{"id":63252,"date":"2018-02-26T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T17:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=63252"},"modified":"2021-10-06T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T10:16:15","slug":"10m-gtd-ko-series-day-1-huge-score-bigorator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/10m-gtd-ko-series-day-1-huge-score-bigorator.html","title":{"rendered":"$10M Gtd KO Series Day 1: Huge Score for BigOrator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/partypoker-announces-10-million-schedule-new-ko-series.html\"><strong>$10 million guaranteed KO Series<\/strong><\/a> kicked off at partypoker on Sunday 25th February with the first 18 of 164 scheduled events, including the massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/play-1m-gtd-ko-series-championship-event-new-partypoker-table-sunday.html\">$1 million guaranteed Championship Event<\/a>, the first of seven Championship Events you can play.<\/p>\n<h1>KO Series #03-H: $1M Gtd [Championship Event]<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $200+$15<\/li>\n<li>Entries: 3,856<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $1,000,000<\/li>\n<li>Places Paid: 536<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without a shadow of doubt, the $1 million guaranteed Championship Event was the tournament of the night. Some 3,856 players exchanged $215 for the chance of glory and the top 536 finishers were paid.<\/p>\n<p>Team partypoker members to receive some prize money for their efforts included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/carl-froch\"><strong>Carl \u201cCarl_Froch\u201d Froch<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Day \u201cdaykotoviezy\u201d Kotoviezy<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/joao-simao\"><strong>Joao \u201cjoaosimaobh\u201d Simao<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/renato-nomura\"><strong>Renato \u201crenatonomura\u201d Nomura<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/patrick-leonard\"><strong>Patrick \u201cPatrick_Leonard\u201d Leonard<\/strong><\/a>, and <strong>Kristen \u201cKrissyb24\u201d Bicknell<\/strong>, while partypoker LIVE Presdient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/john-duthie.html\"><strong>John \u201cJohn_Duthie\u201d Duthie<\/strong><\/a> went the deepest and bust in 15th place for $3,477 and $634 in bounty payments.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest score of the night went to <strong>\u201cBigOrator\u201d<\/strong> who came out on top and banked $84,557 in prize money after a deal with <strong>\u201cPL0TTWIST\u201d<\/strong> and an additional $33,750 in bounty payments, going to show how profitable progressive KO tournaments can be.<\/p>\n<p>Your next chance to play in a $1 million guaranteed event comes on Sunday 4th March when a $215 buy-in Championship Event takes place. Satellites are running now from only $0.50.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<th>Bounty payment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>BigOrator<\/td>\n<td>$84,557<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>$33,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>PL0TTWIST<\/td>\n<td>$76,000<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>$6,575<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>ccsaba123<\/td>\n<td>$42,393<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>$6,834<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>kashmir_uzi<\/td>\n<td>$27,666<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>$5,719<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>prebzzz<\/td>\n<td>$19,034<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>$4,541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>NeVeRLuCKyGG<\/td>\n<td>$12,951<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>$2,055<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Otb_Red_Baron<\/td>\n<td>$9,111<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>$5,078<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>easylimpp<\/td>\n<td>$5,898<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>$1,133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>KO Series #02-HR: $200K Gtd NL Hold\u2019em<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $1,000+$50<\/li>\n<li>Entries: 311<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $311,000<\/li>\n<li>Places Paid: 40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When <strong>\u201cmarigoli\u201d<\/strong> took down the $1,050 buy-in $200K Gtd High Roller KO Series he won almost as much in bounty payments as he did in prize money! Marigoli collected $30,944 for outlasting a field of 311-entrants and thanks to busting nine opponent along the way, he also banked $30,744 in bounties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cluffynated\u201d<\/strong> was the runner-up and he managed to bag eight bounties thatwere worth $15,556 in addition to the $22,392 he won for finishing second. It does pay to collect those bounties during the KO Series.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<th>Bounty payment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>marigoli<\/td>\n<td>$30,944<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>$30,744<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>luffynated<\/td>\n<td>$22,392<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>$15,556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>DBerglin<\/td>\n<td>$15,705<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>$4,152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>IPayYourRent<\/td>\n<td>$11,429<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>$5,984<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Iafocafabla<\/td>\n<td>$8,086<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>$7,062<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>FairPlay373<\/td>\n<td>$6,064<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>$4,562<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>KrillleR<\/td>\n<td>$4,276<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>$3,804<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>geileaap<\/td>\n<td>$3,110<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>$1,968<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>KO Series #02-M: $100K Gtd NL Hold\u2019em<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $50+$5<\/li>\n<li>Entries: 2,073<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $103,650<\/li>\n<li>Places Paid: 280<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While it is true that bigger prizes are usually awarded in tournaments with larger buy-ins, the $55 KO Series Event 2 awarded some sizeable prizes and bounties despite being at the more affordable end of the buy-in scale.<\/p>\n<p>This is because 2,073 players turned out in force and surpassed the $100,000 guarantee by $3,650. Taking full advantage of the juicy prize pool was <strong>\u201cImABobbyDazzler\u201d<\/strong> who locked up $8,656 in prize money and an additional $5,792 in bounty payments for his outstanding victory.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<th>Bounty payment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>ImABobbyDazzler<\/td>\n<td>$8,656<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>$5,792<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Mr.SmithWP<\/td>\n<td>$6,099<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>$849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>DegenDon<\/td>\n<td>$3,938<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>$1,320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>sucrisimo<\/td>\n<td>$2,617<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>$233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>unstoppableMind<\/td>\n<td>$1,837<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>$889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>erik-jandeboer<\/td>\n<td>$1,264<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>$646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>luffynated<\/td>\n<td>$868<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>$776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>BACKnBls_515<\/td>\n<td>$557<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>$583<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>KO Series #04-H: $100K Gtd [Fast] NL Hold\u2019em<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $200+$15<\/li>\n<li>Entries: 555<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $111,000<\/li>\n<li>Places Paid: 72<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the world\u2019s best online poker tournament players won the $215 buy-in KO Series 4-H: $100K Gtd [Fast] event. Known as <strong>\u201cHellmuthTheGr8,\u201d<\/strong> the talented Swede came out on top of a 555-strong field to turn his $215 investment into $10,345 and $8,583 in bounty payments and all in less than seven hours; what an hourly rate that is!<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<th>Bounty payment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>HellmuthTheGr8<\/td>\n<td>$10,345<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>$8,583<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>JJouhki<\/td>\n<td>$7,353<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>$4,119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Wayan3<\/td>\n<td>$5,011<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>$1,697<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Bubulis77<\/td>\n<td>$3,468<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>$653<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>u3MeHa<\/td>\n<td>$2,442<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>$618<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>MrWayland<\/td>\n<td>$1,764<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>ArielBahia<\/td>\n<td>$1,270<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>$1,529<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>DrunkSpewer<\/td>\n<td>$910<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>$1,237<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>KO Series Day 1 Results<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Event<\/th>\n<th>Champion<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounty payments<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #01-HR: $200K Gtd [Slow]<\/td>\n<td>SeuOnofre<\/td>\n<td>$19,625<\/td>\n<td>$16,741<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #01-H: $100K Gtd [Slow]<\/td>\n<td>ebony9999<\/td>\n<td>$11,952<\/td>\n<td>$7,850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #01-M: $50K Gtd [Slow]<\/td>\n<td>omariojunior<\/td>\n<td>$4,211<\/td>\n<td>$2,196<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #01-L: $20K Gtd [Slow]<\/td>\n<td>Maestro_Bolt<\/td>\n<td>$1,988<\/td>\n<td>$663<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #01-Mi: $10K Gtd [Slow]<\/td>\n<td>Azonename<\/td>\n<td>$1,296<\/td>\n<td>$184<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #02-HR: $200K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>marigoli<\/td>\n<td>$30,944<\/td>\n<td>$30,744<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #02-H: $200K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>JokerzFull<\/td>\n<td>$20,720<\/td>\n<td>$13,749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #02-M: $100K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>ImABobbyDazzler<\/td>\n<td>$8,656<\/td>\n<td>$5,792<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #02-L: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>PinguDanceR<\/td>\n<td>$4,835<\/td>\n<td>$1,524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #02-Mi: $20K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>stromg<\/td>\n<td>$2,395<\/td>\n<td>$336<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #03-H: $1M Gtd [Championship Event]]<\/td>\n<td>BigOrator<\/td>\n<td>$84,557<\/td>\n<td>$33,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #03-M: $100K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>kalamari<\/td>\n<td>$7,490<\/td>\n<td>$3,427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #03-L: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>Andrey641<\/td>\n<td>$5,232<\/td>\n<td>$1,457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #03-Mi: $20K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>RunningHot.<\/td>\n<td>$2,534<\/td>\n<td>$349<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #04-H: $100K Gtd [Fast]<\/td>\n<td>HellmuthTheGr8<\/td>\n<td>$10,345<\/td>\n<td>$8,583<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #04-M: $50K Gtd [Fast]<\/td>\n<td>any2_<\/td>\n<td>$4,649<\/td>\n<td>$2,350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #04-L: $20K Gtd [Fast]<\/td>\n<td>Kingkhan786786<\/td>\n<td>$1,950<\/td>\n<td>$1,021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #04-Mi: $10K Gtd [Fast]<\/td>\n<td>ATOS2009<\/td>\n<td>$1,023<\/td>\n<td>$45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #05-H: $20K Gtd [6-Max Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>babyarmcathead<\/td>\n<td>$3,821<\/td>\n<td>$2,962<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #05-M $10K Gtd [6-Max Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>Quelssoldoso<\/td>\n<td>$1,278<\/td>\n<td>$1,299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #05-L: $5K Gtd [6-Max Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>THEJIBBER17<\/td>\n<td>$402<\/td>\n<td>$284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #05-Mi: $2K Gtd [6-Max Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>pildeev<\/td>\n<td>$232<\/td>\n<td>$50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>KO Series Championship Events<\/h3>\n<p>Six more Championship Events are scheduled to take place on Sunday 4th March. Buy-ins start from $2.20 and increase to $5,200. Check the partypoker tournament lobby for all of the available satellites.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Championship Event<\/th>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Buy-in<\/th>\n<th>Guarantee<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #37-HR<\/td>\n<td>Sunday 4th March<\/td>\n<td>$1,050<\/td>\n<td>$500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #38-SHR<\/td>\n<td>Sunday 4th March<\/td>\n<td>$5,200<\/td>\n<td>$1,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #38-H<\/td>\n<td>Sunday 4th March<\/td>\n<td>$215<\/td>\n<td>$1,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #38-M<\/td>\n<td>Sunday 4th March<\/td>\n<td>$55<\/td>\n<td>$100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #38-L<\/td>\n<td>Sunday 4th March<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<td>$50,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KO Series #38-Mi<\/td>\n<td>Sunday 4th March<\/td>\n<td>$2.20<\/td>\n<td>$20,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Ready to join the party?<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you already have an account with us, click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/promo.partypoker.com\/en\/promo\/launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The $10 million guaranteed KO Series kicked off at partypoker on Sunday 25th February with the first 18 of 164 scheduled events, including the massive $1 million guaranteed Championship Event, the first of seven Championship Events you can play. KO Series #03-H: $1M Gtd [Championship Event] Buy-in: $200+$15 Entries: 3,856 Prize pool: $1,000,000 Places Paid:<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/10m-gtd-ko-series-day-1-huge-score-bigorator.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":63253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300],"tags":[1649,184,1424,1425,1641,360],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63252"}],"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\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63252"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154385,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63252\/revisions\/154385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63252"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=63252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}