Team partypoker’s Roberto “WelshWizard” Romanello finished fourth in a Christmas Freeze event on Day 5 and another on Christmas Freeze Day 10 to get his hands on a share of the $637,356 paid out. We have now awarded more than $8.1 million during the series an some of the biggest freezeout events are still to come; exciting times for sure.
Christmas Freeze: The Story So Far
- Events completed: 154
- Events remaining: 47
- Prize money awarded: $8,100,809
Christmas Freeze Day 10 Recap
Christmas Freeze #35-HR: $100K Gtd PKO
- Buy-in: $530
- Entrants: 203
- Prize pool: $104,037
- Place paid: 32
The United Kingdom’s “lipkinator” turned a $530 investment into more than $21,000 by outlasting 202 opponents in the Christmas Freeze #35-HR: $100K Gtd PKO event.
Top prize in this tournament was worth $10,347, a huge sum that was increased by lipkinator claiming $15,157 worth of bounties on their way to victory. The biggest bounty stemmed from eliminating “STORTjavlaGL” of Sweden heads-up, leaving the Swede to collect $7,511 for their second-place finish plus $2,680 from the bounty prize pool.
Lipkinator’s fellow Brit, “proudflop” finished seventh for $1,573 plus $2,534 worth of bounty payments.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lipkinator | United Kingdom | $10,347 | $15,157 |
| 2 | STORTjavlaGL | Sweden | $7,511 | $2,680 |
| 3 | PichuPuduven | United Kingdom | $5,354 | $3,207 |
| 4 | Barsukeen | Lithuania | $3,958 | $340 |
| 5 | Jeff7010 | Ireland | $2,791 | $360 |
| 6 | Partyycular | Mexico | $2,131 | $574 |
| 7 | proudflop | United Kingdom | $1,573 | $2,534 |
| 8 | Sheparentao | Netherlands | $1,167 | $656 |
Christmas Freeze #35-H: $100K Gtd PKO
- Buy-in: $109
- Entrants: 972
- Prize pool: $101,088
- Place paid: 136
The $109 buy-in Christmas Freeze #35-H: $100K Gtd PKO event saw 972 players take to the partypoker tables and the $101,088 prize pool distributed among the top 136 finishers.
Finishing at the top of the pile was Ukraine’s “Bambucha66” who eliminated “Mickitrade” heads-up to claim the title and the lion’s share of the prize pool, namely $7,177 plus $4,006 worth of bounties. The runner-up banked $7,168 plus $5,014 from the bounty prize pool as part of a heads-up deal.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bambucha66 | Ukraine | $7,177 | $4,006 |
| 2 | Mickitrade | Denmark | $7,168 | $5,014 |
| 3 | BadBeatPeete | Norway | $3,960 | $1,429 |
| 4 | ccsaba123 | Hungary | $2,653 | $1,355 |
| 5 | cruiselini | Netherlands | $1,880 | $891 |
| 6 | Hustle11 | Malta | $1,331 | $344 |
| 7 | DrErnst333 | Luxembourg | $933 | $811 |
| 8 | Azirrei | Brazil | $631 | $381 |
Christmas Freeze #36-HR: $100K Gtd PKO Fast
- Buy-in: $1,050
- Entrants: 94
- Prize pool: $100,000
- Place paid: 12
Roberto “WelshWizard” Romanello navigated his way to a sixth-place finish in the $1,050 buy-in Christmas Freeze #36-HR: $100K Gtd PKO Fast on Christmas Freeze Day 10. Romanello’s reward for finishing sixth from 94 starters was $2,683 plus $3,022 worth of bounties.
UK-based Belgian superstar “omgitsgiraf” was the event’s champion, yet another impressive result on their resume. This latest high profile victory was worth $13,546 plus $16,282. Second-placed “k2Schogori” of Ukraine walked away with $9,457 plus $3,412 for their second-place finish.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | omgitsgiraf | United Kingdom | $13,546 | $16,282 |
| 2 | k2Schogori | Ukraine | $9,457 | $3,412 |
| 3 | VolZoK_ | Mexico | $6,645 | $4,712 |
| 4 | whresmymind | Brazil | $4,600 | $1,755 |
| 5 | WhoDatt. | Macedonia | $3,578 | $2,080 |
| 6 | WelshWizard | United Kingdom | $2,683 | $3,022 |
| 7 | GiGioDoNNa99 | Poland | $2,172 | $1,235 |
| 8 | Folddd Pleasee | Brazil | $1,789 | $1,170 |
Christmas Freeze Day 11 Schedule
Another 15 Christmas Freeze events are planned for Day 10. These 15 events have combined guarantees weighing in at $458,250. Good luck at the tables!
Don’t forget that all Christmas Freeze events are freezeouts so it is game over when you bust!
| Time (CET) | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Christmas Freeze #37-H: $40K Gtd Mix-Max | $215 |
| 18:00 | Christmas Freeze #37-M: $20K Gtd Mix-Max | $55 |
| 18:00 | Christmas Freeze #37-L: $5K Gtd Mix-Max | $5.50 |
| 19:00 | Christmas Freeze #38-HR: $75K Gtd PKO Mix-Max | $530 |
| 19:00 | Christmas Freeze #38-H: $75K Gtd PKO Mix-Max | $109 |
| 19:00 | Christmas Freeze #38-M: $50K Gtd PKO Mix-Max | $33 |
| 19:00 | Christmas Freeze #38-L: $25K Gtd PKO Mix-Max | $11 |
| 19:00 | Christmas Freeze #38-Mi: $7.5K Gtd PKO Mix-Max | $3.30 |
| 20:30 | Christmas Freeze #39-H: $5K Gtd PLO, 6-Max | $109 |
| 20:30 | Christmas Freeze #39-M: $2.5K Gtd PLO, 6-Max | $22 |
| 20:30 | Christmas Freeze #39-L: $750 Gtd PLO 6-Max | $5.50 |
| 21:00 | Christmas Freeze #40-HR: $75K Gtd PKO Mix-Max Fast | $1,050 |
| 21:00 | Christmas Freeze #40-H: $40K Gtd PKO Mix-Max Fast | $215 |
| 21:00 | Christmas Freeze #40-M: $30K Gtd PKO Mix-Max Fast | $55 |
| 21:00 | Christmas Freeze #40-L: $7.5K Gtd PKO Mix-Max Fast | $5.50 |
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