PokerStars Sunday Million 7th Anniversary tournament sees three players share $2.5 million

ONCHAN, Isle of Man -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerStars player "benislovas," from Lithuania, won the Sunday Million 7th Anniversary tournament on Monday, earning $848,589.33 after a three-way deal was done at the final table. The second- and third-place players were "sexygee" from the U.K. (a former SCOOP winner) and "Kasra84" from Germany, who won $836,321.83 and $813,370.28 respectively.

A total of 49,287 players took part in the $215 buy-in tournament, including 11,748 satellite entries, which made for a total prize pool of $9,857,400 – far in excess of the $7 million guarantee. It also meant the tournament was the third-biggest Sunday Million ever held.


Here’s a full rundown of the final table positions and payouts:

1. benislovas (Lithuania) $848,589.33*

2. sexygee (U.K.) $836,321.83*

3. Kasra84 (Germany) $813,370.28*

4. n0rflip (Norway) $358,809.36

5. pellompogos (Cyprus) $254,320.92

6. stradale430 (Austria) $181,376.16

7. 2outs4cake (U.K.) $117,303.06

8. rewgr343 (Russia) $85,759.38

9. Heminsley (U.K.) $62,101.62

• reflects three-way deal

A total of 6,309 players cashed in the tournament, which started at 14.30 ET on Sunday and lasted just over 15 hours. For a full round-up of the tournament action, check out the story on the PokerStars Blog.


Sunday Million stats

- The 7th Anniversary tournament is the third-biggest field and prize pool for a Sunday Million.

- The tournament was the 327th time the Sunday Million has taken place, and there have been four two-time winners – "kevsteele," "diegoaiz," "KipsterDK" and "vietcong01."