$30 Million Gtd KO Series Day 11: Final Table Appearance For Joao Simao

The $30 million guaranteed KO Series continued on May 22nd with Day 11 of the festival. Thirteen more champions were crowned and $1,398,031 was paid out, including a chunk to Team partypoker’s Joao Simao who navigated his way to a final table of a $320 buy-in event.

$30M Gtd KO Series: The Story So Far

Events completed: 164
Events remaining: 63
Total prize money awarded: $26,773,713

$30M Gtd KO Series Day 11 Recap

KO Series #39-HR: $300K Gtd Mix-Max

Buy-in: $1,050
Entries: 290
Prize pool: $300,000
Places paid: 36

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s “Mr.Master98” took down the $1,050 buy-in KO Series #39-HR: $300K Gtd Mix-Max event for more than $50,000.

The Bosnian topped a field of 290 to get their hands on $24,630 from the main prize pool plus $23,597 from the bounty prize pool and, of course, bragging rights that there were now a KO Series champion.

Team partypoker’s Fedor Holz burst the final table bubble, finishing in seventh place, before Lithuania’s “Barsukeenf” crashed out in sixth place for more than $10,000. The Lithuanian was joined on the rail by “L_Segovia” of the Netherlands and Russia’s “justkot” before “Dork Pork” busted in third place from their home in the United Kingdom.

Heads-up saw Mr.Master98 take on “dealD2toU” of Finland and it was a battle they emerged victorious from, resigning the runner-up to $24,600 plus a bounty payment of $12,644.

Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties
1 | Mr.Master98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $24,630 | $23,597
2 | dealD2toU | Finland | $24,600 | $12,644
3 | Dork Pork | United Kingdom | $17,755 | $9,319
4 | justkot | Russia | $12,913 | $2,340
5 | L_Segovia | Netherlands | $8,877 | $5,118
6 | Barsukeenf | Lithuania | $6,456 | $3,477

KO Series #39-H: $200K Gtd Mix-Max

Buy-in: $320
Entries: 828
Prize pool: $255,024
Places paid: 108

Team partypoker’s Joao “joaosimaobh” Simao reached the final table of the $320 buy-in KO Series #39-H: $200K Gtd Mix-Max event but, unfortunately for him, he couldn’t quite finish the job.

The Brazilian sensation had to make do with a sixth place finish that was worth $4,069 from the main prize pool; Simao also banked $6,738 worth of bounties along the way.

Following Simao to the sidelines was “milksqueezer” of the UK whose fifth place finish won them more than $$8,700 and they were joined in the role of spectator first by “DasROHR” of Germany and then by Malta’s “DrunkSpewer”, the latter having taking down a KO Series event earlier in the festival.

This set up a heads-up clash between “Ebaaa11” of Russia and Simao’s fellow Brazilian “Thorfie” and it was the latter who emerged victorious to lock up their second title of the series plus a combined prize worth more than $35,000.

Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties
1 | Thorfie | Brazil | $17,001 | $18,778
2 | Ebaaa11 | Russia | $16,976 | $1,816
3 | DrunkSpewer | Malta | $12,886 | $2,299
4 | DasROHR | Germany | $8,817 | $6,482
5 | milksqueezer | United Kingdom | $6,104 | $2,648
6 | joaosimaobh | Brail | $4,069 | $6,738

KO Series #38-H: $200K Gtd Mix-Max

Buy-in: $530
Entries: 419
Prize pool: $214,737
Places paid: 48

Lithuania may be a relatively small country in the grand scheme of things but it is a country that produces some talented poker players, including “Deny888” who triumphed in the $530 buy-in KO Series #38-H: $200K Gtd Mix-Max event.

Deny888 found themself heads-up against Brazil’s “IgorFederal” and it was a fight they emerged unscathed from, securing $16,922 plus $16,763 from the bounty prize pool, while the Brazilian netted $16,901 plus $3,404.

Earlier at the final table, “phong_” of New Zealand managed to stay awake long enough to finish in sixth place before “YumsYums” of Sweden busted in fifth place. “Frippu” of Finland won more than $15,000 after falling in fourth place with the penultimate elimination being that of “La.Brouletterie” of Belgium who banked $12,283 plus bounties worth $5,976.

Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties
1 | Deny888 | Lithuania | $16,922 | $16,763
2 | IgorFederal | Brazil | $16,901 | $3,404
3 | La.Brouletterie | Belgium | $12,283 | $5,976
4 | frippu | Finland | $8,659 | $6,685
5 | YumsYums | Sweden | $6,284 | $2,493
6 | phong_ | New Zealand | $4,342 | $2,510

$30M Gtd KO Series Day 11 Results

Event | Champion | Prize | Bounties
KO Series #38-HR: $200K Gtd Mix-Max | Deny888 | $16,922 | $16,763
KO Series #38-H: $150K Gtd Mix-Max | KAIZEN_SZ | $9,099 | $13,530
KO Series #38-M: $50K Gtd Mix-Max | marma07 | $3,721 | $3,815
KO Series #38-L: $10K Gtd Mix-Max | CesarAAnd | $609 | $565
KO Series #39-HR: $300K Gtd Mix-Max | Mr.Master98 | $24,630 | $23,597
KO Series #39-H: $200K Gtd Mix-Max | Thorfie | $17,001 | $18,778
KO Series #39-M: $100K Gtd Mix-Max | MANGOtree | $6,508 | $4,899
KO Series #39-L: $30K Gtd Mix-Max | BurnCardCounter | $1,489 | $1,217
KO Series #39-Mi: $5K Gtd Mix-Max | TheIrish77 | $334 | $212
KO Series #40-HR: $150K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | ABCpoker911 | $15,243 | $11,336
KO Series #40-H: $100K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | Astralncognita | $7,022 | $8,041
KO Series #40-M: $50K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | konsti1710 | $3,100 | $3,825
KO Series #40-L: $10K Gtd Mix-Max Fast | diegohb77 | $573 | $478

$30M Gtd KO Series Day 12 Schedule

The $30M Gtd KO Series Day 12 sees another 14 events, all on eight-handed tables, take place that have combined guarantees weighing in at a massive $1,355,000. Check out the full Day 11 schedule below:

Time (CEST) | Event | Buy-in
18:00 | KO Series #41-HR: $250K Gtd 8-Max | $530
18:00 | KO Series #41-H: $200K Gtd 8-Max | $109
18:00 | KO Series #41-M: $50K Gtd 8-Max | $33
18:00 | KO Series #41-L: $10K Gtd 8-Max | $5.50
20:00 | KO Series #42-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max | $2,100
20:00 | KO Series #42-H: $250K Gtd 8-Max | $320
20:00 | KO Series #42-M: $100K Gtd 8-Max | $55
20:00 | KO Series #42-L: $30K Gtd 8-Max | $11
20:00 | KO Series #42-Mi: $5K Gtd 8-Max | $2.20
22:00 | KO Series #43-HR: $200K Gtd 8-Max Fast | $1,050
22:00 | KO Series #43-H: $100K Gtd 8-Max Fast | $109
22:00 | KO Series #43-M: $50K Gtd 8-Max Fast | $33
22:00 | KO Series #43-L: $10K Gtd 8-Max Fast | $5.50
00:00 | KO Series #44-HR: $100K Gtd 8-Max Turbo | $1,050

Reload Your Account and Grab a KO Series Ticket

For a limited time only, you can grab a KO Series satellite ticket when you reload your account using the following bons codes:

KOSERIES11 – Deposit $10 and receive a KO Series Phase Feeder ticket worth $11

KOSERIES22 – Deposit $20 and receive a KO Series satellite ticket worth $22

KOSERIES44 – Deposit $40 and receive a KO Series satellite ticket worth $44

KO Series SPINS

You can also SPINS your way to KO Series tickets in addition to playing in our KO Series satellites. These three-handed hyper-structured tournaments only cost $5 to buy into and pay out $10 or $20 in cash for the lower prize pool multipliers before gifting KO Series tickets worth between $33 and $5,200.

Multiplier | Frequency in 1M Games | 1st Place Prize
2 | 799,408 | $10
4 | 159,011 | $20
6.6 | 25,000 | $33 KO Series ticket
11 | 10,000 | $55 KO Series ticket
21.8 | 5,000 | $109 KO Series ticket
64 | 1,000 | $320 KO Series ticket
106 | 500 | $530 KO Series ticket
210 | 50 | $1,050 KO Series ticket
420 | 30 | $2,100 KO Series ticket
1,040 | 1 | $5,200 KO Series ticket