{"id":64464,"date":"2018-06-05T10:11:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=64464"},"modified":"2018-06-05T10:11:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:11:14","slug":"ko-series-day-2-two-deep-runs-by-renato-nomura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/ko-series-day-2-two-deep-runs-by-renato-nomura.html","title":{"rendered":"KO Series Day 2: Two Deep Runs by Renato Nomura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/ko-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>$10 million guaranteed KO Series<\/strong><\/a> saw another 28 champions crowned and $920,928 of prize money awarded to those finishing in the money places. This takes the total events played up to 57 and a cool $3,570,883 of prize money distributed.<\/p>\n<p>The $10 Million Guaranteed KO Series So Far<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events played<\/strong>: 57<br \/>\n<strong>Events remaining<\/strong>: 169<br \/>\n<strong>Prize money awarded<\/strong>: $3,570,883<\/p>\n<h1>KO Series #07-HR: $100K Gtd 6-Max Smooth<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>:197<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $530<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $100,962<\/li>\n<li><strong>ITM<\/strong>: 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>KO Series #07-HR: $100K Gtd 6-Max Smooth<\/strong> attracted 197 entrants who created a $100,962 prize pool that was shared among the top 24 finishers. Among those finishing in the money was Brazil\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/renato-nomura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Renato \u201crenatonomura\u201d Nomura<\/strong><\/a> of Team partypoker who crashed out in ninth place for $1,354 and $1,501 in bounty payments.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the six players at the final table were paid no less than $1,970 plus sizeable bounty payments. <strong>\u201cBlackaces93\u201d<\/strong> bust in sixth-place and was followed to the sidelines by <strong>\u201cpioMYASS\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>\u201cU_Pigeon\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cfranthemonster\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament ended in a heads-up deal between runner-up <strong>\u201cBBCgiants\u201d<\/strong> and eventual champion <strong>\u201cAlligatorBLUD\u201d<\/strong> which meant both players walked away with five-figure scores when the bounties were taken into account.<\/p>\n<p>BBCgiants sent 14 opponents to the rail during the tournament and banked $10,135 in bounty payments plus $9,131 from their second-place finish, with AlligatorBLUD netting $11,015 plus $8,194 in bounties.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounty prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>AlligatorBLUD<\/td>\n<td>$11,015*<\/td>\n<td>$8,194*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>BBCgiants<\/td>\n<td>$9,131*<\/td>\n<td>$10,135*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>franthemonster<\/td>\n<td>$5,540<\/td>\n<td>$1,197<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>U_Pigeon<\/td>\n<td>$4,013<\/td>\n<td>$2,436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>pioMYASS<\/td>\n<td>$2,955<\/td>\n<td>$2,407<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>blackaces93<\/td>\n<td>$1,970<\/td>\n<td>$935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>*reflects a heads-up deal<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>KO Series #07-H: $100K Gtd 6-Max Smooth<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>: 957<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $109<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $100,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>ITM<\/strong>: 132<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team partypoker<\/a>\u2019s <strong>Renato \u201crenatonomura\u201d Nomura<\/strong> was the sole orange diamond to make it into the top 132 places of the <strong>KO Series #07-H: $100K Gtd 6-Max Smooth<\/strong>. The Brazilian sensation saw his tournament end in 31st place for $207 plus $452 in bounty payments thanks to being responsible for the exits of 12 opponents; it does pay to be aggressive in PKO tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>The player of the hour, however, was <strong>\u201cPartyyycular\u201d<\/strong> who navigated their way through the shark infested field of 957 entrants to become the last player standing. This accolade came with an $8,094 prize from the standard prize pool plus an additional $7,721 courtesy of the 13 bounties they claimed.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounty prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Partyyycular<\/td>\n<td>$8,094<\/td>\n<td>$7,721<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Anton1524<\/td>\n<td>$6,040<\/td>\n<td>$792<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>clotilda1<\/td>\n<td>$4,469<\/td>\n<td>$1,636<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Boksioras88<\/td>\n<td>$3,068<\/td>\n<td>$1,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>B1ke4ever<\/td>\n<td>$2,005<\/td>\n<td>$1,109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>LamboCarlos<\/td>\n<td>$1,239<\/td>\n<td>$1,169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>KO Series #09-HR: $50K Gtd 6-Max Fast<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>:108<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $530<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $155,350<\/li>\n<li><strong>ITM<\/strong>: 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u201cpioMYASS\u201d<\/strong> took down the <strong>KO Series #09-HR: $50K Gtd 6-Max Fast<\/strong> event after finishing fifth in the earlier <strong>KO Series #07-HR: $100K Gtd 6-Max Smooth<\/strong>. This victory netted pioMYASS $7,061 plus $6,386 after a heads-up deal with <strong>\u201cTenzor\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Tenzor saw their partypoker bankroll boosted by a total of $12,169 thanks to the deal with pioMYASS.<\/p>\n<p>pioMYASS sent eight opponents to the showers on their way to victory and now has eliminated 36 players in the events they have played.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounty prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>pioMYASS<\/td>\n<td>$7,061*<\/td>\n<td>$6,386*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Tenzor<\/td>\n<td>$6,649*<\/td>\n<td>$5,520*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>KrillleR<\/td>\n<td>$3,240<\/td>\n<td>$1,406<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>vini152<\/td>\n<td>$2,362<\/td>\n<td>$426<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>ccsaba123<\/td>\n<td>$1,687<\/td>\n<td>$976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>mas0ff<\/td>\n<td>$1,147<\/td>\n<td>$2,099<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>*reflects a heads-up deal<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What lies in store on Day 3 of the KO Series?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Another $931,500 is guaranteed<\/strong> to be won across <strong>28 KO Series events<\/strong> on Tuesday 5th June. Buy-ins range from a mere $1.10 up to the $1,050 so there is a KO Series tournament for everyone, regardless of their budget and bankroll level.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that <strong>satellites<\/strong> are running around the clock that award $22, $55, $109, $215, $530 and $1,050 tournament tickets so you have the chance to win your way into some of the bigger events where huge prizes await.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the highlights of Day 3 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KO Series #12-HR: $100K Gtd<\/strong> at 18:00 CET costing $530 to enter<\/li>\n<li><strong>KO Series #13-HR: $200K Gtd 6-Max<\/strong> at 20:00 CET costing $1,050 to enter<\/li>\n<li><strong>KO Series #14-H: $50K Gtd Fast<\/strong> at 22:00 CET costing $109 to enter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>$25,000 Leaderboards<\/strong> are in full swing and it is <strong>\u201cNHONHOj6\u201d<\/strong> who is in pole position having bust an incredible 110 opponents in the events they have played. The only other player, so far, to eliminate at least 100 opponents is <strong>\u201cSoloisticChain\u201d<\/strong> who has 105 scalps to their name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/ko-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the current KO Series Leaderboard rankings here<\/a>.<\/p>\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\"><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\"><strong>open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\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\"><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\"><strong>open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 of the $10 million guaranteed KO Series saw another 28 champions crowned and $920,928 of prize money awarded to those finishing in the money places. This takes the total events played up to 57 and a cool $3,570,883 of prize money distributed. The $10 Million Guaranteed KO Series So Far Events played: 57<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/ko-series-day-2-two-deep-runs-by-renato-nomura.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":64465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300],"tags":[1649,1446,184,187,200,743,1682,50837],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64464"}],"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=64464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64470,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64464\/revisions\/64470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64464"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=64464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}