The PokerStars Stars Season burst into life this weekend with a trio of Terminator PKO tournaments and the first event boasting a seven-figure prize pool, the Season Kickoff Sunday Million PKO. Including the trio of Super Tuesdays and the three Daily Cooldowns on October 29, Stars Season has already paid PokerStars players $1,867,988!
A significant percentage of that impressive sum was awarded during the $1 million guaranteed Season Kickoff Sunday Million PKO, which saw all but one of the nine finalists walk away with five-figure prizes, including the champion’s $83,347.
First Stars Season Sunday Million Title Goes to Thailand
The $109 Season Kickoff Sunday Million PKO drew in 9,756 entrants during its Day 1, with only 80 of those starters progressing to Day 2. A trio of PokerStars Ambassadors finished in the money places, but fell short of a Day 2 appearance. Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis went the deepest of that trio, falling in 102nd place, leaving him free to concentrate on the trio of Terminator events he was hosting at the time.
Romania’s “marinusmacy24” was the first Sunday Million finalist to fall by the wayside; they saw $7,230 land in their PokerStars account.
“FrittssoN4” of Sweden ($11,558) was the next to bust, followed by “MichailJapon” ($11,628), “Nooreek26” ($17,979), and the first of two Belarusians “BRP-37” ($22,241).
The final four grinders became three with the demise of “MpZancan”, who won $30,352, and then two with Belarus’ “Rb)bolov” busting in third for $51,038.
Heads-up pitted “animalridens” of Thailand against “Gyan Yellov” of Brazil. Both players locked in over $54,500 from the main prize pool, leaving the substantial bounties left to play for. Those bounties, $28,792 worth, went to “animalridens,” who scooped a total prize worth $83,347. Runner-up “Gyan Yellov” netted a still welcomed $57,536.
Stars Season Kickoff Sunday Million PKO Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | animalridens | Thailand | $28,792 | $54,555 | $83,347 |
| 2 | Gyan Yellov | Brazil | $2,987 | $54,549 | $57,536 |
| 3 | Rb)bolov | Belarus | $10,768 | $40,270 | $51,038 |
| 4 | MpZancan | Brazil | $2,298 | $28,054 | $30,352 |
| 5 | BRP-37 | Belarus | $2,715 | $19,526 | $22,241 |
| 6 | Nooreek26 | Kazakhstan | $4,643 | $13,336 | $17,979 |
| 7 | MichailJapon | Mexico | $2,231 | $9,397 | $11,628 |
| 8 | FrittssoN4 | Sweden | $4,888 | $6,670 | $11,558 |
| 9 | marinusmacy24 | Romania | $2,483 | $4,747 | $7,230 |
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Stars Season Results So Far
Before “animalridens” triumphed in the Sunday Million, the Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis-hosted a trio of Terminator PKO episodes. They came with buy-ins of $11, $55, and $215, and all three proved hugely popular.
“mirodelas7” took down the $11 edition, outlasting 7,571 opponents en route to winning $6,385. It was “sejedno” who came out on top in the $55 Terminator, claiming an $18,461 prize after overcoming 3,175 opponents.
The $215 edition was won by “&REW21,” who, including bounty payments, turned their initial investment into $32,191.
Shout-out, too, to “Fiktenasch,” who turned $11 into a $10,334 haul by being the last player standing in the Stars Season edition of the Sunday Storm.
Yesterday, October 29, Parker “tonkaaaa” Talbot hosted an $11, $109, and $1,050 edition of the Super Tuesday, which paid out a combined $204,399.
| Episode | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01-L: $11 The Terminator | 7,572 | $74,205 | mirodelas7 | $6,385* |
| #01-M: $55 The Terminator | 3,176 | $158,800 | sejedno | $18,461* |
| #01-H: $215 The Terminator | 968 | $193,600 | &REW21 | $32,191* |
| #02: $109 Season Kickoff Sunday Million PKO | 9,756 | $1,000,000 | animalridens | $83,347* |
| #03: $11 Sunday Storm | 14,210 | $139,258 | Fiktenasch | $10,334* |
| #04-L: $11 Super Tuesday | 5,051 | $49,499 | dangerboy544 | $7,047 |
| #04-M: $109 Super Tuesday | 799 | $79,900 | morsans1 | $11,586 |
| #04-H: $1,050 Super Tuesday | 69 | $75,000 | Klopp4zeKop | $20,243 |
| #05-L: $11 Daily Cooldown | 3,268 | $32,026 | xJustAwesome | $3,352* |
| #05-M: $109 Daily Cooldown | 457 | $45,700 | tiarc | $8,872* |
| #05-H: $530 Daily Cooldown | 37 | $20,000 | Patrick “JaegsPL” Lauber | $6,910* |
*includes bounty payments
Upcoming Stars Season Episodes to the End of October
Check out the table below to see which Stars Season Episodes take place in a couple of days before October ends.
| Date | Time GMT) | Episode | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 30 Oct | 8:02 p.m. | #06-L: $11 Fenomeno hosted by LaliTournier | $20,000 |
| Â | 8:02 p.m. | 8:02 p.m. | #06-M: $109 Fenomeno hosted by GM_VALTER |
| Thu 31 Oct | 6:02 p.m. | #07-L: $11 Thursday Thrill | $30,000 |
| Â | 6:02 p.m. | #07-M: $109 Thursday Thrill | $80,000 |
| Â | 6:02 p.m. | #07-H: $1,050 Thursday Thrill | $100,000 |
| Â | 9:02 p.m. | #08-L: $11 Daily Cooldown | $20,000 |
| Â | 9:02 p.m. | #08-M: $109 Daily Cooldown | $40,000 |
| Â | 9:02 p.m. | #08-H: $530 Daily Cooldown | $20,000 |
Super Sunday Hits PokerStars on November 3
Sunday will be huge at PokerStars on November 3 because it is Super Sunday! Three Super Sunday-branded events come with buy-ins of $11, $109, and $1,050. They come with guarantees of $125,000, $1,000,000, and $300,000, respectively.
All three start at precisely 6:05 p.m. GMT, with the $11 and $109 editions being two-day affairs. The $109 Super Sunday has dozens of satellites feeding into it, including an $11 buy-in at 4:05 p.m. GMT on November 3 with 200x $109 seats guaranteed!
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