Sunday Million Season: ‘king153246’ and Jakob “Succeeed” Miegel top Leader Boards

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April 10, 2025

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by Jack Stanton

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PokerStars’ Sunday Million Season offered $18.7 million in prize pools, huge prizes, a leader board with $100K in SCOOP tickets, and $300K in tickets to the enormous Sunday Million Anniversary 19. The phrase “Never miss a Sunday” had never been more pertinent.

Find out all you need to know about Sunday Million Season, including the event schedule, the leader boards and prizes, and details on the biggest annual tournament on PokerStars – the Sunday Million Anniversary.

FINAL LEADER BOARD RESULTS

“king153246” of Albania dominated nearly the entire season, and now they’ve officially been crowned Player of the Season. They claimed the top spot on the overall leaderboard, earning a SCOOP package worth nearly $23,000, and also led the low leaderboard for an extra $5,250 in SCOOP tickets.

High stakes Austrian pro Jakob “Succeeed” Miegel took down the High Leader Board, finishing fifth overall.

PLAYER OF THE SEASON

1. king153246 (Albania) – 830.00 – $22,918 in SCOOP tickets
2. Dalton “daltonhb” Hobold (Brazil) – 445.00
3. Renan “Aziz.Mancha” Aziz (Brazil) – 420.00
3. freezeplay (Canada) – 420.00
5. Jakob “Succeeed” Miegel (Austria) – 415.00
6. cardinals970 (Canada) – 385.00
6. Regis R69 (Brazil) – 385.00
8. Swisswizard (Switzerland) – 375.00
9. Sw33ney (United Kingdom) – 370.00
10. AriPoker AA (Argentina) – 365.00

LOW WINNER: 

king153246 (Albania) – $5,250 in SCOOP tickets

MEDIUM WINNER:

CurrD (United Kingdom) – $10,300 SCOOP ticket

HIGH WINNER:

Jakob “Succeeed” Miegel (Austria) – $12,400 in SCOOP tickets

Jakob “Succeeed” Miegel

Brazil’s Carlos Augusto ‘gutAoAllin’ Martins wins SMA19 for $391K

The tournament, which marked another year of the world’s most iconic weekly online poker event, attracted 28,444 entries at $215 each and paid out a total of $6,000,000 in prizes. For the finalists, it was a long marathon that lasted three days. But for the ultimate champion Carlos Augusto “gutAoAllin” Martins – who took home an astonishing $391,436.39 – the journey to the title began long before…

Meet the winner and find out what happened in the SMA19 here.

Interview and article by Sergio Prado, Live Events Manager for PokerStars in Brazil.

WHAT IS THE SUNDAY MILLION ANNIVERSARY?

Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Mark it on your calendar. Don’t make plans. Get a good night’s rest beforehand.

This year marks the 19th anniversary of the iconic Sunday Million and to celebrate PokerStars is throwing a six-week-Season-long party.

The Sunday Million Anniversary 19 has a $215 buy-in and a whopping $6 million already in the prize pool, making it the biggest event of the year on PokerStars.

And this year’s anniversary event comes with more ways to qualify than ever, so if $215 stretches your bankroll, don’t sweat. You have ample opportunity to win a seat and play for the millions in prizes and hundreds of thousands up top. 

All roads in the Sunday Million Season lead towards the Anniversary on Sunday, April 6. Each week in the lead-up PokerStars is giving away tickets to the event – $300K’s worth – ensuring players of all bankrolls and experience levels get a shot to play.

You could even win more than one ticket as players are allowed up to five re-entries, with late registration open for 24 hours and 15 minutes, closing at 13:20 ET on April 7.

Learn more about the Anniversary tournament and find out what happened last year here.

KEY INFO:

SUNDAY MILLION ANNIVERSARY 19

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025
Buy-in: $215
Guarantee: $6 million
Late reg: Open until 13:20 ET on April 7
Re-entries: Up to 5

STEP INTO THE ARENA

The doors to the PokerStars Arena are open. Your Sunday Million quest is about to begin. 

The second annual Sunday Million Season will run from February 23 to April 8, 2025. This series invites players into the arena to battle for mega prize pools ($18.7 million guaranteed across 70 tournaments), exclusive prizes, and valuable leaderboard points every week.

It’s an epic journey towards the Sunday Million Anniversary 19 and its mouth-watering $6 million guaranteed prize pool. With more opportunities to qualify for the Anniversary than ever, each episode could bring you closer to that golden ticket.

If the Milly has always felt out of reach to you, the next six weeks are your chance to shine with more ways to qualify plus plenty of chances to win free tickets to the Anniversary celebration in April.

If you never miss a Milly, here’s your chance to strive for greatness and battle in the leader board, where you could win thousands of dollars worth of tournament tickets.

Whatever your situation, one thing’s for sure: You should never miss a Sunday.

The Season lets you stake your claim every week, whether you’re in it for the prize pools, trophies, or on a quest for Sunday Million Anniversary glory.

LATEST NEWS

April 2, 2025

It’s full steam ahead towards this Sunday’s enormous Sunday Million Anniversary and your final chances to get Season Leader Board points. Exciting stuff.

As if your whistle wasn’t already wet for the forthcoming action, let’s go over the noteworthy results from the latest episodes.

Hungary’s “anth0nypappa” took down the Sunday Million PKO on Monday, March 31, topping a 9,895-entry field to bank $53,819 plus $29,764 in bounties. No stranger to big events and high stakes, anth0nypappa already has a World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title from 2021 and now has the prestigious Milly title on their CV.

There was also a lot of buzz around the $320 April Foolishness Mystery Bounty on Tuesday, April 1, as Spraggy — the event’s host — made a deep run. He ended up finishing second in the 165-entry event to earn $4,709, picking up $1,385 in bounty prizes along the way. “Sunni_92” of Austria was the victor, winning $6,048 plus the biggest bounty sum of $12,721. By busting Spraggy, they also collected an Anniversary ticket.

Over in the Leader Boards, it’s still “king153246” of Albania who sits atop the throne. If they can hold on they’ll win themselves $22,918 in SCOOP tickets.

Check out the full Sunday Million Season Leader Boards here.

March 25, 2025

It was a massive Sunday for players across all bankrolls, with the Sunday Million PKO and Sunday Storm Anniversary drawing huge fields and awarding incredible prizes.

Denmark’s “Liouli123” took down the $109 Sunday Million, outlasting a stacked field of 10,014 entries to claim $52,639 in winnings — plus an impressive $40,682 in bounties — for a grand total of $93,321. Quite the payday.

Over in the $11 Sunday Storm 14th Anniversary, Hungary’s “Diesel Ramirez” triumphed over 37,180 entries, securing $14,873 for first place and an additional $8,220 in bounties, bringing their total haul to $23,093.

As the Sunday Million Season heads into its final two weeks, Albania’s “king153246” sits atop the overall Leader Board. The last time we covered king153246 was during the WCOOP League, where they earned a team spot via the WCOOP Bootcamp and delivered a strong performance. Given their track record, it’s no surprise to see them dominating once again.

Check out the full Sunday Million Season Leader Boards here.

March 4, 2025

This Sunday Million Season offers tremendous value to PokerStars players, and we’re not even talking about the giveaways, ticket machines, and leaderboard prizes.

Last week’s Sunday Million (March 2-3) narrowly missed its $1 million guarantee with 9,954 entries, resulting in a small overlay. But the real value was found in the $55 Red Spade Open PKO. With 8,673 entries and a $500K guarantee, PokerStars contributed a whopping $66,350 to the prize pool—fantastic news for everyone playing. You don’t want to miss these huge events.

Both tournaments were won by Brazilians, with “Tchelo Shelby” taking down the Milly for $52,806 plus $32,514 in bounties, while “dukacgl” won the Red Spade Open for $34,033 plus $14,646. That’s a huge prize for just a $55 buy-in.

Those victories rocket both players into tied third place on the overall Season Leader Board, still led by the first week’s Milly winner Dalton “daltonhb” Hobold.

Despite not winning an event, Hungary’s “heroinelf2” is in second place after some consistent cashing across the season so far. They even won the biggest bounty in the $82 Monday Mystery, picking up a cool $10K for eliminating a single player.

You’ll find all of the Sunday Million Season Leader Boards here.

EPISODE 04: $109 SUNDAY MILLION PKO results

• 1. Tchelo Shelby (Brazil) – $85,320
• 2. BurlacuC95 (Romania) – $66,674
• 3. Ipedrov (Brazil) – $44,009
• 4. Zero-Outer (Finland) – $31,206
• 5. Pedrozadota (Brazil) – $22,934
• 6. ChrisFreeFlow (Ukraine) – $13,456
• 7. ThugWaffle (Brazil) – $11,178
• 8. hownorez (Austria) – $9,097

Feb 25, 2025

The iconic Sunday Million became a Phased tournament for the first time in its 19-year history this past week, culminating in a smashed guarantee and a well-known winner.

Brazil’s Dalton “daltonhb” Hobold topped an enormous field – 12,858 entries amassed across multiple Phase 1 flights – to take down the $109 Phased Sunday Million PKO for $92,042, including $30,494 in bounties.

The $1,285,800 prize pool made this one of the largest Sunday Millions in recent times outside of a big series and kicked off the Sunday Million Season in style. A total of `,369 players made it through to Phase 2, where they were automatically in the money.

Amazingly, just three weeks ago, Hobold finished third in the Sunday Million for $39,759 plus $8,225 in bounties. His epic start to the Season means he tops the Overall and Medium Leader Boards after the first week of episodes.

You’ll find all of the Sunday Million Season Leader Boards here.

Episode 01 Sunday Million: $109 Phase 2 PKO results

• 1. Dalton “daltonhb” Hobold (Brazil) $93,042
• 2. 8Sicchers8 (Brazil) – $80,000 
• 3. FEXX1 (Brazil) – $56,357
• 4. banz11 (Ukraine) – $38,649
• 5. 0indexed (Austria) – $26,692
• 6. Dekciww (Romania) $24,202 
• 7. Prosperous4 (Ukraine) – $12,514
• 8. Amendoa14 (Brazil) – $7,217
• 9. Pelckito (Brazil) – $8,462

WHAT IS SUNDAY MILLION SEASON?

The Sunday Million Season comprises some of the biggest online tournaments of the year, including the epic Sunday Million Anniversary 19 with its $6 million guarantee. It also features leaderboard points and added prizes.

The idea is simple. Players play their regular Sunday schedule, but certain events (including special tournaments added solely for the season) will be tracked and points will be awarded based on your results.

Not only are there millions of dollars in prize pools across the Season’s 70 events (some with Low, Medium and High editions), but there’s also $100,000 in Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) tickets to be won in the Season leader board.

Moreover, a staggering $300,000 in Sunday Million Anniversary tickets (each worth $215) will be given away throughout the Season.

SUNDAY MILLION SEASON SCHEDULE

KEY EPISODES:

• February 16-23 – $109 buy-in Sunday Million (Phased) with $1M GTD
• March 2 – $215 buy-in Sunday Million with $1M GTD & $55 buy-in Red Spade Open with $500K GTD
• March 9 – $11, $109 & $1,050 buy-in Super Sunday with $125K, $1M & $250K GTD
• March 16 – $109 buy-in Sunday Million Mystery Bounty with $1M GTD
• March 23 – $109 buy-in Sunday Million with $1M GTD & $11 buy-in Sunday Storm 14th Anniversary with $350K GTD
• March 30 – $109 buy-in Sunday Million with $1M GTD
• April 6 – $215 buy-in Sunday Million 19th Anniversary with $6M GTD

PERKS OF THE SEASON (AND HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE)

There are so many perks that make the Sunday Million Season an unmissable event each week.

SATELLITES FOR FREE

For starters, players can qualify for each episode of the Milly without spending a penny. Freeroll satellites are available for every event – just search for “Million Freeroll” in the tournament lobby.

SPECIAL EDITION SPINS

You can win your way into Season events in no time thanks to special edition Spin & Go’s with buy-ins starting at just $4 and prizes including $215 tickets to the Sunday Million Anniversary.

PLAY THROUGH POWER PATH

All PokerStars players receive a free $0.50 Power Path ticket every day and you can run these up into big tournament tickets. Players can use their $109 Bronze Passes to enter Sunday Million Season events with buy-ins of $109.

AMBASSADOR BOUNTIES

Some Sunday Million Season episodes are hosted by a PokerStars Ambassador. Knock out the host and you’ll win the juicy bounty on their head.

Players who KO the host Ambassador will win a $215 ticket to the Sunday Million Anniversary, plus an exclusive Lex Throwable.

All PokerStars Ambassadors will have bounties on their heads in the Red Spade Open (Sun, March 2) and the two Spectral Shadow events (also Sun, March 2).

Spraggy and Fintan are two of the Ambassadors hosting events throughout the Season

SEASON TICKET MACHINE – $300K TO BE GIVEN AWAY

There’s $300,000 worth of tickets to the Sunday Million Anniversary to be given away throughout the Sunday Million Season.

To be in with a shot of winning tickets all you have to do is Opt-in via Challenges in the PokerStars client and play one tournament per week. The more tournaments you play the more entries into the Ticket Machine raffle you’ll have. 

That means you could not only win your way into the $215 Anniversary where you’ll play for a share of $6 million, but you could also win a whole lot more too…

SPECIAL MERCH AND THROWABLES

Players can get their hands on exclusive merch and Throwables across the Season. Bag a limited edition Sunday Million hoodie or be one of the first to get a brand new Lex Veldhuis Throwable. 

Oh, and did we mention Sunday Million and Super Sunday winners will receive physical trophies?

UNIQUE EVENTS

Some fun tournament formats are running throughout the Season.

For example, Spraggy’s ‘April Foolishness’ episode on April 1 is a Mystery Bounty where 99% of the bounty prize pool is concentrated on just five players — each of whom will have enormous bounties.

And right now, there’s a Phased Sunday Million running with Phase 1s running every day. Players who make it through a Phase 1 with chips will continue to Phase 2. This takes place on Sunday, February 23 at 15:05 ET (after the final Last-Chance Phase 1 concludes). The tournament will also play to a winner on Sunday, February 23.

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