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Memorial Day weekend may have created significant overlays in major online tournaments this past Sunday, but it didn't stop PocketFives.com members from racking up one of their best Sunday performances yet.  Five P5'ers won Sunday majors, including Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin (pictured), who took down his second Bodog $100k Guaranteed tournament this month for $23,600.  "Telefonkiosk" of Sweden took home $105k for his victory in the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up, while "DoubleS00ted" cashed for $46,000 upon winning the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed.  PocketFiver "just1cool" won the PokerStars $250k Guaranteed $500 freezeout and "Houseelover" took down the Stars Sunday Second Chance for $41k.

Impressive performances were also put up by "plattsburgh," who finished 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed for $80,000, and "K7MA," who collected $72,700 for 3rd in the Stars Sunday Million along with another $12k for final tabling the Stars $250k Guaranteed $500+30 freezeout tournament.  "Bakes" made $53,800 after ending his tournament life in 2nd place in the Stars Sunday Warm-up.  "RIPCURL" continued an amazing run this past Sunday; final tabling the PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed for the fourth time in 3 months.  He placed 6th for $10,350 -- just ahead of "allinstevie," who added $8,000 to his online poker bankroll for 7th.  "Oliveirojr" earned $4,000 for 9th.

"JRoscoe72" cashed for $13,600 in the Bodog $100k upon finishing in 2nd, while "JohnGalt" collected $7,000 for 4th.  "Nugshow" took home $2,200 for 8th place.  "JohnnyCashOut" is no stranger to Sunday major final tables, and he ended the night in 5th place in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed for $31,000.  Brian "SN8WMAN" Hawkins earned $13,500 for 8th and "Babooyah" received $10k for 9th.  "Dipthrong" won $30k for his 3rd place showing in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl, as "Bucovinas" finished right behind him in 4th; taking home $23,800.  P5'ers "docyarosh" and "mindgamer" finished 6th and 7th in that tournament for $12,800 and $8,300 respectively.  "Viking47" rounded out the final table in 9th for over $4k.  "TakeItBack" and "DrunkPPlaya" both made the final table of the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan; placing 3rd and 9th for $19k and $3k.

Six PocketFives.com members made the final table of the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed, which boasted an overlay of over $42,000 this past Sunday.  "Frozencanuk1" took home $28k for 2nd place, while "GPTBigGuy" and "SEABEAST" received $18,500 and $13k respectively for 3rd and 4th place finishes.  "Davidp18" made $9,000 for 6th, and top 10 ranked online tournament player Alex "AJKHoosier1" Kamberis rounded out the final table in 10th place.  In the Stars Sunday Million, "Jorgeezy1" and "browsef" placed 8th and 9th for $13,500 and $8,400.  "Michnak" took home $53,700 for his 3rd place finish in the Stars $250k Guaranteed, as "Rizen" made $7,500 for 9th.

The PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up also featured "n1stunnor" at its final table.  He placed 3rd for $38,650, while PocketFiver "derdings" wrapped up $12,800 upon placing 7th.  "Fratboy247" won nearly $30k for his 2nd place performance in the Stars Sunday Second Chance tournament, while "McNallyville" finished 3rd for $22,800.  "James-OO7" made $12k for 5th, and "TaTaTunes" took home nearly $10k for 6th.  Recently ranked online tournament player "MrCasino" earned nearly $26k for his runner-up outing in the Stars $200 rebuy; finishing ahead of top 10 ranked Russell "rdcrsn" Carson, who made nearly $13k for 4th.  "$kill Game" and "ender555" ended their tournament lives in 6th and 7th place respectively for $8k and $6,500, while "bbbbb33" finished 9th for $3,200.

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
618 entrants - $100,000 paid out to 90 spots

basebaldy - $23,600 (basebaldy)
fin2win - $13,600 (JRoscoe72)
favre4prez - $9,100
rmobley65 - $7,000 (JohnGalt)
SirBarSpin - $5,700
UppyTime - $4,500
gregums1 - $3,300
boulder ace - $2,200 (nugshow)
PhillyGG - $1,300

PartyPoker $300k Guaranteed $200+15
1,442 entrants - $300,000 paid out to 200 spots

Drawn0ut - $60,000
emsig777 - $33,000
honigmelone_ - $20,700
bingo_playa - $16,350
PWR070913 - $13,800
RIPCURLx - $10,350 (RIPCURL)
allin_stevie - $7,950 (allinstevie)
cortina222 - $5,250
oliveirojr - $4,050 (oliveirojr)
parol - $2,850

Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed $200+16
3,580 entrants - $750,000 paid out to 522 spots

msmatrix - $132,788
mattyv - $80,250 (plattsburgh)
stogyman - $52,500
SkyHammer85 - $41,400
JohnyCashOut - $31,050 (JohnnyCashOut)
Skalpell - $23,025
Markus OwnH - $17,250
SN8WMAN - $13,500 (SN8WMAN)
Babooyah - $10,050 (Babooyah)

Full Tilt Poker $250k Guaranteed "Sunday Brawl" $240+16 Knockout
1,488 entrants - $297,600 paid out to 162 spots

WhoAteMyShorts - $63,984
niceandsleazy20 - $40,474
dipthrong - $30,058 (dipthrong)
Bucovinas - $23,808 (Bucovinas)
llSayMyNamell - $17,856
DocYarosh - $12,797 (docyarosh)
Jedi AllStar - $8,333 (mindgamer)
eaglehawk555 - $5,952
viking47 - $4,166 (viking47)

Full Tilt Poker $150k Guaranteed "Sunday Mulligan" $200+16
879 entrants - $175,800 paid out to 81 spots

vasika - $41,313
z52ways - $25,931
TakeItBack - $19,338 (TakeItBack)
txpatsfan - $14,943
tmc94 - $11,427
Black Pijamas - $7,911
NewKommer - $5,450
LEObLUmaGE - $4,149
DrunkPPlaya - $2,989 (DrunkPPlaya)

PokerStars $1 Million Guaranteed "Sunday Million" $200+15
6,745 entrants - $1,349,000 paid out to 900 spots

rythman - $193,986
tapatapa - $101,040
KtheKing - $72,711 (K7MA)
Hasuwisp - $56,658
EviLondon. - $43,303
jojo1983 - $31,027
deepak1 - $22,259
jorgeezy - $13,490 (Jorgeezy1)
browsef - $8,364 (browsef)

PokerStars "Sunday Warm-Up" $500k Guaranteed $200+15
3,073 entrants - $610,600 paid out to 486 spots

Telefonkiosk - $105,451 (Telefonkiosk)
WhooooKidd - $53,794 (Bakes)
n1stunnor - $38,651 (n1stunnor)
andersbisse - $30,530
Exsectum - $23,936
Tonimonntana - $17,707
skalexjung - $12,823 (derdings)
Legendus - $8,060
Vegasking - $4,763

PokerStars "Second Chance" $200k Guaranteed $200+15
1,139 entrants - $227,800 paid out to 180 spots

HouseeLover - $41,004 (HouseeLover)
fratboy247 - $29,614 (fratboy247)
mcnallyville - $22,780 (McNallyville)
vishnu24 - $17,085
JAMES-OO7 - $11,960 (James-OO7)
TaTaTunes - $9,682 (TaTaTunes)
Eddie7481 - $7,404
rakeboy - $5,126
M.O.P. - $3,189

PokerStars $250k Guaranteed $500+30
1,074 entrants - $537,000 paid out to 180 spots

just1cool - $96,660 (just1cool)
HoldemKy5 - $69,810
Michnak - $53,700 (Michnak)
kingsofcards - $40,275
harrydebeng - $28,193
brookeburke7 - $22,823
MrteddyKGB - $17,453
KtheKing - $12,083 (K7MA)
Rizen - $7,518 (Rizen)

PokerStars $150k Guaranteed $200+15 with Rebuys
235 entrants - $161,400 paid out to 36 spots

iamhiv - $36,315
MrCasino - $25,824 (MrCasino)
drews51 - $17,754
rdcrsn - $12,912 (rdcrsn)
floes - $9,684
$kill Game - $8,070 ($kill Game)
ender555 - $6,456 (ender555)
JohnSack - $4,842
bbbbb33 - $3,228 (bbbbb33)

UltimateBet $200k Guranteed $200+15
775 entrants - $200,000 paid to 80 places

whatarunaa - $46,000 (DoubleS00ted)
frozencanuck - $28,000 (frozencanuk1)
gptbigguy33 - $18,500 (GPTBigGuy)
EMO_BOYFRIEND - $13,000 (SEABEAST)
cheryl7760 - $11,000
Davidp18 - $9,000 (Davidp18)
MONDO FREAK - $7,000
sideshowbobbb - $5,000
bigbluebin23 - $3,500
AJKHoosier1 - $2,000 (AJKHoosier1)