{"id":154153,"date":"2021-10-05T08:18:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=154153"},"modified":"2021-10-05T08:18:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:18:57","slug":"breno-heleno-wins-the-grand-prix-ko-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/breno-heleno-wins-the-grand-prix-ko-main-event.html","title":{"rendered":"Breno Heleno Wins the Grand Prix KO Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Grand Prix KO Series<\/strong> concluded on October 4 and it is fair to say Brazilians dominated on the final day. <strong>Breno Heleno<\/strong> won the $109 Main Event, <strong>Luiz Fernando Vieira<\/strong> took down the $11 Mini Main Event, while <strong>Fabiano Kovalski<\/strong> came agonisingly close to triumphing in the $530 High Roller.<\/p>\n<h2>Heleno Walks Away With $48,864<\/h2>\n<p>Brazil\u2019s Breno Heleno is not only a Grand Prix KO Series Main Event champion, but he is also $48,864 richer than a couple of days ago thanks to his victory.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=ResourcefulStrangeSnakeCmonBruh-JK47wogp8Yvd6fr-&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The seven-handed final day was soon down to six when <strong>Dalton Hobold<\/strong>, also of Brazil, jammed for less than ten big blinds with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> from late position and was looked up by <strong>Josh Boulton<\/strong> holding the dominating <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. A queen-high flop was no help to Hobold and he bowed out in seventh.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AlertHelpfulPhoneCoolCat-pX4H7Dkz3Y8gPgqJ&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another Brazilian, <strong>Victor Hugo Bonifacio<\/strong>, was the sixth-place finisher. Bonifacio was down to less than five big blinds when he open-shoved with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> from the cutoff. Heleno thre-bet all-in with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/as.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> from the button, folding out the blinds. Heleno came from behind to win on the <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=DeafZealousHeronBibleThump-6JWEjTx1VbuSxcSo&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Start-of-the-day chip leader <strong>Sebastian Sikorski<\/strong> was the next to fall by the wayside. Boulton min-raised to 8,000,000 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> before calling Sikorski\u2019s 71,823,121 jam that he made with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ad.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. The <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/6s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/qd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board sent Sikorski to the showers.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth place and a combined $13,680 went to Russia\u2019s <strong>Dmitriy Danilov<\/strong>. The action folded to Heleno in the small blind, who had just doubled up through Boulton, and he raised three-times the big blind to 15,000,000 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/tc.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/th.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Danilov responded with an all-in bet of 83,721,526 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/5s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. Heleno called. A queen-high board reduced the player count by one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AntediluvianImportantArmadilloMVGame-_9cPate8G_WurFJs&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The dangerous <strong>Jack Sinclair<\/strong> crashed out in third place to send the tournament into the heads-up stage. Sinclair, a WSOP bracelet winner, limped in for 5,000,000 from the small blind with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ah.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> only for Boulton to raise to 16,000,000 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ts.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/td.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">\/ Sinclair responded with a shove worth 109,883,549, and Boulton snapped him off. The tens of Boulton held as the five community cards fell <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ks.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/kd.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/7d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=TangentialRelatedCormorantOptimizePrime-srrVVhs85i2Or9cA&amp;parent=www.partypoker.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Boulton went into the heads-up clash holding a 311,340,921 to 207,178,040 chip lead over Heleno. It does not matter who leads when the one-on-one battle begins, it is who finishes with all the chips. Heleno was that man.<\/p>\n<p>With blinds of 3,500,000\/7,000,000\/875,000a, Boulton moved all-in for 110,652,881 with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/ac.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/4h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">, and Heleno called with <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8c.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\">. The <img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/2s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9s.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/9h.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/8d.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/handy-cards\/cards\/jh.gif\" class=\"handy-cards\" width=\"25\" height=\"15\"> board failed to melt Heleno\u2019s snowmen and he became the <strong>2021 Grand Prix KO Series Main Event Champion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Grand Prix KO #07 Main Event Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Breno Heleno<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$19,150<\/td>\n<td>$29,714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Josh Boulton<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$5,830<\/td>\n<td>$29,657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Jack Sinclair<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$3,248<\/td>\n<td>$18,455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Dmitriy Danilov<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$1,352<\/td>\n<td>$12,328<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Sebastian Sikorski<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$1,998<\/td>\n<td>$8,418<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Victor Hugo Bonifacio<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$2,053<\/td>\n<td>$5,975<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Dalton Hobold<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$1,228<\/td>\n<td>$4,148<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Vieira Victorious in the Mini Main Event<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Luiz Fernando Vieira<\/strong> took down the $11 Mini Main Event, making it a Brazilian double in the Grand Prix KO Series. There was bound to be a Brazilian champion because four of the seven finalists hailed from the home of samba.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michel Hortencio<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Hamann<\/strong>, and <strong>Darragh Curtin<\/strong> busted in succession before the elimination of Germany\u2019s <strong>Marcel Fischer<\/strong> left three Brazil stars to fight it out for the title.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrei Checchetto<\/strong> ran out of steam in third, before Vieira defeated his fellow countryman <strong>Sandro Possel<\/strong> to bag a combined top prize worth $9,093 and, of course, the title of champion.<\/p>\n<h2>Grand Prix KO #06 Mini Main Event Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Luiz Fernando Vieira<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$3,125<\/td>\n<td>$5,968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Sandro Possel<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$853<\/td>\n<td>$5,947<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Andrei Checchetto<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$273<\/td>\n<td>$3,696<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Marcel Fischer<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>$819<\/td>\n<td>$2,465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Darragh Curtin<\/td>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td>$409<\/td>\n<td>$1,680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Michael Hamann<\/td>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>$590<\/td>\n<td>$1,190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Michel Hortencio<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$506<\/td>\n<td>$823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Sklenicka Claims High Roller Title for the Czech Republic<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Michael Sklenicka<\/strong> of the Czech Republic outlasted more than 1,000 foes to become the Grand Prix KO Series High Roller champion. Victory came with an impressive $73,980, made up of the $34,998 top prize and $38,982 worth of bounties.<\/p>\n<p>A substantial part of that bounty payment stemmed from eliminating Brazil\u2019s <strong>Fabiano Kovalsk<\/strong>i heads-up. Kovalski had eliminated ten opponents on his way to heads-up and had $7,951 on his head. Sklenicka banked that, plus his own bounty when he came out on top of the final battle.<\/p>\n<h2>Grand Prix KO #10 High Roller Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Michael Sklenicka<\/td>\n<td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td>$38,982<\/td>\n<td>$34,998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Fabiano Kovalski<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$7,951<\/td>\n<td>$34,944<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Ian Modder<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$11,300<\/td>\n<td>$23,139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Dobromir Tsolov<\/td>\n<td>Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td>$3,033<\/td>\n<td>$15,571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Aleksei Tcepkov<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$4,181<\/td>\n<td>$10,357<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Dennys Ramos<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$8,148<\/td>\n<td>$7,627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Aki Virtanen<\/td>\n<td>FInland<\/td>\n<td>$921<\/td>\n<td>$5,304<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Love poker? 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Heleno Walks Away With<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/breno-heleno-wins-the-grand-prix-ko-main-event.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":153175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[415,300],"tags":[50827,50488,184,1424,1425,419],"yst_prominent_words":[5108,30325,16930,4273,2635,35700,2371,5106,30324,2313],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154153"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154155,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154153\/revisions\/154155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154153"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=154153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}