The $10 million guaranteed KO Series kicked off at partypoker on Sunday 25th February with the first 18 of 164 scheduled events, including the massive $1 million guaranteed Championship Event, the first of seven Championship Events you can play.
KO Series #03-H: $1M Gtd [Championship Event]
- Buy-in: $200+$15
- Entries: 3,856
- Prize pool: $1,000,000
- Places Paid: 536
Without a shadow of doubt, the $1 million guaranteed Championship Event was the tournament of the night. Some 3,856 players exchanged $215 for the chance of glory and the top 536 finishers were paid.
Team partypoker members to receive some prize money for their efforts included Carl “Carl_Froch” Froch, Day “daykotoviezy” Kotoviezy, Joao “joaosimaobh” Simao, Renato “renatonomura” Nomura, Patrick “Patrick_Leonard” Leonard, and Kristen “Krissyb24” Bicknell, while partypoker LIVE Presdient John “John_Duthie” Duthie went the deepest and bust in 15th place for $3,477 and $634 in bounty payments.
The biggest score of the night went to “BigOrator” who came out on top and banked $84,557 in prize money after a deal with “PL0TTWIST” and an additional $33,750 in bounty payments, going to show how profitable progressive KO tournaments can be.
Your next chance to play in a $1 million guaranteed event comes on Sunday 4th March when a $215 buy-in Championship Event takes place. Satellites are running now from only $0.50.
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Bounty payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BigOrator | $84,557 | 13 | $33,750 |
| 2 | PL0TTWIST | $76,000 | 13 | $6,575 |
| 3 | ccsaba123 | $42,393 | 10 | $6,834 |
| 4 | kashmir_uzi | $27,666 | 13 | $5,719 |
| 5 | prebzzz | $19,034 | 8 | $4,541 |
| 6 | NeVeRLuCKyGG | $12,951 | 7 | $2,055 |
| 7 | Otb_Red_Baron | $9,111 | 10 | $5,078 |
| 8 | easylimpp | $5,898 | 4 | $1,133 |
KO Series #02-HR: $200K Gtd NL Hold’em
- Buy-in: $1,000+$50
- Entries: 311
- Prize pool: $311,000
- Places Paid: 40
When “marigoli” took down the $1,050 buy-in $200K Gtd High Roller KO Series he won almost as much in bounty payments as he did in prize money! Marigoli collected $30,944 for outlasting a field of 311-entrants and thanks to busting nine opponent along the way, he also banked $30,744 in bounties.
“luffynated” was the runner-up and he managed to bag eight bounties thatwere worth $15,556 in addition to the $22,392 he won for finishing second. It does pay to collect those bounties during the KO Series.
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Bounty payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | marigoli | $30,944 | 9 | $30,744 |
| 2 | luffynated | $22,392 | 8 | $15,556 |
| 3 | DBerglin | $15,705 | 8 | $4,152 |
| 4 | IPayYourRent | $11,429 | 8 | $5,984 |
| 5 | Iafocafabla | $8,086 | 12 | $7,062 |
| 6 | FairPlay373 | $6,064 | 7 | $4,562 |
| 7 | KrillleR | $4,276 | 6 | $3,804 |
| 8 | geileaap | $3,110 | 4 | $1,968 |
KO Series #02-M: $100K Gtd NL Hold’em
- Buy-in: $50+$5
- Entries: 2,073
- Prize pool: $103,650
- Places Paid: 280
While it is true that bigger prizes are usually awarded in tournaments with larger buy-ins, the $55 KO Series Event 2 awarded some sizeable prizes and bounties despite being at the more affordable end of the buy-in scale.
This is because 2,073 players turned out in force and surpassed the $100,000 guarantee by $3,650. Taking full advantage of the juicy prize pool was “ImABobbyDazzler” who locked up $8,656 in prize money and an additional $5,792 in bounty payments for his outstanding victory.
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Bounty payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ImABobbyDazzler | $8,656 | 12 | $5,792 |
| 2 | Mr.SmithWP | $6,099 | 12 | $849 |
| 3 | DegenDon | $3,938 | 7 | $1,320 |
| 4 | sucrisimo | $2,617 | 7 | $233 |
| 5 | unstoppableMind | $1,837 | 10 | $889 |
| 6 | erik-jandeboer | $1,264 | 15 | $646 |
| 7 | luffynated | $868 | 7 | $776 |
| 8 | BACKnBls_515 | $557 | 10 | $583 |
KO Series #04-H: $100K Gtd [Fast] NL Hold’em
- Buy-in: $200+$15
- Entries: 555
- Prize pool: $111,000
- Places Paid: 72
One of the world’s best online poker tournament players won the $215 buy-in KO Series 4-H: $100K Gtd [Fast] event. Known as “HellmuthTheGr8,” the talented Swede came out on top of a 555-strong field to turn his $215 investment into $10,345 and $8,583 in bounty payments and all in less than seven hours; what an hourly rate that is!
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Bounty payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HellmuthTheGr8 | $10,345 | 10 | $8,583 |
| 2 | JJouhki | $7,353 | 9 | $4,119 |
| 3 | Wayan3 | $5,011 | 6 | $1,697 |
| 4 | Bubulis77 | $3,468 | 3 | $653 |
| 5 | u3MeHa | $2,442 | 8 | $618 |
| 6 | MrWayland | $1,764 | 0 | $0 |
| 7 | ArielBahia | $1,270 | 8 | $1,529 |
| 8 | DrunkSpewer | $910 | 10 | $1,237 |
KO Series Day 1 Results
| Event | Champion | Prize | Bounty payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO Series #01-HR: $200K Gtd [Slow] | SeuOnofre | $19,625 | $16,741 |
| KO Series #01-H: $100K Gtd [Slow] | ebony9999 | $11,952 | $7,850 |
| KO Series #01-M: $50K Gtd [Slow] | omariojunior | $4,211 | $2,196 |
| KO Series #01-L: $20K Gtd [Slow] | Maestro_Bolt | $1,988 | $663 |
| KO Series #01-Mi: $10K Gtd [Slow] | Azonename | $1,296 | $184 |
| KO Series #02-HR: $200K Gtd | marigoli | $30,944 | $30,744 |
| KO Series #02-H: $200K Gtd | JokerzFull | $20,720 | $13,749 |
| KO Series #02-M: $100K Gtd | ImABobbyDazzler | $8,656 | $5,792 |
| KO Series #02-L: $50K Gtd | PinguDanceR | $4,835 | $1,524 |
| KO Series #02-Mi: $20K Gtd | stromg | $2,395 | $336 |
| KO Series #03-H: $1M Gtd [Championship Event]] | BigOrator | $84,557 | $33,750 |
| KO Series #03-M: $100K Gtd | kalamari | $7,490 | $3,427 |
| KO Series #03-L: $50K Gtd | Andrey641 | $5,232 | $1,457 |
| KO Series #03-Mi: $20K Gtd | RunningHot. | $2,534 | $349 |
| KO Series #04-H: $100K Gtd [Fast] | HellmuthTheGr8 | $10,345 | $8,583 |
| KO Series #04-M: $50K Gtd [Fast] | any2_ | $4,649 | $2,350 |
| KO Series #04-L: $20K Gtd [Fast] | Kingkhan786786 | $1,950 | $1,021 |
| KO Series #04-Mi: $10K Gtd [Fast] | ATOS2009 | $1,023 | $45 |
| KO Series #05-H: $20K Gtd [6-Max Turbo] | babyarmcathead | $3,821 | $2,962 |
| KO Series #05-M $10K Gtd [6-Max Turbo] | Quelssoldoso | $1,278 | $1,299 |
| KO Series #05-L: $5K Gtd [6-Max Turbo] | THEJIBBER17 | $402 | $284 |
| KO Series #05-Mi: $2K Gtd [6-Max Turbo] | pildeev | $232 | $50 |
KO Series Championship Events
Six more Championship Events are scheduled to take place on Sunday 4th March. Buy-ins start from $2.20 and increase to $5,200. Check the partypoker tournament lobby for all of the available satellites.
| Championship Event | Date | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO Series #37-HR | Sunday 4th March | $1,050 | $500,000 |
| KO Series #38-SHR | Sunday 4th March | $5,200 | $1,000,000 |
| KO Series #38-H | Sunday 4th March | $215 | $1,000,000 |
| KO Series #38-M | Sunday 4th March | $55 | $100,000 |
| KO Series #38-L | Sunday 4th March | $11 | $50,000 |
| KO Series #38-Mi | Sunday 4th March | $2.20 | $20,000 |
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