PokerStars Sunday Million Results (3.18.07)
Seeing Stars (Credit: Lin Pernille )
6,964 people paid to play this Sunday at PokerStars , driving up the prize pool to an impressive $1,392,000. Almost 1100 entrants cashed and the top two finishers took home six-figure paydays thanks, in part, to a deal they struck once heads-up play began.
Going into the final table, power3prut had a big chip lead. He put further distance between himself and the rest of his competitors by taking out dontriverme2 with a flush on the turn. By the time the action got down to five players, power2prut had over a three-to-one lead against his nearest competitor. kuparinen, a Swedish plalyer, had back-to-back knockouts the carried him through to a heads-up match with the big dog, power2prut.
Since both players knew a lot was at stake, they discussed a deal. In the end, it was agreed that power2prut would take home $150,000 and kuparinen would net $115,273 with the standard $30,000 left over for the eventual winner.
About fifteen minutes later, the last hand was dealt. power2prut proved victorious with his two pair, Aces and Fives. He finished the night with the win and $180,000 even.
Here are the final table results:
1. power2prut (United States) $180,000.00 2. kuparinen (Sweden) $115,273.60 3. Vorcirion (Finland) $69,640.00 4. renassence (Brazil) $55,712.00 5. Round42 (United States) $41,784.00 6. geotico (United States) $30,641.60 7. matlik (France) $21,588.40 8. espnman (United States) $12,535.20 9. dontriverme2 (Canada) $8,217.52
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