The Sunday Briefing: Espen Sørlie Chops Sunday Million and FTOPS Main Event for $312K
Lyle Bateman
Going deep in a Sunday Major isn't something that happens very often for most people. Neither is going deep in the FTOPS Main Event. If you’re Espen “sh4wshank” Sørlie, though, you do both in the same day.
Sørlie played through more than 6,500 other runners to chop the PokerStars $215 Sunday Million heads up against Finland’s “€urop€an” at the same time as he chopped the $635 FTOPS Main Event three ways on Full Tilt Poker.
Sørlie, with $168,270 for second in the Sunday Million and $143,556 for second in the FTOPS Main Event, was clearly the biggest winner playing from Canada this past Sunday, but he was by no means the only one. Sørlie was clearly excited about his day’s work on Twitter.
Chopped milly hu got $168,270, aaaand chopped ftops main 3 ways for $143,556!!
— Espen Sørlie (@Sh4wshank)
Richmond, BC’s “Krazee2” joined Sørlie on the final table of the FTOPS Main Event, finishing seventh for a score of $29,000. In a Sørlie-like move, “TheEsquilax” also cut a deal heads up, ultimately finishing second for $21,499 in the $11 Sunday Storm.
WSOP bracelet holder Phil “MrSweet28” Galfond took down the $109 Sunday Rebuy on Pokerstars, winning $45,412.50 while Waterloo’s Will “CutiePi314” Ma finished 10th for $2,664.20 in the same event. The $215 Sunday 2nd Chance saw two Canadians at the final table, with “dirty.brazil” finishing fifth for $11,500 as well as “Yayoshow” winning $4,634 for eighth. Josh "bbbbb33" Weizer squeaked onto the final table of the $162 Sunday 6-Max, grabbing fifth place for $6,795.
The FTOPS Main Event wasn’t the only big thing at Full Tilt this past Sunday. FTOPS Event #28, a $2,100 buy-in, had four Canadians in the top 10. “Samosaking” finished fifth for $36,500, while “MUFAZZA” finished right behind him for $10,000 less. Rounding out the Canadians were “biz-tings” in eighth for $10,500, and “IfHeDiesHeDies,” the final table bubble boy, taking home $6,250. Finally, on Full Tilt, “StephCute” scored $3,712 for seventh place in the $635 Super-Sized Sunday.
Here's a full look at the results from the Sunday Majors on PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and partypoker:
FTOPS Main Event ($1 Million Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $600+35 | 1,500 | $1,000,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ponyo88 | $153,962* |
| 2 | Espen "Sh4wshank" Sørlie | $143,556* |
| 3 | LuisFigo1014 | $130,481* |
| 4 | THE_ROCK_ROYAL | $71,000 |
| 5 | artist666 | $53,000 |
| 6 | TANK141 | $39,000 |
| 7 | Krazee2 | $29,000 |
| 8 | Takis187 | $21,000 |
| 9 | bond25459 | $14,900 |
*Reflects three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: David "DonkCommited" Miscikowski (13th - $7,400), Vojtech "Vojta_R" Ruzicka (14th - $7,400), Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen (23rd - $4,000), Ben "benba" Lamb (24th - $4,000), Aleks "Berkyy" Brkovic (25th - $4,000)
Sunday Million ($1M Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 6,685 | $1,337,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €urop€an | $185,400 |
| 2 | Espen "sh4wshank" Sørlie | $168,270 |
| 3 | _Prinsesse_7 | $106,960 |
| 4 | David "My Brim Low" Ivers | $73,535 |
| 5 | bandi136 | $56,154 |
| 6 | metis669 | $42,784 |
| 7 | RadimSoudsky | $29,414 |
| 8 | trump029 | $16,044 |
| 9 | Mom`s_lies | $10,361 |
Notable Finishes: Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov (24th - $3,128), Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen (48th - $2,326)
Sunday Warm-Up ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 2,801 | $560,200 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | only4joke | $83,343* |
| 2 | jsven06 | $70,712 |
| 3 | aposimbiesi | $47,056 |
| 4 | T3G3S | $32,211 |
| 5 | 7ei7ka | $24,368 |
| 6 | shiiiken | $18,766 |
| 7 | Rasdam | $13,164 |
| 8 | AceHighTwice | $xxx |
| 9 | yvydendyvy | $4,761 |
*Reflects heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Russell "rdcrsn" Carson (14th - $2,660), Nick "Rounder63" Carillo (17th - $1,820), Marcin "pyszalek" Wydrowski (20th - $1,540)
FTOPS Event #28 ($500K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $2,000+100 | 76 | $500,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys "floppin_ell" Jones | $93,421* |
| 2 | Brian "brianm15" England | $93,525* |
| 3 | Andras Nemeth | $88,053* |
| 4 | hello_totti | $48,750 |
| 5 | samosaking | $36,250 |
| 6 | MUFAZZA | $26,250 |
| 7 | Luke "__FullFlush1__" Schwartz | $17,500 |
| 8 | Jeff "YoungSupremacy" Hakim | $13,750 |
| 9 | biz-tings | $10,500 |
*Reflects three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Noah "Exclusive" Boeken (14th - $5,000), Ravi "govshark2" Raghavan (16th - $3,750), David "DonkCommited" Miscikowski (19th - $3,000), Dan "imabigkidnow" Kelly (20th - $3,000), Bryn "OneUponAStar" Kenney (26th - $3,000), Mickey "Mement_mori" Petersen ($27th - $3,000)
Sunday 500 ($300K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+30 | 682 | $341,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAP1293 | $57,244* |
| 2 | drik717 | $50,000* |
| 3 | Murik100 | $33,759 |
| 4 | Tom "7tHEcROw7" MacDonald | $25,404 |
| 5 | Rayan "rkruok" Nathan | $17,732 |
| 6 | Yakiddinme | $14,322 |
| 7 | pokeben | $10,912 |
| 8 | TrankiNLVida | $7,502 |
| 9 | beck_ron1989 | $4,433 |
*Reflects heads-up deal
Notable Finishes: Steve "Zugwat" Silverman (15th - $3,069), Frank "Round42" Rusnak (22nd - $1,705), Christian "charder30" Harder (23rd - $1,705)
FTOPS Event #30 ($250K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $240+15 | 1,077 | $250,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom "hitthehole" Middleton | $53,000 |
| 2 | Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov | $33,500 |
| 3 | Kask123 | $23,750 |
| 4 | Da "imabigkidnow" Kelly | $18,250 |
| 5 | Perfect1232 | $12,750 |
| 6 | thekillerxxx | $8,500 |
Notable Finishes: Bolivar "Ramux" Palacios (15th - $1,875), Ben "NeverScaredB" Wilinofsky (23rd - $1,300), Jono "Spyver" Beck (26th - $1,300)
Get in on the Sunday Majors action yourself by visiting PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and PartyPoker.
$109 Sunday Rebuy ($225K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+9 | 809 | $242,200 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil "MrSweets28" Galfond | $45,412 |
| 2 | Bagelakis23 | $32,697 |
| 3 | Allan "Sifosis" Baekke | $24,220 |
| 4 | fcarrico | $18,165 |
| 5 | MendaLarenda | $12,715 |
| 6 | indeceny5 | $10,293 |
| 7 | hello_totti | $7,871 |
| 8 | Jordan "Jymaster11" Young | $5,449 |
| 9 | shinerrr | $3,415 |
Notable Finishes: Will "CutiePi314" Ma (10th - $2,664), Fabian “fabstinho” Quoss (14th - $2,179), Matt "ADZ124" Marafioti (17th - $1,695), Hunter "HEMIpowerSWT" Frey (19th - $1,695), Mohsin "sms9231" Charania (24th - $1,211)
200K Guaranteed Sunday
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 885 | $200,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | semislaktarn | $27,900 |
| 2 | Romaneee | $16,900 |
| 3 | MONEYBILL7777 | $10,100 |
| 4 | BombDropper | $7,600 |
| 5 | iamworst22 | $5,500 |
| 6 | milfhunter6969 | $4,000 |
| 7 | pinktacoeater | $3,180 |
| 8 | NLJFF | $2,500 |
| 9 | Jonny7 | $2,000 |
Sunday 2nd Chance ($175K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+15 | 1,156 | $231,200 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RommyTheCute | $41,616 |
| 2 | 33.karlos | $29,662 |
| 3 | Lamujen | $22,195 |
| 4 | eXecute_R111 | $16,646 |
| 5 | dirty.brasil | $11,560 |
| 6 | clever_flop | $9,248 |
| 7 | Andy "andyh26" Holman | $6,936 |
| 8 | Yayoshow | $4,624 |
| 9 | akrksek1 | $2,774 |
Notable Finishes: Nick "FU_15" Maimone (12th - $2,196), Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov (18th - $1,271), John "bullyon" Buglion (19th - $1,017), Brian "brianm15" England (20th - $1,017), Steve “betrthanphil” Tripp (24th - $1,017)
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