svansa Fourth In The Sunday Million For $72k

And once again, we are happy to announce another top finish in the Sunday Million on Stars. Diamond svansa secured the fourth place and along with it $72,000.

It took ten hours before svansa finished the Sunday Million as fourth. Ten hours full of action and suspense, which also enticed countless railbirds from the community who shared the thrill in the PokerStrategy forum. Naturally, svansa thanked everybody for the support afterwards.

"Many thanks once again for the congratulations and the railbirding at the final table. I really enjoyed the support. Thanks @ Community."

In the decisive hand, svansa already hit the top pair aces on the flop, but his opponent received the runner-runner for the flush. "Damn" was svansa's first comment about the hand. Even though the joy about the cash predominated, some sadness could be felt about the lost hand.

"I think it's a bid sad, there was clearly a chance for more. twirlpro was the best player at the table, but I wouldn't have minded the HU."

Nonetheless, it was his biggest career cash so far with $72,809, and it will at least ease his worries for the foreseeable future. His success becomes even more awe-inspiring when one considers that the unbelievable amount of 8,001 players had signed up this Sunday.

In the German version of the Our successes forum, svansa reviewed the tourney once again from his point of view. Here now a few quotes:

First of all I have to admit that I only bought in ten minutes before the tournament began. After my best cash game month so far, I wanted to treat myself to a Sunday major once again.

Up to the money ranks, I only had one hairy situation. I was already slightly on tilt as I was extremely card dead, and I then made a re-steal move with A8o in the SB, only to suck out luckily against AK. Afterwards, nothing really happened for quite a while.

In the first hand after the bubble, I received QQ UTG and ran into KK with it. Luckily, it was only a shorty. Afterwards, I kept my head above the water with many steals/re-steals until only two tables were left.

And now probably the key hand:

PokerStars Game #22520959394: Tournament #122425750, $200+$15 Hold'em No-Limit - Level XXXVII (300000/600000) - 01.12.2008 2:34:42 ET

Table '122425750 457' 9-max Seat #9 is the dealer

Seat 1: twirlpro (24,541,433 in chips)
Seat 5: svansa (11,847,889 in chips)
Seat 7: NewsKoooL (8,013,024 in chips)
Seat 9: fratzl (35,607,654 in chips)

twirlpro: places the ante: 60,000
svansa: places the ante: 60,000
NewsKoooL: places the ante: 60,000
fratzl: places the ante: 60,000
twirlpro: places the small blind: 300,000
svansa: places the big blind: 600,000

PRE-FLOP
NewsKoooL: folds
fratzl: folds
twirlpro: raises 850,000 to 1,450,000
svansa: raises 2,750,000 to 4,200,000
twirlpro: calls 2,750,000

FLOP []
twirlpro: bets 8,400,000
svansa: calls 7,587,889 and is all-in
The non-called bet (812,111) moved back to twirlpro

TURN [] []

RIVER [] []

SHOWDOWN
twirlpro: shows [] (Flush, ten high)
svansa: shows [] (one pair, aces)
twirlpro wins 23,815,778 from the pot

RECAPITULATION
Pot overall: 23,815,778
Seat 1: twirlpro wins (23,815,778) with a flush, ten high
Seat 5: svansa loses with a pair, aces

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