Anniversary sunday million. Sunday Million Anniversary Tournament - Second Take

Hello everyone, the anniversary has just ended Sunday Million $10"000"000

Let me start with the fact that more than 55,000 players took part in the tournament! The prize money was more than 11 million dollars!!! The tournament lasted approximately 15 hours. Agree, these are not small numbers for online poker.

There were a lot of streams where you could watch this significant tournament live. But I didn’t notice any “action” and decided to continue watching when the “bAbla” stage passed. I would like to note that a lot of players from the CIS and especially from Russia and Ukraine have passed the threshold of 1000 people, and when there are only 150 people left in the tournament, then there were about 10-15 of our players, and this is an excellent result!!!

Well, let's move closer to the significant prize money...

As you can see, the top 40 already had more than 20k bucks, which is not a small amount, but many wanted to get to the final table, which was quite difficult, because half of the players had a stack of no more than 10BB.

Ukrainian player IsltRoss made it to the Top 18? and won $39k Congratulations to him on a very good performance in the tournament.

These are the lucky ones who passed 55,000 people

Almost immediately the Russian player made minus 1. By the way, until the administrator turned off the chat, something wild was happening in it; there were about 1000 messages per minute with support for the Russian player.

Then another player with a short stack was eliminated almost immediately. Everyone collected the blinds and sometimes went all-in.... “Russian roulette” cannot be called anything else.... BB 5 million =) More than half have less than 10 big blinds.... and then who will be luckier. ..

As a result, after 5-8 minutes another one dropped out and there were 4 of them left...... it was the longest hour of my and probably their lives...

They decided to discuss the deal, it took about 25 minutes, because the chip leader wanted at least 900k, but according to the numbers it didn’t work out..... and they decided to continue the game. But, after 2 hands, the discussion of the deal was resumed again and it was all over an hour later. For a whole hour, 4 people decided how to divide the money, everyone wanted more, they argued and fought, but it seemed like they had come to a compromise.

The day before yesterday the results of Sunday Million Anniversary Edition: Take 2 became known. The winner was a Dutch player under the nickname"Daenarys T"who won $1,000,043 . PokerStars Blog journalists managed to interview him.

On Sunday, Daenarys T played in several other tournaments besides the Sunday Million, and it was on this day that he was able to make a good run. According to the player, until that day he had not won more than 6 thousand dollars in online poker.

Daenarys T said thatfour days in a rowplayed online until his victory in the tournament, noting that it was very difficult, but he was able to achieve his highest result online - more than 19 thousand dollars.

The Dutchman took 2nd place in Bounty Builder $109. But a day later, as we now know, a Game of Thrones fan managed to achieve another record.

“It's fun because I literally won the lottery. And really happy!,” noted Daenarys T.

According to the player himself, he had not paid enough attention to online poker before:

“I moved to Amsterdam four months ago and was not focused enough to devote much time to playing online. Instead, I played in live casinos and not at all poker. But before the start of the last weekend, everyone decided to launch PokerStars more often.”

Regarding the game in the anniversary Sunday Million, Daenarys T said the following:

“On the second day I was the chip leader for a long time, until the moment when there were two tables left in the game. But in the finals I already had an average stack. The first decisive hand here waswinning with QQ against pocket aces. There was so much tension and adrenaline that I almost fainted.”

Assessing his opponents in the final part of the tournament, the player said:

“When there were only a few tables left in the game, I was 100% sure that I was the best player here. Besides me there was only ThEcLaiMEer, and everyone else was recreational players. Everyone was scared because of the inability to win big money, but I opened up to 50% of hands from any position and my opponents folded and folded.

In heads-up, “Daenarys T” matched up with Rick“ThEcLaiMEer” Trigg:

“I wasn't sure what to do in the first few hands. I didn't know how ICM worked and the situation at the table was very tense. I was very lucky when I was able to double. And then everything started to work out very well for me.”

In the last hand of the tournamentthe winner needed A6 and hitting the ace to win all of Rick's chips, which he decided to play for the entire stack with the second pair.

The Dutchman described his reaction to this victory:

“First I ran around the room, then I started crying. I dreamed of a win like this for several years. My girlfriend told me “why are you crying, you just won a lot of money.” Then my friends and I drank beer, I bought myself a Rolex, although I only slept for one hour. I haven’t told my parents anything yet, but I’m going to do it on Thursday.”

About yours immediate plansthe player said the following:

“I don’t know yet what I will do exactly. Next week I’ll go to Ibiza with my girlfriend, after which I’ll make plans for the future. I'll probably play SCOOP and keep grinding.”

Aleksey Ivanov

The largest Sunday tournaments Poker Stars - Sunday Million and Sunday Storm - are celebrating their birthdays: the first turns 12 years old, and the latter turns 7. According to the rules of good manners, the birthday boy should treat his dear guests deliciously, and the Stars organized a holiday according to all the canons. Participants of the tournament feast will compete for guarantees of 10 and 1 million dollars, and satellites with prohibitively low buy-ins will be launched as an invitation to the banquet!

Sunday Million: $10,000,000 guaranteed!

The first Sunday Million was launched on PokerStars on March 5, 2006, and since then, for 12 years, it has been consistently giving away a million dollars to players every Sunday. But this time this million will go to the winner, and the remaining 9 million will be divided among other participants!

The tournament starts February 4 at 22:00 Moscow time and will be held in the traditional speed mode and on traditional stacks. The buy-in remains the same - $215. But you don’t have to pay this money - just win one of thousands of additional tickets in direct satellites to the Sunday Million!

Megasatellites

Register for any $11 buy-in megasatellite running daily on Poker Stars 00:30 , 19:30 And 22:01 by Moscow time. Each one is guaranteed to give away 15 (sometimes 25) places for the anniversary Sunday Million.

February 4, the day of the tournament, in 19:00 the last megasatellite will take place, in which they will already play 250 guaranteed places on Sunday Million. Pass the selection on this day and get into the tournament, as if from a ship to a ball!

Notes

1. Megasatellite prize pool can increase: Here, for every $215 players buy-in, 1 Sunday Million ticket will be allocated.
2. You can find megasatellites in the PokerStars client on the “Tournaments” tab by entering this word (in Cyrillic) in the search field (see screenshot below).

How to find megasatellites in the PokerStars client

Other satellites on the day of the tournament

• 21:01 by Moscow time. Buy-in - $11, guarantee - 1,000 seats for the tournament.
• The last Sunday Million satellite. Starts at 21:33 MSC. Entry fee - $33, guarantee - 333 places.
• Last Chance Sunday Million satellite. Starts at 22:01 by Moscow time. Buy-in - $27, guarantee - 250 tickets.

Special Spin&Go tournaments for $6

Participate in promotions Spin&Go with buy-in $6 . In these tournaments, the prize for first place can be a satellite seat for $22, $11, or a seat in the Sunday Million itself. See the table below for the probabilities of getting a particular prize.

Sunday Storm: $1,000,000 Guarantee!

Meanwhile, Sunday Storm celebrates its seventh anniversary by holding an anniversary tournament on February 4 at 21:00 Moscow time. The guarantee will increase from $275,000 to a million dollars, but the buy-in will remain the same - $11! The winner will receive $100,000.

If you want to get into this tournament even cheaper, then use one of the satellites that will launch on the day of the event (February 4):

• Megasatellite Sunday Storm. Starts at 18:00 , buy-in $1.10, guarantee - 500 seats.
• The last Sunday Storm satellite. Starts at 20:15 , buy-in $1.10, guarantee - 250 seats.
• Last Chance satellite Sunday Storm. Starts at 21:01 , buy-in is $1.10, guarantee - 250 seats.

Notes

1. Satellite start time is Moscow.
2. The prize fund of these tournaments can be increased by injecting buy-ins from participants: for every $11, 1 more ticket to the Sunday Storm will be added to the fund.

P.S. Do you want to win a ticket to the poker championship in the Bahamas?

Win a Platinum Pass to the Bahamas!

At the beginning of January 2019, Stars will be held in the Bahamas PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship- prestigious live championship with a buy-in of $25,000 and a guarantee of eight million dollars! If you want to fly to the Bahamas for free and play in this championship, you need:

1. Enter the prizes of both anniversary tournaments- Sunday Million and Sunday Storm.
2. Get a ticket to a special freeroll for this.
3. Finish first or second place in this freeroll. You'll be rewarded with a Platinum Pass that includes a championship ticket, hotel reservation, and travel expenses!

Note. The other 50 players who make the cut will be awarded a ticket to the next Sunday Storm tournament.

The Sunday Million at PokerStars is the largest online tournament with a large prize pool. By taking a prize in such a tournament, you can greatly increase your bankroll, gain a large amount of experience and unforgettable emotions. You need to know the main features of this tournament and strategic points for winning and entering the prize zone.

Tournament time

The Sunday Million takes place every week on Sunday. The game starts at 16.30 European time. Moscow time, the poker tournament starts at 23.30. You can go to the poker room in advance and see how many hours are left before the start of the game for your specific region.

Tournament duration

The duration of each tournament will vary. It depends on the number of people and how quickly they leave the game. According to average statistics in poker, it is clear that you can get into the prize zone within 3 hours after the start of the tournament. You will be at the final table in 8-9 hours.

Minimum deposit to participate in the game

To enter the fight for the big one prize fund, you need to pay $215. If a player does not have this amount, he can participate in cheaper satellites, where tickets to the Sunday Million tournament are awarded.

Number of participants

The average number of players in Sunday Million is approx. 5000-6000 participants. This is due big amount satellites and the opportunity to get into the game with less investment. The popularity of the tournament is constantly growing, and therefore the number of players is increasing.

How much can you win?

The size of the prize depends on the number of participants, since the prize fund is formed from the total contributions of the players. Typically the average size of the entire prize pool is $1.5 million. For first place you can get from 150,000 to 200,000 dollars.

Only 15% of all tournament participants. The majority of the entire prize pool goes to the final table of 9 people. At this stage, the most serious struggle begins between the best players. You can watch the analysis of the final table in the video about the Sunday Million tournament.

Sunday Million strategy

Don't be afraid to participate in the tournament because of its large prize pool. Not only professionals, but also beginners play here. You can get into the tournament through a cheap satellite, so here the opponents will be with different levels games.

The Sunday Million tournament initially gives each participant 10,000 chips. The minimum bet from the start is 50 chips. Due to the large stack size, it is possible to play different poker strategies and adapt to the game of your opponents.

Optimal strategy for Sunday Million:

• You shouldn’t take risks and bet a large number of chips right away. At first, play as tight as possible and enter the game with high card. Then your chances in poker of entering the prize zone will increase significantly.
• Don't play monotonously, constantly change your style and manner of play. Then your opponents won't be able to read you.
• Try to play a strong combination in poker as aggressively as possible. Don't go to the showdown, always put pressure on your opponent on the early streets.
• If by some unfortunate circumstance your stack is short, play with a smaller range of cards. Try to only go all-in with best hand to quickly increase the number of chips.

You can also watch a video with an analysis of the hands of the Sunday Million tournament from our coach to develop the best tactics for yourself.

PokerStars first launched Sunday Million in March 2006. The tournament guaranteed a prize pool of one million dollars to all players. After gaining great popularity, the size of the general fund began to grow.

Some interesting facts about the tournament:

• Following the popularity of the tournament, various versions began to appear, such as the Monday Million. It is also a popular tournament and has a prize pool of millions. See detailed analysis of this tournament can be seen in the video below.

• The very first Sunday Million tournament attracted 5,600 players. The first prize fund was $1,200,000.
• The poker room earns about $100,000 from each tournament.
• The prize pool for the Sunday Million always exceeds the promised million due to the large number of participants.
• The biggest Sunday Million tournament was in 2011. 62,000 players took part in it. Because of this, the prize fund for the competition was $12,500,000.
• At the anniversary Sunday Million tournament, the first place was awarded more than $1,000,000. It was received by a player from Canada under the nickname First Eagle.

Conclusion

Any player, even a beginner, can participate in the Sunday Million tournament. However, to get into the prize zone and big win you need to have certain skills and choose the appropriate strategy. Many people wonder how to win the Sunday Million. It is important to adhere to the recommendations above: decide on your playing style, constantly read your opponents and give preference to a tight-aggressive strategy. For regular victories at the tournament, we recommend taking the Iron MTT course at the Poker Academy.