Newsletter: Volume 4 - Issue 17

Cash Points May Cycle

Originally SunPoker was skipping Cash Points in May, but giving the raging success and amazing feed back from No Limit Hold’em players there is no way we can let a whole month go by! Therefore we are happy to announce May 7th as the start date for Cycle 1 once again!

The all new Cash Point promotion will be rewarding top performers with a total of over $760,000 in hard cash over a 3 cycle leadeboard. The new type of leaderboard will run in 3 cycles on 3 stake levels where results are counted every 7 days allowing players to jump in at any time and never be left behind! The different leader boards paying out on every different level ensure further game fairness. http://www.sunpoker.com/promotions/promo_CashPoint.asp

May’s Cycle 1 starts May 7th and will run until May 27th if you haven’t opted into this promotion be sure to do so as this is an opt in only promotion.

Simply connect to any “No Play” SNGs in the lobby and register, this will ensure you’re registered for the future two cycles.

Good Luck No Limit Hold’em players this is your time to Shine!

WSOP Package of the week!

We might as well name this package, WSOP Package of the YEAR! Why? Maybe because it is worth $24,000 that’s why!

The Executive Package valued at $24,000 caters to the player who wants it all from Las Vegas and the WSOP including; the Main Event, Side Event and the Vegas Experience along with Grand Canyon trips, Show Tickets, Limo’s and more!

• $1,000 buy-in to a WSOP Side Event (Event #59B).
  4 days event, July 5th (starts at 12:00 PM) – July 8th, 2012.

• $10,000 buy-in to the WSOP Main Event (Event #61).
  All players will start at Day 1C – July 9th, 2012 at 12:00 PM.

• $3,550 for 11 Nights’ accommodation at the Wynn Las Vegas Parlor suite June 3rd – July 14th, 2012. Check in: July 3rd 2012 and Check out: July 14th, 2012.

• $250 for registration fees.
• $2,200 for Executive Perks package:
  • Two top notch tickets to the Cirque de Soleil show.
  • Helicopter Trip over the Grand Canyon.
  • Dinner for two at the Exclusive SW steakhouse at the Wynn.
  • Limo pick-up to and from the Las Vegas airport – July 3rd and July 14th.
• $7,000 for flights and spending.

The Executive Package sets you in Las Vegas from July 3rd – July 14th, 2012.

Winning an Executive Package is even easier all you have to do is play and win 6 consecutive $10 + $1.9 “WSOP Executive – Jackpot Sit‟n‟Go” tournaments and an Executive package is yours! We promise you that is ALL there is to it!

Sit ‘n’ Go’s have already started and the last Sit ‘n’ Go will be played on June 10th 2012

This is the package that truly makes you enjoy the WSOP and Las Vegas the way you are meant too!

Justin Bonomo Wins EPT Grand Final €100,000

Justin Bonomo has won the European Poker Tour Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller event, earning €1,640,000 ($2,167,588). With this massive win, Bonomo’s tournament earnings now surpass $5.2 million.

Bonomo entered the final table of eight with an overwhelming chiplead, holding roughly 41 percent of the total chips in the play. He utilized his chip advantage, knocking out five opponents on his way to the title.

Only six players made the money, and the unfortunate player to bust on the €310,000 bubble was Jonathan Duhamel. Daniel Negreanu was the first player to bust in the money, earning €310,000 ($409,727) after his AK failed to outrace Bonomo’s pocket tens. With this win, Negreanu’s lifetime earnings have surpassed the $15.3 million mark.

High-stakes pro Patrik Antonius busted soon after when his top-pair top kicker ran into Bonomo’s rivered straight. Antonius added €443,000 ($585,513) to his bankroll for his deep finish. Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, fresh off a win at the EPT Berlin high roller event last week, continued his winning ways here with a third-place finish for €621,000 ($820,776). ElkY now has nearly $10.9 million in lifetime earnings.

As a result of all of his bustouts, Bonomo took his sizable lead into heads-up play, where he ultimately defeated Tobias Reinkemeier with his AQ winning the decisive race against Reinkemeier’s 44. The board ran out AK5107, sending Reinkemeier to the rail as the second-place finisher with €1,064,000 ($1,406,289).

Here is a look at the complete payout for the final table:

The race to the iPOPs finally continues, be sure to secure your share of the $1,000,000 Million prize poll this Wednesday May 2nd as $150,000 is up for grabs in event #3!

Check out this months Calendar!

ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting May 1st SunPoker will be adding the following tournaments to the lobby:

We would also like to remind you the following flagship tournaments will not play due to the iPOPS main events;