Belarusian player wins Sunday Million's 20th Anniversary event, satellite tournament finishers shine.

The PokerStars Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Championship has been crowned! Belarusian player AHTOCb emerged victorious from 55,444 players, winning 1TP 4T 255,336. Several satellite tournament qualifiers performed admirably, with one player reaching the finals in just 1TP 4T 1.50.

The PokerStars Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Edition has crowned its champion – out of a massive field of 55,444 players, only one remained to claim the title. Belarusian player "AHTOCb" emerged victorious, taking home a hefty prize of $255,336 from the guaranteed $5,544,400 total prize pool.

The final stage saw 1,763 players enter, which was later reduced to just 49. The 49 players who advanced to Day 2 are guaranteed $924 from the regular prize pool, plus progressive bounties accumulated along the way.

Finland's "RageReaperf" returned to the field as the chip leader, while the eventual champion "AHTOCb" finished in second place.

It is worth noting that 8 of the final 49 participants qualified through satellite tournaments, Power Path, or Ticket Machine, with one participant advancing to the final stage of the competition with only $1.50.

Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Final Table Results

One of the satellite tournament qualifiers, Paul “jim5432” Romain, finished his impressive run in 14th place, earning a total prize (including bounty) of $2,039. Romain is a popular figure in the UK poker scene, and his deep run to the tournament, achieved through only the second step of the $1.50 Power Path tournament, makes his advancement all the more remarkable.

Armenia's "Karat221" was eliminated in 10th place, confirming the final table lineup. After deducting the bounty, all nine finalists are guaranteed a five-figure prize, with two of them having qualified from the $11 satellite tournament.

Ukraine's "grid 92" was the first finalist to be eliminated, with a score of $12,999.

Next came the elimination of Swedish legend Niklas “Lena900” Astedt. The remaining seven players must have breathed a sigh of relief when Astedt left the stage, adding $25,538 to his career winnings.

RageReaperf, who started the day as chip leader, was eliminated in seventh place with $32,712 chips; followed by makassip, who finished in sixth place with $31,578 chips. makassip was also one of the players who qualified for the Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Event with only $11 chips.

Another $11 satellite contest participant, "Aleshek," was eliminated in fifth place, earning $55,198, resulting in an astonishing return on investment of 501,700%.

PokerStars regular "234241234214432" was the next player to be eliminated, finishing fourth with $93,793.

The Sunday Million 20th Anniversary event went into heads-up play after Hungarian player Marton “komarcus” Kokai was eliminated. Kokai, a former winner of the Spring Online Poker Championship (SCOOP), won $144,167, the first six-figure prize in the event.

"AHTOCb" will face off against Charlie "JIZOINT" Combes in a heads-up match to determine the champion. Both players have already secured at least $176,300 from the regular prize pool, with the remaining prize money coming from the final two slots.

Combes, who won the Sunday Million in 2019, fell short at the last minute this time, finishing second again. The $186,255 prize money was deposited into Combes' account, marking his highest career online winnings.

As Combes celebrated his career high, "AHTOCb" saw his PokerStars account balance increase by $255,336, undoubtedly setting a new benchmark for the Belarusian player. He will thus be etched into PokerStars history as the champion of the 20th Anniversary Sunday Million.

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