Always a favorite player, the PokerStars Half Price Sunday the promotion took place on February 5th and awarded a bunch of big winners PokerStars Pennsylvania and the combined fields a PokerStars Michigan i PokerStars New Jersey.
The recent half-price Sunday offering marked the first time the promotion has run with a combined pool of players, and it did not disappoint, delivering the largest $50 event in PokerStars’ US-regulated history united
In total, more than 8,400 entries were seen in ten events that generated $310,000 in prize money. A robust satellite offering provided several Cinderella stories for the night, including a player from Pennsylvania “noup11”, who was able to turn a $5 satellite into a $9,292 win.
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Elsewhere, Michigan swept the final table of Half Price Sunday Special – $50 NLHE with all nine players hailing from the Wolverine State. Four of those players entered the tournament via an included satellite “Jesse Vilchez” who took second place for $11,238 after entering the tournament for just $5.
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Guaranteed to be broken
The Half Price Sunday events are as popular as ever, with several of the events smashing guaranteed prize numbers.
In Pennsylvania, the $50,000 guaranteed Half Price Sunday Special – $50 NLHE which “Noup11” defeated attracted 1,310 runners for a prize pool of $59,605.
In the same way, the Half Price Sunday High Roller – $125 NLHE [6-Max] broke the $20,000 guarantee with a prize pool of $37,392. “Call YourMommy” took home the $6,939 first prize after beating the field of 328 runners.
Meanwhile, in New Jersey and Michigan, the $7,500 guaranteed Sunday Warm Up Half Price $15 NLH attracted 675 entrants for a total prize pool of $9,214, with $1,589 of that going to first place. Norman “ADMSnackBar” Michalek.
Norman Michalek
The $100,000 guaranteed Half Price Sunday Special – $50 NLHE broke six figures with 2,347 entrants for a prize pool of $106,789 as “Varncass” reduced the event by $15,768.
Meanwhile, the $50,000 guaranteed Half Price Sunday High Roller – $125 NLHE [6-Max] generated $63,270 in prizes as a Daniel “st0neydanza” Dagostino bested a field of 555 runners to take home $9,091 after a care settlement.
Danny Dagostino
There’s always plenty of tournament action at PokerStars PA and in Michigan and New Jersey, so be sure to visit the sites to keep up with the latest tournament offerings.
Full lists of the latest Half Price Sunday winners are available in the tables below.
PokerStars PA Half Price Sunday Winners
DATE EVENT GUARANTEE ENTRY PRIZE WINNER PRIZE (IN USD) February 5th Half Price Sunday Warm Up $15 NLH $5,000428 $5,842 “guywillgamble” $1,052 February 5th Half Price Sunday Storm – $5 NLHE [6-Max]$2,500578 $2,630 “Mario.Chiappell” $465 Feb 5 Mid Price Special Sunday – $50 NLHE $50,0001,310 $59,605 “Noup11” $9,292 Feb 5 Half Price Sunday High Roller – $125 NLHE [6-Max]$20,000 $328 $37,392 “CallYourMommy” $6,939 February 5 Half Price Sunday Supersonic – $25 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo]$6,000 $6,627 “CleggsOnGG” $1,260
PokerStars MI/NJ Half Price Sunday Winners
DATE EVENT GUARANTEE ENTRY PRIZE WINNER PRIZE (IN USD) February 5 Half Price Sunday Warm Up $15 NLH $7,500675 $9,214 Norman “ADMSnackBar” Michalek $1,589 February 5 Half Price Sunday Storm – $5 NLHE [6-Max]$10,0001,533 $10,000 “Yoshi0579” $1,526 February 5 Mid Price Special Sunday – $50 NLHE $100,0002,347 $106,789 “Varncass” $15,768 February 5 Half Price Sunday High Roller -NLHE $125 [6-Max]$50,000 $555 $63,270 Daniel “st0neydanza” Dagostino $9,091* February 5 Half Price Sunday Supersonic – $25 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo]$5,000 $8,789 “cl1ckinbtns” $1,607
*Denotes a final table deal
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