Action Heating Up At Halfway Point In PokerStars's 50/50 Series
The 50/50 Series is 50 percent done on PokerStars. This semi-regular festival of fifty $50 buy-in events has pulled in plenty of competitors hungry for their bite at $3.5 million in guarantees. The stakes may be middling, but the action has been huge, with Event #03 drawing in almost seven-thousand entries. Another four events hit the 3k+ mark and more than half the events tipped into four-figure fields.
These large turnouts have led to huge prize pools, with six tourneys smashing the $100k mark. Among the throngs, it is the Brazillian contingent that has most stood out. So far, Brazil has had a brilliant showing in the 50/50 Series, with ten of the 25 first-place finishers sporting the Auriverde in their flag column.
The Series is only half over, and with $3.5 million in guarantees across the series and a huge variety of event formats, there are still plenty of reasons to join the action.
50/50 Series Tournament Results
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01: NLHE Series Opener | 1,967 | $89,400 | lazrinnnn | $13,465 |
| #02: NLHE Heads-Up Total KO | 956 | $43,450 | clsngben | $3,590 |
| #03: NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | 6,934 | $315,150 | MpZancan | $29,493* |
| #04: PLO 6-Max | 613 | $27,860 | jayagassi | $4,274 |
| #05: NLHE Turbo | 3,054 | $438,804 | BigM_King17 | $20,049 |
| #06: NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO | 2,259 | $102,671 | mellov | $11,240* |
| #07: NLHE Sunday Finisher | 1,508 | $71,810 | ifromsiberia | $10,954 |
| #08: NLHE 6-Max Deep Stack | 988 | $50,000 | 8Sicchers8 | $6,102 |
| #09: NLHE 7-Max PKO | 1,423 | $64,675 | The.Architectt | $7,297* |
| #10: NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | 3,190 | $150,000 | ivan limeira | $14,024* |
| #11: NLHE 5-Max Turbo PKO | 1,797 | $81,673 | SnottyMinge | $8,843* |
| #12: PLO 6-Max Turbo PKO | 460 | $20,907 | Pokerlino2021 | $3,771* |
| #13: NLHE 6-Max Hyper Supersonic | 909 | $43,286 | KaikeSilva | $7,114 |
| #14: NLHE The Marathon | 839 | $38,132 | TomJet97 | $6,337 |
| #15: NLHE 7-Max PKO | 1,417 | $64,402 | HenriquinAK | $8,935* |
| #16: NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | 3,037 | $138,031 | Alpoker89 | $13,686* |
| #17: NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO | 1,974 | $89,718 | Vihaoooo | $10,789* |
| #18: NLHE 3-Max Turbo PKO Zoom | 818 | $37,178 | neverblef2020 | $5,164* |
| #19: NLHE 6-Max Hyper Supersonic | 814 | $38,762 | pedrovAAzz | $6,539 |
| #20: NLHE The Marathon | 848 | $38,541 | STEROIDhulk | $6,405 |
| #21: NLHE Midweek Freeze | 894 | $40,632 | Thomaz0796 | $6,777 |
| #22: NLHE PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | 3,159 | $143,576 | ourstheglory | $16,598 |
| #23: 8-Game 6-Max | 283 | $12,862 | sonikki | $2,454 |
| #24: NLHE Heads-Up Turbo Total KO | 1,397 | $63,493 | viinig | $7,073 |
| #25: NLHE 6-Max Hyper Supersonic | 931 | $44,334 | AleandreAnd | $6,181 |
*includes bounty payments
$3.5 Million Guaranteed in the Latest PokerStars 50/50 Series From June 11
Event #03: $50 NLH PKO Is Biggest Event So Far
Event #03: $50 No Limit Hold'em Progressive Knock-Out is the biggest event of the series to date. The total number of entries hit 6,934 entries before late reg closed.
This turnout put $315,150 in the prize pool, with a little over half going to the bounty pool. That left $17,256 for first place after a heads-up chop between winner "MpZancan" ($29,494) and "Mogui98" ($20,042). Both players also earned a healthy bonus in bounty payouts. Over $12k in MpZancan's case.
PokerStars pros Lex Veldhuis and Laurie Tournier also cashed in the event. Veldhuis came in 711th for $43 plus $38 in bounties, while Tournier made the top 50, earning $176 for her 47th place finish and cashing in $242 worth of bounties.
#03: $50 No Limit Hold'em PKO Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MpZancan | Brazil | $12,237 | $17,256 | $29,494 |
| 2 | Mogui98 | Brazil | $2,792 | $17,250 | $20,042 |
| 3 | WhereIsElisabet | Malta | $1,903 | $10,235 | $12,137 |
| 4 | oleschemionl | Brazil | $1,733 | $7,296 | $9,029 |
| 5 | marcospaga | Brazil | $2,116 | $5,201 | $7,317 |
| 6 | malabar1719 | Belarus | $1,074 | $3,707 | $4,781 |
| 7 | VicBiggs | Canada | $66 | $2,643 | $2,709 |
| 8 | amario75 | Germany | $191 | $1,884 | $2,075 |
| 9 | henrique517 | Brazil | $1,606 | $1,343 | $2,949 |
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Event #05 Smashes $100k Guarantee
Event #05: $50 No Limit Hold'em Turbo had a guarantee of $100,000. This meant PokerStars need to draw in 2,200 players to clear the guarantee after rake. The tournament hit 3,054 players, bringing in $138,804 for the prize pool.
The first-place payout of $20,050 (won by "BigM_King17" of Austria) was the biggest of the series so far (not including bounties).
Veldhuis also managed to cash in this event, making $153 for a 145th place finish.
#05: $50 No Limit Hold'em Turbo Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BigM_King17 | Austria | $20,050 |
| 2 | hahuaha | Brazil | $14,290 |
| 3 | Dannyz0r | Romania | $10,187 |
| 4 | Frankinshtain55 | Belarus | $7,261 |
| 5 | ipavc | Slovenia | $5,176 |
| 6 | maziero61 | Brazil | $3,690 |
| 7 | Naaarrrr | Mexico | $2,630 |
| 8 | 2beers4aces | Germany | $1,875 |
| 9 | xMAESTROx | Norway | $1,337 |
PokerStars 50/50 Series PKO Main Event Still To Come
Being halfway through means there's still halfway to go with the $125,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold'em Turbo and massive $350,000 guaranteed Main Event among the remaining 25 events.
The 50/50 Series PKO Main Event has a buy-in of $50, just like every other event in the series. However, the Main Event comes with a $350,000 guarantee. This will require 7,701 entries if PokerStars want to avoid paying out overlay. To help the event reach this goal, players are allowed up to five re-entries to the event during the re-buy period.
Players start out with 50,000 in chips, with blinds at 175/300 with an ante of 40. Blinds increase every 12 minutes. The re-buy period will last 3 hours and 15 minutes.
50/50 Series Remaining Event Schedule
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