{"id":66497,"date":"2019-01-07T12:27:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T12:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=66497"},"modified":"2019-01-07T12:27:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T12:27:43","slug":"10m-gtd-christmas-freeze-final-day-massive-prizes-awarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/10m-gtd-christmas-freeze-final-day-massive-prizes-awarded.html","title":{"rendered":"$10M Gtd Christmas Freeze Final Day: Massive Prizes Awarded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Christmas Freeze Final Day<\/strong> saw 17 partypoker players become poker champions and win a share of a total of $1,336,660 awarded across those 17 events. Several players got their hands on bankroll-boosting scores, here are the biggest of them.<\/p>\n<h2>Christmas Freeze: The Story So Far<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Events completed: 201<\/li>\n<li>Events remaining: 0<\/li>\n<li>Prize money awarded: $10,504,678<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Christmas Freeze Final Day<\/h2>\n<h3>Christmas Freeze #46-HR: $300K Gtd PKO<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $530<\/li>\n<li>Entrants: 532<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $300,000<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 72<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The biggest guarantee on the Christmas Freeze Final Day was the $300,000 guarantee in the <strong>Christmas Freeze #46-HR: $300K Gtd PKO<\/strong> event. A field of 532 players attempted to find their way into the top 72 places where this prize money was awarded.<\/p>\n<p>It was the final two players who got their hands on the most cash as they struck a deal when heads-up. Sweden\u2019s <strong>\u201cpetdet3ctive\u201d<\/strong> is the player credited with finishing in second-place, a result worth $25,019 from the main prize pool and an additional $11,515 worth of bounties.<\/p>\n<p>Our champion in this event was no other than Hungary\u2019s <strong>\u201cErzsiASas\u201d<\/strong> who padded their bankroll with the $26,116 first-place prize, an impressive sum bolstered by $17,980 worth of bounty payments.<\/p>\n<p>Third-place finisher <strong>\u201cvvv_777tv\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>\u201cKryptoKing420\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cBadBony\u201d<\/strong> also walked away with a five-figure score to brag about once bounties were taken into consideration.<\/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>ErzsiASas<\/td>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>$26,116<\/td>\n<td>$17,980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>petdet3ctive<\/td>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>$25,019<\/td>\n<td>$11,515<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>vvv_777tv<\/td>\n<td>Ukraine<\/td>\n<td>$14,479<\/td>\n<td>$4,847<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>KryptoKing420<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$10,021<\/td>\n<td>$2,793<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>BadBony<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$7,055<\/td>\n<td>$3,845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>goldencosty<\/td>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td>$5,099<\/td>\n<td>$1,673<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>letsgodancing<\/td>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td>$3,672<\/td>\n<td>$2,339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>kaite1406<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$2,629<\/td>\n<td>$2,387<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Christmas Freeze #46-H: $200K Gtd PKO<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $109<\/li>\n<li>Entrants: 2,049<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $213,096<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 280<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The guarantee of the <strong>Christmas Freeze #46-H: $200K Gtd PKO<\/strong> event was surpassed by $13,096 and it was Brazil\u2019s <strong>\u201cAntoinCaraPreta\u201d<\/strong> who took full advantage of the juicy prize pool, finishing on top of a 2,049 field.<\/p>\n<p>Victory was worth a combined $26,573, made up of $17,110 in prize money and $9,463 from the bounty prize pool. The Brazilian\u2019s final opponent was \u201cpapakerzh\u201d of Russia who had to make do with the $12,058 consolation prize plus $5,039 worth of bounties accumulated on their way to a second-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>Those were the only two players to win at least $10,000 although <strong>\u201cFU.Bill.Kassouf\u201d<\/strong> came close by finishing in third-place and netting $7,786 from the main prize pool and $1,905 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>AntoinCaraPreta<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$17,110<\/td>\n<td>$9,463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>papakerzh<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$12,058<\/td>\n<td>$5,039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>FU.Bill.Kassouf<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>$7,786<\/td>\n<td>$1,905<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>AlligatorBLUD<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$5,173<\/td>\n<td>$1,448<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>FishOnHeater<\/td>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>$3,631<\/td>\n<td>$3,072<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>NonB3nissim0<\/td>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>$2,499<\/td>\n<td>$1,225<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Rochinha2011<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$1,717<\/td>\n<td>$2,035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>simsim0209<\/td>\n<td>Kazakhstan<\/td>\n<td>$1,101<\/td>\n<td>$548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Christmas Freeze #48-HR: $200K Gtd PKO Fast<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy-in: $1,050<\/li>\n<li>Entrants: 176<\/li>\n<li>Prize pool: $200,000<\/li>\n<li>Place paid: 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The largest prize on Christmas Freeze Final Day came courtesy of the <strong>Christmas Freeze #48-HR: $200K Gtd PKO Fast<\/strong> event, a $1,050 buy-in affair that attracted a field of 176 to the partypoker tables.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201crrinKS\u201d<\/strong> of Kosova scooped $24,006 for their victory, a princely sum boosted by $28,600 worth of bounties for a combined score worth $52,606. The bridesmaid in this event was Malta-based <strong>\u201cKoKymKuS\u201d<\/strong> who walked away with $5,167 worth of scalps and $17,248 in prize money.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, it was eighth-place finisher <strong>\u201cColette1986\u201d<\/strong> who got their hands on the second-most bounties. The Germany saw their $2,983 eighth-place prize increased by $5,492 with only our champion winning more 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>rrinKS<\/td>\n<td>Kosovo<\/td>\n<td>$24,006<\/td>\n<td>$28,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>KoKymKuS<\/td>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>$17,248<\/td>\n<td>$5,167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>dotcotton1939<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$12,583<\/td>\n<td>$3,315<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>SandwichBacon<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$9,003<\/td>\n<td>$3,445<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>MinusEve<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>$6,291<\/td>\n<td>$3,640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>SUI_MISHA<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$4,881<\/td>\n<td>$1,950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>pokerstrategg<\/td>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>$3,796<\/td>\n<td>$390<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Colette1986<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>$2,983<\/td>\n<td>$5,492<\/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>Christmas Freeze Final Day saw 17 partypoker players become poker champions and win a share of a total of $1,336,660 awarded across those 17 events. 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