{"id":124330,"date":"2021-04-22T08:30:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T08:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=124330"},"modified":"2021-04-22T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T08:30:33","slug":"kirbypop-takes-down-powerfest-turbo-ko-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/kirbypop-takes-down-powerfest-turbo-ko-event.html","title":{"rendered":"KirbyPop Takes Down POWERFEST Turbo KO Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

“KirbyPop”<\/strong> captured a POWERFEST<\/strong> title on April 21 when they topped a 198-strong field in the $530 POWERFEST #22 Turbo Knockout<\/strong> tournament.<\/p>\n

The tournament only took 4.5 hours from start to finish thanks to the seven-minute blind structure. KirbyPop was the last player standing when the dust settled as just before 23:40 BEST.<\/p>\n

Team partypoker’s Patrick Leonard<\/strong><\/a> navigated his way to a 29th place finish. Leonard collected $605 from the main prize pool, but did not lock up any bounty payments.<\/p>\n

Someone who did secure some bounties was “Brachiosaurus”<\/strong> who was the six-handed final table’s first casualty. They scooped $2,012 for their sixth-place finish plus an additional $1,437 worth of bounties.<\/p>\n

“Noname69”<\/strong> and “Cleaner88”<\/strong> followed the dinosaur-named player to the sidelines, doing so with total prizes that weighed in at $4,120 and $4,830 respectively.<\/p>\n

Third place and $7,413 went to “hspgjtsr”<\/strong> whose elimination left KirbyPop and “RGx17”<\/strong> heads-up for the title. Both the heads-up players locked in more than $7,900 from the main prize pool but the bounty payments were now very large.<\/p>\n

KirbyPop defeated RGx17 in the one-on-one section of this event, meaning their main prize pool prize swelled by a cool $12,394 thanks to the PKO element. The runner-up walked away with an additional $4,285 worth of scalps.<\/p>\n

POWERFEST #22 – Turbo Knockout Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\nBounties<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nKirbyPop<\/td>\n$7,915<\/td>\n$12,394<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nRGx17<\/td>\n$7,905<\/td>\n$4,285<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nhspgjtsr<\/td>\n$5,367<\/td>\n$2,046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nCleaner88<\/td>\n$3,580<\/td>\n$1,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nNoname69<\/td>\n$2,574<\/td>\n$1,546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBrachiosaurus<\/td>\n$2,012<\/td>\n$1,437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Gonzalez Gallops Away With High Roller Omaha Title<\/h2>\n

While not one of the numbered POWERFEST events, the $2,100 High Roller Omaha<\/strong> tournament attracted its fair share of elite poker players. A compact field of 49 entrants included Dan Shak<\/strong>, Gavin Cochrane<\/strong><\/a>, Niklas Asted<\/strong>t, and Anton Suarez<\/strong><\/a>; and those are just a small selection who did not finish in the top nine positions where the $100,000 was paid out.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Skovsen<\/strong> and our Finnish star Joni Jouhkimainen<\/strong><\/a> were the first two players to cash, although both narrowly missed out on a final table spot. Jouhkimainen’s fellow Finn, Anssi Kinttala<\/strong> finished in seventh before Bujtas Laszlo<\/strong> dusted off his stack in sixth place.<\/p>\n

Epsen Myrmo<\/strong> had to make do with the $6,660 fifth place prize money, while Bulgarian pro Boris Angelov<\/strong> fell in fourth and won $8,995, the last prize not worth five figures.<\/p>\n

Third-place and $12,794 went to Darren Presley<\/strong>, which set up an enticing heads-up clash between Fabrizio Gonzalez<\/strong> and Simon Lofberg<\/strong>. Gonzalez is better known for his no-limit hold’em prowess but showed the world he is equally adept with four hole cards. Gonzalez busted Lofberg in second, leaving the Swede to console himself with $19,894, leaving Gonzalez to secure the $32,392 top prize.<\/p>\n

POWERFEST – High Roller Omaha Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFabrizio Gonzalez<\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\n$32,392<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSimon Lofberg<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n$19,894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nDarren Presley<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$12,974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBoris Angelov<\/td>\nBulgaria<\/td>\n$8,995<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nEpsen Myrmo<\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/td>\n$6,660<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBujtas Laszlo<\/td>\nHungary<\/td>\n$5,580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nAnssi Kinttala<\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\n$4,802<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other POWERFEST Results<\/h2>\n