Day 5 of the $40 million guaranteed POWERFEST continued on Thursday 10th May with the crowning of another 24 champions, including another winner of a POWERFEST Championship Event.
Those 24 events awarded a cool $3,290,445 in prize money, taking the total prize money paid out to $16,978,134 over the course of the first five days. Keep reading to discover which partypoker players won some serious money on Day 4 of this amazing $40 million guaranteed poker festival.
$40 million POWERFEST: The Story So Far
- Event played: 166
- Events remaining: 200
- Money awarded: $16,978,134
$40 million POWERFEST Day 5 Highlights
POWERFEST #25-SHR: $1M Gtd 6-Max PKO Championship Event
- Buy-in: $5,200
- Entries: 193
- Prize pool: $1,000,000
- ITM: 24
“Pider Ninni” is the latest partypoker player to be crowned a POWERFEST Championship Event champion after the topped a stellar field of 193 entries to get their hands on a massive $199,100 prize, including bounties.
The tournament ended in a heads-up chop between Pider Ninni and “justkot” with the latter claiming $93,346 for their runner-up finish plus an additional $63,618 in bounty payments.
A trio of partypoker diamond-sporting players made it into the top 24 finishing places to get their hands on some prize money. Dusk Till Dawn casino owner Rob “Rob_Yong_” Yong finished in 18th place for $6,476 and $3,900 in bounties.
Joao “joaosimaobh” Simao fell in 12th place or $9,964 but also banked $13,487 thanks to eliminating eight opponents along the way. Kristen “Krissyb24” Bicknell saw her tournament end in 11th place for $9,964 and $5,525 in bounty payments.
Three more Championship Events take place on Sunday 13th May; each Championship Event has $1 million guaranteed!
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pider Ninni | $107,450* | $91,650* |
| 2 | justkot | $96,346* | $63,618* |
| 3 | SeuOnofre | $56,047 | $16,575 |
| 4 | PhileasFogg | $40,603 | $25,350 |
| 5 | JETFIRE68 | $29,892 | $5,525 |
| 6 | P_Ruffin | $19,928 | $9,425 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
POWERFEST #27-HR: $500K Gtd NL Hold’em
- Buy-in: $1,050
- Entries: 554
- Prize pool: $554,000
- ITM: 72
POWERFEST #27-HR: $500K Gtd NL Hold’em paid out the top 72 finishers and there were some Team partypoker members among those finishing in the money.
Kristen “Krissyb24” Bicknell sneaked into the cash and finished 67th for $2,493, Patrick “Patrick_Leonard” Leonard fell in 14th place for $5,927 but Isaac “Ike_Haxton” Haxton navigated his way to the final table before busting in seventh-place for $12,686.
There was no deal struck in this event so the champion, “Specter_Litt”, walked away with a six-figure cash haul. First-place was worth $103,265 with “pockjack0” collecting $73,405 for their second-place finish, both very healthy returns on a $1,050 investment.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Specter_Litt | $103,265 |
| 2 | pockjack0 | $73,405 |
| 3 | Partyyycular | $50,026 |
| 4 | muhhamadALLIN | $34,625 |
| 5 | Ijgjg3000 | $24,376 |
| 6 | untaktik | $17,617 |
| 7 | Ike_Haxton | $12,686 |
| 8 | dubble_me_up | $9,085 |
POWERFEST #27-H: $200K Gtd NL Hold’em
- Buy-in: $215
- Entries: 1,330
- Prize pool: $266,000
- ITM: 168
A guarantee-busting crowd of 1,330 entrants created a $266,000 prize pool for the POWERFEST #27-H: $200K Gtd NL Hold’em and it was “SkillNePropil” who claimed the lion’s share of the fund, namely $45,140.
The top four finishers all added a five-figure score to their partypoker bankrolls. “RandyB0bandy” was the fourth-place finisher for $14,071, “DeuceofDuc0” netted $21,014 for their third-place finish while “broooooooooo” scooped $32,186 for finishing second.
Team partypoker’s Dzmitry “Dzmitry_Urbanov” Urbanovich earlier fell in 23rd place for $1,409.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SkillNePropil | $45,140 |
| 2 | broooooooooo | $32,186 |
| 3 | DeuceofDuc0 | $21,014 |
| 4 | RandyB0bandy | $14,071 |
| 5 | very_addictive | $9,975 |
| 6 | Gancas09 | $7,022 |
| 7 | gibidon | $4,894 |
| 8 | pericas1991 | $3,271 |
POWERFEST Events Running Today
There are 22 POWERFEST events scheduled for Friday 11th May and they have combined guarantees weighing in at an impressive $1,249,500. Check out the full Day 5 schedule below..
| Time (CET) | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Powerfest #30-Mi: $5K Gtd Smooth | $3.30 |
| 16:00 | Powerfest #30-L: $20K Gtd Smooth | $16.50 |
| 16:00 | Powerfest #30-M: $50K Gtd Smooth | $55 |
| 16:00 | Powerfest #30-H: $100K Gtd Smooth | $215 |
| 18:00 | Powerfest #31-Mi: $2K Gtd PKO | $1.10 |
| 18:00 | Powerfest #31-L: $10K Gtd PKO | $5.50 |
| 18:00 | Powerfest #31-M: $50K Gtd PKO | $27.50 |
| 18:00 | Powerfest #31-H: $100K Gtd PKO | $109 |
| 18:00 | Powerfest #31-HR: $200K Gtd PKO | $530 |
| 20:00 | Powerfest #32-Mi: $5K Gtd 6-Max PKO | $3.30 |
| 20:00 | Powerfest #32-L: $25K Gtd 6-Max PKO | $16.50 |
| 20:00 | Powerfest #32-M: $100K Gtd 6-Max PKO | $55 |
| 20:00 | Powerfest #32-H: $200K Gtd 6-Max PKO | $215 |
| 20:00 | Powerfest #32-HR: $200K Gtd 6-Max PKO | $1,050 |
| 20:30 | Powerfest #33-Mi: $500 Gtd 6-Max PLO8 | $3.30 |
| 20:30 | Powerfest #33-L: $1K Gtd 6-Max PLO8 | $16.50 |
| 20:30 | Powerfest #33-M: $5K Gtd 6-Max PLO8 | $55 |
| 22:00 | Powerfest #34-Mi: $1K Gtd Fast Smooth | $1.10 |
| 22:00 | Powerfest #34-L: $5K Gtd 6-Max Fast Smooth | $5.50 |
| 22:00 | Powerfest #34-M: $20K Gtd Fast Smooth | $27.50 |
| 22:00 | Powerfest #34-H: $50K Gtd Fast Smooth | $109 |
| 22:00 | Powerfest #34-HR: $100K Gtd Fast Smooth | $530 |
Win your way into big POWERFEST events
If you want to play in some of the bigger buy-in POWERFEST events, including the Championship Events, but do not have the bankroll for it, why not try to win your way into them via our POWERFEST satellites.
We recently launched POWERFEST sit & go satellites and satellites to the POWERFEST Super High Rollers. You can also win a share of $1.1 million worth of tickets, ranging from $109 to $1,050, every week via our Power Series Mega Satellites; these tickets can be used for POWERFEST events.
Win MILLIONS Online tickets via the POWERFEST Leaderboards
The POWERFEST Leaderboards run until May 20th and award $120,000 worth of MILLIONS Online tickets every week. These leaderboards are split into two buy-in categories of Low ($1 to $44) and High ($55+) and prizes range from $109 MILLIONS Online satellites tickets up to $5,300 seats to the $20 million guaranteed event.
You will also earn double cashback points when you enter POWERFEST tournaments on Friday 11th May, Saturday 12th May, Friday 18th May and Saturday 19th May.
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