$30M Gtd KO Series Day 12: Two Final Tables for Renato Nomura

It was another great day for members of Team partypoker as Renato Nomura navigated his way to a pair of KO Series final tables.

Another 19 KO Series events crowned their champions and $2,657,444 was awarded across those events. With three days of KO Series remaining, the total prize money paid out stands at $27,273,021 meaning the $30 million guarantee is likely to be smashed out of the park.

Events completed: 222
Events remaining: 61
Prize money awarded: $27,273,021

$30M Gtd KO Series Day 12 Recap

KO Series #54-HR: $75K Gtd PLO 6-Max

Buy-in: $1,050
Entries: 123
Prize pool: $125,460
ITM: 18

Our Brazilian sensation Renato “renato_nomura” Nomura always excels in our major festivals. Nomura triumphed in a KO Series the last time we ran our PKO festival. He also has a POWERFEST victory on his resume. Noura almost binked another KO Series title last night, but fell agonisingly short.

Nomur was one of 123 entrants in the KO Series #54-HR: $75K Gtd PLO 6-Max. This field played for a $125,460 prize pool, almost three-times the advertised guarantee.

“Alexander_Great” busted from the final table in sixth-place for $2,874 which they boosted with $2,681 from the bounty prize pool. “Dandelion32892” was blown over in fifth-place before “bye-bye-PS” finished in fourth-place only a couple of days after several other deep runs.

Ironically, a player called “NOLIMITHOLDEM” fell in third-place in this Pot-Limit Omaha event, leaving Nomura and “Shaundeeb” as the last players standing. Sadly, for our hero at least, Nomura crashed out in second-place. This was worth a combined $11,872 while our champion scooped $34,578.

Place	Player	Prize	Bounties
1	Shaundeeb	$11,780	$22,798
2	renato_nomura	$11,768	$1,040
3	NOLIMITHOLDEM	$8,311	$2,031
4	bye-bye-PS	$5,887	$260
5	Dandelion32892	$4,328	$5,931
6	Alexander_Great	$2,874	$2,681

KO Series #54-H: $40K Gtd PLO 6-Max

Buy-in: $215
Entries: 196
Prize pool: $40,376
ITM: 24

Nomura put together another deep run in the $215 buy-in KO Series #54-H: $40K Gtd PLO 6-Max. He was among the 196 entrants who created a $40,376 prize pool. Nomura’s teammate Joao “XjoaosimaoX” Simao was eliminated in 10th place in this event, leaving Nomura to fly the Brazilian flag.

“Chinese_Fish” was the first casualty of the final table and they were joined on the payout table by “Totya891026” who collected a combined $3,154. Nomura’s run then came to an abrupt stop in fourth-place, a finish worth $2,253.

“BadGirl1955” was the penultimate bust-out, leaving “Chinahouse” and “PapaKolya” to lock horns heads-up for the title and the lion’s share of the prize pool. It was the latter who emerged from the battle unscathed and with a $8,165 prize in their partypoker account. Our runner-up, although disappointed not to win, padded their bankroll with $5,665.

Place	Player	Prize	Bounties
1	PapaKolya	$3,592	$4,573
2	Chinahouse	$3,588	$2,077
3	BadGirl1955	$2,524	$760
4	renato_nomura	$1,829	$424
5	Totya891026	$1,346	$2,168
6	Chinese_Fish	$897	$490

KO Series #53-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max

Buy-in: $2,100
Entries: 242
Prize pool: $500,000
ITM: 32

The largest prizes of the day came in the KO Series #53-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max event, as you would expect from a $2,100 buy-in tournament.

It was “TheBigGuy” who lived up to their alias, coming out on top of a 242-strong field to secure a combined prize weighing in at $99,231. The BigGuy defeated “kristian150” heads-up to lock up the title and the near six-figure prize, resigning kristian150 to $64,237.

Earlier at the final table, high stakes KO Series event regular “GimmeHummus” busted in eighth-place for $6,157 plus $6,693 from the bounty prize pool. Another familiar name in “PUCKBOUCHARD” also reached the final table, falling in fourth-spot for $20,880 and an additional $6,693 worth of bounty payments.

Place	Player	Prize	Bounties
1	TheBigGuy	$39,644	$59,587
2	kristian150	$39,595	$24,642
3	Dark_Matter	$28,242	$4,200
4	PUCKBOUCHARD	$20,880	$6,693
5	Beavis	$14,723	$8,793
6	YouGotTheDud	$11,243	$19,884
7	nexthandplease	$8,298	$4,626
8	GimmeHummus	$6,157	$6,693

$30M Gtd KO Series Day 12 Results

Event	Champion	Total prize
KO Series #52-HR: $250K Gtd 8-Max	hotsince92	$44,877
KO Series #52-H: $200K Gtd 8-Max	Timetopop87	$23,938
KO Series #52-M: $50K Gtd 8-Max	MasterCheck	$8,161
KO Series #52-L: $10K Gtd 8-Max	FiniteL	$1,317
KO Series #53-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max	TheBigGuy	$99,231
KO Series #53-H: $250K Gtd 8-Max	Hit-and-run	$42,369
KO Series #53-M: $100K Gtd 8-Max	HexVeldluis	$13,155
KO Series #53-L: $25K Gtd 8-Max	Shamrock_Malph	$3,131
KO Series #53-Mi: $5K Gtd 8-Max	highjack	$538
KO Series #54-SHR: $250K Gtd PLO 6-Max	KamelAAsAA	$122,472
KO Series #54-HR: $75K Gtd PLO 6-Max	Shaundeeb	$34,578
KO Series #54-H: $40K Gtd PLO 6-Max	PapaKolya	$8,165
KO Series #54-M: $10K Gtd PLO 6-Max	FunGuy	$1,819
KO Series #54-L: $2.5K Gtd PLO 6-Max	Vladimir M	$439
KO Series #55-HR: $200K Gtd 8-Max Fast	BreakingTheLAW	$35,870
KO Series #55-H: $100K Gtd 8-Max Fast	wikidipidi	$13,465
KO Series #55-M: $50K Gtd 8-Max Fast	Yohan	$6,009
KO Series #55-L: $10K Gtd 8-Max Fast	so-what	$1,260
KO Series #56-HR: $100K Gtd 8-Max Turbo	The0neWh0Kn0cks	$25,313

$30M Gtd KO Series Day 13 Schedule

Day 13 takes place on Friday 20th September! Nineteen more events kick off that have $910,000 worth of guaranteed prize pools to play for.

Win your way into the biggest events by playing out $5 KO Series SPINS or via the many satellites that start at only $0.22. More details of those satellites can be found here.

Time (CET)	Event	Buy-in
18:00	KO Series #57-HR: $150K Gtd 6-Max	$530
18:00	KO Series #57-H: $100K Gtd 6-Max	$109
18:00	KO Series #57-M: $50K Gtd 6-Max	$33
18:00	KO Series #57-L: $10K Gtd 6-Max	$5.50
20:00	KO Series #58-HR: $200K Gtd 8-Max	$1,050
20:00	KO Series #58-H: $150K Gtd 8-Max	$320
20:00	KO Series #58-M: $175K Gtd 8-Max	$55
20:00	KO Series #58-L: $5K Gtd 8-Max	$11
20:00	KO Series #58-Mi: $5K Gtd 8-Max	$2.20
20:30	KO Series #59-HR: $50K Gtd PLO 6-Max	$1,050
20:30	KO Series #59-H: $30K Gtd PLO 6-Max	$215
20:30	KO Series #59-M: $10K Gtd PLO 6-Max	$33
20:30	KO Series #59-L: $2.5K Gtd PLO 6-Max	$5.50
22:00	KO Series #60-HR: $25K Gtd PLO 6-Max Big Ante	$1,050
22:00	KO Series #60-H: $15K Gtd PLO 6-Max Big Ante	$215
22:00	KO Series #60-M: $10K Gtd PLO 6-Max Big Ante	$33
22:00	KO Series #60-L: $2.5K Gtd PLO 6-Max Big Ante Fast	$5.50

Check Out All The Champions

Have you won a KO Series event or are just curious to see who has been crowned a champion. Whichever it is, click this link to check out all of our KO Series champions so far.