KhalifaMAAN Takes Down McLaren Turbo Series Opener KO

The inaugural McLaren Turbo Series got the green light over the weekend and almost a dozen events have already crowned their champions. “KhalifaMAAN” not only became a McLaren Turbo Series champion but secured the largest score of the opening events thanks to taking the chequered flag in the $100,000 guaranteed Opener KO tournament.

Event 01-H was the $55 buy-in Opener KO, which drew in a crowd of 1,795 over the course of several starting flights. That crowd meant an overlay of just over $10,000, adding even more value to the tournament.

With bounties included, nobody at the eight-handed final table won less than $1,422; that is the sum “ASAP JARDA” collected for their eighth-place finish. “jaimebtler557,” ($1,700), “IIII1G933,” ($1,876), and “JenCoolian” ($2,182) crashed out before the final laps of the Opener KO.

Fourth place and $3,756 went to “BlessMyGin” before “Byblood” span off and had to make do with a $5,257 score for their podium finish. The elimination of Byblood left “Craikster83” and “KhalifaMAAN” heads-up for the title and the lion’s share of the prize pool.

KhalifaMAAN came out on top of a thrilling one-on-one encounter and saw a total prize worth $12,297 hit their PartyPoker account, with $5,495 of that sum stemming from bounty payments. Craikster83’s bridesmaid finish came with a sizeable runner-up prize weighing in at $7,257.

McLaren Turbo Series #01-H Opener KO Final Table Results

Entrants: 1,795
Prize pool: $100,000
Places paid: 264

Place	Player	Bounties	Prize	Total prize
1	KhalifaMAAN	$5,495	$6,802	$12,297
2	Craikster83	$467	$6,790	$7,257
3	Byblood	$880	$4,377	$5,257
4	BlessMyGin	$876	$2,880	$3,756
5	JenCoolian	$230	$1,952	$2,182
6	IIII1G933	$215	$1,485	$1,700
7	jamiebutler557	$800	$1,076	$1,876
8	ASAP JARDA	$568	$854	$1,422

Matthew Staples Falls Short in the $109 Deepstack

There was a near miss for Team PartyPoker’s Matthew “MatthewStaples” Staples in Event #07-H Deepstack, a $109 buy-in affair that saw 262 players buy in. The top six finishers banked a four-figure sum, “Mortara,” “Ludens,” “SugarDaddy25cm,” and “Fifuuuu” busted out with score worth $1,015 to $1,710.

Staples was heads-up with “Free BadBeats.” The Team partypoker was trying to claw his way back into contention when Free BadBeats min-raised on the button, Staples three-bet all in for 21.6 big blinds with A♥ 3♠, and Free BadBeats called with 10♣ 10♦. The board ran 6♦ 3♦ 5♥ 4♣ 8♠, busting Staples in second place for $3,660 and leaving Free BadBeats to collect the $5,234 top payout.

McLaren Turbo Series #07-H: Deepstack Final Table Results

Entrants: 262
Prize pool: $300,000
Places paid: 47

Place	Player	Prize
1	Free BadBeats	$5,234
2	Matt “MatthewStaples” Staples	$3,660
3	Fifuuuu	$2,534
4	SugarDaddy25cm	$1,710
5	Ludens	$1,250
6	Mortara	$1,015
7	mrgammon1511	$838
8	HamsterTM	$702
9	Varvar99	$591

McLaren Turbo Series Results So Far

We have to give a special mention to “Die Lokomotive” who has started the McLaren Turbo Series like a runaway train. They won the first Daily Sprint of the series and secured $2,446. They then triumphed in the $55 buy-in 7-Max Hyper PKO and scooped $3,394 with bounty payments included.

Event	Buy-in	Entrants	Prize pool	Champion	Prize
Opening Freeroll	$0	1,795	$5,000	Usain Fold	$500 in tickets
#01-H Opener KO	$55	1,795	$100,000	KhalifaMAAN	$12,297
#01-M Opener KO	$5.50	1,549	$15,000	ICMadness	$1,719
#01-L Opener KO	$0.55	780	$1,500	DuckyAces	$200
#02 Daily Sprint	$22	408	$15,000	Die Lokomotive	$2,446
#03-H 7-Max Hyper PKO	$109	123	$15,000	Hydracid	$3,890
#03-M 7-Max Hyper PKO	$22	315	$10,000	Pterodaktyl	$1,445
#03-L 7-Max Hyper PKO	$2.20	255	$1,000	rAs-i420	$153
Daily Freeroll	$0	1,174	$500	Naispipol	$215 in tickets
#04-H Mix Max	$109	120	$15,000	KajmanekFCB88	$3,092
#04-M Mix Max	$22	382	$10,000	skibidiveinau	$1,635
#04-L Mix Max	$5.50	392	$4,000	PombaCrzy	$654
#05 Daily Sprint	$33	409	$20,000	Jiminator	$3,261
#06-M 6-Max Hyper	$33	202	$10,000	monge_tibetano	$1,526
#06-L 6-Max Hyper	$3.30	214	$1,500	Lalahxx99	$267
#07-H Deepstack	$109	262	$30,000	Free BadBeats	$5,234
#07-M Deepstack	$22	532	$15,000	FlopTurnFFS	$2,393
#07-L Deepstack	$2.20	375	$2,000	keidy8888	$327
#08-H 7-Max Hyper PKO	$109	208	$30,000	MoneyTrees	$5,389
#08-M 7-Max Hyper PKO	$11	640	$10,000	vamotomauma	$1,432
#08-L 7-Max Hyper PKO	$2.20	402	$2,000	naston2388	$287
#10 Daily Sprint	$109	336	$33,910	MementoVivere.	$5,587
#11-H 7-Max Hyper PKO	$55	440	$22,000	Die Lokomotive	$3,394
#11-M 7-Max Hyper PKO	$5.50	527	$4,000	G.Prestess	$545
#11-L 7-Max Hyper PKO	$0.55	202	$250	kkolion99	$44

McLaren Turbo Series Continues

There are another 11 McLaren Turbo Series tournaments taking place on July 25, giving you the chance to start the week with a win under your belt. One of those tournament, the $500 freeroll, starts at 18:00 BST and has $500 worth of series tickets up for grabs. Jump in now to make sure you do not miss out.