{"id":70762,"date":"2019-04-08T13:17:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T13:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=70762"},"modified":"2019-04-08T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T14:01:49","slug":"30m-gtd-powerfest-day-8-spiritdna-secures-a-154k-payout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/30m-gtd-powerfest-day-8-spiritdna-secures-a-154k-payout.html","title":{"rendered":"$30M Gtd POWERFEST Day 8: SpiritDNA Secures a $154K Payout!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What an incredible day the eighth day of the <strong>$30 million guaranteed POWERFEST<\/strong> was with another $4,343,743 paid out, taking the total prize money awarded to $17,230,383.<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom\u2019s \u201cSpiritDNA\u201d was the day\u2019s biggest winner, walking away with an incredible $154,033 haul, but which event did they take down and how? Keep reading to find out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Events completed<\/strong>: 139<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize money awarded<\/strong>: $17,230,383<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Powerfest #36-SHR: $500K Gtd 8-Max<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $5,200<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>: 134<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $670,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Powerfest #36-SHR: $500K Gtd 8-Max<\/strong> event attracted a field of 134 entries, meaning the guarantee was surpassed by $170,000, much to the delight of those who made it into the money places.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone at the eight-handed final table was guaranteed $20,100, the sum <strong>\u201cFrioPequeno\u201d<\/strong> collected after being the first player to bust under the spotlights. They were followed to the sidelines by their fellow Canadian <strong>\u201cCanadianSanta\u201d<\/strong> who banked a cool $25,326.<\/p>\n<p>Next to fall was<strong> \u201cnipa3p3<\/strong>\u201d of Moldova who collected $31,825 before <strong>\u201cPokerG1rl69\u201d<\/strong> of Finland crashed out but not before locking up an impressive $40,200 score. PokerG1rl69 was joined on the rail by fellow Finn <strong>\u201crdcrsnn\u201d<\/strong> who scooped the $56,950 fourth-place prize.<\/p>\n<p>Third-place and $80,400 went to Ukraine\u2019s <strong>\u201cucantrybut\u201d<\/strong> which left Germany\u2019s <strong>\u201climitless\u201d<\/strong> and the UK\u2019s <strong>\u201cSpiritDNA\u201d<\/strong> to play heads-up for the title. No deal was struck despite there being a $43,483 difference between second and first-place, meaning when the British grinder won all the chips in play, they secured a $154,033 prize and the runner-up banked a still welcomed $110,550.<\/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>SpiritDNA<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$154,033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>limitless<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>$110,550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>ucantrybut<\/td>\n<td>Ukraine<\/td>\n<td>$80,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>rdcrsnn<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>$56,950<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>PokerG1rl69<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>$40,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>nipa3p3<\/td>\n<td>Moldova<\/td>\n<td>$31,825<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>CanadianSanta<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$25,326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>FrioPequeno<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$20,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Powerfest #37-HR: $500K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $2,100<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>: 230<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $500,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A field of 230-players entered the <strong>Powerfest #37-HR: $500K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/strong> and it was Canada\u2019s <strong>\u201cdonzledubru\u201d<\/strong> who was the last player standing, a finish worth $41,675 from the main prize pool and $59,423 worth of bounty payments.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the bounties were massive, as you would expect from a $2,100 buy-in tournament, with a special mention having to go to third-place finisher <strong>\u201cBITMEXREKT\u201d<\/strong> of Taiwan who collected $10,565 from the bounty prize pool, and to <strong>\u201cPokerBrothersTM\u201d<\/strong> of Belarus who secured $16,964 worth of bounties on their way to a fifth-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>Shout-out also to <strong>\u201cSheparentao\u201d<\/strong> who finished eighth for a combined prize of $13,559. You may recall Sheparentao chopped last year\u2019s <strong>$20 million guaranteed MILLIONS Online<\/strong> event.<\/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>donzledurbu<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>$41,675<\/td>\n<td>$59,423<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>MinusEve<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>$41,624<\/td>\n<td>$5,643<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>BITMEXREKT<\/td>\n<td>Taiwan<\/td>\n<td>$29,689<\/td>\n<td>$10,565<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>GewoonBoef<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>$21,950<\/td>\n<td>$8,268<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>PokerBrothersTM<\/td>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>$15,478<\/td>\n<td>$16,964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>x_zola25<\/td>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>$11,819<\/td>\n<td>$8,071<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>onehundredeyes<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>$8,723<\/td>\n<td>$7,218<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Sheparentao<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>$6,472<\/td>\n<td>$7,087<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Powerfest #37-H: $500K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy-in<\/strong>: $320<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrants<\/strong>: 1,577<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize pool<\/strong>: $500,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The $320 buy-in POWERFEST events have been awarding some big prizes and the <strong>Powerfest #37-H: $500K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/strong> was no different.<\/p>\n<p>$500,000 was up for grabs and it was Russia\u2019s <strong>\u201ckopBa_lol\u201d<\/strong> who got their hands on the lion\u2019s share of it, namely $33,311 from the main prize pool and $33,366 worth of bounties, including that of the head of runner-up <strong>\u201cgu4mp1lex\u201d<\/strong> of Brazil who walked away with $33,260 ad $3,747 from the bounty prize pool.<\/p>\n<p>Those players finishing in positions third through fifth secured a five-figure payout. <strong>\u201cSlowDoke\u201d<\/strong> of Ireland won $27,378 with <strong>\u201cEasyCompanE\u201d<\/strong> locking up $17,349 and <strong>\u201czpok86\u201d<\/strong> winning $15,644.<\/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>kopBa_lol<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>$33,311<\/td>\n<td>$33,366<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>gu4mp1lex<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$33,260<\/td>\n<td>$3,747<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>SlowDoke<\/td>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>$21,635<\/td>\n<td>$5,743<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>EasyCompanE<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>$14,451<\/td>\n<td>$2,898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>zpok86<\/td>\n<td>Paraguay<\/td>\n<td>$10,263<\/td>\n<td>$5,381<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>muhhamadALLIN<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>$7,211<\/td>\n<td>$1,343<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>FeelMyD.<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$4,992<\/td>\n<td>$4,186<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Specter_Litt<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>$3,300<\/td>\n<td>$3,290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>POWERFEST Day 8 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 #34-HR: $250K Gtd Slow 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>La.Brouletterie<\/td>\n<td>$57,654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #34-H: $150K Gtd Slow 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>Paul07new<\/td>\n<td>$31,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #34-M: $75K Gtd Slow 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>iknowthesecr<\/td>\n<td>$10,261<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #34-L: $25K Gtd Slow 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>softiaces<\/td>\n<td>$3,845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #35-HR: $300K Gtd Deep 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>xtropicALI<\/td>\n<td>$71,198<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #35-H: $250K Gtd Deep 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>WeRize<\/td>\n<td>$50,024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #35-M: $100K Gtd Deep 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>rOMGMikoisTesla<\/td>\n<td>$21,576<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #35-L: $50K Gtd Deep 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>hpucca<\/td>\n<td>$7,667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #36-SHR: $500K Gtd 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>SpiritDNA<\/td>\n<td>$154,033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #37-HR: $500K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>donzledubru<\/td>\n<td>$101,098*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #37-H: $500K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>kopBa_lol<\/td>\n<td>$66,677*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #37-M: $200K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>d3.YU<\/td>\n<td>$19,602*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #37-L: $50K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>manss97<\/td>\n<td>$5,023*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #38-HR: $100K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>COL_Moutarde<\/td>\n<td>$24,661<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #38-H: $50K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>rvuks0n<\/td>\n<td>$12,153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #38-M: $30K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>sedumdva27<\/td>\n<td>$6,533<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #38-L: $15K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>LuiMartins<\/td>\n<td>$3,183<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #39-HR: $300K Gtd PKO Fast 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>VamosAlaPlayaR<\/td>\n<td>$63,707*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #39-H: $100K Gtd PKO Fast 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>JohnJones34<\/td>\n<td>$15,254*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #39-M: $30K Gtd PKO Fast 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>nnizregnaD<\/td>\n<td>$5,074*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #39-L: $10K Gtd PKO Fast 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>DaveyM94<\/td>\n<td>$1,362*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #40-HR: $100K Gtd PKO Turbo Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>GettinDaize<\/td>\n<td>$25,178*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #40-H: $50K Gtd PKO Turbo Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>I_Felt_U<\/td>\n<td>$7,671*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #40-M: $20K Gtd PKO Turbo Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>reddevils666999<\/td>\n<td>$4,556*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Powerfest #40-L: $5K Gtd PKO Turbo Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>Sabbatmalle<\/td>\n<td>$637*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>*includes bounty payments<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>POWERFEST Day 9 Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Another 15 POWERFEST events are scheduled for Day 9, Monday 8th April, and they have combined guarantees worth $875,000. Check out the full Day 8 schedule below.<\/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>17:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #41-HR: $100K Gtd Deep Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #41-H: $50K Gtd Deep Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #41-M: $30K Gtd Deep Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #41-L: $10K Gtd Deep Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #42-HR: $200K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$1,050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #42-H: $150K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #42-M: $75K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #42-L: $25K Gtd PKO 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #43-H: $30K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #43-M: $20K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20:30<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #43-L: $10K Gtd Deep Turbo 8-Max<\/td>\n<td>$11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #44-HR: $000K Gtd PKO Fast Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #44-H: $50K Gtd PKO Fast Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #44-M: $20K Gtd PKO Fast Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22:00<\/td>\n<td>Powerfest #44-L: $5K Gtd PKO Fast Mix-Max<\/td>\n<td>$5.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>POWERFEST SPINS<\/h2>\n<p>Our POWERFEST SPINS come with buy-ins of $5 and $50 and give you the chance to win POWERFEST tickets worth up to $25,500!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/powerfest\/spins\"><strong> You can learn more about POWERFEST SPINS by clicking this link<\/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>What an incredible day the eighth day of the $30 million guaranteed POWERFEST was with another $4,343,743 paid out, taking the total prize money awarded to $17,230,383. The United Kingdom\u2019s \u201cSpiritDNA\u201d was the day\u2019s biggest winner, walking away with an incredible $154,033 haul, but which event did they take down and how? Keep reading to<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/30m-gtd-powerfest-day-8-spiritdna-secures-a-154k-payout.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],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70762"}],"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=70762"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70772,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70762\/revisions\/70772"}],"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=70762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70762"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=70762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}