The Sunday Briefing: Diego "diesanser" Sanchez Earns Sunday Million Victory

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Jun 04, 2012 3 min read

Last week's biggest individual prize in the Sunday Majors went to Diego "diegokeep" Cardoso for winning the PokerStars Sunday Million. This week, Diego "diesanser" Sanchez accomplished the same feat, earning $189,431.05 for his efforts. Other Sunday winners include Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky and Petter "n1bbe" Jidne.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	6,634	$1,326,800

A three-handed deal was made in the Sunday Million, leaving Diego "diesanser" Sanchez with the chip lead �� nearly 60 percent of the chips. As part of the deal, the three players left $30,000 to play for, and Sanchez locked that up after winning a race to emerge victorious. "Pokerger1337" got it in with 8?8? against Sanchez's A?K?. The board ran out K?9?4?Q?2?, pairing Sanchez and giving him the victory.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Diego "diesanser" Sanchez	$189,431.05
*2	Pokerger1337	$140,661.79
*3	buffyslayer1	$127,126.22
4	Phily88	$72,974
5	georgeskl	$55,725.60
6	marianoprg	$42,457.60
7	EMPTY1SEAT	$29,189.60
8	yryryryr	$15,921.60
9	habib253	$10,282.70

*denotes three-handed deal

Notable Finishes: Haibo "faith8" Chu (19th - $3,104.71)

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($750K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	3,175	$635,000

With 179 more entrants this week, the Sunday Warm-Up came so close to offering a six-figure first-place payday. Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer came up just short of the win with a third-place finish. Denmark's "UsleSvend" earned the outright victory for $99,695.

Place	Player	Prize
1	UsleSvend	$99,695
2	jess1947	$74,295
3	George Danzer	$52,387.50
4	ctlime	$36,512.50
5	mmoneymike1	$26,987.50
6	jamilg	$20,637.50
7	tabzzy	$14,287.50
8	rumnchess	$7,937.50
9	dnshvskpp	$5,080

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$30	705	$352,500

Among the many notables who fell just short of the final table in the Sunday 500 were Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready (11th - $3,807), Max ��HotKarlMC�� Heinzelmann (13th - $3,102), Laurence "rivermanl" Houghton (18th - $2,397), and Mark "scrubbyz" Zajdner (21st - $1,692).

Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky defeated Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas heads-up to earn the $63,802.50 first-place prize.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky	$63,802.50
2	Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas	$45,825
3	Mr Luiz 29	$34,368.75
4	Rasmus "mrvogt" Vogt	$25.732.50
5	rosko58	$18,153.75
6	Greenstone25	$14,628.75
7	zitinio	$11,103.75
8	jackziyang	$7,790.25
9	[Removed:277]	$4,512

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	897	$294,200

With 66 more entrants this week, the $109 Sunday Rebuy generated an additional $19,500 to the prize pool. The biggest beneficiary was "sammycon23," who bested the field and added $55,162.50 to his bankroll.

Place	Player	Prize
1	sammycon23	$55,162.50
2	gosuoposum1	$39,717
3	needcashquik	$29,420
4	bob43155	$22,065
5	mendezoo	$15,445.40
6	murallin	$12,503.50
7	gigaplayer	$9,561.50
8	huiiiiiiiiiii	$6,619.50
9	Andras "and217" Kovacs	$4,148.22

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	2,908	$290,800

Notable finishes in the Bigger $109 include Michael "Sk?mmes" Tureniec (13th - $1,454) and Timo "hei?tercamp" Pf��tzenreuter (21st - $872.40). A five-handed deal took place and when the chips settled, Petter "n1bbe" Jidne was the last man standing, earning $34,057.68.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Petter "n1bbe" Jidne	$34,057.68
*2	blueskyyM	$28,590.88
*3	lonxs	$20,043.68
*4	Radiihead	$29,330.86
*5	bjullis	$22,323.8
6	GS_LT	$9,741.80
7	TopLad14	$6,833.80
8	Martin "AABenjaminAA" Hruby	$4,216.60
9	Gabfield	$2,471.80

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$150+$12	1,471	$220,650

Earning the outright victory in the Bigger $162 was "Piggysnipz," who pocketed $36,959.40. Among those who made deep runs were Steve "Stev0L_" Leonard (17th - $1,014.99), Elad "Gambit360" Nosimaj (21st - $882.60), and Laurence "rivermanl" Houghton (22nd - $882.60).

Place	Player	Prize
1	Piggysnipz	$36,959.40
2	TATITA MDQ	$27,029.62
3	Jinjo	$20,410.12
4	MaRLaCa_309	$15,004.20
5	Bradley "BaZa88" Bower	$10,811.85
6	DYNAMO_3	$8,605.35
7	djaro55	$6,398.85
8	Shankar825	$4,192.35
9	00ElFito00	$2,272.69

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	1,208	$241,600

The Sunday 2nd Chance attracted 1,208 players, creating a prize pool of $241,600. The solid final table included Brian "AKBigFish" James and Greg "gregior" Howard, who finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Taking it down outright was "damsco0" for $43,488.

Place	Player	Prize
1	damsco0	$43,488
2	GringoBrasil	$30,997.28
3	jusc	$23,193.60
4	auuuuuutsch!!	$17,395.20
5	BRzROLL	$12,080
6	Brian "AKBigFish" James	$9,664
7	Greg "gregior" Howard	$7,248
8	Obafemi 9	$4,832
9	nostoper	$2,899.20

Notable Finishes: Yann "yadio" Dion (22nd - $1,063.04)

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10+$1	33,443	$334,430

The Sunday Storm saw a solid increase of 869 players this week. A three-handed deal took place at the final table with "SPARGO-51" the survivor for $29,915.07.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	SPARGO-51	$29,915.07
*2	Shevuk83	$17,406.84
*3	SamurayRus	$16,692.46
4	atticus 35	$10,701.76
5	Blini2208	$7,357.46
6	cepo-yo	$4,514.80
7	altannamar	$3,093.47
8	jmskns69	$2,173.79
9	cybress62	$1,521.65

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,502	$150,200

Also seeing a nice boost in attendance this week was the Sunday Kickoff. The field grew by 232 more players than last week. Following a heads-up deal, "stknsidewayz" earned top honors and the $21,780 first-place prize.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	stknsidewayz	$21,780.47
*2	CapitanB	$21,777.53
3	Pavel_Frants	$13,893.50
4	Marshall252	$10,213.60
5	todietryin	$7,359.80
6	Dachish	$5,857.80
7	Bravo-tmb	$4,355.80
8	Nassos21	$2,853.80
9	JJEKKW	$1,547.06