Monster Series drew to a conclusion on June 9th with another 18 events paying out a total of $847,027 to take the prize money awarded to $3,011,017, which would not have been possible without your fantastic support.
The Championship Events rounded off the series on Monster Series Day 8, let’s take a look at the three that kicked off at 18:00 CET yesterday.
$2.5M Gtd Monster Series: The Story So Far
Events completed:108
Events remaining: 0
Prize money awarded: $3,011,017
$2.5M Gtd Monster Series Day 8 Recap
Monster Series #32-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event
Entries: 4,469
Buy-in: $55
Prize pool: $217,545
Places paid: 600
The Monster Series #32-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event on Monster Series Day 8 smashed through its guarantee by $17,545 after 4,469 players bought in. The prize money was shared among the top 600 finishers, with everyone at the final table winning no less than $2,064 for their $55 buy-in.
“JOKEbekr”, “Tier999111”, “Lasvegasss99” and “DiscoPanda8” all busted to leave only four players in the hunt for the title. Fourth place, and the last score not to be five-figures, went to “ZECAA” who collected $9,732.
Third-place went to Brazil’s “Biro88” who banked $14,945, which left Russia’s “ssn86” and “wasTheWalrus” of Bulgaria to fight it out heads-up for the title. It was a battle the Bulgarian won, getting their hands on $33,363 and resigning the runner-up to a $23,288 prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wasTheWalrus | Bulgaria | $33,363 |
| 2 | ssn86 | Russia | $23,288 |
| 3 | Biro88 | Brazil | $14,945 |
| 4 | ZECAA | Brazil | $9,732 |
| 5 | DiscoPanda8 | United Kingdom | $6,689 |
| 6 | Lasvegasss99 | United Kingdom | $4,544 |
| 7 | Tier999111 | Germany | $3,200 |
| 8 | JOKEbekr | Austria | $2,064 |
Monster Series #32-H: $50K Gtd Championship Event
Entries: 5,188
Buy-in: $11
Prize pool: $50,582
Places paid: 664
The $11 buy-in Monster Series #32-H: $50K Gtd Championship Event saw 5,188 players buy in and create a $50,582 prize pool on Monster Series Day 8.
Some 664 players were paid and nobody won more than Netherlands’ “Aal3xxs” who scooped the $7,742 top prize after a heads-up battle with “Nietzsche_Ninja” of the Netherlands, who returned home with $5,402.
All but two of the eight players at the final table turned their $11 into more than $1,000. “krispalm” and “xxxfifi87” were the first casualties of the final table and banked $475 and $739, before “ShaAArkK”, “pl1717”, “BigRock34” and “Rus4-20” all crashed out. A super result for all of them.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aal3xxs | Netherlands | $7,742 |
| 2 | Nietzsche_Ninja | Poland | $5,402 |
| 3 | Rus4-20 | Russia | $3,464 |
| 4 | BigRock34 | Russia | $2,255 |
| 5 | pl1717 | Greece | $1,549 |
| 6 | ShAArkK | Bulgaria | $1,051 |
| 7 | xxxfifi87 | Austria | $739 |
| 8 | krispalm | Denmark | $475 |
Monster Series #32-L: $10K Gtd Championship Event
Entries: 3,669
Buy-in: $2.20
Prize pool: $10,000
Places paid: 472
It may have only cost $2.20 to enter but the Monster Series #32-L: $10K Gtd Championship Event on Monster Series Day 8 awarded its champion a cool $1,545.
That champion was “lucasjansen2” of Brazil who defeated “java_2387” of Colombia heads-up in what was a battle of South America. The runner-up won $1,083 for their $2.20 initial investment.
Shout out to everyone else who navigated their way to the final table. Those finishing in third place through eighth were “gurapt”, “Serj_Amateur”, “flnlk”, “Vagabund_13”, “talica93” and “MQQQ123”.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lucasjansen2 | Brazil | $1,545 |
| 2 | java_2387 | Colombia | $1,083 |
| 3 | gurapt | Russia | $696 |
| 4 | Serj_Amateur | Russia | $456 |
| 5 | flnlk | Belarus | $315 |
| 6 | Vagabund_13 | Russia | $215 |
| 7 | talica93 | United Kingdom | $149 |
| 8 | MQQQ123 | Finland | $96 |
$2.5M Gtd Monster Series Day 8 Results
| Event | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Monster Series #31-H: $75K Gtd 8-Max Grind | msdoser | $12,157 |
| Monster Series #31-M: $15K Gtd 8-Max Grind | dapperrud | $2,377 |
| Monster Series #31-L: $1.5K Gtd 8-Max Grind | Chikko66 | $258 |
| Monster Series #32-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event | wasTheWalrus | $33,363 |
| Monster Series #32-M: $50K Gtd Championship Event | Aal3xxs | $7,742 |
| Monster Series #32-L: $10K Gtd Championship Event | lucasjansen2 | $1,545 |
| Monster Series #33-H: $200K Gtd Championship Event PKO | anton733555 | $23,153* |
| Monster Series #33-M: $50K Gtd 8-Max PKO | KB78- | $4,532* |
| Monster Series #33-L: $25K Gtd 8-Max PKO | patriicksb | $516* |
| Monster Series #34-H: $25K Gtd 8-Max Deepstack Turbo | crazychirz1 | $6,155 |
| Monster Series #34-M: $K10 Gtd 8-Max Deepstack Turbo | Ansel21 | $2,269 |
| Monster Series #34-L: $1K Gtd 8-Max Deepstack Turbo | GYPAS0007 | $241 |
| Monster Series #35-H: $50K Gtd 8-Max PKO Fast | Sandi88666 | $7,821* |
| Monster Series #35-M: $10K Gtd 8-Max PKO Fast | LaurRaducan | $1,589* |
| Monster Series #35-L: $1K Gtd 8-Max PKO Fast | Doyoulikeit | $136* |
| Monster Series #36-H: $25K Gtd 6-Max PKO Battle Hyper | xMemphis3366 | $4,726* |
| Monster Series #36-M: $10K Gtd 6-Max PKO Battle Hyper | Imba2Night | $1,592* |
| Monster Series #36-L: $1.5K Gtd 6-Max PKO Battle Hyper | tchuplicas | $220* |
*includes bounty payments
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