{"id":5711,"date":"2024-04-11T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=5711"},"modified":"2024-04-11T11:39:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T11:39:40","slug":"mateus-mendes-grabs-pokerstars-sunday-million-18th-anniversary-title-and-a-million-cash-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/mateus-mendes-grabs-pokerstars-sunday-million-18th-anniversary-title-and-a-million-cash-prize","title":{"rendered":"Mendes Grabs PokerStars Sunday Million\u2019s 18th Anniversary Title and $1M"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/04\/mateus-mendes.jpg\" alt=\"Mateus \u201cCrossBreed17\u201d Mendes\" class=\"wp-image-5713\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Mateus Mendes Grabs PokerStars Sunday Million\u2019s 18th Anniversary Title and $1M\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The three days of the PokerStars Sunday Million 18th Anniversary have come to an end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brazil\u2019s Mateus Mendes grabbed the champion title and $1M after defeating an entry field of 39,226\u00a0 participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The tournament had a $8 million guarantee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PokerStars Sunday Million 18th Anniversary<\/strong> <strong>(SMA)<\/strong>\u2019s three exciting days have reached the finish line with Brazil&#8217;s <strong>Mateus \u201c<em>CrossBreed17<\/em>\u201d Mendes<\/strong> taking home the champion title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After besting the entry field that was slightly short of 40,000 participants, the smallest since 2012 onward, Mateus claimed the $1 million prize for first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/blog\/how-do-poker-tournaments-work\">poker tournament<\/a>\u2019s entry field was required to hit the $8 million guarantee<\/strong>, which translated to the SMA featuring an overlay for the second time in the event\u2019s history.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pokerstars-ambassadors-ran-deep-into-the-tourney\">PokerStars Ambassadors Ran Deep Into the Tourney\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three PokerStars ambassadors also ended up running deep into the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Namely, <strong>Benjamin &#8220;<em>Spraggy<\/em>&#8221; Spragg<\/strong> scored a 219th finish and grabbed $2,325, commentator<strong> James &#8220;<em>J.Hartigan<\/em>&#8221; Hartigan<\/strong> exited the event from the 101st position, netting $5,032 while <strong>Fintan &#8220;<em>easywithaces<\/em>&#8221; Hand<\/strong> ended his run in 78th, which brought him $5,032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spraggy, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/top-10-uk-poker-sites\">British poker<\/a> player who initially joined PokerStars as a member of Team Online in 2017, has grabbed many online titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list includes World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) titles which he scooped up two years in a row, in 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The player, who has a 523 GPI ranking, has so far totaled $478,068 in Live Earnings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>J. Hartigan is an Irish poker pro with a current total live earnings of $10,108. In contrast, Irish easywithaces is both a Twitch streamer and PokerStars Ambassador with a 3,546 GPI ranking and total live earnings of $138,167.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"heated-final-table\">Heated Final Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?video=2115302923&amp;parent=www.top10pokersites.net\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At the final table, Mendes ousted <strong>Juanki &#8220;<em>B4NKR0LL3R<\/em>&#8221; Vecino<\/strong>, collected the pot, and came onto the nine-handed final table second in chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>talking<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong> was the first to exit the table after their ace-seven couldn\u2019t hold against <strong>\u201c<em>Sunday Melon<\/em>\u201d<\/strong>\u2019s king-jack once the chips went in preflop.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not long after, chip leader &#8220;Sunday Melon\u201d dominated <strong>&#8220;<em>alxwhitty<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong> in a new all-in preflop encounter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A queen on the flop and a turn with no drama in it eventually locked the runner-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>n3v3rw1n88<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> left the final table from the seventh position. <strong>&#8220;<em>FcProto10<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong> brought the tournament to the final six players.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>Majo360<\/em>&#8220;<\/strong> ran ace-queen into big slick and left the table next, quickly joined the eliminated players on the rail after running ace-queen into big slick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mendes managed to eliminate &#8220;Sunday Melon&#8221; after his commanding lead. The Brazilian\u2019s ace-seven also dropped off &#8220;FcProto10&#8221;, setting up a heads-up play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the deal that Mendes offered to his opponent, &#8220;Sunday Melon&#8221; decided not to take it and the two kept the battle alive for one more hour and a half, finally confirming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardplayer.com\/poker-players\/307259-matheus-mendes\">Mateus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardplayer.com\/poker-players\/307259-matheus-mendes\">Mendes<\/a> as the winner of the PokerStars Sunday Million 18th Anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: PokerStars Sunday Million 18th Anniversary (SMA)\u2019s three exciting days have reached the finish line with Brazil&#8217;s Mateus \u201cCrossBreed17\u201d Mendes taking home the champion title. After besting the entry field that was slightly short of 40,000 participants, the smallest since 2012 onward, Mateus claimed the $1 million prize for first place. 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