Sunday Briefing: Anton Wigg Wins Bigger $109
Swedish superstar Anton ��antesvante�� Wigg was among the big winners on Jan. 14 courtesy of him taking down the Bigger $109 at PokerStars.
Wigg was one of 1,829 entrants in the Bigger $109 tournament this week, a field that created a guarantee-busting $182,900 prize pool. Several notable players navigated their way into the money places, including Dennis ��DBerglin�� Berglin, Ludovic ��ludovi333�� Geilich, Russell ��rdcrsn�� Carson, and Owain ��sngwonder�� Carey.
The final table was a star-studded affair that grew less shark-infested with the elimination of Daryl ��DJG1989�� Green in eighth place. By the time only three players remained in the Bigger $109, the least amount of money any of the trio could win was $13,992. This is the sum awarded to Brazil��s ��SitPro2011�� who busted in third, which left Wigg and Mexico��s ��LrdofDonkTwn�� to go head-to-head for the title and the $27,539 first-place prize.
It was Wigg who emerged victorious, in the 180th online poker tournament win of his career. "LrdofDonkTwn" collected $19,629 for his runner-up finish.
The largest cash of the weekend went to the PokerStars account of the United Kingdom��s ��panda713��. A recreational player with $15,000 in winnings at PokerStars, according to the PokerStars Blog, "panda713" mixed it up with the pros and came out on top in the Sunday Million to bank a cool $108,985 after a four-handed deal.
��Ferran789999�� finished second and collected $99,717, ��@rtemur�� was the third-place finisher and banked $93,683, and ��Ewokwat�� of Canada came in fourth-place for a $100,200 score.
Some of the other notable victories at PokerStars on Jan.14 included:
| Tournament | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| $530 Bounty Builder High Roller | thx4urm0n3y | $62,839* |
| $2,100 Sunday High Roller | xiaoyyy | $46,721 |
| $215 Sunday Warm-Up | Pedro ��peterwhooo�� Correa | $42,329 |
| Sunday 500 | 107dalmatass | $33,670 |
| $215 Bounty Builder | giftmyra | $31,015* |
| $215 Sunday Supersonic | Regadeitor | $30,026 |
| $109 Bounty Builder | arbaarba | $29,528* |
| Bigger $215 | fityfmi | $21,328 |
| Hotter $109 | oAguiG88o | $19,220 |
| Hotter $215 | Dan ��NukeThe Fish!�� Wilson | $19,180 |
| $109 Sunday Cooldown | diablo8807 | $19,153 |
| $109 Sunday Kickoff | Raketysje | $17,183 |
| $530 Omania High Roller | Alex ��Ahhh Is It?�� Lindop | $15,309 |
| $215 Triple Threat | woodyJ101 | $12,801* |
| Hotter $162 | Vingle84 | $8,241 |
| $109 Sunday KOmania | Coenn | $8,108* |
| $215 NLO8 Sunday Supersonic | Murilo ��Muka82�� Figueredo | $7,253 |
| $109 Omania | wnbgambler | $7,015 |
| $109 Sunday Wrap-Up | DanicusC | $6,687 |
| $109 Sunday Starter | ForzaVaxholm | $6,494 |
| $109 Bubble Rush | NEWFlat | $5,710 |
| Bigger $162 | ZeelandBoy | $5,260 |
| $109 NLO8 Sunday KOmania | baheera | $4,838* |
*includes bounty payments
Solid Sunday for Roman Romanovsky at partypoker
Ukraine��s Roman ��SanityWaterline�� Romanovsky enjoyed a solid Sunday at partypoker thanks in part to winning the $150,000 Gtd High Roller for $28,569.
Romanovsky topped a field of 289 entrants in the $530 buy-in tournament before finishing fifth in the $150,000 Gtd Super High Roller for an additional $8,158; the $2,600 buy-in Super High Roller was won by ��MisterN411�� for $53,496, which was the biggest prize at partypoker this weekend.
The second-largest cash at partypoker this weekend weighed in at $42,625. This is the princely sum awarded to ��Zaymovishka�� for taking down the $250,000 Gtd Title Fight, a tournament that Ireland��s Dara ��okearney�� O��Kearney finished third in for a $20,025 score.
Some of the biggest partypoker wins on Jan. 14 can be seen in the table below:
| Tournament | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| $150K Gtd Main Event | Jon ��TheNappyFund�� Spinks | $25,395 |
| $50K Gtd Title Fight Kick-Off | adolfnitler.ftw | $11,422 |
| $40K Gtd High Roller Turbo | sweet_dreammm | $11,280 |
| $50K Gtd Main Event Kick-Off | Feelzgoodman76 | $10,494 |
| $20K Gtd Title Fight Turbo | idealsolar | $6,988 |
| $20K Gtd Main Event Turbo | HungarysHero | $6,368 |
| $30K Gtd Main Event II | amadej17 | $6,117 |
Mega Deep Title For "tmurdah" at 888poker
Finally, the notable results from the Sunday tournaments held at 888poker.
Netherlands�� ��tmurdah�� turned $215 into $19,836 by winning the $100,000 Mega Deep. A field of 395 players competed for a slice of the $104,400 prize pool, but it was the Dutchman who came away with the lion��s share of the spoils.
There was a well-known player crowned champion of the $15,000 Turbo Mega Deep. Canada��s Sebastian ��p000cket000�� Sikorski edged ever closer to $11 million in online winnings by adding $6,267 to his impressive tally.
Shout-outs also have to go to Germany��s ��Mowlschbazd�� after he won the $40,000 GREAT 8 for $8,527 and to Argentina��s Joaquin ��JoaquinRuiz�� Ruiz who won the $50,000 Sunday Challenge for $11,514.
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