KO Series Day 8, the final day’s play, saw $2,642,504 paid out across 28 events, including a big chunk of change to Team partypoker’s Philipp “Phil_Gruissem” Gruissem who finished second in a $1,050 buy-in event before going on to lead the MILLIONS Online after Day 1A!
$10 Million KO Series So Far
- Events played: 244
- Event remaining: 0
- Prize money awarded: $11,409,448
$10 Million KO Series Day 8 Recap
KO Series #38-HR: $300K Gtd [8-Max]
- Buy-in: $530
- Entries: 815
- Prize pool: $417,687
- Place paid: 104
The 815-strong crowd who turned out for the KO Series #38-HR: $300K Gtd [8-Max] event created a prize pool with $117,687 more than the advertised $300,000 guarantee meaning there were some huge scores enjoyed by those reaching the final table.
Nobody won more than “metallist535” who came out on top after a heads-up battle with “PhilMcIvey1”. The champion was awarded $36,369 for their first-place finish, an impressive haul boosted by the $35,374 worth of bounties they got their hands on. Our runner-up walked away with $131 worth of bounties in addition to their $25,876 second-place prize.
Everyone who finished sixth or above banked a five-figure cash, including fifth-place finisher Chris “Therealmoorm” Moorman who netted $8,313 prize money plus $2,091 from the bounty prize pool.
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounty Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | metallist535 | $36,369 | $35,374 |
| 2 | PhilMcIvey1 | $25,876 | $131 |
| 3 | YumsYums | $17,379 | $5,241 |
| 4 | ebisumaru87 | $11,776 | $5,916 |
| 5 | Therealmoorm | $8,313 | $2,091 |
| 6 | Astralncognita | $5,990 | $4,466 |
| 7 | donkcallfold | $4,278 | $5,061 |
| 8 | Swagg3r123 | $2,974 | $1,804 |
KO Series #38-H: $300K Gtd [8-Max]
- Buy-in: $109
- Entries: 3,059
- Prize pool: $318,136
- Place paid: 408
The aptly named “WWWpartyCOM” was the biggest winner in the KO Series #38-H: $300K Gtd [8-Max] after the triumphed over 3,058-opponents to be crowned a KO Series champion.
WWWpartyCOM won $24,001 for their first-place finish and $13,932 from the bounty prize pool after defeating “Hallgier72” heads-up for the title. The runner-up scooped $16,900 plus $4,952.
Regular high stakes grinder at partypoker, “Chelsea72”, was the event’s sixth-place finisher, a position worth $3,418 plus an additional $2,308 from the bounty prize pool.
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounty Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WWWpartyCOM | $24,001 | $13,932 |
| 2 | Hallgeir72 | $16,900 | $4,952 |
| 3 | StorasSushis | $10,920 | $2,871 |
| 4 | yabetledadad | $7,219 | $2,660 |
| 5 | RockyWins85 | $5,001 | $1,107 |
| 6 | Chelsea72 | $3,418 | $2,308 |
| 7 | Really_Bad_Reg | $2,370 | $1,069 |
| 8 | yoloswagger1 | $1,511 | $970 |
KO Series #39-HR: $300K Gtd [Mix-Max Fast]
- Buy-in: $1,050
- Entries: 370
- Prize pool: $377,400
- Place paid: 48
Team partypoker’s Philipp “Phil_Gruissem” Gruissem almost became a KO Series champion but fell at the final hurdle in the KO Series #39-HR: $300K Gtd [Mix-Max Fast] event.
The six-handed final table was also the home to the Swedish superstar “Drulitooo” who eventually busted in third-place for a combined score in excess of $25,000. Drulitoo’s exit left Gruissem and “ATM_Mage” to lock horns heads-up for the title, a battle the latter went on to win.
This meant Gruissem won $27,380 plus an impressive $19,421 worth of bounties and ATM_Mage locked up $37,000 and $24,784 worth of bounties.
Gruissem rounded off the day by becoming the chip leader of MILLIONS Online after Day 1A and is now on course for a $2.5 million prize!
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounty Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATM_Mage | $37,000 | $24,784 |
| 2 | Phil_Gruissem | $27,380 | $19,421 |
| 3 | Drulitooo | $19,887 | $5,374 |
| 4 | Batdog666 | $14,019 | $6,142 |
| 5 | MoNddLeR | $10,175 | $6,363 |
| 6 | jizonhisniz | $7,030 | $2,145 |
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