partypoker’s Staples and Filatov Make KO Series Final Tables
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The partypoker $30 million guaranteed KO Series is five days deep, and 94 events have crowned their champions. Some $12,485,657 has been paid out so far with another 189 events being in the pipeline. These are the biggest winners of the KO Series so far, and with some gigantic events on the horizon, they are sure to be surpassed.
KO Series #02-SHR: $750K Gtd 8-Max
Team partypoker’s Anatoly “NL_Profit” Filatov (lead photo) reached the eight-handed final table of the $5,200 buy-in KO Series #02-SHR: $750K Gtd 8-Max event but couldn’t quite get the job done. The popular Russian, who has been in exceptional form for a few months now, had to make do with a sixth-place finish in this tournament, which turned his initial investment into $31,256.
Shout-out to eighth-place finisher “OmarBingo” who was busy racking up bounties on their way to the final table. Their eighth-place finish was worth $12,351, but it was boosted by an incredible $29,493 worth of bounty payments. Only third-placed “PayAndPlay” and the eventual champion won more from the bounty prize pool.
Speaking of PayAndPlay, they collected a combined $84,505 for their third-place exit, which set up an enticing heads-up encounter between Swedish Goliath Johannes “Greenstone25” Korsar and “Jackychannnn.”
Korsar has more than $13 million in online poker tournament cashes, thanks in part to banking $72,932 for his second-place finish in this event. Jackychannnn walked away the victor and with an additional $162,384 in their partypoker account.
KO Series #02-SHR: $750K Gtd 8-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackychannnn | $67,972 | $94,412 | $162,384 |
| 2 | Johannes “Greenstone25” Korsar | $67,895 | $5,037 | $72,932 |
| 3 | PayAndPlay | $49,406 | $35,099 | $84,505 |
| 4 | fers223 | $34,996 | $17,956 | $52,952 |
| 5 | brokeinvegas | $24,703 | $10,075 | $34,778 |
| 6 | Anatoly “NL_Profit” Filatov | $19,556 | $11,700 | $31,256 |
| 7 | pinnaclepoker | $15,563 | $1,950 | $17,513 |
| 8 | OmarBingo | $12,351 | $29,493 | $41,844 |
KO Series #03-HR: $750K Gtd 8-Max
Team Online’s Jaime “jaimestaples” Staples will remember the KO Series #03-HR: $750K Gtd 8-Max fondly thanks to it awarding his largest-ever online score.
Staples was among the 339 entrants in the $2,100 buy-in event that fell around $55,000 shy of its $750,000 guarantee. Half the prize pool went to the heads of the entrants, with the remaining fifty percent being shared by the top 48 finishers.
With bounties included, all eight of the players at the final table walked away with a five-figure prize. “Doggidog” was the final table’s first casualty, and they walked away with $10,377.
The bounties in this event were huge at the final table with “PhatToad” locking up $15,782 of them to add to their $10,988 main prize pool prize. “NowNowNow” followed them to the rail before Staples busted out in fifth-place, his kings cracked by the eventual champion’s ace-eight courtesy of a straight on the river. Staples consoled himself with $35,276.
“DonDaLong74” crashed out ($55,022) before “Bijzettafel” joined them on the sidelines ($60,112). This left “Nicky_Larson90” and “WorshipMe_7” to play one-on-one for the title. The latter emerged victoriously and won $129,525 with the runner-up adding $70,808 to their bankroll.
KO Series #03-HR: $750K Gtd 8-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WorshipMe_7 | $60,371 | $69,154 | $129,525 |
| 2 | Nicky_Larson90 | $60,292 | $10,516 | $70,808 |
| 3 | Bijzettafel | $41,801 | $18,311 | $60,112 |
| 4 | DonDaLong74 | $29,950 | $25,072 | $55,022 |
| 5 | Jaime “jaimestaples” Staples | $21,331 | $13,945 | $35,276 |
| 6 | NowNowNow | $15,815 | $11,172 | $26,987 |
| 7 | PhatToad | $10,988 | $15,782 | $26,770 |
| 8 | Doggidog | $8,015 | $2,362 | $10,377 |
KO Series #12-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max
“BigHoney” narrowly missed out on a six-figure prize when they triumphed in the $2,100 buy-in KO Series #12-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max event. BigHoney outlasted 232 opponents to get their hands on the $41,168 top prize and $55,863 worth of bounties for a combined score of $97,031.
They defeated “Forrest_guuump” heads-up for the title to resign the runner-up to a $64,396 consolation prize, which is still not to be sniffed at.
Earlier at the final table, “MeisterYoda” collected $14,792 for their eighth-place finish, $3,000 more than seventh-place finisher “ThanksBro” courtesy of the bounty element of these KO Series tournaments. Sixth-place and $22,142 went to “lennartpronk” who was joined on the rail by “JailWallet” whose bankroll was padded by $31,170.
Next to bust was “kristian150” who only managed to collect $525 worth of bounties, so their fourth-place finish weighed in at $22,208 in total. The penultimate bust out was that of “NewYorkJimmy” who netted $39,072 for their $2,100 buy-in.
Each of the heads-up players, Forrest_guuump and BigHoney, were guaranteed a substantial prize, but there was still the not-so-small matter of a considerable bounty payment to play for. It was BigHoney who secured it and the title, a superb result.
KO Series #12-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BigHoney | $41,168 | $55,863 | $97,031 |
| 2 | Forrest_guuump | $41,116 | $23,280 | $64,396 |
| 3 | NewYorkJimmy | $29,327 | $9,745 | $39,072 |
| 4 | kristian150 | $21,683 | $525 | $22,208 |
| 5 | JailWallet | $15,289 | $15,881 | $31,170 |
| 6 | lennartpronk | $11,675 | $10,467 | $22,142 |
| 7 | ThanksBro | $8,617 | $2,887 | $11,504 |
| 8 | MeisterYoda | $6,393 | $8,399 | $14,792 |
Some of the other notable victories, with more than $50,000 awarded to the champion, include:
| Event | Player | Prize (inc. bounties) |
|---|---|---|
| KO Series 03-H: $750K Gtd 8-Max | Spalekstar | $86,101 |
| KO Series 02-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max | iplaypoker | $83,862 |
| KO Series 21-HR: $500K Gtd 8-Max | AKT_ZeroS | $80,886 |
| KO Series 08-HR: $300K Gtd 6-Max | TheRealRondo | $59,076 |
| KO Series 05-HR: $300K Gtd 8-Max Fast | dartazzzz | $58,393 |
| KO Series 17-HR: $300K Gtd Mix-Max 8-6 | MasterOfPigeons | $57,014 |
| KO Series 04-HR: $150K Gtd PLO 6-Max | Str8_2Jail | $52,543 |
A special mention has to go to the player known as “Baccarat” as they have already won three KO Series events outright. Those three victories along weigh in at an impressive $84,028!
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