Day 3 of the $2.7 million Monster Series saw another 15 champions crowned and another $283,582 in prize money paid out despite the tournaments’ buy-ins ranging between $0.44 and a still affordable $33.
The total prize money awarded has already broken through the $1.1 million barrier with another 78 events still to play, including the $300,000 guaranteed Monster #38-High Championship Event on Sunday 6th May, which incredibly only costs $33 to enter.
Which partypoker players won big on Day 3 of this incredible online poker festival, which saw all tournaments play out as eight-handed no-limit hold’em events? Keep on reading to find out.
Monster Series: The Story So Far
- Event played: 45
- Events remaining: 78
- Money awarded: $1,150,915
Monster Series Day 1 Highlights
Monster #13-High: $100K Gtd
- Buy-in: $33
- Entries: 2,440
- Prize pool: $100,000
- ITM: 311
Huge prizes were on offer in the Monster #13-High $100,000 guaranteed, a tournament costing only $33 to enter. Almost $27,000 of added value was on the table after 2,440 players bought in; 311 of them received prize money.
“masterlisa” walked away with the largest cash prize, $15,054 after a heads-up deal with “dubayer” who collected $12,947 after the aforementioned deal. Each of the eight players at the final table locked up at least $1,045, going to show that you don’t have to spend big to win a lot during the Monster Series events.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | masterlisa | $15,054* |
| 2 | dubayer | $12,947* |
| 3 | Gosta999 | $7,470 |
| 4 | Baniclvan | $4,970 |
| 5 | felipeluanrs | $3,470 |
| 6 | Nikitacops | $2,370 |
| 7 | Jean-Marie55 | $1,625 |
| 8 | theconnecter74 | $1,045 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
Monster #11-High: $25K Gtd
- Buy-in: $22
- Entries: 1,490
- Prize pool: $29,800
- ITM: 200
“Nightboy875” turned $22 into $5,036 in the Monster #11-High: $25,000 guaranteed event, which saw the guarantee beaten by $4,800. Nightboy875 took full advantage of the bumper prize pool, topping a field of 1,490 entries to scoop the $5,036 top prize.
“Deutschadler” was the runner-up for $3,576 with “depsakha” coming in third for a $2,324 addition to their bankroll, which is still an impressive return on investment.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nightboy875 | $5,036 |
| 2 | Deutschadler | $3,576 |
| 3 | depsakha | $2,324 |
| 4 | iLvLUP | $1,552 |
| 5 | RIKIDOG123 | $1,102 |
| 6 | RafaelBT88 | $774 |
| 7 | Hustle11 | $536 |
| 8 | JohnJones34 | $354 |
Monster #14-High: $25K Gtd Fast
- Buy-in: $16.50
- Entries: 1,586
- Prize pool: $25,000
- ITM: 200
Monster #14-High: $25,000 guaranteed was played to a faster structure that saw the blind increase every eight minutes instead of the usual 12, adding a little more excitement to proceedings.
Excelling in the faster structure was “SCR3WED” who outlasted 1,585 opponents to get their hands on $4,225. This equates to a cool $576 per hour, which is definitely not to be sniffed at.
The top four finishers walked away with four-figure prizes for their $16.50 investment: “CoutoNuts” won $1,302 for fourth-place, “BreakParty” banked $1,950 for third-place and “waltimgv89” secured the $3,000 runner-up prize.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCR3WED | $4,225 |
| 2 | waltimgv89 | $3,000 |
| 3 | BreakParty | $1,950 |
| 4 | CoutoNuts | $1,302 |
| 5 | MAGOGEPPETTO | $925 |
| 6 | basil686 | $650 |
| 7 | germantorino | $450 |
| 8 | universalriv | $297 |
Monster Series Events Running Today
Another 15 Monster Series events are scheduled for today, Wednesday 2nd May, that have buy-ins ranging from $0.44 up to $33. Weigh up all of the guaranteed prize pools and they are worth a cool $267,500.
Each of today’s events are exciting in their own right, but some of the highlights include the $25,000 guaranteed, for a $22 buy-in, at 15:00 CET, the $50,000 guaranteed, for a $27 buy-in, at 17:00 CET and the massive $100,000 guaranteed at 19:00 CET that costs $33 to enter.
All of today’s events are played as as no-limit hold’em tournaments on six-handed tables so expect the action to be fast and furious. Will you become a Monster Series champion today?
| Time (CET) | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Monster #16-Low: $1K Gtd 6-Max | $0.88 |
| 15:00 | Monster #16-Mid: $5K Gtd 6-Max | $4.40 |
| 15:00 | Monster #16-High: $25K 6-Max | $22 |
| 17:00 | Monster #17-Low: $2.5K Gtd 6-Max | $1.10 |
| 17:00 | Monster #17-Mid: $10K Gtd 6-Max | $5.50 |
| 17:00 | Monster #17-High: $50K Gtd 6-Max | $27 |
| 19:00 | Monster #18-Low: $5K Gtd 6-Max | $1.50 |
| 19:00 | Monster #18-Mid: $25K Gtd 6-Max | $7.50 |
| 19:00 | Monster #18-High: $100K Gtd 6-Max | $33 |
| 21:00 | Monster #19-Low: $1K Gtd 6-Max Fast | $0.66 |
| 21:00 | Monster #19-Mid: $5K Gtd 6-Max Fast | $3.30 |
| 21:00 | Monster #19-High: $25K Gtd 6-Max Fast | $16.50 |
| 23:00 | Monster #20-Low: $500 Gtd 6-Max Turbo | $0.44 |
| 23:00 | Monster #20-Mid: $2.5K Gtd 6-Max Turbo | $2.20 |
| 23:00 | Monster #20-High: $10K Gtd 6-Max Turbo | $11 |
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