Sunday Briefing: Anatoly Filatov Wins Two partypoker Majors

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Anatoly Filatov

Some poker players can go their entire career without winning a Sunday Major, but Anatoly ��NL_Profit�� Filatov is not just some poker player. The talented Russian took down not one but two major tournaments at partypoker on Oct. 28. Let��s take a look at what he won.

partypoker Sunday Bounty Hunter High Roller: $200K Gtd

DateOctober 28th
Buy-in$1,050
Guarantee$200,000
Entrants186
Prize pool$200,000
ITM24

Filatov��s first victory of the evening came in the partypoker Sunday Bounty Hunter High Roller: $200K Gtd where 186 players battled over $200,000. Only 24 of those received any prize money for their efforts with Filatov��s fellow Team partypoker member Kristen ��Krissyb24�� Bicknell cashing in 19th place for $1,373 plus $910 worth of bounties.

The players at the eight-handed final table were guaranteed almost $3,000 from the main prize pool plus whatever they had claimed from the bounty prize pool.

��SiguiendoElFlow�� was the first player to bust from the final table and they were followed to the rail by British grinder Dan ��ROTTsFEARestFC�� Charlton.

��TigerVSyou�� busted in sixth-place and collected more money overall that fifth-place finisher ��funnyboy7777�� thanks to the progressive bounty element of the tournament.

Fourth-place went to ��KryptoKing420�� who netted a combined $13,187, a few hundred dollars more than ��Dork Pork�� who was eliminated in third-place for $12,435 in total.

That elimination left ��x_zola25�� and Filatov to battle it out for the title and it was Filatov who came out on top. X_zola25 walked away with a combined $22,839 but Filatov scooped an impressive $52,933 thanks in part to claiming his own substantial bounty.

PositionPlayerPrizeBounty prizeTotal prize
1Anatoly ��NL_Profit�� Filatov$22,855$30,078$52,933
2x_zola25$16,421$6,418$22,839
3Dork Pork$11,980$455$12,435
4KryptoKing420$8,572$4,615$13,187
5funnyboy7777$5,990$390$6,380
6TigerVSyou$4,647$2,405$7,052
7Dan ��ROTTsFEARestFC�� Charlton$3,614$1,885$5,499
8SiguiendoElFlow$2,840$3,705$6,545

partypoker Sunday Main Event High Roller: $100K Gtd

DateOctober 28th
Buy-in$530
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants201
Prize pool$100,500
ITM32

Not content with just winning almost $53,000 a couple of hours earlier, Filatov went on to take down the partypoker Sunday Main Event High Roller: $100K Gtd for an additional $20,491.

Filatov outlasted 200 opponents to get his hands on the first-place prize, sending Dutch star Jans ��Graftekkel�� Arends to the rail in second-place, a finish worth $14,874.

Earlier in the tournament, Niklas ��Drulitooo�� Astedt, Kenny ��Spacey1891�� Hallaert and Team partypoker��s Jason ��Jason_Koon�� Koon busted inside the money places, while Jordan ��JWPRODIGY�� Westmorland navigated his way to another final table where he ran out of steam in sixth-place to collect $4,221.

The man of the hour was Filatov, however, and this latest result pushes his lifetime online winnings towards $3.8 million, $1 million of which stems from his play at partypoker.

PositionPlayerPrize
1Anatoly ��NL_Profit�� Filatov$20,491
2Jans ��Graftekkel�� Arends$14,874
3Sponix92$10,602
4justkot$7,839
5lincownz$5,527
6Jordan ��JWPRODIGY�� Westmorland$4,221
7Beezneez360$3,115
8nepge$2,311


PokerStars Sunday Million

DateOctober 8th
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$1,000,000
Entrants5,397
Prize pool$1,079,400
ITM944

This week��s Sunday Million title is heading to Romania after ��behindme93�� outlasted 5,386 opponents in online poker��s biggest weekly tournament.

An impressive 5,387 players created a $1,079,400 prize pool that was divided up among the top 944 finishers. By the time the final table was set, the smallest prize anyone was walking away with was $8,578, the sum awarded to ��haidee�� of Romania.

The remaining eight players were guaranteed a five-figure score and it was Mexico-based grinder Zackary ��zackmorris99�� Morris who netted $12,224 when he fell in eighth-place. Morris was joined on the sidelines by ��Salomon444��, ��swatek1983�� and ��rodrigoruas�� before British star Luke ��LFmagic�� Fields crashed out in fourth-place for a $50,402 score.

Third-place and an impressive $71,822 went to Russia superstar Artem ��veeea�� Vezhenkov which left ��gettingpwned�� of Bulgaria and behindme93 to lock horns for the title. The final two players decided to strike a deal for the remaining prize pool that left an additional $20,000 for the eventual champion.

That champion turned out to be behindme93 who walked away with bragging rights and $131,018, leaving gettingpwned to bank $117,170 for their $215 investment.

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1behindme93Romania$131,018*
2gettingpwnedBulgaria$117,170*
3Artem ��veeea�� VezhenkovRussia$71,822
4Luke ��LFmagic�� FieldsUnited Kingdom$50,402
5rodrigoruasBrazil$35,37
6swatek1983Czech Republic$24,822
7Salomon4444Belgium$17,419
8Zackary ��zackmorris99�� MorrisMexico$12,224
9haideeRomania$8,578

*reflects a heads-up deal


PokerStars $2,100 Sunday High Roller

DateOctober 28th
Buy-in$2,100
Guarantee$150,000
Entrants106
Prize pool$212,000
ITM15

The final table of the PokerStars $2,100 Sunday High Roller was a star-studded affair, as you would expect from such a high buy-in tournament. Any of the nine grinders would have made a worthy champion, but the very nature of poker tournaments mean only one player can be crowned king or queen.

That winner was UK-based Norwegian Preben ��prebz�� Stokkan, albeit after a three-handed deal. Stokkan netted himself $40,354 for his victory. Germany��s Claas ��Ssick_OnE�� Segebrecht was the tournament��s runner-up for $35,826 with ��naliuj90�� finishing in third-place for a $36,461 score.

Others who reached the final table included ��hotmark777��, Niklas ��Lena900�� Astedt, Damian ��pampa27�� Salas, ��anteen�� and ��MITS 304�� of Cyprus.

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1Preben ��prebz�� StokkanUnited Kingdom$40,354*
2Claas ��SsicK_OnE�� SegebrechtGermany$35,826*
3nailuj90Austria$36,461*
4MITS 304Cyprus$20,728
5AnZ8aRSwitzerland$15,607
6anteenSweden$11,752
7Damian ��pampa27�� SalasArgentina$8,848
8Niklas ��Lena900�� AstedtSweden$6,662
9hotmark777Lebanon$5,877

*reflects a three-handed deal

Preben Stokkan
Preben Stokkan won the PokerStars $2,100 Sunday High Roller for $40,354*


888poker $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep

DateOctober 28th
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants522
Prize pool$104,400
ITM48

��derharry69�� emerged victorious from the 888poker $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep this week, turning $215 into $20,097 as a result. The victory was made sweeter by the fact derharry had to contest with two elite opponents once play was three-handed.

British duo Charlie ��chazcombes�� Combes and Sam ��sammygrinder�� Grafton were the two stars hoping to stop derharry69 from walking away with the lion��s share of the prize pool, but their quest to do so failed.

Combes busted in third-place for a $11,223 score and when Grafton exited in second-place he added $14,877 to his bankroll. Grafton now has more than $5.5 million in online poker tournament winnings, more than $350,000 of which stems from his play at 888poker.

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1derharry69Malta$20,097
2Sam ��sammygrinder�� GraftonUnited Kingdom$14,877
3Charlie ��chazcombes�� CombesUnited Kingdom$11,223
4NZhero007 $8,091
5BaistipoikaFinland$5,481
6IveythatsmeUnited Kingdom$3,915
7KoppyAASwitzerland$2,871
8NotichkaRussia$2,349
Sam Grafton
Sam Grafton runner-up in the $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep on 888poker for $14,877

888poker $50,000 Whale

DateOctober 28th
Buy-in$1,050
Guarantee$50,000
Entrants76
Prize pool$76,000
ITM7

A Malta-based pro took down the $100,000 Mega Deep and it was a player from sunny Malta who triumphed in the 888poker $50,000 Whale too.

��HateH4teHate�� was one of 76 entrants in the $1,050 buy-in event, which paid its $76,000 prize pool to the top seven finishers. Mexico ��NoMamesWeyyy�� was the final tables first casualty and they were joined as a spectator by ��2good2beTru��, Finland��s ��wellyxx�� and Sweden��s ��Madeon1994�� the latter being the last player not to win at least $10,000.

��SalasFiesta�� of Sweden, perhaps the least Swedish name we��ll come across this week, finished in third-place for $11,400 to leave ��FlatTopTony�� of Canada and HateH4teHate to play heads-up for the title and the not-so-small matter of $26,600.

That prize is now nestled in the 888poker account of HateH4teHate, meaning FlatTopTony banked the $17,100 consolatio prize.

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1HateH4teHateMalta$26,600
2FlatTopTonyCanada$17,100
3SalsaFiestaSweden$11,400
4Madeon1994Sweden$7,600
5wellyxxFinland$5,700
62good2beTruMexico$4,180
7NoMamesWeyyyMexico$3,420


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