Last Week in Poker (3/22/21)
Sunday Million Anniversary
March 20, 2021
PokerStars is set to launch its Sunday Million 15th year anniversary on March 21. The event will have a staggering 12.5 million dollar guarantee. Plenty of entrants will get a decent prize while the top 2 will receive a guaranteed million dollar prize each. The Sunday Million has a buy-in that saw a raise to an old-school price of $215. A Lot has changed over the course of 15 years for the Sunday Million tournament, including more entrants and more prize money!
Jared Jaffee Secures 3rd Gold Ring in WSOP Silver Legacy Online Series
March 20, 2021
Jared “darrensrabbi” Jaffree locked in his second gold ring in a month (3rd overall) after winning the Silver Legacy Online Series Event. Jaffree came away with a first place prize of $27,229.36 despite facing some well-known poker stars such as Joe “melonhead” Bartholdi and Matt “Rubberfist” Stout towards the end.
Isaac Baron Earns Second Win in the GG Poker Tournament
March 17, 2021
Winning the Super MILLION$ once is already an incredible feat. Isaac Baron managed to win his second title in GG Poker’s weekly tournament which is known for having some of the top skilled competitors around. Isaac Baron represents Mexico, and placed first while bringing up a grand whopping total of $412,449.
Baron squared off with Bruno Volkmann one on one at the end, which only took a few hands to secure the victory. Volkmann raised with a seven-eight while Baron called with an ace-nine. Both players flopped a pair, but the board followed with a king on the turn and nine on the river, solidifying the win for Baron.
Sung Joo Hyun Takes the Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Championship
March 16, 2021
The potential prize just kept on rising on the last day of the Wynn Spring Classic $3,500. Sung Joo “Arte” Hyun was the one who emerged victorious with some luck on his side when the dust settled. The field has 614 entries which added up for a grand total prize of $323,409, but here is how it went down.
Arte and Matthias Auer were the final players remaining in the event as they made a mutual proposal. Both players agreed to a $323,408 split before agreeing to a best of three flip which would determine who gets the remaining $1 and trophy. Arte took the win and the trophy, which he valued more than the prize itself. He’s known for his competitive spirit.
Dylan Rowe Finds 1st Place at WPT500
March 16, 2021
The WPT500 at partypoker generated a monstrous $1.2 million prize pool with more than 2,400 entrants. It was an important win for Dylan Rowe, who hasn’t had many accolades on record so far. He took home a first place prize of $181,545. Rowe faced off against Andrii Novak in the top 2, with Rowe nearly tripling Navak’s chip count. On the very last hand, Novak’s J-9 couldn’t keep up with Rowe’s K-4 as the board showed 2–3–7–10–2.
