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The Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Edition has reached its final stages, with just 49 players surviving from a massive starting field of 55,444 entries.
Niklas “Lena900” Astedt once again finds himself deep in the tournament’s showcase event. Four years ago he finished 23rd in the 16th Anniversary Edition among 52,119 entrants, and this year he sits sixth in chips heading into the next stage of play.
The chip lead belongs to Finland’s “RageReaperf”, who claimed a maiden SCOOP title last year in the $55 NLHE Turbo PLO event for $12,849. Whether that player can convert their lead into a Sunday Million title will be decided when the tournament concludes on Monday night.
Other notable survivors include “SuperQ22”, who made the final table of the $1,050 New Years Series Main Event in 2023, and “luily021”, a finalist in the $55 SCOOP Main Event back in 2021. Further down the counts, Germany’s Leonard “Grozzorg” Maue sits 42nd in chips, bringing experience from two SCOOP titles and one WCOOP title to his résumé.
As the event is being played in Progressive Knockout format, bounties remain a key storyline. Ukraine’s “234241234214432” currently holds the largest bounty at $8,400.
All remaining players have already secured $924 in min-cash winnings, with the next two eliminations guaranteeing four-figure payouts. The eventual champion stands to collect more than $176,000.
