Due to constantly growing fields and record prize pools, PokerStars has officially upgraded the guarantee of the Sunday Million to $1.5 million from the former $1 million.
Although the name will remain the same there will be over $1.5 million awarded to players every week from here on out.
Already the industry leader for large prize pools, PokerStars has cemented itself as the go-to site for poker players looking for the most lucrative tournaments on the Internet.
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Simon defeated a field that included pros such as Barry Greenstein and Jamie Gold, as well as celebrities such as Montel Williams and Shannon Elizabeth. Immediately afterward Simon donated the entire purse to the One Step Closer Foundation.
That purse, along with the proceeds of a silent auction, amounted to nearly $45,000 for the foundation, which is dedicated to raising funds and awareness to ease, as much as possible, the lives of those who suffer from cerebral palsy.
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But when famous Finnish maniac Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies runs well, he really runs well.
Continuing the torrid run he's been on for the last month, everyone's favorite wild card gave the railbirds a treat this morning by running roughshod over the legendary Phil Ivey in a short session on Ivey's own home court - his personal $500/$1,000 Ivey Thunderdome Pot-Limit Omaha table at Full Tilt.
Granted, he had already lost about the same amount in a couple sessions earlier in the...
The first event of the Full Tilt Poker series saw 5,779 players pony up the $200+$16 to play some No-Limit Texas Hold'em. When all the money was in, the $1 million guaranteed prize pool had been boosted to $1,155,800.
The biggest share of that went to GARFIELD25, who pocketed $199,398.62 for the win. The second-place winner, dorinvandy, also walked away with six figures.
The final-table results from the event were as follows:
Place Name Prize 1st ...