A field of 55,444 entries and a prize pool of $5,544,400 set the stage for the PokerStars Sunday Million 20th Anniversary event, and when the last card was dealt, it was Belarusian player ‘AHTOCb’ left standing with the title and $255,336 in first-place prize money, according to PokerNews.
The tournament’s final phase saw 1,763 players whittled down to 49, each of whom had locked in at least $924 from the regular prize pool plus any progressive bounties collected along the way. Finland’s ‘RageReaperf’ returned to Day 2 as the chip leader, while ‘AHTOCb’ entered in second place — a position that would prove prophetic. The final table was reached after Armenia’s ‘Karat221’ was eliminated in tenth, and from there all nine finalists were guaranteed a five-figure payout with bounties included, per PokerNews.
The deeper runs made by satellite qualifiers were a notable subplot throughout. Denmark’s ‘makassip’ and Belarus’s ‘Aleshek’ each entered the event for just $11, with both reaching the final table — ‘makassip’ finishing sixth for $31,578 and ‘Aleshek’ fifth for $55,198, according to PokerNews. Further down the results sheet, UK player Paul ‘jim5432’ Romain finished 14th for $2,039 including bounties after qualifying through a $1.50 Power Path Step 2 tournament. Hungary’s Marton ‘komarcus’ Kokai, described by PokerNews as a Spring Championship of Online Poker champion, finished third for $144,167 — the first six-figure payout of the tournament.
Heads-up play came down to ‘AHTOCb’ against UK player Charlie ‘JIZOINT’ Combes, with both having already secured at least $176,300 from the regular prize pool before the final bounties were contested. Combes ultimately finished second for $186,255. PokerNews reported that the result represented the largest online score of his career, and that he had previously chopped a Sunday Million in 2019.
Eight of the 49 Day 2 qualifiers had reached that stage via satellites, the Power Path, or the Ticket Machine — a detail that underscored how broadly accessible the anniversary event proved to be across the player pool.
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