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PokerStars Sunday Million 18th Anniversary is over after just three days. Brazil’s Mateus âCrossBreed17â Mendes Bested 39,226 participants and won $1 million as the first-place prize.
SMA’s overlay was only used for the second occasion in the history of SMA. The SMA fell just short of the required 40,000 entries to meet the guaranteed $8 million. The field was the smallest since 2012.
The final hand of the tourney was played by “godluck1994”, who managed a Royal flush to beat “yenodthis”. There were 29 players still left.
Both “godluck1994”, “yenodthis”, and “yenodthis’ were all-in with an ace and a king. The two probably breathed a huge sigh when their cards turned over. As we know, no one is immune to the poker gods. The flop was a perfect one for “godluck1994”. He picked up the Royal Flush and freerolled his opponent on the turn. The 10â peeled off on the turn to bring in poker’s best hAnd, which delivered some great reactions from the PokerStars broadcast team.
PokerStars Sunday Million 2018 Final Table Results
| The Place | Players | Country | You can win a prize by clicking here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mateus âCrossBreed17â Mendes | Brazil | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | “Sunday Melon” | Poland | $733,959 |
| 3 | “FcProto10” | Czechia | $526,523 |
| 4 | “themasteryan” | Canada | $377,713 |
| 5 | Jans âGraftekkelâ Arends | Netherlands | $270,961 |
| 6 | “Majo360” | Slovakia | $194,380 |
| 7 | “n3v3rw1n88â | Finland | $139,442 |
| 8 | “alxwhitty” | United Kingdom | $100,032 |
| 9 | “nzlking” | New Zealand | $71,759 |
Hartigan Hand and Spragg: Deep Runs
A trio of PokerStars Ambassadors are deep in the competition. Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg Commentator finished 219th for $2325. James “J.Hartigan” Hartigan Just outside the top 100 was 101st, with $5,032. Fintan Hand “Easywithaces He also earned $5,032 for finishing 78th.
Final Table Action
Mendes defeated the WSOP Online Main Event champion on his way to the finals table Bert “girafganger7” Stevens In 25th position. Mendes beat Stevens with pocket kings when Stevens had top pair and called off his small stack after the 10 high flop. Mendes then picked up Cowboys again at the final table and eliminated Stevens. Juanki VecinoThe player who jammed the four-bet for 28 blinds had king-ten in suited. Mendes took the pot to the second place in the nine-handed poker tournament.
The first player to exit the final table was “talking”, who had a short stack, after “Sunday Melon”, after the chips went into preflop, couldn’t beat the “king-jack” held by “Sunday Melon”. Chip leader “Sunday Melon”, who had “alxwhitty”, dominate in a preflop all-in, was back in action shortly after. After a queen was dealt on the flop, the final runner had a hand that would not be contested.
“n3v3rw1n88â lived up to their name and departed in seventh place. After moving all-in from the cutoff for 10 big-blinds with jacks-sevens suited, “FcProto10”, who woke up in the big-blind with an ace queen, made a boat to send the tournament down to the last six players. Majo360 quickly joined those eliminated on the rail when he ran ace queen into big slick.
Mendes and Jans “Graftekkel” Arends The three players were able to support each other as their stacks began to shrink. Mendes held the king and queen while Arends had an ace eight suited. Arends’ stacks were in the middle and Arends faced a risk. Mendes made a pair of kings on the second turn, ending the hopes that the $100K High Rollers in 2023 would win the title. Mendes’ king-queen combination continued to be fruitful, as he found a second king after flipping his pocket fives against the “masteryan”.
Mendes took the lead in chips after a triple barrel bluff that was mistimed. Mendes extended his lead when Mendes’ Ace-Seven defeated “FcProto10”, setting up the heads-up game.
Mendes tried to make a deal with his opponent, “Sunday Melon”, but he refused. The two continued their battle for the next 90 minute. Mendes regained control of the game after “Sunday Melon”, but Mendes continued to increase the distance. For a while, “Sunday Melon”, despite Mendes’ assaults on the team, kept its head above water.
Mendes smashed from the button, holding the nine-seven suit. The “Sunday Melon”, a Brazilian player jammed with fives. Mendes’ turn card was his best friend. It brought a nine, giving him an improved pair.
Mateus Mendes, Instagram Photo
Editor & Live Reporter
Calum joined the PokerNews Team in September 2021, after working for the UK Energy Sector. In 2017, he played his first poker hand and fell in love instantly with the game. Calum is most proud of winning his only poker tournament in Las Vegas – the $60 Flamingo Evening Event.
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