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Sunday Recap: Signature Tournaments and Vegas Main Event Prize Packages

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June 8, 2026

The first Sunday of June brought a full slate of signature tournament action, with players chasing major scores across the schedule. Alongside the big weekend events, several players secured the first Vegas Main Event prize packages, giving them an even bigger reason to celebrate.

Keep reading our June 7th Sunday Recap to see who finished big.

The Sunday Moneymaker – $250,000 GTD

The Sunday Moneymaker delivered another strong turnout, giving players a shot at a major Sunday score for a $109 buy-in. This week’s tournament drew 2,677 entries, pushing the prize pool past the guarantee to $267,700 and paying 331 places. A final table deal decided the top prizes, with these three players finishing on top:

  1. SooDARK -> $37,765
  2. turo2610 -> $37,441
  3. BADGERING -> $23,134

Phils Thrill

Phil’s Thrill brought the high rollers back into the spotlight, with its $10,300 buy-in creating another major Sunday prize pool. This week’s tournament drew 47 entries, generating $470,000 in total prizes and paying six places. CEO Phil Nagy also took his shot in the event, finishing 34th. These were the top three finishers:

  1. OMGHilarious -> $141,000
  2. UnStopp1e -> $98,700
  3. GinkgoBiloba -> $77,550

Sunday Special – $100,000 GTD

The Sunday Special cleared its guarantee this week, giving players another solid Sunday target for a $215 buy-in. The tournament drew 530 entries, creating a $106,000 prize pool and paying 67 places. Congrats to the top three finishers:

  1. Sicc88 -> $22,776
  2. truE_m0nka -> $16,589
  3. 4m4nhasnon4me -> $12,110

Sunday High Roller – $400,000 GTD

The Sunday High Roller raised the stakes on the Sunday schedule, with its $630 buy-in drawing players into one of the weekend’s biggest events. This week’s tournament brought in 751 entries, creating a $450,600 prize pool and paying 97 places. The top three payouts went to:

  1. DaanOss -> $90,786
  2. rocky1717 -> $66,078
  3. jailbait19 -> $48,237

Vegas Main Event Satellites

Sunday’s $630 buy-in Vegas Main Event Mega Satellite went above and beyond the guarantee, awarding 11 packages instead of the 10 originally guaranteed. Each winner locked up a $12,500 package, including a $10,000 buy-in earmarked for the Vegas Main Event, plus $2,500 for flights, hotel, and whatever else Vegas convinces them is a “good idea.” Players also have the option to take the cash instead.  Congrats to these winners:

  • Demolator85
  • FASTPLAYFAST
  • Bifana123
  • danifu
  • PAPANICK
  • BigBlackRock
  • Bagem
  • TheFatPanda
  • FishSharkKK
  • Ysidrin
  • Crusher1991
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