Sunday Million 15th Anniversary
Dia 3 Começado
PokerStars Sunday Million 15th Anniversary
Sunday Million 15th Anniversary
Dias: 3
Who Will Win the PokerStars Sunday Million 15th Anniversary?
The PokerStars Sunday Million 15th Anniversary has been a huge success with 69,876 entrants generating a massive $13,975,200 prize pool to smash the $12.5 million guarantee.
Yesterday witnessed the 17,516 remaining players battle it out on Day 2 into the money and well beyond with just 65 players remaining after 32 blind levels of 15 minutes each were in the books.
Day 3 will begin at 5:05 p.m. GMT (1:05 p.m. EDT) at Level 51 with blinds at 400,000/800,000/100,000a and increase every 15 minutes until a winner is crowned.
"Transylvanian" Leads the Way
Romania's "Transylvanian" will the final day of the Sunday Million 15th Anniversary at PokerStars in the captain's chair with a chip leader's stack of 66,800,871 with Russia's "peu3ep" (55,658,388) and Bulgaria's "PanchoVetin" (52,596,824) closest on their tail.
Also bringing top ten stacks into Day 3 are Netherlands' "ikkedus" (49,591,533), Russia's "Vvlankov" (49,248,898), Norway's "malinga" (48,951,775), Poland's "jelczan123" (48,907,238), Lebanon's "ha04444" (44,358,859), Austria's "Grozzorg" (42,206,753), and Belarus' "VladHunter21" (38,880,288).
Meanwhile, Vanessa "Niffller" Kade is just behind this group in 13th place with a stack of 35,482,077 with Thomas "tomnelz1" Nelz a few spots behind in 17th place with 28,167,959 in chips.
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transylvanian | Romania | 66,800,871 | 84 |
| 2 | peu3ep | Russia | 55,658,388 | 70 |
| 3 | PanchoVetin | Bulgaria | 52,596,824 | 66 |
| 4 | ikkedus | Netherlands | 49,591,533 | 62 |
| 5 | Vvlankov | Russia | 49,248,898 | 62 |
| 6 | malinga | Norway | 48,951,775 | 61 |
| 7 | jelczan123 | Poland | 48,907,238 | 61 |
| 8 | ha0444 | Lebanon | 44,356,859 | 55 |
| 9 | Grozzorg | Austria | 42,206,753 | 53 |
| 10 | VladHunter21 | Belarus | 38,880,228 | 49 |
Remaining Payouts
Tonight's winner is slated to bank $1,514,920 with the runner-up also becoming a millionaire with second place awarding $1,035,358. Of course, this is barring any deals made at tomorrow's final table where at least $50,000 will need to be played for to the winner.
All returning players will be guaranteed at least a $10,757 payout for a healthy return on their $215 buy-in. This could be an even bigger return for those that qualified through the many paths PokerStars made available prior to late registration closing minutes before the start of Day 2.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,514,920 | 8 | $105,538 |
| 2 | $1,035,358 | 9 | $72,132 |
| 3 | $707,640 | 10-13 | $49,300 |
| 4 | $483,652 | 14-17 | $33,694 |
| 5 | $330,564 | 18-26 | $23,028 |
| 6 | $225,930 | 27-44 | $15,740 |
| 7 | $154,416 | 45-65 | $10,757 |
PokerNews will be right there until a winner is crowned. So stay tuned to see who will win $1.5 million tomorrow during the final day of the PokerStars Sunday Million 15th Anniversary.
Follow Along on Stream
PokerStars will be live streaming the rest of the Sunday Million 15th Anniversary on a 30-minute delay starting at 5:30 p.m. GMT at the PokerStars Twitch channel. James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, and Nicolas Walsh will be your hosts with hole cards exposed.
The PokerNews live reporting of the Sunday Million 15th Anniversary will also be on a 30-minute delay as to not give away any spoilers.
Cards in the Air!
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Nível: 53
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 150,000
Bad Beat for "Hunks13"
Nível 53
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
"Hunks13" jammed the button for 6.5 million. "PSMozak" barely had them covered and made the call from the big blind.
Hunks13: 
PSMozak: 
It appeared "Hunks13" would double up after a safe 
flop and an equally safe 
turn. However, the 
came down on the river to pair up "PSMozak" and "Hunks13" was eliminated in 64th place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
15,916,638 | |
|
Eliminado | |
|
Eliminado |
"JaxonX85" Ousts "pobeditel'x2"
Nível 53
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
"JasonX85" opened for 1,680,000 from the button before they called a three-bet jam by "pobeditel'x2" to 9,864,212 from the big blind.
pobeditel'x2: 
JasonX85: 
The 
board gave "JasonX85" trips to eliminated "pobeditel'x2" in 58th place.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
35,753,751
12,244,212
|
12,244,212 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
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Eliminado |
Nível: 51
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 100,000
Top Five Stacks Entering Level 52 (52 Players Remaining)
Nível 51
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
There were 52 players remaining to start Level 52 with "ikkedus" taking over the chip lead from "Transylvanian".
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,040,020
15,448,487
|
15,448,487 |
|
62,908,071
-3,892,800
|
-3,892,800 |
|
||
|
62,846,869
25,026,124
|
25,026,124 |
|
52,121,775
3,170,000
|
3,170,000 |
|
51,507,238
19,293
|
19,293 |
"Vestor_AA" Eliminated
Nível 51
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
"ikkedus" opened for 2,050,000 from under the gun before "Vestor_AA" three-bet jammed to 4,062,052 from one seat over. "b0rn2w1n666" four-bet his stack of 4,220,254 and "ikkedus" called them both.
Vestor_AA: 
b0rn2w1n666: 
ikkedus:
"born2w1n666" effectively tripled up after nailing a full house on the 
board. Meanwhile, "Vestor_AA" was eliminated in 52nd place for $10,757.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,595,466
-2,444,554
|
-2,444,554 |
|
|
14,002,560
14,002,560
|
14,002,560 |
|
|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |