Brit scores $78,000 prize in MicroMillions finale
It was another big Sunday on PokerStars yesterday as the MicroMillions finale welcomed one of its largest ever fields.
Brit makes it rain money
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After more than a week of small stakes action, PokerStars' seventh MicroMillions came to a conclusion with a glittering showdown that saw 63,237 grinders compete for the Main Event title.
Offering up a $1 million prizepool that was eventually pushed to an impressive $1,264,740, the $22 tournament came to a conclusion with a final battle between Russia and the UK.
Having made their ways past a mixture of qualifiers and pros, 'RainmanRJA' and 'olimpiada980' were able to dispatch with Germany's 'BMGyV' in third before cutting a two-way deal.
After agreeing to take just under $70,000 each and leave $10,000 aside, it was the UK's 'RainmanRJA' who was eventually able to secure the MicroMillions Main Event title and $78,802.
$22 MicroMillions Main Event |
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| Place | Name | Prize |
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| 1st | RainmanRJA | $78,802* | ||
| 2nd | olimpiada980 | $69,480* | ||
| 3rd | BMGyV | $54,902 | ||
| 4th | stefanfol1 | $43,911 | ||
| 5th | Kaeresen | $32,933 | ||
| 6th | castlbek | $21,955 | ||
| 7th | antzzzap | $15,670 | ||
| 8th | tomthelong | $10,977 | ||
| 9th | albiko | $8,220 | ||
| Entrants: 63,237 | Prizepool: $1,264,740 *Denotes a Deal |
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Dias' Sunday delight
A shot at Sunday Million redemption and a rush of positive variance was all Brazil's Bernardo 'bedias' Dias needed to take down yesterday's weekly $1 million guarantee. Having final-tabled the Sunday Million once before on top of a near miss in a SCOOP event, Dias had more reason than most to want his time in the spotlight.
Things started well for the Brazilian pro after he eliminated Poland's 'wasylisa' in eighth place, but things fell apart soon after that. With his stack decimated it was time to gamble and after moving all-in with 
he found himself in trouble against 'RichieRichZH' holding 
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While the poker gods were against him pre-flop they decided to cut him a break on the flop and as the board rolled out 
the pot was pushed to Dias who then began to dominate. After declining a deal Dias eliminated 'MarkBang' in third before taking just five hands to dispatch with 'RudiTurbo' to take home the $233,674 top prize.
$215 Sunday Million |
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| Place | Name | Prize |
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| 1st | bedias | $233,674 | ||
| 2nd | RudiTurbo | $171,358 | ||
| 3rd | MarkBang | $116,835 | ||
| 4th | RichieRichZH | $78,513 | ||
| 5th | kurb1234 | $62,312 | ||
| 6th | TuckYouIn | $46,734 | ||
| 7th | GallsBalls | $31,156 | ||
| 8th | wasylisa | $17,914 | ||
| 9th | marscekan | $12,072 | ||
| Entrants: 7,789 | Prizepool: $1,557,800 |
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No deal for _JMCD_89
While his countryman 'RainmanRJA' was busy winning the MicroMillions Main Event title, '_JMCD_89' was taking down the latest Sunday Storm.
Competing alongside two other Brits, 'sexysmith579' and 'easylimp', '_JMCD_89' managed to come through the masses with a dominant performance.
Such was the online pro's prowess at the final table that he was able to decline a deal with Israel's 'Timorm1' before dispatching with his rival to claim the advertised top prize of $98,64.
$215 Sunday Warm-Up |
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| Place | Name | Prize |
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| 1st | _JMCD_89 | $98,064 | ||
| 2nd | Timorm1 | $73,078 | ||
| 3rd | tutull | $51,841 | ||
| 4th | sexysmith579 | $35,914 | ||
| 5th | nelsonal | $26,739 | ||
| 6th | easylimp | $20,299 | ||
| 7th | U_2GOOD4_M3 | $14,053 | ||
| 8th | mezzias | $7,807 | ||
| 9th | nyc_bullets | $4,996 | ||
| Entrants: 3,123 | Prizepool: $624,600 |
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Best of the Rest
Although the majority of players were going MicroMillions crazy on Sunday, PokerStars' Storm and Second Chance were also on hand to offer grinders a shot at big scores.
$11 Sunday Storm
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$215 Sunday Second Chance
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Qualify for Next Sunday's Majors
If you want to feast on a slice of PokerStars' cash filled pie then make sure you sign-up now and take part in one of its many small stakes satellites.
With a lot of money on offer for a little investment, you could be etching your name in the Sunday Major Hall of Fame from as little as $1.
Whether you've got your eye on the Sunday Million or something more manageable such as the Sunday Storm, PokerStars has a plethora of qualifiers to suit everyone's bankroll.
Sunday Major Signoff
Last week we brought you a tragic looking profit graph, so this week we thought we'd balance things out with this impressive spike from 'RichierichZH' (who finished fourth in this week's Sunday Million).
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 Daniel Smyth has been working in the poker industry for six years as both a player and writer. He currently has a costly penchant for PLO and provides daily content for PokerStrategy.com. You can learn more about Daniel by clicking here.
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