{"id":70637,"date":"2019-04-01T12:33:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=70637"},"modified":"2019-04-01T12:38:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:38:05","slug":"30m-gtd-powerfest-day-1-deanmalenko-secures-162k-payday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/30m-gtd-powerfest-day-1-deanmalenko-secures-162k-payday.html","title":{"rendered":"$30M Gtd POWERFEST Day 1: DeanMalenko Secures $162K Payday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>$30M Gtd POWERFEST<\/strong> got off to a flying start on Sunday 31st March with 25 events completed and almost $4.3 million awarded across those 25 events.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s <strong>\u201cDeanMalenko\u201d<\/strong> was the biggest winner on Day 1, courtesy of taking down the $5,200 buy-in Super High Roller for more than $162,000. Let\u2019s take a look at the Low, Mid and High POWERFEST events that enjoyed the largest prize pools.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Events completed<\/strong>: 25<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize money awarded<\/strong>: $4,288,602<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Powerfest #03-SHR: $500K Gtd 8-Max<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $5,200<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>: 141<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $705,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A massive $705,000 prize pool was created when 141 players bought into the $5,200 buy-in <strong>Powerfest #03-SHR: $500K Gtd 8-Max<\/strong> event and this princely sum was shared among the top 20 finishers.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the eight-handed final table was set, the least anyone could take home was $21,150, the sum awarded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/timexcnt-takes-down-inaugural-big-game-freezeout-for-195788.html\">former Big Game champion <strong>\u201cTIMEXCNT\u201d<\/strong><\/a> of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom\u2019s <strong>\u201cEquilibrium_x\u201d<\/strong> busted in seventh-place for $26,649 and was joined on the rail by Team partypoker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/p\/team-partypoker\/joao-simao\"><strong>Joao \u201cjoaosimaobh\u201d Simao<\/strong><\/a> who collected $33,487 for his impressive run in this event.<\/p>\n<p>Next to fall was <strong>\u201cproudflop\u201d<\/strong> in fifth-place for $42,300 before \u201comgitsgiraf\u201d lost their chips in fourth-place, a result good for $59,925.<\/p>\n<p>Austrian pro <strong>\u201cmwhldwn\u201d<\/strong> was the next casualty, their third-place finish netted them $84,600 and set up a heads-up battle between <strong>\u201cwildace10\u201d<\/strong> of Hungary and <strong>\u201cDeanMalenko\u201d<\/strong> of Canada for the lion\u2019s share of the prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>It was a battle DeanMalenko emerged unscathed from, banking the $162,079, resigning wildace10 to the $116,325 consolation prize.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>DeanMalenko<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$162,079<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>wildace10<\/td>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>$116,325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>mwhldwn<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>$84,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>omgitsgirafi<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$59,925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>proudflop<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$42,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>joaosimaobh<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$33,487<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Equilibrium_x<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$26,649<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>TIMEXCNT<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$21,150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Powerfest #04-M: $200K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $55<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>: 3,767<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $200,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The biggest Mid event was the <strong>Powerfest #04-M: $200K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/strong> event that saw 3,767 players buy in for $55 and fight it out for a share of $200,000.<\/p>\n<p>We do not get many poker players hailing from Uzbekistan but a player from the emerged victorious from this particular event. <strong>\u201cgood-bye-PS\u201d<\/strong> was the last player standing and was rewarded with $11,632 from the main prize pool which was boosted with $7,650 worth of bounties, including that of runner-up <strong>\u201cSeymourRivers\u201d<\/strong> of the United Kingdom; the Brit banked $11,610 from the main prize pool and $1,430 from the bounty prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>Special mention has to go to fifth-place finisher <strong>\u201cscizo20\u201d<\/strong> of Canada who won $3,379 from the main prize pool and an impressive $3,847 worth of scalps! Only the eventual champion won 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>good-bye-PS<\/td>\n<td>Uzbekistan<\/td>\n<td>$11,632<\/td>\n<td>$7,650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>SeymourRivers<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$11,610<\/td>\n<td>$1,430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Qla2903<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$7,467<\/td>\n<td>$1,014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>plush0292<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$4,892<\/td>\n<td>$981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>scizo20<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$3,379<\/td>\n<td>$3,847<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>vingadoresx<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$2,306<\/td>\n<td>$999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>JamVS473ML<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$1,604<\/td>\n<td>$106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Piace1919<\/td>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>$1,039<\/td>\n<td>$615<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Powerfest #04-L: $50K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $11<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>: 4,377<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $50,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Powerfest #04-L: $50K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/strong> attracted a field of 4,377 who all paid $11 for the chance to become a POWERFEST champion. The very nature of tournament poker means only one player can become an event\u2019s winner and that was <strong>\u201cS.Bb.\u201d<\/strong> of Brazil whose $11 investment was turned into a combined prize worth $5,711 when bounties are taken into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>S.Bb defeated Hungary\u2019s <strong>\u201ccash4nudes\u201d<\/strong> heads-up with the Hungarian walking away with the $3,091 second-place prize plus $272 from the bounty prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the top five finishers won a four-figure score, including bounties, which is impressive for a low buy-in event. <strong>\u201cG1NG3RBR3ADMAN\u201d<\/strong> banked $1,202, <strong>\u201cMoveForward\u201d<\/strong> collected $1,695 and third-place for <strong>\u201cmrmario66\u201d<\/strong> was worth a combined $2,103.<\/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>S.Bb.<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$3,099<\/td>\n<td>$2,612<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>cash4nudes<\/td>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>$3,091<\/td>\n<td>$272<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>mrmario66<\/td>\n<td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>$1,985<\/td>\n<td>$118<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>MoveForward<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$1,293<\/td>\n<td>$402<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>G1NG3RBR3ADMAN<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$888<\/td>\n<td>$314<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Sjnoek6<\/td>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>$603<\/td>\n<td>$153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>DEdge<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$425<\/td>\n<td>$80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Zoccer67<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>$274<\/td>\n<td>$204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>POWERFEST Day 1 Results<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Event<\/th>\n<th>Champion<\/th>\n<th>Prize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #01-HR: $250K Gtd Slow 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>Ignent<\/td>\n<td>$51,726<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #01-H: $150K Gtd Slow 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>oi-oi-oi<\/td>\n<td>$22,969<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #01-M: $75K Gtd Slow 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>Mr.Stagger Lee<\/td>\n<td>$11,590<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #01-L: $25K Gtd Slow 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>raphahaelz<\/td>\n<td>$3,833<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #02-HR: $300K Gtd Deep 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>Hac3Cosas<\/td>\n<td>$71,974<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #02-H: $250K Gtd Deep 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>Iveybluffallin<\/td>\n<td>$40,325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #02-M: $100K Gtd Deep 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>madhats99<\/td>\n<td>$15,271<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #02-L: $50K Gtd Deep 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>bucetossaurip<\/td>\n<td>$7,667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #03-SHR: $500K Gtd 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>DeanMalenko<\/td>\n<td>$162,079<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #04-HR: $500K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>JgsNV<\/td>\n<td>$96,328*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #04-H: $500K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>BateBicoPLZ<\/td>\n<td>$64,825*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #04-M: $200K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>good-bye-PS<\/td>\n<td>$19,282*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #04-L: $50K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>S.Bb.<\/td>\n<td>$5,711*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #05-HR: $100K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>lincownz<\/td>\n<td>$22,780<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #05-H: $50K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>TooMuch4_U<\/td>\n<td>$11,341<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #05-M: $30K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>unlogical159<\/td>\n<td>$7,067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #05-L: $15K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>Prophead340<\/td>\n<td>$3,084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #06-HR: $300K Gtd PKO Fast 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>petdet3ctive<\/td>\n<td>$52,211*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #06-H: $100K Gtd PKO Fast 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>spinner2255<\/td>\n<td>$17,838*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #06-M: $30K Gtd PKO Fast 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>Sofie2019<\/td>\n<td>$5,436*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #06-L: $10K Gtd PKO Fast 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>Maxiboi<\/td>\n<td>$1,587*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #07-HR: $100K Gtd PKO Turbo Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>Barsukeen<\/td>\n<td>$25,022*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #07-H: $50K Gtd PKO Turbo Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>franthemonster<\/td>\n<td>$8,724*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #07-M: $20K Gtd PKO Turbo Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>Ky6blwKa<\/td>\n<td>$3,493*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #07-L: $5K Gtd PKO Turbo Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>kirkman29<\/td>\n<td>$741*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>*includes bounty payments<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>POWERFEST Day 2 Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Another 18 POWERFEST events are scheduled for Day 2 and they have combined guarantees worth $875,000. Check out the <strong>full Day 2 schedule<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Time (CEST)<\/th>\n<th>Event<\/th>\n<th>Buy-in<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #08-HR: $100K Gtd Deep Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #08-H: $50K Gtd Deep Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #08-M: $30K Gtd Deep Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #08-L: $10K Gtd Deep Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #09-HR: $200K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$1,050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #09-H: $150K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #09-M: $75K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #09-L: $25K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #10-H: $30K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #10-M: $20K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #10-L: $10K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #11-HR: $100K Gtd PKO Fast 6-Max<\/td>\n<td>$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #11-H: $50K Gtd PKO Fast 6-Max<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #11-M: $20K Gtd PKO Fast 6-Max<\/td>\n<td>$22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #11-L: $5K Gtd PKO Fast 6-Max<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>POWERFEST SPINS<\/h2>\n<p>Our <strong>POWERFEST SPINS<\/strong> come with buy-ins of $5 and $50 and give you the chance to win POWERFEST tickets worth up to $25,500! You can learn more about POWERFEST SPINS by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/powerfest\/spins\">clicking this link<\/a>.<\/strong><\/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>The $30M Gtd POWERFEST got off to a flying start on Sunday 31st March with 25 events completed and almost $4.3 million awarded across those 25 events. Canada\u2019s \u201cDeanMalenko\u201d was the biggest winner on Day 1, courtesy of taking down the $5,200 buy-in Super High Roller for more than $162,000. Let\u2019s take a look at<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/30m-gtd-powerfest-day-1-deanmalenko-secures-162k-payday.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":70638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1301],"tags":[184,187,200,840,1991,1912],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70637"}],"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=70637"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70648,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70637\/revisions\/70648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70637"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=70637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}