Jubilee sunday million. Anniversary tournaments at PokerStars

The day before yesterday the results of the Sunday Million Anniversary Edition: Take 2 became known. The Dutch player with the nickname"Daenarys T"who won $1,000,043 ... The PokerStars Blog was able to interview him.

On Sunday, Daenarys T played in several more tournaments besides the Sunday Million, and it was on this day that he was able to make a good skid. According to the player, he has not won more than 6 thousand dollars in online poker until this day.

Daenarys T said thatfour days in a rowplayed online before his victory in the tournament, noting that it was very difficult, but he was able to achieve his largest result on the network - more than 19 thousand dollars.

The Dutchman finished 2nd in the $ 109 Bounty Builder. But a day later, as we now know, the Game of Thrones fan managed to achieve another record.

“It's fun because I literally won the lottery. And really happy! ”Said Daenarys T.

According to the player himself, before that, he did not pay enough attention to online poker:

“I moved to Amsterdam four months ago and was not mustered enough to devote a lot of time to playing online. Instead, he played in live casinos and not at all poker. But before the start of the last weekend, all of them decided to launch PokerStars more often. "

Regarding playing in the anniversary Sunday Million, Daenarys T said the following:

“On the second day, I was the chip leader for a long time, until the moment when there were two tables in the game. But in the final I already had an average stack. The first decisive hand here waswin with QQ vs pocket aces... There was so much tension and adrenaline that I almost fainted. ”

Assessing his opponents in the final part of the tournament, the player said:

“When there were only a few tables left in the game, I was 100% sure that I was the best player here. Besides me, there was only ThEcLaiMEer, and everyone else was recreational players. Everyone was scared of the inability to win big money, and I opened up to 50% of my hands from any position and my opponents folded and folded.

Heads-up Daenarys T played with Rick."ThEcLaiMEer" Trigger:

“I wasn't sure what to do in the first hands. I didn't know how ICM worked and the situation at the table was very tense. I was very lucky when I was able to double up. And then everything started to turn out very well for me. "

In the last hand of the tournamentthe winner had enough A6 and hitting an ace to win all of Rick's chips, which he decided to play for the entire stack with the second pair.

The Dutchman described his reaction to this victory:

“First I ran around the room, then I started crying. I have dreamed of such a win for several years. My girlfriend told me “why are you crying, you just won a lot of money”. Then my friends and I drank beer, I bought myself a Rolex, although I only slept for one hour. I haven’t said anything to my parents yet, but I’m going to do it on Thursday. ”

About their immediate plansthe player said the following:

“I don’t know yet what I’ll do exactly. Next week I will go to Ibiza with my girlfriend, after which I will make plans for the future. I will most likely play SCOOP and keep grinding. ”

Hello everyone, the anniversary Sunday Million $ 10 "000" 000 has just ended

To begin with, over 55,000 players took part in the tournament! The prize money was over $ 11 million !!! The tournament lasted approximately 15 hours. Agree not small numbers for online poker.

There were a lot of streams where you could watch this significant tournament live. But I did not notice any kind of "action" and decided to continue to follow when the "Bubble" stage passes. I want to note that a lot of players from the CIS, and especially from Russia and Ukraine, passed the threshold of 1000 people, and when there were only 150 people left in the tournament, That was about 10-15 of our players, and this is an excellent result !!!

Well, let's get closer to the significant prize money ...

As you can see, the top 40 already had more than 20k bucks, which is not a small amount, but many wanted to get to the final table, which was quite difficult, because half of the players did not have more than 10BB stack.

Is the Ukrainian player IsltRoss in Top 18? and won $ 39k. Congratulations to him on a very good performance at the tournament.

These are the lucky ones who have passed 55,000 people

Almost immediately, the Russian player made a minus 1. By the way, until the administrator turned off the chat, something wild was happening in it, there were about 1000 messages per minute with the support of the Russian player.

Then, almost immediately, another player with a short stack was eliminated. Everyone collected the blinds and sometimes went all-in .... "Russian Roulette" cannot be called otherwise .... BB 5 million =) More than half have less than 10 big blinds .... and then whoever is more fortunate. ..

As a result, after 5-8 minutes one more dropped out and there were 4 of them ... it was the longest hour in my and probably their life ...

They decided to discuss the deal, it took about 25 minutes, because the chip leader wanted at least 900k, but the numbers didn’t work ... and they decided to continue the game. But, after 2 hands, the discussion of the deal was resumed again and everything was over an hour later. For an hour 4 people were deciding how to divide the money, everyone wanted more, argued and swore, but they seemed to come to a compromise.

The Sunday Million at PokerStars is the largest online tournament with a large prize pool. Having won a prize in such a tournament, you can perfectly increase your bankroll, get a lot of experience and unforgettable emotions. You need to know the main features of this tournament and the strategic points to win and enter the prize zone.

Tournament time

The Sunday Million is held every week on Sunday. The game starts at 16.30 European time. The poker tournament starts at 23.30 Moscow time. You can go to the poker room in advance and see how many hours are left before the start of the game for your specific region.

Tournament duration

The length of each tournament will be different. It depends on the number of people and the speed of their departure from the game. According to the average statistics in poker, it is clear that you can get into the prize zone as early as 3 hours after the start of the tournament. It will take 8-9 hours to reach the final table.

Minimum deposit to participate in the game

To get into the fight for the big prize fund, you need to pay $ 215. If the player does not have this amount, he can participate in the cheaper satellites, where tickets to the Sunday Million tournament are raffled off.

Number of participants

The average number of players in the Sunday Million is about 5000-6000 participants... This is due to the large number of satellites and the opportunity to get into the game with less investment. The popularity of the tournament is constantly growing, and therefore the number of players is increasing.

How much can you win?

The size of the prize depends on the number of participants, since the prize fund is formed from the total contributions of the players. Usually the average size of the total prize pool is $ 1.5 million... For the first place, you can get from $ 150,000 to $ 200,000.

Only 15% of all tournament participants... Most of the total prize pool will end up at the final table of 9 people. At this stage, the most serious struggle between the best players begins. You can watch the final table breakdown in the Sunday Million video.

Strategy for playing on Sunday Million

Do not be afraid to participate in the tournament because of its large prize pool. Not only professionals play here, but also beginners. You can get into the tournament via a cheap satellite, so here opponents will have different levels of play.

Initially, the Sunday Million tournament will receive 10,000 chips per player. The minimum bet from the start is 50 chips. Due to the large stack size, it is possible to play with different poker strategies and adapt to the opponents' play.

Optimal strategy for the Sunday Million:

• You shouldn't take risks and bet a lot of chips right away. At first, play as tight as possible and enter the game with high card... Then the chances in poker of entering the prize zone will increase significantly.
• Do not play monotonously, constantly change the style and manner of play. Then your rivals won't be able to read you.
• Try to play a strong combination in poker as aggressively as possible. Don't go to showdown, always squeeze your opponent on early streets.
• If by unfortunate coincidence your stack gets short, play with a smaller range of cards. Try to only go all in with the best hand to build up your chips faster.

You can also watch a video with the analysis of the hands of the Sunday Million tournament from our coach in order to work out the best tactics for yourself.

First launched Sunday Million PokerStars in March 2006. The tournament guaranteed all players a prize pool of one million dollars. After gaining great popularity, the size of the common fund began to grow.

Several interesting facts about the tournament:

• After the popularity of the tournament, various versions of it began to appear, for example, Monday Million. It is also a popular tournament with a million dollar prize pool. You can see a detailed analysis of this tournament in the video below.

• The very first Sunday Million tournament featured 5,600 players. The first prize pool was $ 1,200,000.
• The poker room earns about $ 100,000 at each tournament.
• The prize pool at the Sunday Million always exceeds the promised million due to the large number of participants.
• The largest Sunday Million tournament was in 2011. It was attended by 62,000 players. Because of this, the prize fund of the competition was equal to $ 12.5 million.
• At the Sunday Million Anniversary tournament, first place was awarded over $ 1,000,000. It was received by a player from Canada under the nickname First Eagle.

Conclusion

Any player, even a beginner, can participate in the Sunday Million tournament. However, to get into the prize zone and big win it is necessary to have certain skills and choose the appropriate strategy. Many are wondering how to win the Sunday Million. It is important to adhere to the recommendations above: decide on your style of play, constantly read opponents and give preference to a tight-aggressive strategy. For regular tournament victories, we recommend completing the Iron MTT course at the Academy of Poker.

PokerStars users will remember that the Sunday Million took place in February to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the tournament. At that time, the prize pool of $ 10,000,000 was raffled off despite the fact that the amount of buy-ins was much less. So the poker room's management decided to hold the second double of this tournament, and play another $ 10,000,000 in the second anniversary Sunday Million.

This grand event will take place on April 22 at 21:00 Moscow time, and absolutely everyone can take part in it. If you could not play in the first tournament, or you could, but now you are eager to participate more, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the detailed information below.

$ 10,000,000 Guaranteed Sunday Million - General Information

Each participant in the second anniversary Sunday Million will compete for the grand prize of at least $ 1,000,000. At the same time, the buy-in will not change, which means that if someone qualifies for only $ 215 (or maybe less if he uses satellites), someone will become a real millionaire.

In addition to the main guaranteed fund, during this tournament, namely during late registration, a Platinum Pass package will be raffled, the cost of which is $ 30,000. They include the following:

• Ticket for PokerStars tournament The Players NL Hold "em Championship, which will take place in the Bahamas next January;
• Fare;
• Payment for hotel accommodation;

During late registration, random players will be selected who will later compete for the prize package in a separate tournament.

How to Participate in the Anniversary Sunday Million

If your dream is to compete in the anniversary Sunday Million, and compete for the grand prize of over $ 1,000,000, you have several ways to register in it:

• Directly. Pay $ 215 buy-in and register to the tournament;
• Across Spin & Go. By registering to $ 5 Spin & Go tournaments, you can win a ticket to the Sunday Million. In this case, a ticket will be credited to your account, you will automatically register for the anniversary tournament. In case you win your ticket after April 22nd, you will have the opportunity to participate in any other Sunday Million.

And in order to take part in this tournament, you must register an account