More than a decade ago, PokerStars championed a new tournament with a novel, exciting concept – giving out $1 million in prize money in a single-day online event. It was an instant success – the inaugural event drew 5,893 entries and Canadian pro Daryl “aaaaaa” Jace made history as the first-ever Sunday Million winner for a payday of $173,843.50.
Since March of 2006, PokerStars Sunday Million has awarded nearly $800 million over the course of hundreds of iterations of the one-day online event. One of those was the 10th Anniversary Special Sunday Million, which drew 62,116 runners and awarded $1.