis – winner of the $109 Sunday Kickoff for $14,344.46“jimbojiff” – winner of the $215 Sunday Warm-Up for $46,996.77“Anjeyyy” – …
