What to do on the first weekend of 2009... Work on those New Year's resolutions by going to the gym, reading a book, or spending more time with family? Seriously, these are poker players we're talking about here, and with a $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool on PokerStars, they're certainly not going anywhere without computer access. Players came out … [Read more...]
Stockholm’s lp_Saki Saki is no Swedish fish, topping record Sunday Million field
December 29, 2008 By
The fields were super-sized during World Record Week and December 28th's special edition of the Million drew a mind-boggling 16,260 players to the felt creating a prizepool of $3,252,000, easily surpassing the $2.5 million guarantee placed on the event in honor of World Record Week. As the tournament neared the end of its fourth hour, 2.475 of those … [Read more...]
KopplarJocke jockeyed for position and took first in the 12/21 Sunday Million
December 22, 2008 By
With two Sundays left before 2008 comes to a close, it meant only two more chances for poker players the world over to grab a Sunday Million title. What better way to celebrate the holidays and ring in the new year than with a near-$200,000 prize and a prestigious online poker title? With that in mind, a total of 8,015 players turned out for the 12/21/08 … [Read more...]
12/14 Edition of the Sunday Million Taken Down by opis/sp
December 15, 2008 By
Only a few more opportunities to claim a Sunday Million victory in the 2008 calendar year brought another stellar field to the PokerStars tables on December 14th. No amount of holiday shopping or family obligations could keep poker players away from the most popular weekly tournament in online poker. The total of 7,549 players brought the prize pool … [Read more...]
Hyperactivity not a problem for drritalin, latest Sunday Million winner
December 8, 2008 By
As the stores and malls are bustling with shoppers during the busiest shopping month of the year, PokerStars has been busy with the World Cup of Poker and its regular uber-popular Sunday tournaments. The holidays have yet to put a dent in the number of players who log on to compete for the $1.5 million guarantee in the Sunday Million, and this week … [Read more...]
November 30th Sunday Million Taken Down by twirlpro
December 1, 2008 By
The last day of November in 2008... Can anyone believe it? Another year seems to have flown by, but there is always time to get in a few more Sunday Million tournaments before the big New Year's Eve party. And for the last one in November, a total of 8,001 players logged in to take part and compete for their share of the prize pool and put a little … [Read more...]
Persistence Took THE__D__RY to Victory in the November 23rd Sunday Million
November 24, 2008 By
The holidays are approaching. But instead of heading to the store to buy gifts or, in the U.S., the turkey and accompanying groceries for Thanksgiving dinner later this week, poker players had something else in mind on this late November Sunday. What could be more important than the holidays? Sunday tournaments on PokerStars, of course! But seriously, … [Read more...]
kesher79 and quads take down the November 16th Sunday Million
November 17, 2008 By
Some might call it a retreat, a getaway from the news of the day, which includes everything from a worldwide economic crisis to raging wildfires in California. The Sunday Million is something that PokerStars players count on to be there each week, with its $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool and thousands of card players gathering on the internet from … [Read more...]
METZMAGNY hits a home run in the November 2nd Sunday Million
November 3, 2008 By
November is set to be a busy month. Poker brings us the November Nine at the World Series of Poker final table and the kick-off of the new season of the Latin American Poker Tour, and the world of politics brings the United States a presidential election that is being followed the world over. As November gears up for big tournaments and a new U.S. president, … [Read more...]
Darkillermax claims big win for China in Sunday Million!
October 31, 2008 By
With 7,415 competitors in the October 26th edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million, taking down the top prize is an accomplishment for any player. But for a player with the hopes of a nation on his shoulders, it's an even greater victory. When Darkillermax took down the top prize he claimed one of the biggest wins for a Chinese player in the history … [Read more...]