Another $262,417 was awarded across another 21 Monster Series events on Day 5 of this amazing series. That takes the total prize money won to an incredible $1,488,196 with another three days left to run, with Sunday featuring a $200,000 guaranteed Championship Event.
Let’s check out who won big on Day 5 of the $2.1 million guaranteed Monster Series.
Monster Series III: The Story So Far
- Events completed: 105
- Events remaining: 66
- Total prize money awarded: $1,488,196
Monster Series III: Day 5 Recap
Monster #31-High: $50K Gtd PKO
- Buy-in: $33
- Entries: 1,923
- Prize pool: $60,574
- ITM:248
“Meaty23” added almost $7,300 to their partypoker bankroll by winning the Monster #31-High: $50K Gtd PKO event on Day 5 of the festival.
They would have walked away with even more money for their effort had they not struck a heads-up deal with “NobbyKvams” that saw the runner-up net $4,000 from the main prize pool and $1,574 worth of bounties. Our champion secured $4,287 plus $2,983.
Everyone who finished in fifth-place or above won a four-figure score from the main prize pool, so congratulations to “PartyHQ416”, “Manuma29” and “WhereIsMyJuice”.
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meaty23 | $4,287* | $2,983* |
| 2 | NobbyKvams | $4,000* | $1,574* |
| 3 | WhereIsMyJuice | $2,235 | $704 |
| 4 | Manuma29 | $1,488 | $769 |
| 5 | PartyHQ416 | $1,052 | $233 |
| 6 | bacajpare | $732 | $260 |
| 7 | holdplz88 | $504 | $215 |
| 8 | shark121212 | $328 | $365 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
Monster #30-High: $30K Gtd 6-Max
- Buy-in: $27.50
- Entries: 1,343
- Prize pool: $33,575
- ITM:180
Monster #30-High: $30K Gtd 6-Max was an exciting event thanks to it being played on short-handed tables, which increases the hands per hour and players’ aggression.
“Monze84” was the final table’s first casualty, they bagged $860. Fifth-place and $1,376 went to “MarkLanders123” before “Go Daddy” headed to the rail in fourth-place for a $2,103 score.
Third-place was worth $2,988 and this is the sum in the account of “cacopoker888”. Their exit left “felipe4815” and “pocavoya” to battle it out heads-up for the title. The latter emerged victorious and banked $5,196 to leave felipe4815 to bank the $3,961 consolation prize.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pocavoya | $5,196 |
| 2 | felipe4815 | $3,961 |
| 3 | cacopoker888 | $2,988 |
| 4 | Go Daddy | $2,103 |
| 5 | MarkLanders123 | $1,376 |
| 6 | monze84 | $860 |
Monster #33-High: $20K Gtd Fast
- Buy-in: $33
- Entries: 978
- Prize pool: $29,340
- ITM:136
Almost 1,000 players turned out for the Monster #33-High: $20K Gtd Fast and they were all outlasted by “bucetossauro” who turned their $33 into $5,046. “BabySharkl4” was the tournament’s runner-up, a finish worth $3,614.
Each of the final table members won at least $381, with those finishing fifth and above securing no less than $1,135. “Nevarocky” fell in fifth-place, “p0pc0rn001” was the fourth-place finisher for $1,601 and “bajnia_postava” won $2,391 after finishing third.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bucetossauro | $5,046 |
| 2 | BabySharkl4 | $3,614 |
| 3 | bajnia_postava | $2,391 |
| 4 | p0pc0rn001 | $1,601 |
| 5 | nevarocky | $1,135 |
| 6 | NeVeRLuCKyGG | $803 |
| 7 | shortyno03 | $563 |
| 8 | DEADshka | $381 |
Monster Series III: Schedule for Day 6
Another 21 Monster Series events are scheduled for Day 6 of the festival on Friday 3rd August. They kick off at regular interval from 15:00 CET through to 01:00 CET and have combined guaranteed prize pool worth a cool $205,000.
There is a great mix of different formats to choose from, although two events in particular look incredible value. Look out for Monster #37-High: $30K Gtd 6-Max PKO at 17:00 CET costing $27.50 to enter and the Monster #38-High: $50K Gtd at 19:00 CET that costs $33 to buy into.
| Time (CET) | Event | Buy-in |
| 15:00 | Monster #22-High: $20K Gtd Deepstack | $22 |
| 15:00 | Monster #22-Med: $5K Gtd Deepstack | $5.50 |
| 15:00 | Monster #22-Low: $1.5K Gtd Deepstack | $1.50 |
| 17:00 | Monster #23-High: $30K Gtd 6-Max PKO | $27.50 |
| 17:00 | Monster #23-Med: $10K Gtd 6-Max PKO | $7.50 |
| 17:00 | Monster #23-Low: $3K Gtd 6-Max PKO | $2.20 |
| 19:00 | Monster #24-High: $50K Gtd | $33 |
| 19:00 | Monster #24-Med: $20K Gtd | $11 |
| 19:00 | Monster #24-Low: $7.5K Gtd | $3.30 |
| 20:30 | Monster #25-High: $5K Gtd 6-Max PLO8 | $22 |
| 20:30 | Monster #25-Med: $1.5K Gtd 6-Max PLO8 | $5.50 |
| 20:30 | Monster #25-Low: $500 Gtd 6-Max PLO8 | $1.50 |
| 21:00 | Monster #26-High: $20K Gtd Fast PKO | $33 |
| 21:00 | Monster #26-Med: $7.5K Gtd Fast PKO | $11 |
| 21:00 | Monster #26-Low: $2.5K Gtd Fast PKO | $3.30 |
| 23:00 | Monster #27-High: $10K Gtd 6-Max Turbo | $27.50 |
| 23:00 | Monster #27-Med: $3K Gtd 6-Max Turbo | $7.50 |
| 23:00 | Monster #27-Low: $1K Gtd 6-Max Turbo | $2.20 |
| 01:00 | Monster #28-High: $5K Gtd 6-Max Hyper PKO | $22 |
| 01:00 | Monster #28-Med: $1.5K Gtd 6-Max Hyper PKO | $22 |
| 01:00 | Monster #28-Low: $500 Gtd 6-Max Hyper PKO | $22 |
Monster Series III Promotions
We have a trio of Monster Series promotions that are dripping with value and you can get involved in all three.
First, there’s a daily Cash Game Monster Hour where you earn double cashback points for 60-minutes by playing in cash games and at our fastforward tables.
Second, we will be tweeting and posting on our social media channels during the week asking you to log into your partypoker account via a computer and check to see if you have won a free Monster Series ticket. There is a 50 percent chance of winning a ticket, so make sure you log in during the time specified.
Lastly, play in at least 10 Monster Series events and we’ll enter you into a random draw where you can win a share of $5,000 worth of MILLIONS Online satellite tickets. A total of 365 tickets have to be won and they have values of $5.50, $22 and $109.
Learn more via this blog article.
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