Sunday Briefing: Patrick Leonard Banks More Than $200K
Patrick Leonard boosted his bankroll by almost $208,000 on Feb. 4 after he triumphed in a $5,200 buy-in POWERFEST event at his sponsor's site, partypoker.
partypoker POWERFEST #46-H: $1M Gtd NL Hold��em
| Date | February 4th |
| Buy-in | $5,200 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 204 |
| Prize pool | $1,020,000 |
| ITM | 32 |
Leonard was one of 204 players to exchange $5,200 for the chance to win a slice of a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. The British grinder was joined at the partypoker virtual felt by several of his teammates, including Roberto ��WelshWizard�� Romanello, who fell in 34th place, just outside of the money.
Each of the eight players at the final table secured at least $23,460 for their efforts, with the final three players banking six-figure scores.
��blakjak19�� collected $107,640 for his third-place finish with ��SchelampigaUhu�� walking away with $150,960 for being the runner-up. Leonard picked up the $207,978 top prize.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick ��Patrick_Leonard�� Leonard | $207,978 |
| 2 | SchelampigaUhu | $150,960 |
| 3 | blakjak19 | $107,640 |
| 4 | JoaquinGuzman | $79,560 |
| 5 | WWWpartyCOM | $56,100 |
| 6 | PokerG1rl69 | $42,840 |
| 7 | Drulitooo | $31,620 |
| 8 | ImagineKing | $23,460 |
partypoker POWERFEST #48-H: $1M Gtd Main Event NL Hold��em
| Date | February 4th |
| Buy-in | $2,100 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 525 |
| Prize pool | $1,050,000 |
| ITM | 72 |
Another huge tournament at partypoker saw 525 entries processed in the POWERFEST High Main Event. Seventy-two places were paid, a min-cash being worth $4,725 and a final table appearance coming in at $17,200.
Narrowly missing out on a final table berth was the partypoker ambassador Joao ��joaosimaobh�� Simao who fell in 10th place for $13,860.
The lion��s share of the prize pool went to Ramiro ��letsgodancing�� Petrone, who defeated ��a.urli�� heads-up to bank $195,720, leaving the runner-up to scoop $139,125.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramiro ��letsgodancing�� Petrone | $195,720 |
| 2 | a.urli | $139,125 |
| 3 | spinner2255 | $94,815 |
| 4 | j2805667 | $65,625 |
| 5 | arrowhead76 | $46,200 |
| 6 | TIMEXCNT | $33,390 |
| 7 | UveBeenStakt | $24,045 |
| 8 | barrm111 | $17,220 |
partypoker POWERFEST #48-M: $1M Gtd Main Event NL Hold��em
| Date | February 4th |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 4,512 |
| Prize pool | $1,000,000 |
| ITM | 600 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | agrocomedio | $153,350 |
| 2 | Paul ��Sentapied99�� Senter | $107,050 |
| 3 | westcourtboy | $68,700 |
| 4 | Roger_Sterling | $44,740 |
| 5 | Forgodsglory | $30,750 |
| 6 | xsibi | $20,890 |
| 7 | ebony9999 | $14,710 |
| 8 | mdavid90 | $9,490 |
PokerStars Sunday High Roller
| Date | February 4th |
| Buy-in | $2,100 |
| Guarantee | $150,000 |
| Entrants | 165 |
| Prize pool | $330,000 |
| ITM | 23 |
The PokerStars Sunday High Roller was won by Sergi ��srxakgirona�� Reixach this week after he outlasted a field of 165 in the $2,100 buy-in tournament.
This event always attracts the best players in the business so it was no surprise to see a star-studded final table with the likes of ��girafganger7��, Simon ��C. Darwin2�� Mattsson, Sami ��Lrslzk�� Kelopuro and Johannes ��Greenstone25�� Korsar at it.
Jonathan ��OMGjonyctt�� Concepcion finished in third place for $38,593 with ��Garrin4e�� falling in second place for $50,638. That last exit meant Reixach was the last player standing and his reward was $66,441.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergi ��srxakgirona�� Reixach | $66,441 |
| 2 | Garrin4e | $50,638 |
| 3 | Jonathan ��OMGjonyctt�� Concepcion | $38,593 |
| 4 | iamivar | $29,414 |
| 5 | Johannes ��Greenstone25�� Korsar | $22,418 |
| 6 | Sami ��Lrslzk�� Kelopuro | $17,086 |
| 7 | Simon ��C. Darwin2�� Mattsson | $13,022 |
| 8 | girafganger7 | $9,924 |
| 9 | SlowPlayAlex | $7,564 |
PokerStars Sunday Million 12th Anniversary
| Date | February 4th |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $10,000,000 |
| Entrants | 43,975 |
| Prize pool | $10,000,000 |
| ITM | 7,334 |
The Sunday Million 12th Anniversary Edition is currently in play after the 43,975 players were reduced to a more manageable 535. PokerStars was left nursing an overlay of more than $1.2 million, but that will not bother those who are currently still in the hunt for the $1,024,524 first-place prize.
Latvia��s ��LV_Arturs�� leads the way with 7,861,717 chips, followed by ��ViDss�� of Brazil sitting on 7,798,090.
Play resumes at 7:00 p.m. GMT on Feb. 5.
888poker Sunday Mega Deep
| Date | February 4th |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $100,000 |
| Entrants | 469 |
| Prize pool | $123,400 |
| ITM | 64 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris ��888Moorman�� Moorman | $23,446 |
| 2 | YSoSerious7 | $17,276 |
| 3 | POTITOOOOOOOO | $12,660 |
| 4 | SkallePer58 | $9,255 |
| 5 | enjoyplzzz | $6,170 |
| 6 | Ti0373 | $4,319 |
| 7 | Fabrizio ��DrMikee�� Gonzalez | $3,085 |
| 8 | msksevart | $2,468 |
888poker ambassador Chris ��888Moorman�� Moorman won this weekend��s $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep for a cool $23,446. Moorman topped a field of 469 entrants to get his hands on the five-figure score.
Among those reaching the final table was Argentina��s Fabrizio ��DrMikee�� Gonzalez who fell in seventh place for $3,085.
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