It was only a couple of months ago that “Sheparentao” walked away with the title of MILLIONS Online champion, an accolade that came with a gigantic $2,329,943 prize. Now the MILLIONS Online winner has a KO Series to their name after taking down a $1,050 buy-in event.
KO Series Story So Far
- Events completed: 284
- Events remaining: 153
- Prize money awarded: $12,452,628
KO Series Day 10 Recap
KO Series #49-HR: $100K Gtd 8-Max Fast
- Buy-in: $1,050
- Entrants: 137
- Prize pool: $139,740
- Places paid: 20
“Sheparentao” came out on top of a star-studded field of 137-entrants in the KO Series #49-HR: $100K Gtd 8-Max Fast event to turn a $1,050 investment into more than $27,000. Portuguese but based in Russia, Sheparentao won the $12,093 top prize in this tournament and boosted their winnings with $15,047 from the bounty prize pool.
Each of the eight players at the final table banked more than $5,000 when the bounties were taken into account, with the super talented United Kingdom-based Belgian “omgitsgiraf” taking home the second most money after finishing as the runner-up, a finish worth $12,080 plus $4,988 worth of bounties.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheparentao | Russia | $12,093 | $15,047 |
| 2 | omgitsgiraf | United Kingdom | $12,080 | $4,988 |
| 3 | rdcrsnn | Finland | $8,790 | $520 |
| 4 | seotaiji86 | Canada | $6,226 | $6,808 |
| 5 | justnl2 | Cyprus | $4,395 | $7,182 |
| 6 | Partyyycular | Mexico | $3,479 | $3,250 |
| 7 | Phenom519 | Canada | $2,769 | $2,665 |
| 8 | Iomachenko88 | Ukraine | $2,197 | $3,447 |
KO Series #48-HR: $100K Gtd 8-Max
- Buy-in: $530
- Entrants: 296
- Prize pool: $151,700
- Places paid: 40
The $530 buy-in KO Series #48-HR: $100K Gtd 8-Max event attracted a field of 296-players who were all outlasted by “TheBlack_sheep” of Austria who netted a combined prize worth $28,637.
TheBlack_sheep found themself heads-up against Sweden’s “Doyle_B” for the title and a substantial bounty payment. Partypoker recently made first and second-place in PKO tournaments be almost the same payout, leaving the final pair of players to lock horns for what is always a chunky bounty payment.
It was the Austrian who emerged victorious, meaning they added $16,999 worth of bounties to their $11,638 first-place prize. The Swede banked an $11,623 second-place prize and also collected $1,847 from the bounty prize pool.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TheBlack_sheep | Austria | $11,638 | $16,999 |
| 2 | Doyle_B | Sweden | $11,623 | $1,847 |
| 3 | spinner2255 | United Kingdom | $8,157 | $3,141 |
| 4 | PeitodePeru | Peru | $5,936 | $2,149 |
| 5 | chaAat | United Kingdom | $4,200 | $3,724 |
| 6 | alex2pairs | Russia | $3,150 | $196 |
| 7 | tososixtynine | Sweden | $2,221 | $2,182 |
| 8 | backdrunk | Sweden | $1,615 | $1,017 |
KO Series #48-H: $100K Gtd 8-Max
- Buy-in: $109
- Entrants: 1,028
- Prize pool: $106,912
- Places paid: 136
More than 1,000 players turned out for the $109 KO Series #48-H: $100K Gtd 8-Max event, 1,028 to be exact, creating a $106,912 prize pool. The lion’s share of this prize pool is now in the partypoker account of Argentina’s “goldencosty” who took home $6,980 for being the last player standing, plus bounty payments of $6,599, which included the scalp of runner-up “MattSplatt” of Canada.
The Canadian bolstered their partypoker bankroll by a combined $8,106 with Polish grinder “YoOzio” helping themself to a prize weighing in at $6,383 by finishing in third-place.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | goldencosty | Argentina | $6,980 | $6,599 |
| 2 | MattSplatt | Canada | $6,970 | $1,136 |
| 3 | YoOzio | Poland | $4,614 | $1,769 |
| 4 | Fugilee | United Kingdom | $3,091 | $2,160 |
| 5 | Kukas001 | Lithuania | $2,191 | $1,583 |
| 6 | darduss | Colombia | $1,551 | $962 |
| 7 | KKAAtjing | Denmark | $1,087 | $487 |
| 8 | enjoytheride333 | Malta | $736 | $582 |
KO Series Day 11 Schedule
Twenty-seven more events are scheduled for KO Series Day 11, taking place Wednesday 13th February. They have combined guarantees worth a cool $702,500 and all are played on Mix-handed tables with the exception of the PLO PKO events which are six-max.
| Time (CET) | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | KO Series #52-H: $50K Gtd Mix-Max | $215 |
| 17:00 | KO Series #52-M: $40K Gtd Mix-Max | $55 |
| 17:00 | KO Series #52-M: $30K Gtd Mix-Max | $22 |
| 17:00 | KO Series #52-L: $10K Gtd Mix-Max | $5.50 |
| 17:00 | KO Series #52-Mi: $3K Gtd MIx-Max | $2.20 |
| 19:00 | KO Series #53-HR: $100K Gtd Mix-Max | $530 |
| 19:00 | KO Series #53-H: $100K Gtd Mix-Max | $109 |
| 19:00 | KO Series #53-M: $50K Gtd Mix-Max | $33 |
| 19:00 | KO Series #53-L: $30K Gtd Mix-Max | $11 |
| 19:00 | KO Series #53-Mi: $10K Gtd Mix-Max | $3.30 |
| 19:30 | KO Series #53A-H: $15K Gtd 6-Max PLO PKO | $109 |
| 19:30 | KO Series #53A-M: $5K Gtd 6-Max PLO PKO | $33 |
| 19:30 | KO Series #53A-L: $3K Gtd 6-Max PLO PKO | $11 |
| 19:30 | KO Series #53A-Mi: $1.5K Gtd 6-Max PLO PKO | $3.30 |
| 21:00 | KO Series #54-HR: $50K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | $1,050 |
| 21:00 | KO Series #54-H: $40K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | $109 |
| 21:00 | KO Series #54-M: $30K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | $33 |
| 21:00 | KO Series #54-L: $20K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | $11 |
| 21:00 | KO Series #54-Mi: $5K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | $3.30 |
| 23:00 | KO Series #55-H: $30K Gtd Mix-Max Turbo | $109 |
| 23:00 | KO Series #55-M: $20K Gtd Mix-Max Turbo | $33 |
| 23:00 | KO Series #55-L: $10K Gtd Mix-Max Turbo | $11 |
| 23:00 | KO Series #55-Mi: $3K Gtd Mix-Max Turbo | $3.30 |
| 01:00 | KO Series #56-H: $20K Gtd Mix-Max Hyper | $109 |
| 01:00 | KO Series #56-M: $15K Gtd Mix-Max Hyper | $33 |
| 01:00 | KO Series #56-L: $10K Gtd Mix-Max Hyper | $11 |
| 01:00 | KO Series #56-Mi: $2K Gtd Mix-Max Hyper | $3.30 |
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