PokerStars says 1,123 players qualify for Sunday Million 20th Anniversary finals

PokerStars says 1,123 players have qualified for the finals of the Sunday Million 20th Anniversary, scheduled for September 6. The operator said qualifiers came through Daily Heats (Phase 1’s), with 390 players securing a seat for less than the $109 buy-in.

The company said the field remains open, with Daily Heats running up to September 6. PokerStars also pointed to satellites from $0.55, special edition Spin & Go’s from $0.75, and said its Ticket Machine is awarding $800,000 in tickets.

PokerStars said recent qualifiers include Dimitar “KuuL”Danchev, Mats “flerrehuve” Ullerang, Steven “SvZff” van Zadelhoff, Leonard 'Grozzorg' Maue and Joshua “3betwizkid” Boulton. The operator also listed PokerStars Ambassador Ben Spragg, Gilles ‘TaxationisTheft ’Simon, Dalton ‘daltonhb ’Hobold, and Robin Ylitalo among the names in the line-up.

“When you think of online poker you think of The Sunday Million,” said PokerStars Ambassador Marle Spragg, who has also qualified for the Finals. “Most players remember their deepest run and where they were when it happened. It’s a magical event with an incredible history. But also very accessible to almost any poker player with lots of ways to qualify to play. There’s something really cool about playing the same tournament that’s meant so much to poker for so many years, like you’re part of something bigger.”

The Sunday Million 20th Anniversary is being run as a 10-week phased tournament and will award a $5 million guaranteed prize pool, PokerStars said.