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