Nous44 wins Pokerstars Sunday Million

Nous44 takes down Pokerstars Sunday Million for $202,000

On April 20, 2008, Pokerstars hosted it’s weekly Sunday million guarantee tournament with a $215 buy in. The amount of entrants totaled 7176 and the prize pool was well above the guarantee at $1,435,000.

Starting players and chip ranks at poker tournament final table:

1. nurospoker 16,980,000
2. Nous44 13,750,000
3. TYROMPER 10,500,000
4. Robaen 9,750,000
5. Mrdawwe 7,740,000
6. Big_Nemo 3,700,000
7. mik_corleone 3,270,000
8. R|P(URL 3,150,000
9. hidden1s 2,760,000

K.O. 1

The first big action started when RipUrl hit a runner-runner flush to double up through Robaen. Robaen would find more bad luck and be the first one eliminated when his pocket queens were outdrawn by Tyromper’s AQ on the turn.

PokerStars Game #16883284778: Tournament #84449109, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXIV (150000/300000) - 2008/04/21 - 01:46:56 (ET)
Table ‘84449109 853′ 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: mik_corleone (2300531 in chips)
Seat 2: Big_Nemo (4000133 in chips)
Seat 3: Nous44 (15775219 in chips)
Seat 4: hidden1s (4681959 in chips)
Seat 5: R|P(URL (7131946 in chips)
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (7019687 in chips)
Seat 7: Robaen (4919236 in chips)
Seat 8: nurospoker (16263858 in chips)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (9667431 in chips)
mik_corleone: posts the ante 30000
Big_Nemo: posts the ante 30000
Nous44: posts the ante 30000
hidden1s: posts the ante 30000
R|P(URL: posts the ante 30000
Mrdawwe: posts the ante 30000
Robaen: posts the ante 30000
nurospoker: posts the ante 30000
TYROMPER: posts the ante 30000
mik_corleone: posts small blind 150000
Big_Nemo: posts big blind 300000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Nous44: folds
hidden1s: folds
R|P(URL: folds
Mrdawwe: folds
Robaen: raises 4589236 to 4889236 and is all-in
nurospoker: folds
TYROMPER: raises 4748195 to 9637431 and is all-in
mik_corleone: folds
Big_Nemo: folds
*** FLOP *** [6s 3s 2d]
*** TURN *** [6s 3s 2d] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [6s 3s 2d Ad] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Robaen: shows [Qs Qd] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
TYROMPER: shows [Qc Ah] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
TYROMPER collected 10498472 from pot
R|P(URL said, “ul”
R|P(URL said, “gg”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10498472 | Rake 0
Board [6s 3s 2d Ad 2c]
Seat 1: mik_corleone (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Big_Nemo (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Nous44 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: hidden1s folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: R|P(URL folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Mrdawwe folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: Robaen showed [Qs Qd] and lost with two pair, Queens and Deuces
Seat 8: nurospoker folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (button) showed [Qc Ah] and won (10498472) with two pair, Aces and Deuces

K.O. 2

Hidden1s would pick up pocket jacks and knock out Big_nemo who was holding pocket sevens.

PokerStars Game #16883410097: Tournament #84449109, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXV (200000/400000) - 2008/04/21 - 01:58:08 (ET)
Table ‘84449109 853′ 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: mik_corleone (6059938 in chips)
Seat 2: Big_Nemo (3367069 in chips)
Seat 3: Nous44 (16685665 in chips)
Seat 4: hidden1s (5613918 in chips)
Seat 5: R|P(URL (4832923 in chips)
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (5450687 in chips)
Seat 8: nurospoker (13973009 in chips)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (15776791 in chips)
mik_corleone: posts the ante 40000
Big_Nemo: posts the ante 40000
Nous44: posts the ante 40000
hidden1s: posts the ante 40000
R|P(URL: posts the ante 40000
Mrdawwe: posts the ante 40000
nurospoker: posts the ante 40000
TYROMPER: posts the ante 40000
R|P(URL: posts small blind 200000
Mrdawwe: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nurospoker: folds
TYROMPER: folds
mik_corleone: folds
R|P(URL said, “what about checking him out?”
Big_Nemo: raises 2927069 to 3327069 and is all-in
Nous44: folds
hidden1s: raises 2246849 to 5573918 and is all-in
R|P(URL: folds
Mrdawwe: folds
*** FLOP *** [Js As Ah]
*** TURN *** [Js As Ah] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [Js As Ah 5s] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Big_Nemo: shows [7h 7s] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
hidden1s: shows [Jh Jd] (a full house, Jacks full of Aces)
hidden1s collected 7574138 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7574138 | Rake 0
Board [Js As Ah 5s 8d]
Seat 1: mik_corleone folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: Big_Nemo showed [7h 7s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 3: Nous44 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: hidden1s (button) showed [Jh Jd] and won (7574138) with a full house, Jacks full of Aces
Seat 5: R|P(URL (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: nurospoker folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: TYROMPER folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

K.O. 3

Nous44 would send RipUrl to the rail when his AQ held against AJ.

PokerStars Game #16883590189: Tournament #84449109, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVI (250000/500000) - 2008/04/21 - 02:15:13 (ET)
Table ‘84449109 853′ 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: mik_corleone (3954938 in chips)
Seat 3: Nous44 (16744977 in chips)
Seat 4: hidden1s (3798064 in chips)
Seat 5: R|P(URL (6765846 in chips)
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (9041374 in chips)
Seat 8: nurospoker (18758009 in chips)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (12696792 in chips)
mik_corleone: posts the ante 50000
Nous44: posts the ante 50000
hidden1s: posts the ante 50000
R|P(URL: posts the ante 50000
Mrdawwe: posts the ante 50000
nurospoker: posts the ante 50000
TYROMPER: posts the ante 50000
R|P(URL: posts small blind 250000
Mrdawwe: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nurospoker: raises 725555 to 1225555
TYROMPER: folds
mik_corleone: folds
Nous44: calls 1225555
hidden1s: folds
R|P(URL: raises 5490291 to 6715846 and is all-in
Mrdawwe: folds
nurospoker: folds
Nous44: calls 5490291
*** FLOP *** [4s 8d 3c]
*** TURN *** [4s 8d 3c] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [4s 8d 3c Ah] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
R|P(URL: shows [Jc Ac] (a pair of Aces)
Nous44: shows [As Qc] (a pair of Aces - Queen kicker)
Nous44 collected 15507247 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15507247 | Rake 0
Board [4s 8d 3c Ah 7s]
Seat 1: mik_corleone folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: Nous44 showed [As Qc] and won (15507247) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: hidden1s (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: R|P(URL (small blind) showed [Jc Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: nurospoker folded before Flop
Seat 9: TYROMPER folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

K.O. 4

Coincidentally, Hidden1s would pickup AQ and nurospoker with AJ. They both get it in preflop, however a jack spiked on the river and Hidden1s was eliminated in 6th place.

PokerStars Game #16883628810: Tournament #84449109, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVI (250000/500000) - 2008/04/21 - 02:19:06 (ET)
Table ‘84449109 853′ 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: mik_corleone (2954938 in chips)
Seat 3: Nous44 (27686378 in chips)
Seat 4: hidden1s (3048064 in chips)
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (8291374 in chips)
Seat 8: nurospoker (4985662 in chips)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (24793584 in chips)
mik_corleone: posts the ante 50000
Nous44: posts the ante 50000
hidden1s: posts the ante 50000
Mrdawwe: posts the ante 50000
nurospoker: posts the ante 50000
TYROMPER: posts the ante 50000
hidden1s: posts small blind 250000
Mrdawwe: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nurospoker: raises 4435662 to 4935662 and is all-in
TYROMPER: folds
mik_corleone: folds
Nous44: folds
hidden1s: calls 2748064 and is all-in
Mrdawwe: folds
*** FLOP *** [5c Ac 7h]
*** TURN *** [5c Ac 7h] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [5c Ac 7h 2d] [Js]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hidden1s: shows [Qc As] (a pair of Aces)
nurospoker: shows [Jd Ah] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
nurospoker collected 6796128 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6796128 | Rake 0
Board [5c Ac 7h 2d Js]
Seat 1: mik_corleone folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: Nous44 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: hidden1s (small blind) showed [Qc As] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: nurospoker showed [Jd Ah] and won (6796128) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 9: TYROMPER folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

K.O. 5

Mike_Corleone moves his shortstack all in on K8 suited and gets called by Nurospoker in the big blind with A3. Mike_Corleone fails to improve and is sent out in 5th place.

PokerStars Game #16883666063: Tournament #84449109, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVI (250000/500000) - 2008/04/21 - 02:22:56 (ET)
Table ‘84449109 853′ 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: mik_corleone (2954938 in chips)
Seat 3: Nous44 (29916378 in chips)
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (7041374 in chips)
Seat 8: nurospoker (8283726 in chips)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (23563584 in chips)
mik_corleone: posts the ante 50000
Nous44: posts the ante 50000
Mrdawwe: posts the ante 50000
nurospoker: posts the ante 50000
TYROMPER: posts the ante 50000
Mrdawwe: posts small blind 250000
nurospoker: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
TYROMPER: folds
mik_corleone: raises 2404938 to 2904938 and is all-in
Nous44: folds
Mrdawwe: folds
nurospoker: calls 2404938
*** FLOP *** [Ah 3c Jc]
*** TURN *** [Ah 3c Jc] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 3c Jc 8c] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nurospoker: shows [3d Ac] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
mik_corleone: shows [Kh 8h] (a pair of Eights)
nurospoker collected 6309876 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6309876 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 3c Jc 8c Th]
Seat 1: mik_corleone showed [Kh 8h] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 3: Nous44 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: nurospoker (big blind) showed [3d Ac] and won (6309876) with two pair, Aces and Threes
Seat 9: TYROMPER folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

K.O. 6

Tyromper would knock out Mrdawwe when the flop gave Tyromper’s K 10 a pair over Mrdawwe’s pocket 3’s.

PokerStars Game #16883676889: Tournament #84449109, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVI (250000/500000) - 2008/04/21 - 02:24:04 (ET)
Table ‘84449109 853′ 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Nous44 (30216378 in chips)
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (6641374 in chips)
Seat 8: nurospoker (11288664 in chips)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (23613584 in chips)
Nous44: posts the ante 50000
Mrdawwe: posts the ante 50000
nurospoker: posts the ante 50000
TYROMPER: posts the ante 50000
Nous44: posts small blind 250000
Mrdawwe: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nurospoker: folds
TYROMPER: raises 800077 to 1300077
Nous44: folds
Mrdawwe: raises 5291297 to 6591374 and is all-in
TYROMPER: calls 5291297
*** FLOP *** [Tc Ks Kc]
*** TURN *** [Tc Ks Kc] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [Tc Ks Kc 6h] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mrdawwe: shows [3d 3h] (two pair, Kings and Threes)
TYROMPER: shows [Th Ah] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
TYROMPER collected 13632748 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13632748 | Rake 0
Board [Tc Ks Kc 6h 4h]
Seat 3: Nous44 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Mrdawwe (big blind) showed [3d 3h] and lost with two pair, Kings and Threes
Seat 8: nurospoker folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (button) showed [Th Ah] and won (13632748) with two pair, Kings and Tens

K.O. 7

Tyromper would go out in 3rd place when he mistakenly thought a pair of queens were good on a flop holding an Ace.

PokerStars Game #16883846613: Tournament #84449109, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVII (300000/600000) - 2008/04/21 - 02:42:26 (ET)
Table ‘84449109 853′ 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Nous44 (43979644 in chips)
Seat 8: nurospoker (16289296 in chips)
Seat 9: TYROMPER (11491060 in chips)
Nous44: posts the ante 60000
nurospoker: posts the ante 60000
TYROMPER: posts the ante 60000
nurospoker: posts small blind 300000
TYROMPER: posts big blind 600000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Nous44: calls 600000
nurospoker: folds
TYROMPER: raises 1800000 to 2400000
Nous44: calls 1800000
*** FLOP *** [6h As 2s]
TYROMPER: checks
Nous44: bets 3000000
TYROMPER: raises 6031060 to 9031060 and is all-in
Nous44: calls 6031060
*** TURN *** [6h As 2s] [Th]
TYROMPER said, “gh gg m8″
*** RIVER *** [6h As 2s Th] [Ah]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TYROMPER: shows [Qh Qc] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Nous44: shows [Ad 4d] (three of a kind, Aces)
Nous44 collected 23342120 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 23342120 | Rake 0
Board [6h As 2s Th Ah]
Seat 3: Nous44 (button) showed [Ad 4d] and won (23342120) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 8: nurospoker (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: TYROMPER (big blind) showed [Qh Qc] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens

K.O. 8

In a short 5 minute heads up match, Nous44 and Nurospoker got into the final hand. Nous44 had turned a flush and decided to check for a trap. Unfortunately, Nurospoker would river the broadway straight and get his chips in, allowing Nous44 to be the winner of this week’s Sunday Million tournament. For besting a field of over 7,000 players, Nouse44 would take home more than two hundred thousand dollars for his effort.

PokerStars Game #16883885312: Tournament #84449109, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVIII (400000/800000) - 2008/04/21 - 02:46:49 (ET)
Table ‘84449109 853′ 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: Nous44 (43972518 in chips)
Seat 8: nurospoker (27787482 in chips)
Nous44: posts the ante 80000
nurospoker: posts the ante 80000
nurospoker: posts small blind 400000
Nous44: posts big blind 800000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nurospoker: raises 1425555 to 2225555
Nous44: calls 1425555
*** FLOP *** [5c 3d Qd]
Nous44: checks
nurospoker: checks
*** TURN *** [5c 3d Qd] [Jd]
Nous44: checks
nurospoker: checks
*** RIVER *** [5c 3d Qd Jd] [Ks]
Nous44: bets 4000000
nurospoker: raises 9355555 to 13355555
Nous44: raises 13844445 to 27200000
nurospoker: calls 12126372 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Nous44: shows [Kd 6d] (a flush, King high)
nurospoker: shows [Tc Ac] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Nous44 collected 55574964 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 55574964 | Rake 0
Board [5c 3d Qd Jd Ks]
Seat 3: Nous44 (big blind) showed [Kd 6d] and won (55574964) with a flush, King high
Seat 8: nurospoker (button) (small blind) showed [Tc Ac] and lost with a straight, Ten to Ace

Final places and prizes:

1. Nous44 $202,363
2. nurospoker $101,899
3. TYROMPER $71,760
4. Mrdawwe $57,408
5. mik_corleone $43,056
6. hidden1s $31,574
7. R|P(URL $22,246
8. Big_Nemo $12,917
9. Robaen $8,468