Check Out The First KO Series Results of the New Year

2021 got off to a flying start at partypoker with six of our players taking down KO Series side events and three massive KO Series events completing the first of their two starting flights.

KO Series – 6-Max Final Table Results

“kelsey2706” was the last player standing from a field of 276 in the $215 KO Series 6-Max: $50K Gtd. Those 276 entrants created a $55,200 prize pool that saw half go on the heads of each player and the remaining 50% shared among the top 47 finishers.

The champion netted a combined prize worth an impressive $10,174 made up of a $4,114 main prize pool score and $6,060 worth of bounty payments. A decent chunk of the latter came from sending “Jamnix_90” to the sidelines in second place, thus securing the title of champion.

“RAFAEL NADOWN” was the final table’s first casualty, a finish worth in excess of $1,250. “Alister308” and “Markolade1099” were the next to fall before “Pahantut1993” busted in third to send the tournament into the heads-up stage, where kelsey2706 excelled.

Place | Player | Prize | Bounties
1 | kelsey2706 | $4,114 | $6,060
2 | Jamnix_90 | $4,108 | $2,409
3 | Pahantut1993 | $2,831 | $1,556
4 | Markolade1099 | $1,878 | $825
5 | Alister308 | $1,317 | $1,376
6 | RAFAEL NADOWN | $1,022 | $250

KO Series – Mini 6-Max Final Table Results

The $22 buy-in KO Series – 6-Max Mini had $30,000 guaranteed but the 1,823 entrants meant a $36,460 prize pool was up for grabs. “jnash195_z” locked up the lion’s share of the prize pool, namely $2,223 from the main prize pool plus an additional payment of $1,555 courtesy of sending 11 opponents to the showers.

“Bada_s98” was among those players the champion busted. They scooped a combined prize worth $2,670 for their runner-up finish, a huge return on a $22 initial investment.

Place | Player | Prize | Bounties
1 | jnash195_z | $2,223 | $1,555
2 | Baba_s98 | $2,218 | $452
3 | chek-0-tilla | $1,406 | $726
4 | OpporTunisT | $942 | $488
5 | goose5777 | $646 | $130
6 | IQ54321 | $462 | $282

KO Series – 8-Max Turbo Final Table Results

The biggest of the 8-Max Turbo side evens cost $109 to enter and featured a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool. That sum was blown out of the water when 401 players turned out in force and created a $40,100 prize pool!

“Happy-AIA” got their hands on the biggest payout, one worth a combined $5,717. This was made up of $2,873 from the main prize pool and $2,844 from the bounty prize pool.

The champion now has more than enough to enter all three KO Series Main Events that shuffle up and deal at 19:05 on January 16. They come with buy-ins of $11, $109, and $1,050 and guarantees of $50,000, $300,000, and a whopping $1,000,000 respectively.

Place | Player | Prize | Bounties
1 | Happy-AIA | $2,873 | $2,844
2 | plein92 | $2,869 | $1,115
3 | Nuppa | $1,933 | $1,524
4 | LuxonLuxus | $1,274 | $725
5 | LogicalCucker | $888 | $519
6 | BELLABRIG001 | $704 | $137
7 | goatharwood26 | $530 | $470
8 | Leethefish1 | $433 | $428

Other KO Series Results From January 1

Three other partypoker players took down KO Series events on January 1 to give their bankrolls a nice, early boost. “Bogdi” secured the largest of those prize, namely $1,728 when they triumphed in the $11 KO Series 8-Max Turbo.

Bogdi – first-place in the $11 KO Series Mini 8-Max Turbo for $1,728

Heikogen2002 – first-place in the $2.20 KO Series 6-Max Micro for $367

tatayet214 – first-place in the $1.10 KO Series Micro 8-Max Turbo for $139

The trio of New Year Kick Off events kicked off on January 1. Day 1A is now in the bag and “RuiNF” is the player who shone the brightest in the $320 buy-in $300,000 guaranteed edition. Some 364 players bought in, seeing $109,200 of the $300,000 guarantee accumulated. RuiNF finished Day 1A with 2,189,311 chips, the only player with more than two million betting token. They also bagged $318 worth of bounties so is essentially freerolling towards the money places.

The Mini New Year Kick Off is set to obliterate its $75,000 guarantee because the 2,063 entrants on Day 1A created a $61,890 prize pool. Two players bagged up more than two million chips, chip leader “Spicemasterflex” (2,271,860) and “IBetYouSweat” (2,052,438) being that pair.

Lastly, shout out to “Lokaporflop” who finished Day 1A of the $3.30 Micro New Year Kick Off with a colossal stack of 3,344,705 chips. They also helped themselves to more than $20 worth of bounty payments so is already showing a return on their $3.30 investment.

Day 1B of these three awesome evens kicks off at 19:05 GMT on January 2. be there or be square!

KO Series Events Scheduled For January 2

Time (GMT) | Tournament | Buy-in
16:05 | KO Series – 8-Max: $50K Gtd | $109
16:05 | KO Series – Mini 8-Max: $20K Gtd | $11
16:05 | KO Series – Micro 8-Max: $1.5K Gtd | $1.10
19:05 | KO Series #07 – New Year Kick Off Day 1B: $300K Gtd | $320
19:05 | KO Series #07 – Mini New Year Kick Off Day 1B: $75K Gtd | $33
19:05 | KO Series #07 – Micro New Year Kick Off Day 1B: $10K Gtd | $3.30
19:05 | KO Series #08 – Big Omaha: $30K Gtd | $215
19:05 | KO Series #08 – Mini Omaha: $10K Gtd | $22
19:05 | KO Series #08 – Micro Omaha: $2K Gtd | $2.20
22:05 | KO Series – 7-Max Hyper: $20K Gtd | $55
22:05 | KO Series – Mini 7-Max Hyper: $5K Gtd | $5.50
22:05 | KO Series – Micro 7-Max Hyper: $500 Gtd | $0.55

SPINS Your Way to KO Series Tickets

A full raft of KO Series satellites running through the series but you may want to also check out the KO Series SPINS They only cost $10 to enter yet award either $20 cash or KO Series tickets worth between $33 and $2,100!

Multiplier | 1st prize | Frequency in 1M Games
2 | $20 | 631,954
3.3 | $33 KO Series Ticket | 240,755
5.5 | $55 KO Series Ticket | 123,391
10.9 | $109 KO Series Ticket | 3,000
32 | $320 KO Series Ticket | 500
53 | $530 KO Series Ticket | 250
105 | $1,050 KO Series Ticket | 100
210 | $2,100 KO Series Ticket | 50

There are also loads of KO Series satellites running each day, giving you the chance to turn a small investment into a major poker title and a bankroll-boosting prize.