“Opitbetpoker” Becomes the First Grand Prix Summer Champion

Three of the 12 numbered Grand Prix Summer events have crowned their champions, and “Optibetpoker” is one of those worthy winners. They triumphed in the $50,000 guaranteed Grand Prix Summer Opener PKO, and took home $8,673.

Some 2,511 PartyPoker players bought in, creating a guarantee-busting $75,330 prize pool, and getting the Grand Prix Summer series off to a flying start. That substantial prize pool meant all but two of the nine finalists saw their $33 investment swell to a four-figure sum.

“MegaMove87” was the first of the finalists to bow out. Their ninth-place finish came with $922 with bounties included. “Sn1jden” joined the list of busted players, doing so with $611 to show for their efforts.

“Gordothegreat” and “KannstduLeihen” crashed out and collected $1,026 and $1,205, respectively, leaving only five players in the hunt for the title of champion.

Those five became four when Igotdanuts01″ fell by the wayside, taking $1,831 with them.

“erikdinho” was eliminated in fourth for $3,039, “pokerdave47699” banked $3,491 after falling in third, with that penultimate elimination sending the Opener PKO into the heads-up stage.

“Optibetpoker” fought with “c4ught” for the lion’s share of the prize pool and the all-important victory. The one-on-one battle went the way of the former, and they saw $8,673 land in their PartyPoker account, leaving “c4ught” to collect a $4,947 consolation prize.

Grand Prix Summer #01 Opener PKO Final Table Results

Place | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize
1 | Optibetpoker | $4,207 | $4,466 | $8,673
2 | c4ught | $490 | $4,457 | $4,947
3 | pokerdave47699 | $622 | $2,869 | $3,491
4 | erikdinho | $1,154 | $1,885 | $3,039
5 | Igotdanuts01 | $556 | $1,275 | $1,831
6 | KannstduLeihen | $237 | $968 | $1,205
7 | Gordothegreat | $327 | $699 | $1,026
8 | Sn1jden | $57 | $554 | $611
9 | MegaMove87 | $491 | $431 | $922

More Than 3,000 Players Turn Out for the Mini Opener PKO

Th $5.50 buy-in Mini Opener PKO saw 3,019 PartyPoker players buy-in, resulting in a $15,095 prize pool, more than 50% larger than the advertised $10,000 guarantee.

When the dust had settled, it was “Brunaozer4” who was the only player with chip in front of them, which they exchanged for a $1,429 payout, an incredible return on a $5.50 investment. “CEDCryptoCoin” was this event’s runner-up, with second-place awarding $1,057, giving the second-placed finisher plenty of ammunition for the rest of the series.

Grand Prix Summer #02 Mini Opener PKO Final Table Results

Place | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize
1 | Brunaozer4 | $540 | $889 | $1,429
2 | CEDCryptoCoin | $171 | $886 | $1,057
3 | HardToExplain | $160 | $570 | $730
4 | ILFalcorino | $80 | $374 | $454
5 | RandyMarsh | $138 | $252 | $390
6 | RobieMX | $87 | $191 | $278
7 | Chapeii | $86 | $138 | $224
8 | ConversaKAkombi | $75 | $109 | $184
9 | Diniac | $46 | $84 | $130

LadyOnTilt” Wins 266-Times Their Buy-in

The $1.10 Micro Opener PKO drew in 1,992 entrants, which meant a $1,992 prize pool that was only $8 shy of doubling the $1,000 guarantee.

“LadyOnTilt” was the player that came out on top, doing so with $266 to show for their efforts, a massive score considering they only paid $1.10 to enter. Runner-up “Dpenha” banked $125, again a healthy return from such a tiny entrance fee.

Grand Prix Summer #02 Micro Opener PKO Final Table Results

Place | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize
1 | LadyOnTilt | $143 | $123 | $266
2 | Dpenha | $3 | $122 | $125
3 | DrJuanGonzalez | $10 | $79 | $89
4 | Laliluelo0 | $11 | $51 | $62
5 | Chakar | $6 | $35 | $41
6 | xXMANAXx | $4 | $26 | $30
7 | nvrbluffing | $4 | $19 | $23
8 | party88 | $11 | $15 | $26
9 | hectorharry | $3 | $12 | $15

Remaining Grand Prix Summer Events

In addition to dozens of side events taking place each and every day throughout the Grand Prix Summer festival, you can also get involved in the following numbered events, which have the juiciest guarantees!

Event | Buy-in | Guarantee | Start | Final Day
#04 Main Event | $55 | $150,000 | Jun 29 | Jul 17
#05 Mini Main Event | $11 | $40,000 | Jun 29 | Jul 17
#06 Micro Main Event | $2.20 | $5,000 | Jun 29 | Jul 17
#07 PLO8 PKO Championship | $33 | $15,000 | Jul 3 | Jul 10
#08 Mini PLO8 PKO Championship | $5.50 | $5,000 | Jul 3 | Jul 10
#09 Micro PLO8 PKO Championship | $1.10 | $1,000 | Jul 3 | Jul 10
#10 PLO PKO Championship | $33 | $15,000 | Jul 10 | Jul 17
#11 Mini PLO PKO Championship | $5.50 | $5,000 | Jul 10 | Jul 17
#12 Micro PLO PKO Championship | $1.10 | $1,000 | Jul 10 | Jul 17

SPINS Your Way to Grand Prix Summer Events

We want as many of our players to experience what it is like to play in a prestigious poker tournament and have the chance to pad their bankrolls with poker career-defining prizes, which is why we’re launching Grand Prix Summer Edition SPINS.

These jackpot sit & go tournaments only cost $2 to enter. Mostly, they award their winner $4 cash, but they also pay Grand Prix Summer tickets ranging from $5.50 to $109 and do so in a matter of minutes thanks to the hyper-turbo blind structure.

Multiplier | 1st Prize | Frequency in 1M Games
2 | $4 Cash | 609,233
2.75 | $5.50 GP Summer Ticket | 266,467
5.5 | $11 GP Summer Ticket | 100,000
11 | $22 GP Summer Ticket | 20,000
16.5 | $33 GP Summer Ticket | 3,000
27.5 | $55 GP Summer Ticket | 800
54.5 | $109 GP Summer Ticket | 500

Those of you who prefer a traditional satellite are in luck because our ever-popular phased satellites return. They start with our industry-famous $0.01 centrolls, which fee into $0.22 Phase 1, then $1.10 Phase 2, then the no direct buy-in final each Saturday where $55 Main Event tickets are won.

There are also nightly Main Event satellites for you to try your luck in. Turn a $0.33 buy-in into a $3.30 Micro Main Event seat, a $1.65 buy-in into an $11 Mini Main Event seat, or an affordable $7.50 buy-in into a $55 Main Event seat. Good luck!