The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) hasn’t even started yet, and already the Card Player Online Player of the Year Race has been turned on its head. With yet another strong showing in a Sunday major, Steve “gboro780” Gross has retaken the OPOY race lead, jumping ahead of Shaun “TedsFishFry” Deeb by the narrowest of margins. These two are no strangers to the top of the leader board, having traded the lead numerous times, occupying the top spot for the majority of the year.
Gross finished sixth in the PokerStars Sunday Million yesterday for $53,958, and in the process jumped from fifth to first in the rankings. He has now earned $935,918 in OPOY-qualifying tournaments this year alone, second only to Jude “j.thaddeus” Ainsworth, who won the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Main Event in April.
You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UltimateBet, and Cake below:
PokerStars — Sunday Million
Buy-In: $200+$15
Prize Pool: $1,798,600
Entrants: 8,993
Places Paid: 1,350
Final Table Results:
1. angiebug4 — $126,921*
2. CesarSPA — 208,845*
3. BigBradley — $173,454*
4. siggen001 — $131,719*
5. suckabig1 — $100,530*
6. Steve “gboro780” Gross — $53,958 (pictured right)
7. SebiXXXX — $35,972
8. Whitfield74 — $19,784
9. Spoli4tor — $12,590
Other Notable Cashes:
David “BodogMaven” Chicotsky (10th), Aaron “dyeti” Armstrong (14th), Nick “Stoweski” Stowe (29th) and Anthony “D1rtyR1v3r” Nardi (41st)
*Based on a five-way deal made at the final table
Full Tilt — $750,000 Guarantee
Buy-In: $200+$16
Prize Pool: $828,800
Entrants: 4,144
Places Paid: 585
Final Table Results:
1. ADCampbell — $104,929*
2. ympa — $62,660*
3. mich_alumni — $98,967*
4. Felipe “clotilda” Montenegro — $72,000*
5. zsunset — $34,229
6. kenneoin — $25,361
7. quivan96 — $19,062
8. shhhant — $14,918
9. PatrickJ89 — $11,105
Other Notable Cashes:
David “DoubleDave22” D’Alesandro (14th) (pictured right), Tim “BegsClutch” Begley (16th) and Geoff “GeoffRas22” Rasmussen (29th)
*Based on a four-way deal made at the final table
UltimateBet — $200,000 Guarantee
Buy-In: $200+$15
Prize Pool: $200,000
Entrants: 994
Places Paid: 99
Final Table Results:
1. MAKE_IT_RAIN — $35,680*
2. Mike “Belandator” Beland — $35,680*
3. Michael “ROCK3656” Rocco — $18,100 (pictured right)
4. YOD0UG623 — $12,900
5. ANALPROBE — $10,900
6. MSUJENNY — $8,900
7. C00KEMONSTER — $6,900
8. Eric “SHEETSWORLD” Haber — $4,900
9. MAHI–MAHI — $3,400
Other Notable Cashes:
Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy (19th) and Hunter “THEHUNTD” Frey (32nd)
*Based on a two-way deal made at the final table
Bodog — $100,000 Guarantee
Buy-In: $150+$12
Prize Pool: $100,000
Entrants: 459
Places Paid: 63
Final Table Results:
1. geauxUSC — $25,000
2. Dsalt — $15,000
3. Steve “TheHesse” Hesse — $9,500
4. Mark “MarkFSU1” DeMasis — $7,000
5. Kevin “Banshee420” Hercules — $5,500
6. 1broadstbully — $4,500
7. Kenny “Hixx” Hicks — $3,500
8. elena m — $2,200
9. Kirk50 — $1,700
Other Notable Cashes:
Matt “21msd21” Doyle (16th) and Johnathan “UFPokerStar” Westra (33rd) (pictured right)
Cake Poker — $250,000 Guarantee
Buy-In: $250+$18
Prize Pool: $270,000
Entrants: 1,080
Places Paid: 150
Final Table Results:
1. Air Magic — $54,081
2. TurningSt0ne — $38,070
3. Uncle Dude — $25,542
4. ClaireBennet — $18,954
5. Sifosis — $12,852
6. NE2canDo — $9,747
7. WlkRambo — $7,155
8. BadBeatMeat — $5,373
9. maldoctrine — $4,536
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