Sunday Briefing: Double Supersonic FTs for Sami Kelopuro

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Aug 05, 2019 7 min read Last updated Dec 19, 2019

There were some fantastic results on Aug.4 in the online poker tournament world with several six-figure scores awarded.

A handful of elite professionals enjoyed a super Sunday, including Sami Kelopuro (lead photo) who won a Sunday Supersonic and reached the final table of another, Niklas Astedt won big twice, and Andras Nemeth who crushed some high roller events.

Powerfest Phased 01-HR: $750K Final at partypoker

The partypoker POWERFEST continued on Aug. 4 and some of the guaranteed prize pools were huge.

One such big guarantee was in the POWERFEST Phased 01-HR: $750K Final, a tournament that cost $2,100 to buy into direct, but that had seen several lower buy-in Phase 1 tournaments feed into it over the past week. A total of 348 players were in the final, and this meant $756,800 was shared among the top 48 finishers.

Nobody at the eight-handed final table won less than $14,000 with ��Bulyba23�� banking $14,076 after falling at the first hurdle. They were joined in the role of spectator by ��tjena�� ($19,298), ��CanarimBaleiro�� ($27,774), ��Plush0�� ($37,461), and ��Vanessa23�� ($52,597).

The next player to bust would miss out on a six-figure prize, although the $73,409 third-place prize was not to be sniffed at. It went to ��Krontheman�� which set up a heads-up battle between ��Noname69�� and ��eMpTyTease��. No deal was struck despite a $41,000 difference between the prizes, meaning the runner-up, Noname69, walked away with $105,952 and eMpTyTease scooped the $146,819 top prize.

Powerfest #38-SHR: $500K Gtd at partypoker

Another big partypoker tournament was the $500,000 guaranteed POWERFEST Super High Roller that saw 100 players buy in for $5,200. The prizes at the final table started at $16,250 in this tournament, making for a profitable day for anyone reaching the final eight.

��NoKing�� exited in eighth for $16,250 with the partypoker-sponsored pro Kristen ��Krissyb24�� Bicknell netting $20,000 for her seventh-place finish. The prize money kept on rising with the eliminations of ��Opponent�� ($25,000), ��El_Cucuy�� ($32,500), ��Champ3k�� ($43,750) and ��PayAndPlay�� ($62,500), the latter having already won two POWERFEST events during the first week of the series.

The final two players locked horns in a battle for the $122,500 top prize. ��SunTzu�� ran out of steam and fell at the final hurdle, so had to make do with the $87,500 second-place prize, leaving ��ChimneyBarrel�� to collect the $122,500 first-place prize and their third POWERFEST title of the series so far.

$215 Sunday Million at PokerStars

A massive crowd of 11,545 descended on PokerStars for its Sunday Million, creating a $1,154,000 prize pool that was divided up among the top 2,042 finishers.

As is always the case, those who reached the final table saw a significant return on their initial $109 investment with all but one player winning five-figures. That player was ��colladito�� of Paraguay who banked $9,031 for their ninth-place finish.

The first of three British players fell in seventh-place. ��Leatherlane�� collected $12,445. They were followed to the sidelines by ��DoePopoe�� of Germany who scored $17,150, ��Hartige�� of Belgium who locked up $23,632, then by Grayson ��gray31�� Ramage.

Ramage finished second in the Sunday Million in Feb. 2016 for $131,514 but had to make do with the $32,565 fifth-place prize this time around. This latest score pushed Ramage ever closer to $7 million in winnings.

Fourth-place and $44,874 went to ��mae$tro220�� hailing from Russia. With only three players remaining, the tournament clock was paused and the last standing trio agreed to a deal. It turned out to be a great deal for ��DanielLUCKY�� because the Swede fell in third-place but secured $91,486 instead of the scheduled $61,836.

��Nlfreddie�� of the UK then busted in second-place for $77,385, somewhat less than the original $85,209 second-place prize, which left ��losero88�� to bank the $95,598 top prize.

*reflects a three-handed deal

$2,100 Sunday Cooldown at PokerStars

The $2,100 Sunday Cooldown created some massive bounties along the way to crowning its champion, as is usually the case in PKO events.

There was a familiar name at the top of the tree once the dust had settled, that of Andras ��probirs�� Nemeth of Hungary who defeated the legendary Benjamin ��bencb789�� Rolle heads-up for the title and a huge bounty payment.

Nemeth��s first-place prize weighed in at $22,701 and this was boosted with an impressive $39,593 worth of bounty payments. Rolle had to make do with a combined prize worth $24,529 for his runner-up exit.

Earlier at the final table, some major stars busted out. The likes of Preben ��prebz�� Stokkan busted in seventh-place for $6,686, Swedish star Niklas ��Lena900�� Astedt collected $15,762 for his fourth-place finish, while Belgian grinder ��OempaLoempah�� collected $17,690 after busting in third-place.

$215 Sunday Supersonic at PokerStars

This week��s $215 Sunday Supersonic at PokerStars saw 608 players create a $124,494 prize pool that was shared among the top 71 finishers. The hyper-turbo blind structure always creates plenty of action and increases the hourly rate of those who run deep.

Argentina��s ��pattasss�� was the first player to bust from the final table, their sixth-place finish netting them $4,147. They were joined on the rail by Brazilian pro Regis ��capotinha�� Kogler who won $5,774 and ��danechka�� of Russia who banked $8,039 and was the last player not to lock up a five-figure prize.

Germany��s ��WitweBolte�� was the penultimate elimination and was awarded $11,194 for their third-place finish. This sent the tournament into the heads-up stage, which saw ��23noraB�� and Sami ��Lrslzk�� Kelopuro battle it out one-on-one for the title.

It was Kelopuro who won all of the chips in play, his first-place securing $21,700 and resigning his Austrian opponent to the $15,585 runner-up prize. Kelopuro also finished fifth in the $1,050 edition of the Sunday Supersonic and betted an additional $11,576.

$100,000 Sunday Sale Mega Deep at 888poker

Over at 888poker, there was the return of the Sunday Sale that saw a number of the site��s biggest tournaments have their buy-ins reduced.

The $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep was one such tournament, costing only $109 instead of $215 this weekend. It was a welcomed move as 1,099 players took to the 888poker felt and created a $109,900 prize pool shared among the top 108 finishers.

It was the top three finishers who walked away with almost $45,000 between them. Third-place finisher Fabiano ��FranciscoAI�� Kavalski of Brazil banked $10,715 before ��Smithstudent�� of Russia lost heads-up against the legendary Niklas ��tutten7�� Astedt to collect the $14,287 runner-up prize.

Astedt secured the $19,891 top prize to take his lifetime winnings past the $15.5 million mark; he is sure to go down as one of the greatest online poker tournament players of all-time.

$20,000 Sunday Sale Whale at 888poker

The $20,000 Sunday Challenge was another event having a cut-price buy-in, this one costing $320 instead of its usual $530. Again, it was well-received with 115 players smashing the $20,000 guarantee by $14,500.

Each of the nine finalists won more than $1,000. Finland��s ��wellyxx�� collected $1,035 before ��villagelife�� netted $1,207 after falling in eighth-place from their New Zealand home. $1,466 and seventh-place went to ��guydeet39�� before ��nickGDI�� (6th - $1,811), ��mikinads�� (5th - $2,415) and ��Fukuruku�� (4th - $3,277).

The penultimate elimination was that of ��Placebo36�� of UAE who banked $4,830, setting up a heads-up clash between ��Sorin19788�� and ��bah23��. The latter emerged victoriously and locked up the $9,487 top prize, leaving the runner-up to pad their 888poker bankroll with $6,382.

Sunday Blade 10K at Natural8

Only three players were paid in the Natural8 Sunday Blade $10K, but they shared an impressive $213,400 between them!

Third-place and a bankroll-boosting $34,449 went to that man Andras ��PokerBluff�� Nemeth before a brace of Mexico-based players fought one-on-one for the top prize of $111,501. Despite a difference of $44,000 between first and second place, no deal was struck. This meant ��Nator�� walked away with $67,449 when they were sent to the rail in second-place and ��HE22�� locked up a cool $111,501.

Sunday Blade $5K at Natural8

It was a similar story in the Sunday Blade $5K where 24 players created a $114,000 prize pool shared among the top three finishers.

��NOMAMES�� of Mexico was the first player to bust in the money, their third-place netting them $18,402 before Nemeth collected the $36,032 second-place prize. Natural8 regular ��ImLividBuddy�� of Thailand is no stranger to big wins, and they added the $59,565 top prize to their long list of poker accomplishments.

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