Diego Pérez “Piruloo” Secures Historic Second Place in PokerStars Sunday Million

Diego Pérez “Piruloo” finished second in the Sunday Million tournament on PokerStars, winning $580,724. Diego Pérez was the first Spanish player to reach the final table of an EPT in 2008. He was part of the historic Unibet Team, led by Raúl Mestre and accompanied by José Espinar “Campa” and others. Diego Pérez is one of the original “edukitos” who learned from “Sir Dondald” before EducaPoker was even an idea.

PokerStars Sunday Million tournament had a prize pool of $2,000,000 for the winner. More than 60,000 players started the Sunday Million tournament. Diego Pérez was the second in chips for a long time during the tournament. Diego Pérez and the other five remaining players decided to negotiate a deal. Diego Pérez was the only player left against the leader, but with a significant difference in chips.

Other EducaPoker students, valitopkr and roversio, also performed well in the tournament. valitopkr finished 56th, winning nearly $12,000. roversio finished 116th, winning $5,221.