{"id":65804,"date":"2018-11-19T11:25:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T11:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=65804"},"modified":"2018-11-19T11:25:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T11:25:15","slug":"10-million-ko-series-day-1-festival-kicks-off-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/10-million-ko-series-day-1-festival-kicks-off-in-style.html","title":{"rendered":"$10 Million KO Series Day 1: Festival Kicks Off In Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KO Series Day 1 saw 28 champions crowned and an impressive $2,339,956 awarded to those players skilful and lucky enough to navigate their way into the money places. The biggest cash haul weighed in at more than $50,000, but who got their hands in this princely sum? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n<h1>$10 Million KO Series So Far<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Events played: 28<\/li>\n<li>Event remaining: 216<\/li>\n<li>Prize money awarded: $2,339,956<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>$10 Million KO Series Day 1 Recap<\/h2>\n<h2>KO Series #03-HR: $300K Gtd [8-Max]<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $530<\/li>\n<li>Entries: 579<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $300,000<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 80<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Canada\u2019s <strong>\u201cellis204\u201d<\/strong> was the KO Series Day 1 biggest winner thanks to taking down the <strong>KO Series #03-HR: $300K Gtd [8-Max]<\/strong> event. The Canadian outlasted 578 opponents on their way to victory, meaning they banked a cool $27,264 from the main prize pool plus an additional $23,159 from the bounty prize pool for a combined score of $50,423.<\/p>\n<p>It was Germany\u2019s <strong>\u201crnggodx\u201d<\/strong> who was the event\u2019s runner-up, a finish worth $19,404 plus $6,585 worth of bounties.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone at the eight-handed final table won at least $2,353 from the main prize pool with third-place finisher <strong>\u201csenyorpou\u201d<\/strong> being the only other person aside from the top two finishers, to net a five-figure score, namely a combined $19,773.<\/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>ellis204<\/td>\n<td>$27,264<\/td>\n<td>$23,159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>rnggodx<\/td>\n<td>$19,404<\/td>\n<td>$6,585<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>senyorpou<\/td>\n<td>$13,158<\/td>\n<td>$6,615<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>SirStanleyRoyce<\/td>\n<td>$9,058<\/td>\n<td>$877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>VictorVazquez<\/td>\n<td>$6,334<\/td>\n<td>$3,297<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Algorhytm<\/td>\n<td>$4,603<\/td>\n<td>$5,003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>spank_wagon<\/td>\n<td>$3,315<\/td>\n<td>$5,463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>thenewfang<\/td>\n<td>$2,353<\/td>\n<td>$3,150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>KO Series #03-H: $300K Gtd [8-Max]<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $109<\/li>\n<li>Entries: 2,480<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $300,000<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 312<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The United Kingdom came ever so close to having a KO Series champion on Day 1 when two of its players found themselves in the final three of the <strong>KO Series #03-H: $300K Gtd [8-Max]<\/strong> event.<\/p>\n<p>A field of 2,480 left a near $42,000 overlay and Austria\u2019s <strong>\u201cBill Kassouf\u201d<\/strong> took full advantage of the extra value by triumphing over their opponents. The Austrian walked away with $27,242 for finishing in first-place and a further $13,271 worth of bounty payments.<\/p>\n<p>Players from the UK finished in second and third-place for big scores but narrowly missing out on glory. The player known as <strong>\u201cbrookert33\u201d<\/strong> busted in third-place for a combined score worth $15,926 while <strong>\u201credcoatchris\u201d<\/strong> saw their impressive run end in a second-place finish worth a welcomed $20,619.<\/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>Bill Kassouf<\/td>\n<td>$27,242<\/td>\n<td>$13,271<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>redcoatchris<\/td>\n<td>$19,265<\/td>\n<td>$1,354<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>brookert33<\/td>\n<td>$12,406<\/td>\n<td>$3,520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>giiolivieira<\/td>\n<td>$8,254<\/td>\n<td>$2,535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>bibii91<\/td>\n<td>$5,762<\/td>\n<td>$1,483<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>HakiD93<\/td>\n<td>$3,936<\/td>\n<td>$1,201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Dextered<\/td>\n<td>$2,698<\/td>\n<td>$3,682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>jeancalvi81<\/td>\n<td>$1,735<\/td>\n<td>$1,644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>KO Series #03-M: $200K Gtd [8-Max]<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $33<\/li>\n<li>Entries: 4,560<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $200,000<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>KO Series #03-M: $200K Gtd [8-Max]<\/strong> was incredible value after partypoker added more than $50,000 to the prize pool to ensure the $200,000 guarantee was hit. This meant that when Hungarian grinder <strong>\u201cn0cash0ut\u201d<\/strong> outlasted 4,559 opponents, they scooped $19,134 from the main prize pool plus $5,436 worth of bounties.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone at the final table would have been a worth champion, especially third-place finisher <strong>\u201cJeffin_DF\u201d<\/strong> of Brazil who played super-aggressive and netted $2,156 worth of bounties. Add this to the $8,571 they secured for third-place and you can see they turned a $33 investment into $10,727.<\/p>\n<p>Runner-up <strong>\u201cKASINAO\u201d<\/strong>, also of Brazil, banked five-figures courtesy of a $13,355 runner-up prize boosted by $1,167 worth of 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>n0cash0ut<\/td>\n<td>$19,134<\/td>\n<td>$5,436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>KASINAO<\/td>\n<td>$13,355<\/td>\n<td>$1,167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Jeffin_DF<\/td>\n<td>$8,571<\/td>\n<td>$2,156<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>MyLeftSack<\/td>\n<td>$5,581<\/td>\n<td>$910<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Liepsnose<\/td>\n<td>$3,836<\/td>\n<td>$306<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Belgariad<\/td>\n<td>$2,606<\/td>\n<td>$1,104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>clivepreece84<\/td>\n<td>$1,835<\/td>\n<td>$234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Adielsson<\/td>\n<td>1,183<\/td>\n<td>$459<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>KO Series Day 2 Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>KO Series Day 1 may be done and dusted but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/ko-series\">Day 2<\/a> is only hours away and brings with it another 28 PKO events that have combined guaranteed prize pools worth a cool $1,014,000.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Time (CET)<\/th>\n<th>Tournament<\/th>\n<th>Buy-in<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #06-H: $25K Gtd [6-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #06-M: $15K Gtd [6-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #06-L: $5K Gtd [6-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #06-Mi: $1K Gtd [6-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$1.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #07-H: $50K Gtd [Mix-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #07-M: $50K Gtd [Mix-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #07-L: $25K Gtd [Mix-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #07-Mi: $5K Gtd [Mix-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$2.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08-HR: $150K Gtd [8-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08-H: $150K Gtd [8-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08-M: $100K Gtd [8-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08-L: $25K Gtd [8-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08-Mi: $5K Gtd [8-Max]<\/td>\n<td>$1.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08A-HR: $50K Gtd [6-Max, PLO]<\/td>\n<td>$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08A-H: $15K Gtd [6-Max, PLO]<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08A-M: $7.5K Gtd [6-Max, PLO]<\/td>\n<td>$33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08A-L: $3K Gtd [6-Max, PLO]<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #08A-Mi: $1K Gtd [6-Max, PLO]<\/td>\n<td>$1.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #09-HR: $100K Gtd [Mix-Max, Fast]<\/td>\n<td>$1,050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #09-HR: $50K Gtd [Mix-Max, Fast]<\/td>\n<td>$215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #09-HR: $50K Gtd [Mix-Max, Fast]<\/td>\n<td>$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #09-HR: $20K Gtd [Mix-Max, Fast]<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #09-HR: $5K Gtd [Mix-Max, Fast]<\/td>\n<td>$2.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #10-HR: $50K Gtd [6-Max, Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #10-H: $30K Gtd [6-Max, Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #10-M: $20K Gtd [6-Max, Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>$33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #10-L: $5K Gtd [6-Max, Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23:00<\/td>\n<td>KO Series #10-Mi: $1.5K Gtd [6-Max, Turbo]<\/td>\n<td>$1.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>KO Series Promotions<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that you can win KO Series tickets worth between $33 and $1,050 plus cash prizes of $5 and $10 by playing in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/ko-series\"><strong>KO Series Sit &amp; Go Jackpot tournaments<\/strong><\/a> that only cost $2.50 to enter.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/ko-series\"><strong>KO a Pro promotion<\/strong><\/a> where members of Team partypoker play in selected KO Series events with an additional bounty on their heads worth five-times the event\u2019s buy-in. Click the link to see who you need to hunt today.<\/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>KO Series Day 1 saw 28 champions crowned and an impressive $2,339,956 awarded to those players skilful and lucky enough to navigate their way into the money places. The biggest cash haul weighed in at more than $50,000, but who got their hands in this princely sum? Let\u2019s find out. $10 Million KO Series So<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/10-million-ko-series-day-1-festival-kicks-off-in-style.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":65805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300],"tags":[1649,184,187,200,419,571,543,50837,476],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65804"}],"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=65804"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65810,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65804\/revisions\/65810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65804"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=65804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}