{"id":66438,"date":"2019-01-04T14:33:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=66438"},"modified":"2019-01-04T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T14:33:15","slug":"10m-gtd-christmas-freeze-day-9-heymonia-reaches-a-final-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/10m-gtd-christmas-freeze-day-9-heymonia-reaches-a-final-table.html","title":{"rendered":"$10M Gtd Christmas Freeze Day 9: HeyMonia Reaches a Final Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another $580,871 was paid out on <strong>Christmas Freeze Day 9<\/strong>, taking the total prize money awarded to $7,463,453 with 62 freezeout tournaments still to play. Team partypoker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/monika-zukowicz\"><strong>Monika \u201cHeyMonia\u201d Zukowicz<\/strong><\/a> navigated her way to a final table, but which one? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n<h2>Christmas Freeze: The Story So Far<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Events completed: 139<\/li>\n<li>Events remaining: 62<\/li>\n<li>Prize money awarded: $7,463,453<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Christmas Freeze Day 9 Recap<\/h2>\n<h3>Christmas Freeze #31-HR: $100K Gtd PKO 6-Max<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $530<\/li>\n<li>Entrants: 175<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $100,000<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Christmas Freeze #31-HR: $100K Gtd PKO 6-Max<\/strong> attracted a field of 175 players who each paid $530 for the chance to become a Christmas Freeze champion. Only one player can achieve that goal and that player was none other than <strong>\u201cstrangejelly\u201d<\/strong> of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t get many poker players hailing from Bangladesh but strangejelly is one of them and they walked away with $13,465 from the main prize pool plus an additional $12,263 worth of bounty payments.<\/p>\n<p>The runner-up in this event was <strong>\u201cSochipega_88\u201d<\/strong> from Ukraine who had to make do with the $8,650 consolation prize plus $2,936 worth of bounties.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>strangejelly<\/td>\n<td>Bangladesh<\/td>\n<td>$13,465<\/td>\n<td>$12,263<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Sochipega_88<\/td>\n<td>Ukraine<\/td>\n<td>$8,650<\/td>\n<td>$2,936<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>fr0zZy<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$6,082<\/td>\n<td>$2,707<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>NoisiaRadio<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>$4,406<\/td>\n<td>$1,870<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>benderbei1<\/td>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>$2,162<\/td>\n<td>$2,223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>adolfnitler.ftw<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>$2,373<\/td>\n<td>$1,246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Christmas Freeze #31-H: $100K Gtd PKO 6-Max<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $109<\/li>\n<li>Entrants: 839<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $100,000<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 108<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/partypokertv\"><strong>Monika \u201cHeyMonia\u201d Zukowicz<\/strong><\/a> looked set to take down the $109 buy-in <strong>Christmas Freeze #31-H: $100K Gtd PKO 6-Max<\/strong> event but unfortunately ran out of steam at the final table and had to make do with a sixth-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>This sixth-place netted Zukowicz $1,640 from the main prize pool plus $1,071 worth of bounties, a solid result in the eyes of anyone. It was <strong>\u201cZuPati\u201d<\/strong> of Austria who was the star player in the Christmas Freeze Day 9 tournament, topping a field of 839 entrants to get their hands on a score worth a combined $15,274.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>ZuPati<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>$9,298<\/td>\n<td>$5,976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>SinGlutenNoGMO<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$6,849<\/td>\n<td>$2,081<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>aces_up8216<\/td>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>$5,195<\/td>\n<td>$982<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>rosyrosy22<\/td>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>$3,555<\/td>\n<td>$1,139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Niklas3274<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$2,461<\/td>\n<td>$1,139<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>HeyMonia<\/td>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>$1,640<\/td>\n<td>$1,071<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Christmas Freeze #33-HR: $100K Gtd PKO Fast 6-Max<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $1,050<\/li>\n<li>Entrants: 89<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $100,000<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The biggest cash haul on Christmas Freeze Day 9 was the $31,062 that Russia\u2019s <strong>\u201caLiNeNok1617\u201d<\/strong> walked away with after winning the <strong>Christmas Freeze #33-HR: $100K Gtd PKO Fast 6-Max<\/strong> event.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian ended the tournament early by striking a deal with fellow Russia resident <strong>\u201cPhileasFogg\u201d<\/strong>, the world\u2019s number one ranked online poker tournament player. PhileasFogg scooped $12,743 for their second-place finish, a prize then boosted by $3,380 from the bounty prize pool.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<th>Bounties<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>aLiNeNok1617<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$14,535<\/td>\n<td>$14,527<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>PhileasFogg<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$12,743<\/td>\n<td>$3,380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>PokerG1rl69<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>$6,446<\/td>\n<td>$2,730<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Specter_Litt<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$4,700<\/td>\n<td>$3,965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>TullaMoreFan12<\/td>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>$3,357<\/td>\n<td>$2,502<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Rickydb77<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$2,283<\/td>\n<td>$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Christmas Freeze Day 10 Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Another 15 Christmas Freeze events are planned for Day 10. These 15 events have combined guarantees weighing in at an $570,750 Good luck at the tables!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that all Christmas Freeze events are freezeouts so it is game over when you bust!<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Time (CET)<\/th>\n<th>Event<\/th>\n<th>Buy-in<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #34-H: $50K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>$215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #34-M: $30K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #34-L: $5K Gtd<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #35-HR: $100K Gtd PKO<\/td>\n<td>$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #35-H: $100K Gtd PKO<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #35-M: $50K Gtd PKO<\/td>\n<td>$33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #35-L: $30K Gtd PKO<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #35-Mi: $10K Gtd PKO<\/td>\n<td>$3.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #35A-H: $5K Gtd PLO, 6-Max PKO<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #35A-M: $2.5K Gtd PLO, 6-Max PKO<\/td>\n<td>$22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #35A-L: $750 Gtd PLO 6-Max PKO<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #36-HR: $100K Gtd PKO 6-Max Fast<\/td>\n<td>$1,050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #36-H: $50K Gtd PKO 6-Max Fast<\/td>\n<td>$215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #36-M: $30K Gtd PKO 6-Max Fast<\/td>\n<td>$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21:00<\/td>\n<td>Christmas Freeze #36-L: $7.5K Gtd PKO 6-Max Fast<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/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\"><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>Another $580,871 was paid out on Christmas Freeze Day 9, taking the total prize money awarded to $7,463,453 with 62 freezeout tournaments still to play. Team partypoker\u2019s Monika \u201cHeyMonia\u201d Zukowicz navigated her way to a final table, but which one? Let\u2019s find out. Christmas Freeze: The Story So Far Events completed: 139 Events remaining: 62<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/10m-gtd-christmas-freeze-day-9-heymonia-reaches-a-final-table.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":66135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[300],"tags":[1894,187,200,360],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66438"}],"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=66438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66439,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66438\/revisions\/66439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66438"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=66438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}