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The PokerStars Sunday Million 20th Anniversary edition has produced its champion, with Belarusian player “AHTOCb” topping a massive field of 55,444 entrants. The tournament smashed its guarantee, generating a prize pool of $5,544,400, and “AHTOCb” walked away with $255,336 for the win.
The event’s final phase saw 1,763 players trimmed down to 49 for Day 2, with each of those survivors already guaranteed $924 plus any bounties collected along the way. Finland’s “RageReaperf” began the final stretch as chip leader, with eventual champion “AHTOCb” sitting second.
Satellite qualifiers made a notable impact on the tournament, with eight of the final 49 players having won their seats via satellites, Power Path, or the Ticket Machine. One competitor reportedly spent just $1.50 to enter. Among them, UK player Paul “jim5432” Romain enjoyed a deep run before busting in 14th for $2,039.
Armenia’s “Karat221” fell in 10th to set the official final table, where all nine remaining players were guaranteed five-figure payouts. Ukraine’s “grid 92” was first to exit for $12,999, followed by Swedish pro Niklas “Lena900” Astedt in eighth for $25,538.
Further eliminations saw “RageReaperf” collect $32,712 in seventh, “makassip” earn $31,578 in sixth, and $11 satellite qualifier “Aleshek” bank $55,198 in fifth. Hungarian SCOOP champion Marton “komarcus” Kokai rounded out the six-figure milestone with a fourth-place score before Kokai’s own exit in third for $144,167 set up heads-up play.
In the final duel, “AHTOCb” defeated Charlie “JIZOINT” Combes, who banked a career-best $186,255 for his second Sunday Million runner-up finish since 2019.
