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A total of five PocketFives.com members took down major final tables this past Sunday, but the day's largest score was recorded by Matthew "Plattsburgh" Vengrin (pictured), who took home $137,000 for his 2nd place finish in the PokerStars Sunday Million.  P5'er "bastet" won the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl for $71k, "CrazySkills" collected $50,500 from his victory in the PokerStars 2nd Chance, and "DNA2RNA" took home $49k after his victory in the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan.  Also among the Sunday winners were Australian "rkruok," who took down the PokerStars $200 rebuy for $49k and Contributing Writer Kevin "kice32" Iacofano, who won the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $45,000.  "PedjaMN" cashed for $80,000 after his 2nd place showing in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed.

The Stars Sunday Million saw two more long-time PocketFives.com members at its final table, as former Triple Crown winner "pearljam1012" finished in 5th place for $61k and "DCal Zone" earned $12k for his 9th place finish.  The Sunday Warm-Up on Stars attracted over 3,300 entrants this past Sunday, with "thedylan" and "Megl" placing 4th and 5th for $33k and $26k respectively.  "Soxnation83" placed 7th in that tournament for $14k, while "Dyzalot" took home $8,800 for 8th and "JohnnyBax" earned $5,800 for 9th.  Another old-school PocketFives.com member, Justin "truesyalose" Truesdell, took 4th place in the Stars 2nd Chance tournament for $21,500, finishing immediately ahead of "tiger7210," who cashed for $15k after placing 5th.  "Ratone" earned over $9k for finishing 7th.  Four P5's members rounded out the final table of the Stars $200 rebuy tournament, as "$JMONEY$," "THAY3R," "Anbessa," "holdplz," and "masterminds" finished 5th-9th respectively.

"GBecks" made his case to continue moving up the rankings this past Sunday; winning $26,500 upon finishing in 2nd in the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed.  PocketFiver "blur5f6" took home $13k for 4th in that tournament, while "esw2035" earned $6,500 for 7th.  "KBroz" rounded out the final table and earned $2k for his 10th place showing.  P5'er "body man d" had a huge Sunday, earning a 2nd place finish in the Bodog $100k for $14,300 and also final tabling another Sunday major.  "I GOAT FU" took home nearly $7k for 4th in the Bodog $100k, which featured an enormous overlay of over $30,000.  P5's Contributing Writer Tony "Bond18" Dunst finished in 7th, while "goodvibe" and "The Destroyer" finished in 8th and 9th respectively.  The PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed saw over 1,500 players compete for a first place prize of over $60k this past Sunday.  PocketFiver "Claret" earned $8,100 after ending his tournament life in 7th place.

The Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed featured a small overlay in its prize pool, as "freeman" and "Nocturnick" earned spots at the final table; finishing 4th and 5th for $41k and $31k.  Denmark's "Klausen" continues to prove he's one of the top Scandinavian players in online poker, and made $45,000 for placing 2nd in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl.  P5'er "villus" collected $14k for 6th, and "rcrane082985" finished in 8th place for $6,700.  "Jorgeezy1" earned $31,500 for 2nd place in the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan, while "xxjondxx" took home $18k for 4th.  "Crice25" added nearly $10k to his online poker bankroll after finishing 6th in the Sunday Mulligan, while "body man d" earned $6,500 for 7th.

Congratulations to all P5'ers who cashed in this Sunday's major online tournaments.  Here are the final table results:

Bodog $100k Guaranteed $100+9
675 entrants - $100,000 paid out to 63 spots

Daman04 - $25,000 
Body Man D - $14,300
e4 - $9,200
I GOAT FU - $6,900
whoznxt - $5,500
SlotsLover - $4,500 
muckanut - $3,500
goodvibe - $2,500
The Destroyer - $1,600
 

PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed $200+15
1,533 entrants - $306,600 paid out to 200 spots

BobPreflop - $61,320
silverfang - $33,726
BCFC_ste - $21,155
xSIBERIAx - $16,710
Unjaded - $14,104
LanvalooO - $10,578
Tall_Paul75 - $8,125
Viktor__ - $5,366
nuisanceindx - $4,139
luc4053 - $2,913

Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed $200+16
3,626 entrants - $750,000 paid out to 522 spots

ionlyplayAA - $132,788
PedjaMN - $80,250
UBENICE - $52,500
zelong - $41,400
Nocturnick - $31,050
br56887 - $23,025
bozbosjes - $17,250
Draigan1 - $13,500
aabeware - $10,050

Full Tilt Poker $250k Guaranteed "Sunday Brawl" $240+16 Knockout
1,668 entrants - $333,600 paid out to 162 spots

bastet2004 - $71,724
Klausen - $45,370
121006 - $33,694
desputas - $26,688
MrVengeanceCH - $20,016
villus - $14,345
BeeeBuried - $9,341
russbuster - $6,672
Shahrazada - $4,670

Full Tilt Poker $100k Guaranteed "Sunday Mulligan" $200+16
1,086 entrants - $217,200 paid out to 99 spots

DNA2RNA - $48,870
jorgeezy - $31,494
Bolikk - $23,349
shipitobv - $17,919
mrvogt - $13,575
willybetmore - $9,774
Body Man D - $6,516
dirkthework - $4,887
JR2Brown - $3,475

PokerStars $1 Million Guaranteed "Sunday Million" $500+30
3,119 entrants - $1,559,500 paid out to 486 spots

KipsterDK - $272,133
plattsburgh - $137,392
tshooter1970 - $98,716
futilewar - $77,975
pearljam1012 - $61,132
iamhiv - $45,226
caicu - $32,750
jmmejjer - $20,585
DCal Zone - $12,164

PokerStars "Sunday Warm-Up" $500k Guaranteed $200+15
3,324 entrants - $664,800 paid out to 486 spots

Big_Col11 - $114,811
diatty - $58,569
HopeUfold - $42,082
thedylan1 - $33,240
RiverMegl - $26,060
petit ponche - $19,279
SOXFAN83 - $13,961
Dyzalot - $8,775
JohnnyBax - $5,815

PokerStars "Second Chance" $200k Guaranteed $200+15
1,439 - $287,800 paid out to 216 spots

MrCasino - $50,509
ladyluck00 - $37,414
master06 - $28,780
truesyalose - $21,585
Manu4ever10 - $15,110
Doli - $12,232
ratoneBR - $9,354
ricodemus - $6,476
gambler9996 - $4,029

PokerStars $150k Guaranteed $200+15 with Rebuys
314 entrants - $224,200 paid out to 45 spots

rkruok - $49,324
ante_geia_AA - $33,854
Scalper34 - $23,093
SwissCantMis - $17,936
$30k - $13,452
THAY3R - $10,537
Anbessa9 - $8,071
holdplz - $5,829
cantbeat - $3,587

UltimateBet $200k Guranteed $200+15
854 entrants - $200,000 paid to 90 places

kice32 - $45,000
GfcukinBecks - $26,500
UltimateKaos - $18,000
blur5f6 - $13,100
cushmaster - $10,500
MHysler - $8,500
esw2035 - $6,500
Gladston3 - $4,500
calmjackal - $3,400
kbroz - $2,000