The Sunday Briefing: Nick Maimone and Ben Wilinofsky Among Sunday's Winners

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Nov 26, 2012 4 min read

Eight players earned six figures on the final Sunday in November, with the biggest individual prize ($141,084.59) going to "910suited44" for a runner-up showing in the Sunday Million. Taking it down was "brusYvo,", earning $136,467.65 after a five-handed deal was worked out. Over on Full Tilt Poker, Nick "FU_15" Maimone (pictured above) won the $500K Guarantee for $103,452. Other Sunday winners include Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky, Fabian Quoss, and Robert "Little Kraut" Deppe.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	6,865	$1,373,000

Coming up a bit short of the Sunday Million final table this week were Orjan "Aftret" Skommo (13th - $5,766.60), Caio "caio_pimenta" Pimenta (15th - $5,766.60), Mario "Pokerccini" Puccini (24th - $3,212.82) and Michal "wywrotX" Wywrot (41st - $2,594.97). A five-handed deal locked up six-figure pay days for four of the remaining five with "brusYvo" outlasting the field to notch the victory.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	brusYvo	$136,467.65
*2	910suited44	$141,084.59
*3	Belinda20	$91,480.08
*4	Kam1kazemaus	$123,429.44
*5	gabriel171	$113,855.04
6	dr. greenish	$43,936
7	lacoste44	$30,206
8	a Bull 67	$16,476
9	Nav84	$10,460.75

*denotes five-handed deal

To read more about this week's Sunday Million, head over to the PokerStarsBlog.com.

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	3,347	$669,400

Among those who had solid showings in the Sunday Warm-Up were Tom "tollgate" Grigg (18th - $1,706.97), Doug "imcastleman" Dicken (23rd - $1,706.97) and Scott "BigRiskky" Clements (25th - $1,706.97). After a heads-up deal, "yard_warrior" emerged victorious for $93,000.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	yard_warrior	$93,000
*2	Asul	$90,416.50
3	kyu1301	$55,225.50
4	elektrikman	$38,490.50
5	CasChr	$28,449.50
6	ShaiStar	$21,755.50
7	BastianX	$15,061.50
8	omerady	$8,367.50
9	andyhin22	$5,355.20

*denotes heads-up deal

To read more about this week's Sunday Warm-Up, check out the PokerStarsBlog.com.

Full Tilt $500K Guarantee ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$16	2,796	$559,200

Notable showings in Full Tilt's $500K Guarantee included Adrian "Adrian900123" Marin (12th - $4,920.96), Jo?o "joao bauer" Divino Dorneles Neto (13th - $3,634.80), Jeremiah "Believer8219" Vinsant (17th - $2,628.24) and Chris "Moormanl" Moorman (24th - $1,789.44). Maimone overcame a significant chip disadvantage three-handed to take it down outright for $103,452.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Nick "FU_15" Maimone	$103,452
2	TJ "DarkHorse19" Ulmer	$72,696
3	PREDADOR-88	$49,768.80
4	Ben "kidcardiff" Warrington	$36,907.20
5	BrazyCrain	$27,960
6	Obvamentz_IMO	$20,746.32
7	Vincent1204	$14,818.80
8	CSWAMI	$10,512.96
9	newPOKface	$7,101.84

PokerStars MicroMillions-98 ($22 Main Event - $1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$20+$2	61,072	$1,221,440

The MicroMillions wrapped up with its Main Event, a $20+$2 affair which drew a massive field of 61,072 entrants. A three-handed deal at the final table ensured six-figure scores for each, and when the dust settled, "axel397" had earned the win for more than $140,000.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	axel397	$140,062.92
*2	Senter268	$105,000
*3	numeromis	$125,000
4	supersimu	$55,233.51
5	Keiruja	$35,989.12
6	Royal-Pisher	$22,083.63
7	davaman	$13,802.27
8	IvanLiberman	$8,293.57
9	PSG96	$5,220.90

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$30	736	$368,000

Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen (13th - $3,238.40), Pius Heinz (16th - $2,502.40) and Martin ""0PIGGYBANK"" Finger (17th - $2,502.40) each made the final two tables of the Sunday 500. As for the final table, "Sasuke234" took it down for $55,190.25 after a three-handed deal.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Sasuke234	$55,190.25
*2	Blk Hemi	50,137.75
*3	KeyserMM	$45,000
4	AJacejackAJ	$28,864
5	OBigO	$18,952
6	all in 2526	$15,272
7	Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen	$11,592
8	Charlie "JIZOINT" Combes	$8,132.80
9	Tommie "GodFatti" Janssen	$4,710.40

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	974	$313,700

Matthias "goodvibe1" Neu (13th - $2,666.45), Torsten ��jektiss�� Brinkmann (15th - $2,666.45) and Michael "Sk?mmes" Tureniec (16th - $2,039.45) posted deep runs in the $109 Sunday Rebuy. A heads-up deal took place before then, seeing "NeoForastero" outlast "Uncaj5".

Place	Player	Prize
*1	NeoForastero	$52,028.67
*2	Uncaj5	$48,041.63
3	Daniel "M3RCURY" Johnsen	$31,370
4	Ryan "HITTHEPANDA" Franklin	$23,527.50
5	cDShiva	$16,469.25
6	allucan3at	$13,332.25
7	bearsfan775	$10,195.25
8	softcored	$7,058.25
9	rodos333	$4,391.80

*denotes heads-up deal

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	3,086	$308,600

Among those who made deep runs in the Bigger $109 were Mark "scrubbyz" Zadjner (11th - $1,928.75), David "WhooooKidd" Baker (14th - $1,465.85) and Vincent "Vingtcent" Van Der Fluit (16th - $1,002.95). Earning the outright victory was "ova13" for $48,604.79.

Place	Player	Prize
1	ova13	$48,604.79
2	Ezu1	$36,260.50
3	James "j_t_s80" Broom	$25,922.40
4	Dollysz	$17,744.50
5	maxdragon11	$13,424.10
6	Skipper-dawn	$10,338.10
7	dasaldo	$7,252.10
8	Painkiller72	$4,172.27
9	paxrulez	$2,623.10

Full Tilt Sunday Brawl ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$240+$16	1,091	$218,200

A tough Sunday Brawl final table was topped by Fabian Quoss. The accomplished pro earned $43,640 for his outright victory.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Fabian Quoss	$43,640
2	Marshall "vvirtue" Virtue	$29,064.24
3	Ben "ANIMAL5050" Pappas	$20,729
4	freddiewalli	$15,492.20
5	DAC48	$11,564.60
6	JIM_BALLAS1980	$8,509.80
7	Sam "MILF ISLAND" Rotar	$6,327.80
8	cheesies	$4,582.20
9	Globbaz82	$3,273

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$150+$12	1,609	$241,350

Former EPT Berlin Champion Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky took down this week's Bigger $162, earning $39,594.08 for his triumph.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky	$39,594.08
2	JJ@mess	$28,962
3	MauriceSch	$21,721.50
4	Zackattak13	$16,170.45
5	Foutight	$11,464.12
6	akport	$9,050.62
7	Sobizzle21	$6,637.12
8	teruliro	$4,223.62
9	Banansen	$2,413.50

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	1,333	$266,600

The Sunday 2nd Chance final table drew several notables, but in the end it was Robert "Little Kraut" Deppe who came out on top following a heads-up deal, paying him $39,775.78.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Robert "Little Kraut" Deppe	$39,775.78
*2	Blk Hemi	$39,564.38
3	Hugo "padrinhao" Felix	$25,327
4	SOYDELAU	$18,555.36
5	Lockerl71	$13,196.70
6	CuAt69UsdSng	$10,530.70
7	moono-ca	$7,864.70
8	Nicky "shumeilove" Tao Jin	$5,198.70
9	Simon "pokerbrat13" Charette	$2,932.60

*denotes heads-up deal

PokerStars Sunday Storm (MicroMillions-97) ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10+$1	45,928	$459,280

No deal took place in the Sunday Storm this week, which was part of the latest MicroMillions. Topping the 45,928-player field was "xenayaro77" for $35,682.54.

Place	Player	Prize
1	xenayaro77	$35,682.54
2	SamBuLka	$25,738.05
3	ArKip	$16,828.01
4	Rkdel	$13,438.53
5	WinnerVad	$10,076.60
6	wrawras	$6,723.85
7	Poker151191	$4,670.87
8	Poondog69	$3,178.21
9	svenxxx18	$1,864.67

To read more about MicroMillions-97, check out the PokerStarsBlog.com.

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,564	$156,400

Chris "NigDawG" Brammer (10th - $1,313.76) and Shane "shaniac" Schleger (14th - $1,016.60) finished just short of the Sunday Kickoff final table. After a four-handed deal, "SquashBuddy" came away with the win for $22,631.37.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	SquashBuddy	$22,631.37
*2	Narcisus90	$15,511.58
*3	Fernando "fviana" Viana	$17,427.40
*4	Clemme_1982	$14,887.76
5	dackjaniel83	$7,663.60
6	Blunty2004	$6,099.60
7	CERBERA86	$4,535.60
8	Sobizzle21	$2,971.60
9	Mr. Unicef	$1,610.92