The Sunday Briefing: Jason Koon Wins the Sunday Warm-Up

Posted 3 days 6 hours ago by Mickey Doft

Jason "jakoon1985" Koon is no stranger to six-figure scores. With two already this year on the live felt (fourth place in a $25K High-Roller at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $271,950 and runner-up in WSOP Event #3 for $128,660), Koon notched an online-six-figure with a win in the Sunday Warm-Up for nearly $110,000. Joining Koon in the winners circle on Sunday were Mike "Gags30" Gagliano, Rafael "LiroLa" Monteiro, and Pablo "pabritz" Brito Silva.

PokerStars Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	6,783	$1,356,600

Steven "SvZff" van Zadelhoff (22nd - $3,174.44), Steven "Zugwat" Silverman (31st - $2,835.29), and Kevin "KevBoyStar" Stani (33rd - $2,835.29) each posted solid showings in the Sunday Million. A four-handed deal took place and in the end, "sexylady409" was the sole survivor. The key hand occurred when, with three players left, "sexylady409" shoved from the small blind for about 43 big blinds with . Chip leader "luizsanchez4" called from the big blind with , but failed to hold up when the spiked on the river, giving "sexylady409" a commanding lead before taking it down a few hands later.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	sexylady409	$132,928.76
*2	luizsanchez4	$155,104.05
*3	Paulkopopo	$125,763.48
*4	WushuTM	$128,305.21
5	Fellipe "FellipeNunes: Nunes	$56,977.20
6	Jengeleg	$43,411.20
7	gladius_85	$29,845.20
8	PikkuHUMPPA	$16,279.20
9	dijana123	$10,513.65

*denotes four-handed deal

To read more about this week's Sunday Million, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com.

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	3,499	$699,800

Marc "dean23price" Wright (14th - $3,149.10) and David "Betudontbet" Emmons (23rd - $1,784.49) were among the notables who came up just short of the Sunday Warm-Up final table. Earning the outright victory was Jason "jakoon1985" Koon, adding another big score to his impressive résumé.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Jason "jakoon1985" Koon	$109,869.77
2	jurata_PL	$81,876.60
3	sneker	$57,733.50
4	hasuzlasu	$40,238.50
5	TryToExploit	$29,741.50
6	Veritas0086	$22,743.50
7	pasty71	$15,745.50
8	papafast1	$8,747.50
9	buckguy2200	$5,598.40

To read more about this week's Sunday Warm-Up, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com.

Full Tilt $500K Guarantee ($500K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$16	3,088	$617,600

Several notables put up impressive showings in this week's Full Tilt $500K Guarantee. Daniel "dDeoxyribo" Strelitz (11th - $5,424.88), David "Davidp18" Peters (28th - $1,420.48), Ronald "ScarJo" Lee (32nd - $1,420.48), and Jeff "YoungSupremacy" Hakim (36th - $1,420.48) were among them. Making the final table were Sebastian "p00cket00" Sikorski and Aaron "ArtOfSunTzu" McCready who finished in seventh and eighth, respectively. Taking it down after a three-handed deal was "AAjkula" for $88,756.65.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	AAjkula	$88,756.65
*2	HenrikX	$74,035.83
*3	WALTER1952	$86,717.92
4	NotsoHidden	$40,761.60
5	FaceMyAlterEgo	$30,880
6	timorm1	$22,912.96
7	Sebastian "p00cket00" Sikorski	$16,366.40
8	Aaron "ArtOfSunTzu" McCready	$11,610.88
9	pedrohennn	$7,843.52

*denotes three-handed deal

Full Tilt Sunday Brawl ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$240+$16	1,166	$233,200

Joao "Naza114" Vieira (11th - $2,332) and Marco "Salsicha" Alves (12th - $2,332) fell a bit shy of the Sunday Brawl final table. Following a three-handed deal, Mike "Gags30" Gagliano emerged victorious for nearly $37,000.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Mike "Gags30" Gagliano	$36,588.67
*2	timorm1	$32,232.44
*3	america_lol	$31,035.13
4	tnotmotnotgwcrf	$16,557.20
5	Semenov Andrey	$12,359.60
6	JimyT	$9,094.80
7	LoverJohnny	$6,762.80
8	o daskalos	$4,897.20
9	Philipp "philbort" Gruissem	$3,498

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$30	795	$397,500

Among those who made deep runs in the Sunday 500 were Torsten “jektiss” Brinkmann (13th - $3,378.75) and Nick "gbmantis" Niergarth (17th - $2,583.75). The tough final table included Sebastian "p0cket00" Sikorski, Melanie "Callisto 5" Weisner, Amit "AMAK316" Makhija, and Marton "noirduck" Czuczor, but it was "AtnirTPT" who outlasted them all.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	AtnirTPT	$44,777.93
*2	140tank a/a	$47,441.62
*3	boytakas	$39,260.41
*4	Sebastian "p0cket00" Sikorski	$59,121.29
5	Melanie "Callisto 5" Weisner	$20,034
6	Olya2Ace	$16,059
7	head07	$12,084
8	Amit "AMAK316" Makhija	$8,148.75
9	Marton "noirduck" Czuczor	$4,968.75

*denotes four-handed deal

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,056	$341,900

Torsten “jektiss” Brinkmann (11th - $3,419), Robby "PlayaPlz" Lipkin (16th - $2,119.78), Ara "melikman" Melikian (25th - $1,538.55), and Griffin "Flush_Entity" Benger (26th - $1,538.55) made a run for it in the Bigger $109. A three-handed deal took place and "de bluffer" came away victorious for $48,976.18.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	de bluffer	$48,976.18
*2	Lena900	$52,000
*3	OMFGo_OSYLAR	$41,767.07
4	FrenchDawg	$25,642.50
5	binhoeji	$17,949.75
6	Jason "jdtjpoker" Wheeler	$14,530.75
7	bm820	$11,111.75
8	3P3NIPA	$7,692.75
9	anguila	$4,786.60

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	3,026	$302,600

Making deep runs in the Bigger $109 were Andrew "achen" Chen (11th - $1,891.25) and Marco "4high20" Ruggeri (12th - $1,891.25). Online beast Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis finished in seventh place, but it was "catostar" who took it down for $47,659.79.

Place	Player	Prize
1	catostar	$47,659.79
2	xiangding57	$35,555.50
3	ROSTBURK	$25,418.40
4	Waaaghbozz	$17,399.50
5	langace666	$13,163.10
6	David Buetta	$10,137.10
7	Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis	$7,111.10
8	gamatos	$4,091.15
9	czlol	$2,572.10

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$150+$12	1,675	$251,250

Running deep in the Bigger $162 were Daniel "GotURead" Reijmer (18th - $1,130.61) and Scott "stpauli111" Hall (19th - $979.87). After a three-handed deal was worked out, Rafael "LiroLa" Monteiro bested Jason "jdtjpoker" Wheeler to take it down.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Rafael "LiroLa" Monteiro	$30,000
*2	Jason "jdtjpoker" Wheeler	$30,891.18
*3	king2173	$33,089.54
4	William "hellzito" Arrude	$16,833.75
5	bloczek60	$11,934.37
6	T3TR15	$9,421.87
7	Cejakas14	$6,909.37
8	trujustrus	$4,396.87
9	Ryan "ryanghall" Hall	$2,512.50

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+$15	1,343	$268,600

Valdemar "Luigi da BP" Kwaysser (11th - $2,390.54), Pat "obiedman" O'Brien (12th - $2,390.54), and Rupert "ElRupert" Elder (13th - $1,853.34) put up notable showings in the Sunday 2nd Chance. Taking it down outright was "israel a" for $46,360.36.

Place	Player	Prize
1	israel a	$46,360.36
2	Jim "reelhugefish" Gilbert	$33,575
3	sabonis111	$25,517
4	Sharif1990	$18,694.56
5	RobertoEPT	$13,295.70
6	Ballertimes	$10,609.70
7	J_Dianda	$7,923.70
8	totya0611	$5,237.70
9	nathpk	$2,954.60

PokerStars Sunday Storm - MicroMillions-032 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10+$1	39,785	$397,850

Pablo "pabritz" Brito Silva topped the 39,785-player field in the Sunday Storm, which this week was a part of the MicroMillions. Silva earned $32,807.05 for the victory.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Pablo "pabritz" Brito Silva	$32,807.05
2	Cheese982	$23,672.07
3	manolpz1	$15,468.40
4	vovtroy	$12,357.22
5	samorukovsv	$9,269.90
6	Tark69	$6,182.58
7	pegaz587	$4,292.80
8	Pokeryoop	$2,920.21
9	WoWulam	$1,718.71

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,605	$160,500

Making a deep run in the Sunday Kickoff was Rich "ChipRich20" Hare (11th - $1,267.95). Earning the outright victory was "phiIter" for $26,330.25.

Place	Player	Prize
1	phiIter	$26,330.25
2	apostolis20	$19,260
3	AleksHNL	$14,445
4	Kwalbert1	$10,753.50
5	stengel84	$7,623.75
6	Julien_w1985	$6,018.75
7	specht1988	$4,413.75
8	PAX176	$2,808.75
9	dionus77	$1,605

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