It's hard to not look forward to the following few weeks for the thrill discovering the approaching tournaments here at PokerStars. You were given the 6th anniversary of the unique Sunday Major, the Sunday Million bigger and badder with a $6,000,000 guarantee and someone walking away with seven figures. Then, those folks small-stakes players gets to polish like those in tonight's $500,000 guarantee Sunday Warm-up while playing within the MicroMillions. In ten days just eleven cents is sufficient to potentially get you a seat at a last table which may be worth thousands. Not bad for pocket change found a coffeehouse floor. Tonight's Sunday Warm-up carried a bit of higher ticket at $215 which 3,770 players probably didn't find at the floor of a Starbucks but all of them got an equal chance of finishing the highest 540 places for a slice of the $754,000.00 prize pool.

Down to only over 30K in tournament chips, the last Red Spade standing Team Online's Javier "El Cañonero" Dominguez would enjoy a slight double up with just four-nine offsuit, then a triple as much as nearly 200K after winning a three-way all-in holding pocket kings against linnna's suited Ace-eight and super proper's big slick to come again into tournament contention with 145 players left and 6K/12K ante 1,200. A race against Polizischt's big slick while still within the 6K/12K ante 1.2K level would push the Spanish online pro over 400K because the choice of players left tumbled to 2 digits. In advance of the blinds moved as much as 10K/20K ante 10K Dominguez would attempt to throw across the weight of his newly found stack nevertheless it would find some resistance within the type of tamikaspace. Starting out with a min-raise to 30,000 from the small blind, tamikaspace would three-bet to 73,280 from the large blind. Javier sensing a bit weakness would shove for 376,158 total as tamikaspace covered and made the decision holding Q♣A♣. Javier was also suited but trailing with the J♠6♠. No spades at the 9♥ 3♣ 5♦ T♦ A♦ board and the Team Online member was pushed to the rail in 83rd place ($1,131.00) cashing within the Sunday Warm-up for the second one consecutive week.

tamikaspace would run away with the chip lead for nearly two hours after eliminating Dominguez but handed that lead off to auercan of Turkey after finishing in 22nd place ($1,922.00). auercan would take the lead going into the overall two tables because the only player over four million chips holding 6,041,518 because the players took a five minute rest before coming back to the 40K/80K ante 8K level.

2NDclass: "id b surprised in case your computer remains to be in a single piece" after watching Lenya Summer take a second bad beat. The primary one was doled out by 2NDclass himself spiking a six with pocket sixes all-in preflop against Lenya's pocket kings for a two million chip pot. Then, ok72 with ace-six would shove a brief stack from middle position only to get called by Lenya's ace-jack. Sixes? Not Lenya Summer's favorite number after two of them appeared at the flop to knock the German all the way down to under a 100,000 chips and blinds at 50K/100K ante 10K. Never fear, Lenya would double up 3 times to rally to just about 800K in chips as Charibert at the other table fell in 18th place ($2,262.00).

kurt23x's trip nines would send short stacked maaarcel out in 17th place ($2,262.00) and the bad beats kept approaching Table 74 as TESIK and ok72 pitched of their short stacks for a 1.7 million chip pot and TESIK's Q♠A♦ would discover a queen at the flop and another at the river 8♥ J♦ Q♥ 7♠ Q♦ to overcome out ok72's big slick K♠A♠ who finished in 16th place ($2,262.00) narrowly missing out another big final table as ok72 took sixth place during Event #30 at this year's inaugural Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP). Tryboom would finish in 15th place shortly before Lenya Summer's run would finally lead to 14th place ($3,393.00).

CesarSPA has several Major final tables here at PokerStars including the Sunday Million in November which he took home sixth place for $44K tonight's run would end in need of a last table however looking to squeeze queen-jack offsuit past the pocket kings of A-laursen and finishing in 13th place ($3,393.00). After hansapils82 and torkolort1 finished in 11th and 12nd place respectively (both earning $4,524.00) the hand-for-hand notices popped up on both tables because the blinds held at 80K/160K ante 16K.

A tough final table bubble to burst as QUARTER-HOUR of hand-for-hand play would float by in addition to blinds moving as much as 100K/200K ante 20K as not one of the final ten were willing to surrender their shot on the $118,378.00 first place prize. Two hands into the brand new blinds and TESIK was backed right into a corner holding just 627,248 chips and within the small blind. danita332789 was happy to use more pressure min-raising from the cutoff as TESIK would shove holding T♠A♣. Back to danita332789 looking down at K♥8♥ making the maths call and was rewarded with a king at the flop 2♦ 5♦ K♣ 9♦ 3♦ to take down the 1.5 million chip pot sending TESIK off at the final table bubble in tenth place ($4,524.00) and setting out the general table below:

Seat 1: A-laursen (6582251 in chips)Seat 2: danita332789 (5539151 in chips)Seat 3: matilla87 (1776076 in chips)Seat 4: hmd78 (2412920 in chips)Seat 5: auercan (6076494 in chips)Seat 6: kurt23x (3682592 in chips)Seat 7: LaurisL91 (4635188 in chips)Seat 8: Pokerfan89Gr (4252546 in chips)Seat 9: 2NDclass (2742782 in chips)

Worth the wait

In what may well be a primary for this tournament, we might not lose our first player on the final table until the 150K/300K ante 30K level. danita332789 would start the betting with a min-raise from UTG+1 as Pokerfan89Gr would shove from the small blind for 1.54 million. Holding a small suited ace 2♥A♥ and never a lot more to call, danita332789 would do exactly that up against the pocket queens Q♥Q♦ of Pokerfan89Gr. No rivered ace excellent or disappointment dependent on the side you might be rooting for because the ace hit the flop at the side of a two 3♠ A♦ 2♣ 8♠ K♣ to finish Pokerfan89Gr's night in ninth place ($6,032.00).

And there's the ace in a well-recognized place

Right before the blinds were scheduled to transport up, Danita332789 and A-laursen got together preflop for a 5.6 million chip pot. Take a look at below because the ace at the board lands in a well known place:

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Ace at the river helped danita332789's K♠A♥ overcome A-laursen's pocket kings K♣K♥ to knock out A-laursen in eighth place ($9,425.00).

2NDclass earns a 1st class paycheck

Up to 200K/400K ante 40K blinds and 2NDclass clinging directly to 2.01 million chips, shoved from middle position as matilla87 made sure no person else wanted in by re-raising to four million. No takers as matilla87 rolled over Q♦A♣ which dominated the 6♦A♥ held by 2NDclass. Two pair at the board negated the domination 5♥ 4♦ 4♠ 5♣, however the Q♥ didn't as 2NDclass will now come up with the money for a upgrade finishing in seventh place ($16,965.00).

From "would you like a deal?" to the largest pot of the tournament

Still within the 200K/400K ante 40K blind level, matilla87 tried to squeeze in a six-way deal attempt, but kurt23x and LaurisL91 were too busy shoving their chips into the center as auercan, who made a min-raise from the button, folded to BOTH blinds shoving. Pocket fours 4♥4♣ for kurt23x as LaurisL91 covered and turned up tens T♦T♣. Despite picking up four more outs at the turn, kurt23x watched the harmless jack fall at the river 3♠ 5♥ Q♥ 7♣ J♥ to finish the night in sixth place ($24,505.00).

After the long wait the sector trimmed once again

While it took 20 minutes into the general table to get people to leave, just a few minutes would separate the eliminations within the 200K/400K ante 40K level. auercan again came in with a min-raise from the button as danita332789 with 3.72 million would shove from the small blind holding A♠T♣ hoping to select up some dead chips. Instead auercan was more than pleased to name with the dominating A♣J♣. Both players would pair their kicker 4♥ 7♠ J♥ T♠ 3♥ however the preflop lead held as danita332789 would exit in fifth place ($32,045.00).

Back-to-back for auercan

The aggressive player from Turkey continue his tear at the final table at the very next hand creating a call from the large blind as hmd78 tried open shoving from the small blind. auercan only held a small ace 2♠A♣ but found himself within the lead over hmd78's 9♣K♦. Neither player found a card connecting theirs at the 6♠ J♣ 6♥ 7♣ 4♣ board as hmd78 used his stealthy how you can earn a fourth place finish ($43,355.00).

Costly non-deal

Down to a few players the threesome tried to connect to one another emotionally and financially but tonight there can be no hugs of congratulations because the players used their five minute hourly break for nothing but a busted deal attempt and play would roll on. auercan would score an enormous hit at the chip leading LaurisL91's stack after raking in a 23.6 million chip pot when the 2 shoved preflop and LaurisL91 leading with big slick A♣K♣ against auercan's Q♣J♣. But a straight by the turn 9♣ 4♣ T♥ 8♦ J♦ would shift all power to auercan. 12 hands later auercan would scoop up the remainder of LaurisL91's chips as Lithuanian took home third place ($62,205.00). Perhaps LaurisL91's previous experience at an enormous final table had some sway into the non-deal as he was the runner-up within the Sunday Million back in November for $178K.

Now we will hug it out

With LaurisL91 gone, the remainder two would get right to sending verbal kisses around the chat box and quickly came to the deal shown below (leaving aside $10,000 for the winner):

aurecan: $102,869.69matilla87: $93,726.31

You can't beat luck

auercan holding a 27.9 million to matilla87's 9.7 million would put away the tournament just seven hands after agreeing to the deal. Take a look at the general hand below:

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Getting the money in behind again, as auercan held K♦9♦ to matilla87's big slick A♦K♠ however the board was in favor of auercan again as a nine would hit the door and switch 9♠ T♠ Q♥ 9♣ K♥ handy auercan the additional $10,000.00 and claim this week's Sunday Warm-up title!

$500,000 guarantee Sunday Warm-Up results (03-04-12):(* denotes a part of two-way deal)1. auercan (Turkey) *$112,869.692. matilla87 (Spain) *$93,726.313. LaurisL91 (Lithuania) $62,205.004. hmd78 (Germany) $43,355.005. danita332789 (Greece) $32,045.006. kurt23x (Costa Rica) $24,505.007. 2NDclass (UK) $16,965.008. A-laursen (Denmark) $9,425.009. Pokerfan89Gr (Greece) $6,032.00

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