Sunday Briefing: Joseph ��ihaterivers�� Esler Wins the Sunday Million
Joseph ��ihaterivers�� Esler secured the largest online cash of his career after he topped a field of 6,842 in the PokerStars Sunday Million, the largest and richest weekly online poker tournament, namely $194,371.87.
Esler defeated Argentina��s ��Conglomo222�� heads-up to get his hand on the massive prize, leaving his Argentine opponent to make do with the still impressive $134,518.09 runner-up prize.
Prior to this gargantuan haul, Esler had another six-figure score on his resume, one worth $134,424, his prize for a runner-up finish in the 2014 World Championship Of Online Poker Sunday Warm-Up Special Edition.
Some of the more impressive results at PokerStars this Sunday include:
- ��edudrake1987�� winner of the Big $162 for $5,115.39
- ��Respect_Lt�� winner of the Sunday Kickoff for $19,679.74
- ��Nes1989�� winner of the Hot $162 for $7,177.37
- ��Fr@n_4774�� winner of the $215 Bounty Builder for $14,010.02
- ��Black88�� winner of the Sunday Warm-Up for $53,300.21
- Elvio ��Netinho_RJ�� Rodrigues winner of the Big $109 for $22,642.22
- ��ANDREIIANN�� winner of the Hot $162 for $14,859.31
- ��Darkhors5150�� winner of the Super-Sized Sunday for $29,599.15
- ��caseace123�� winner of the $109 Bounty Builder for $15,133.59
- ��dotschulz�� winner of the Hot $109 for $15,472.11
- Oliver ��ollie_p�� Price winner of the Sunday Grand for $54,851.06
- ��Black88�� winner of the Big $215 for $27,219.91
- ��Maxx72alba�� winner of the Sunday Cooldown for $23,803.80
- ��bacco70�� winner of the Sunday Supersonic for $36,094.99
- ��trojanmouse�� winner of the Hot $215 for $19,499.26
There were several large scores enjoyed at the virtual felt of partypoker. British star Conor ��LarryErbs�� Beresford won the $50,000 Weigh-In for $11,267.38 while ��Hanzookid�� triumphed in the $530 High Roller for $36,270.
In the $2,600 Super High Roller, ��errocode2�� topped a field of 58 entrants to secure a $47,125 with the $150,000 Main Event being chopped three-ways by ��skarpet22�� ($17,878.52), Rocco ��Seph1r0t88�� Palumbo ($18,956.70), and ��Numbers_13�� ($21,387.11).
Rounding up the Sunday Briefing this week are the biggest results from 888poker��s Sunday tournaments.
��juanfran1973�� banked $21,070.62 for their $320 investment in the $80,000 Baby Whale, while Finland��s ��TomYamKai�� won the $100,000 Mega Deep and added $26,737.50 to their bankroll. Mexico��s ��fiestafiesta�� turned $160 into $13,366.50 by winning the $50,000 Sunday Crocodile, and the Czech Republic��s ��Toilet_Po8L�� won the $80,000 Sunday Challenge for $18,643.23.
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