The $109 buy-in Sunday Party is the new flagship weekly tournament at PartyPoker, and has been since its launch in February when PartyPoker revamped its online poker tournament schedule. The Sunday Party hit its $150,000 guarantee during its first week, but then saw an overlay in the following two weeks. PartyPoker decided to boost the guarantee to $200,000 on February 26 despite those overlays, and was rewarded by 2,014 players turning out, and creating a $201,400 prize pool! Build it and they shall come, as they say.
The top 351 finishers won a slice of $107,000 from the main prize pool, with the remaining $107,000 divided up and placed on the heads of each entrant in the form of a progressive bounty. Although the initial amount won from bounties was only $25, those payments swelled at the final table to such a degree that only two finalists banked less than $1,000 from the bounty prize pool, while the champion took home a five-figure haul worth of bounties alone.
"CanYouFold" was the final table's first casualty. Their ninth-place finish came with a prize weighing in at $1,966 in total. "Paspalho" ($2,421), and "Scoobyduuu" ($2,930) bowed out, which left the final table six-handed.
The final six became five when "A222C7600E" ($2,891) crashed out, then four when "AyyKaramba," ($5,414) a possible fan of The Simpsons, saw their stack slide to an opponent's. "Emaxxi" ($5,385), and "Vittor_R0d" ($8,170) crashed and burned, leaving only two players in the hunt for the title of $200,000 Sunday Party champion.
Both of the heads-up players locked in almost $11,000 from the main prize pool, but the final bounty payment was worth more than $13,000, leaving everything very much to play for. Eventually, "Nepomniachtch" defeated "Takafogonela" in the one-on-one battle, and reeled in a total prize worth $23,999, leaving the runner-up to pad their bankroll with $13,634.
The Sunday Party Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepomniachtch | $13,014 | $10,985 | $23,999 |
| 2 | Takafogonela | $2,670 | $10,964 | $13,634 |
| 3 | Vittor_R0d | $1,104 | $7,066 | $8,170 |
| 4 | Emaxxi | $732 | $4,653 | $5,385 |
| 5 | AyyyKaramba | $2,259 | $3,155 | $5,414 |
| 6 | A222C7600E | $489 | $2,402 | $2,891 |
| 7 | Scoobyduuu | $1,188 | $1,742 | $2,930 |
| 8 | Paspalho | $1,035 | $1,386 | $2,421 |
| 9 | CanYouFold | $881 | $1,085 | $1,966 |
The Sunday Party's guarantee returns to $150,000 on March 5, yet it is still superb value. Satellites from only $0.01 mean the field is packed with amateur and recreational players taking a shot at the big time. Will you be one of them?
Spakman0888 Secures Sunday Carnival Top Honors
The Sunday Carnival was another Sunday major that PartyPoker increased the guarantee of, boosting the usual $50,000 to $75,000, which is a pretty fantastic prize pool for a $22 buy-in. Some 3,436 players bought in, resulting in an overlay of just under $6,300, a valiant attempt indeed.
Team PartyPoker's Jaime "jaimestaples" Staples was among the in-the-money finishers. The popular Canadian bowed out in 271st place for a combined score worth $54. Had Staples navigated his way to the final table, he would have taken home at least $552 for his efforts.
"AKA-4777" ($552), and "suerteloka" ($736) were the only finalists to not see their PartyPoker accounts increase by four figures. "LuckyVenom" ($1,064), "emiledel69" ($1,224), and "EscravoDoPipos" ($1,829) fell short of glory, but will likely be taking another shot at the Sunday Carnival in the coming weeks having multiplied their initial investment several times over.
"loverboybr" ($2,088) and "JonSlowroll" ($3,244) fell by the wayside, leaving "Spakman0888" heads-up against "d1bg". It was the former that got their hands on the title, and a total haul worth $7,154. The player that fell at the final hurdle received $4,743, giving them plenty of ammunition for their future endeavors.
The Sunday Carnival Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spakman0888 | $2,900 | $4,254 | $7,154 |
| 2 | d1bg | $500 | $4,243 | $4,743 |
| 3 | JonSlowroll | $566 | $2,678 | $3,244 |
| 4 | loverboybr | $306 | $1,782 | $2,088 |
| 5 | EscravoDoPipos | $626 | $1,203 | $1,829 |
| 6 | emiledel69 | $332 | $892 | $1,224 |
| 7 | LuckyVenom87 | $421 | $643 | $1,064 |
| 8 | suerteloka | $243 | $493 | $736 |
| 9 | AKA-4777 | $160 | $392 | $552 |
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Make your first deposit $20 or greater to receive the following package worth $30:
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Your initial deposit is matched 100% up to a maximum of $600. The bonus releases into your playable account balance in 10% increments of the deposit amount, and you need to earn four times the bonus amount in loyalty payments within 90 days to release the full amount.
The bonus is slightly different for residents of the United Kingdom. Your deposit bonus is 100% up to £400, which comes with the same release rates. Your deposit of at least £10 comes with £40 of free play, consisting of:
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- Day 5: 1x $5 SPINS and 1x $3.30 MTT tickets
- Day 6: 5x $1 SPINS and 2x $2.20 MTT tickets
