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The first Sunday in June was a great one for PocketFives.com members, as P5'ers took down 6 of 11 major tournaments over the weekend.  Dan wretchy Martin (pictured) won the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl for nearly $70,000 on Sunday; edging closer to a Top 100 spot in our poker rankings.  "TheVisionary" won the PartyPoker $1 Million Guaranteed May Madness tournament on Saturday for a jaw-dropping $200,000, while "spanishfly" took down the PokerStars Sunday Million for $197,200.  P5'er "Squirrely1" outlasted nearly 1,000 opponents to win the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for $46k, as "LURPED" won the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed for $45,000.  "Aaron_Hacker" was victorious in the Bodog $100k Guaranteed; earning $23,600 for 1st place.


There were some very impressive 2nd place finishes over the weekend, including "CJDeman" cashing for $110,000 in the PartyPoker May Madness tourney.  He was followed by "Puggy82" and "JayPez," who finished 3rd and 4th for $69k and $54,500 respectively.  "TheNorfman" placed 8th for $13,500.  "HookEmNY" made $26,500 for 2nd place in the UltimateBet $200k Guaranteed, while "People_Mover" and "jurollo" cashed for $6,500 and $4,500 after placing 7th and 8th respectively.  "ASPoker8" received $3,400 for 9th and "CrazyZachary" rounded out the UB final table; placing 10th for $2,000.


PokerRoom makes its debut this week in our major tournament report with the $150k Guaranteed Big Deal; which has quickly become a favorite among online tournament players.  "Flpro" finished that tournament in 8th on Sunday for over $3k, and "mendieta19" earned $2,500 for 9th.  However, "mendieta19" had a much more meaningful cash this past Sunday, upon placing 2nd in the PokerStars $150k Guaranteed $200 rebuy tournament.  He received $31,500 for his efforts, while "delegator" took home nearly $12k for 5th.  "EnoBaLL" won almost $10k for 6th place.  "S00tedj0kers" cashed for $53,500 in the Stars Sunday Warm-Up after taking runner-up honors, and "ziggyXXL" made $38,500 for 3rd.  Long-time P5'er "sandler1860" earned $30k for 4th place, while "Michnak" collected $17,600 for 6th.  Matt "All In At 420" Stout added $8,000 to his online poker bankroll upon finishing the tournament in 8th place.


"Ryangentry" final tabled the PokerStars Sunday Million; earning $42k for 5th place out of nearly 7,000 entrants.  "Papadelpoker" won nearly $34,000 for his 2nd place showing in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance, and "CrewRepresent" took home $11k for 6th in that same tournament.  "Twelver1232" profited nicely from his 8th place finish; raking in almost $6,000 and "jiveturkey4" is $3,600 richer after bowing out in 9th.  "AlCarmo" finished 2nd in the Bodog $100k for $13,600, while "Koxi82" took home $4,500 for 6th.  "Manube" got $3,300 for 7th, and "pkb6796" finished 9th for $1,300.


Reaching the final table of a large player field Sunday major is no easy feat, but "Fingerpost" finished 3rd out of 3,603 entrants in the Full Tilt $750k Guaranteed this past Sunday for a cash of $52,500.  "Cashtorg" finished 5th for $31k, and "JoeBlazenyc" earned $10k for 9th.  "Metsfan512" got close to $20k for 5th place in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl, followed by "valek" and "AApoker," who finished 6th and 7th respectively for $14k and $9k.  "PAW717" took 8th for $6,500.  "Pckt Bullets" collected $16,500 upon ending his tournament life in 4th place in the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan, and "kwob20" earned $12,500 for 5th.  "YungOnyx" received $6,000 for 7th, and "YanniYankievich" rounded out the final table in 9th; cashing for $3,400.

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

ImTheJackal - $23,600 (Aaron_Hacker)
alcarmo - $13,600 (AlCarmo)
BigbMVP - $9,100
Meadham - $7,000
AHHH VTEC - $5,700
Koxi82 - $4,500 (Koxi82)
Manube - $3,300 (Manube)
VikesWin2 - $2,200
pkb6786 - $1,300 (pkb6786)

PartyPoker $1 Million Guaranteed "May Madness" $600+40 (Saturday)
1,421 entrants - $1,000,000 paid out to 200 spots

Mr_Daydream - $200,000 (theVisionary)
BlindBoyBurt - $110,000 (CJDeman)
NSCutHome - $69,000 (Puggy82)
JayPah - $54,500 (JayPez)
scossett - $46,000
brotsalat123 - $34,500
Gabfield1 - $26,500
Tonny997 - $17,500
theNorfman - $13,500 (theNorfman)
lurdo111 - $9,500

PokerRoom $150k Guaranteed "Big Deal" $300+20
516 entrants - $154,800 paid out to 60 spots

pokerwille - $38,700
viking_cz - $23,220
carlos34x - $13,932
AABenjaminAA - $9,907
Janasch - $6,811
kirb18x - $5,108
mikpen - $3,870
flpro1 - $3,173 (flpro)
tiltwheel - $2,554 (mendieta19)
--ewex-- - $2,012

Full Tilt Poker $750k Guaranteed $200+16
3,603 entrants - $750,000 paid out to 522 spots

Robbieoz - $132,788
KGtheACE - $80,250
Zappabertie - $52,500 (Fingerpost)
G de Ipanema - $41,400
LagTart - $31,050 (cashtorg)
AA DOK - $23,025
ConcreteAPM - $17,250
backloop2 - $13,500
JBlaze20 - $10,050 (JoeBlazenyc)

Full Tilt Poker $250k Guaranteed "Sunday Brawl" $240+16 Knockout
1,627 entrants - $325,400 paid out to 162 spots

Wretchy - $69,961 (wrethcy)
ChrisChun - $44,254
uNDeFeaTaBLE1 - $32,865
Slegna - $26,032
Metsfan512 - $19,524 (Metsfan512)
Lord Kinbote - $13,992 (valek)
mich_alumni - $9,111 (AApoker)
PAW717 - $6,508 (PAW717)
FlawlessV1ctory - $4,556

Full Tilt Poker $150k Guaranteed "Sunday Mulligan" $200+16
999 entrants - $199,800 paid out to 90 spots

Squirrely1 - $45,954 (Squirrely1)
magikstick8 - $28,971
brascodonnie - $21,479
Stubblefield - $16,484 (Pckt Bullets)
kwob20 - $12,488 (kwob20)
Miklan300 - $8,991
Numba0neStunn4 - $5,994 (YungOnyx)
Balla-B13 - $4,675 (Balla-B13)
YanniYankievich - $3,397 (YanniYankievich)

PokerStars $1 Million Guaranteed "Sunday Million" $200+15
6,993 entrants - $1,349,000 paid out to 1080 spots

jotaele1 - $197,203 (spanishfly)
JHBrenes - $99,301
mass.mike - $69,930
OWWEX - $55,944
late_entry - $41,958 (ryangentry)
tpreston - $30,769
anybody1108 - $21,678
zeistpoker11 - $12,587
Jim Bee - $8,252

PokerStars "Sunday Warm-Up" $500k Guaranteed $200+15
3,039 entrants - $607,800 paid out to 486 spots

IDOLLS - $104,967
s00tedj0kers - $53,547 (s00tedj0kers)
n0d1ceb4by - $38,474 (ziggyXXL)
sandler1860 - $30,390 (sandler1860)
X1010X - $23,826
Michnak - $17,626 (Michnak)
DatDfrunchen - $12,764
All_in_at420 - $8,023 (All In At 420)
SBAAMA - $4,741

PokerStars "Second Chance" $200k Guaranteed $200+15
1,298 entrants - $259,600 paid out to 216 spots

Guimp - $45,560
papadelpoker - $33,748 (papadelpoker)
Louie1949 - $25,960
JctionAeff - $19,470
Betudontbet - $13,629
CrewRep - $11,033 (CrewRepresent)
BULLMAN5 - $8,437
twelver1232 - $5,841 (twelver1232)
Maw8 - $3,634 (jiveturkey4)

PokerStars $150k Guaranteed $200+15 with Rebuys
286 entrants - $197,400 paid out to 36 spots

rivermanl - $44,415
mendieta19 - $31,584 (mendieta19)
puravida1234 - $21,714
LICO01 - $15,792
delegator - $11,844 (delegator)
EnoBaLL - $9,870 (EnoBaLL)
tinytim3434 - $7,896
Eddie7481 - $5,922
Hibbs08 - $3,948

UltimateBet $200k Guranteed $200+15
967 entrants - $200,000 paid to 100 places

LURPED - $45,000 (LURPED)
hookemhornsny - $26,500 (HookEmNY)
Johnycashgame - $18,000
dav6200 - $13,100
sideshowbobbb - $10,500
landral - $8,500
PeopleMover - $6,500 (People_Mover)
jurollo - $4,500 (jurollo)
LuckySoLucky - $3,400 (ASPoker8)
crazyzachary - $2,000 (CrazyZachary)