The Sunday Briefing: Olivier Busquet Wins WCOOP $10,000 High Roller Heads-Up Event

Posted 25 days 19 hours ago by Mickey Doft

The third Sunday of the 2012 World Championship of Online Poker was good for many of online poker's best. Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet earned a win (and a bracelet) in the $10,300 NLHE High Roller Heads-Up event for $224,000, while Ole “wizowizo” Schemion, Grayson "gray31" Ramage, Ryan "RJules12" Julius, and Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul each tasted victory in other Sunday tournaments.

PokerStars WCOOP 43: $10,300 NLHE High Roller Heads-Up ($200K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10,300+$300	64	$640,000

The second high-roller event of the 2012 WCOOP saw 64 players battle in a heads-up tournament. Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet topped the field, earning $224,000 for his triumph. His path to victory included wins against "Also11," Brian "$tinger 88" Hastings, "sanpri," Bertand "ElkY" Grospellier, "kotkis," and "Helio TYF."

Place	Player	Prize
1	Olivier "Adonis112" Busquet	$224,000
2	Helio TYF	$128,000
3	Sussie Smith	$64,000
4	kotkis	$64,000
5	Eugene Katchalov	$40,000
6	Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist	$40,000
7	K_0_S_T_Y_A	$40,000
8	Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	$40,000

PokerStars Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$30	1,085	$542,500

The Sunday 500 saw a talented bunch make deep runs. Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney (13th - $3,689), Matt "mjw006" Wakeman (16th - $2,604), and Ben "ShankingYou" Palmer (19th - $2,170), finished a bit short of the final table while Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong, Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber, Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell, and Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready each earned a seat there. "shimmysham99", however, defeated everyone for $92,225.

Place	Player	Prize
1	shimmysham99	$92,225
2	msroj	$67,812.50
3	Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong	$51,483.25
4	Mossop7	$36,890
5	Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber	$26,853.75
6	Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell	$21,428.75
7	MaltLiquor40	$16,003.75
8	Aaron "JeanGrae" McCready	$10,578.75
9	mercedesgu68	$5,859

PokerStars WCOOP 2nd Chance $1,050 NL Hold'em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$1,000+$50	472	$472,000

Among the notable finishers in the $1,050 WCOOP 2nd Chance event were Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas (10th - $5,664), Luis "mestrefilipe" Andrade (14th - $4,720), Marc "dean23price" Wright (15th - $4,720), and Jonathan "MONSTER_DONG" Karamalikis (17th - $3,776). Following a three-handed deal, "C. Darwin2" claimed the victory.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	C. Darwin2	$62,140
*2	David "dpeters17" Peters	$70,000
*3	xSuPrA	$72.000
4	Pollopopeye	$36,816
5	ragingquads_	$25,960
6	Jarcon86	$20,060
7	Frank "roo_400" Billard	$15,340
8	mrAndreeew	$10,620
9	Dane "WatchTheSea" Miller	$7,835.20

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars $109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,303	$430,600

Notable finishes in the $109 Sunday Rebuy included Ana Marquez (10th - $4,090.70), Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp (13th - $3,229.50), and Andras "probirs" Nemeth (14th - $3,229.50). A three-handed deal took place in which "grekos1981" secure $62,122.43 before going on to win the event.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	grekos1981	$62,122.43
*2	Sure_Shot-TP	$59,562.36
*3	eisenhower1	$56,411.37
4	Gambler4444	$32,295
5	Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil	$22,606.50
6	uaredead lol	$18,300.50
7	nikov	$13,994.50
8	Tom "hitthehole" Middleton	$9,688.50
9	Paul “Paolo69” Foltyn	$6,028.40

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars Bigger $109 ($160K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	3,256	$352,600

Jon "FatalError" Aguiar (10th - $2,168.49), Chris "Bushman" Bush (12th - $2,168.49), Michael "bEatNicK"OG"" Stroh (13th - $1,639.59), Stefan "I'am_Sound" Huber (16th - $1,110.69), and Clayton "slammedfire" Mozdzen (17th - $1,110.69) each finished just short of the Bigger $109 final table. Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul was the short stack with four players left but came out on top for $55,360.51.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul	$55,360.51
2	@cey@lone	$41,254.20
3	Cro 7206	$29,265.80
4	koka77	$20,274.50
5	tormos	$15,094.80
6	beukie555	$11,459.50
7	Pizdariki	$7,933.50
8	Andras "probirs" Nemeth	$4,407.50
9	right_on!^*7	$2,820.80

PokerStars Bigger $162 ($150K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$150+$12	2,049	$307,350

Usually good for a deep run in a Sunday Major just about every week, George "gkap13" Kapalas (13th - $1,844.10) finished just shy of the Bigger $162 final table. A tough final table saw a heads-up deal take place between Grayson "gray31" Ramage and James "BizBills" Bills. The former took it down, earning $45,250 for his victory.

Place	Player	Prize
*1	Grayson "gray31" Ramage	$45,250
*2	James "BizBills" Bills	$40,809.05
3	Aidan "whereisdonny" Tam	$27,661.50
4	maddogmoz	$19,716.50
5	guyguy12	$13,830.75
6	jaggalo1231	$10,757.25
7	Frank "roo_400" Billard	$7,683.75
8	torowe	$5,378.62
9	akasherin	$3,073.50

*denotes heads-up deal

PokerStars WCOOP 2nd Chance $109 NL Hold'em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	3,360	$336,000

Notable finishes in the $109 WCOOP 2nd Chance event went to Sorel "zangbezan24" Mizzi (19th - $902.20) and Jason "TeamWispy" Helder (21st - $907.20). Ryan "RJules12" Julius earned top honors, topping the field for $52,752.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ryan "RJules12" Julius	$52,752
2	Bryan "IKnewwwIt" Leskowitz	$39,312
3	ok72	$27,894.72
4	poker@luffyD	$19,320
5	spitznspots	$14,448
6	19911512	$11,088
7	Ty4YrChips	$7,728
8	dinammo	$4,368
9	klauniq	$2,688

PokerStars WCOOP 2nd Chance $1,050 NL Hold'em Heads-Up

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$1,000+$50	128	$128,000

The smaller of the day's heads-up events saw min-cashes from Aaron "aejones" Jones (11th - $2,560), Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong (14th - $2,560), and Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb (16th - $2,560). Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist made his second deep heads-up run of the day but fell short as Ole "wizowizo" Schemion bested him in the championship match.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	$38,400
2	Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist	$23,040
3	C. Darwin2	$12,800
4	nikov	$12,800
5	poluyter	$5,120
6	apalma2156	$5,120
7	Jason "Taknapotin" Somerville	$5,120
8	AJacejackAJ	$5,120

PokerStars Sunday Storm ($300K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$10+$1	33,259	$332,590

Unlike most Sundays, this version of the Sunday Storm didn't see a deal at the final table. "PoookerS777" topped the massive 33,259-player field outright for nearly $29,000.

Place	Player	Prize
1	PoookerS777	$28,928.62
2	antony59	$20,763.59
3	T 54 T 97s	$13,968.78
4	meterfanger	$10,642.88
5	squrm123	$7,316.98
6	Cardaddick	$4,469.96
7	lefy cz	$3,076.45
8	Anubis1	$2,161.83
9	Atovar	$1,513.28

PokerStars Sunday Kickoff ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$100+$9	1,573	$157,300

Online-tournament guru Marc "dean23price" Wright made the final table of the Sunday Kickoff and took seventh place while "anayat" topped the field outright for $26,348.02.

Place	Player	Prize
1	anayat	$26,348.02
2	KING BAIT	$19,269.25
3	Herr_Jude	$14,550.25
4	benjimurry	$10,696.40
5	roaden	$7,707.70
6	UncaJ5	$6,134.70
7	Marc "dean23price" Wright	$4,561.70
8	UkraineKid	$2,988.70
9	drftIn	$1,620.19

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