Off the back of the highly successful PokerNews Online Championships, two titans of poker, PokerNews and 888poker, have reunited once again to bring you another edition of the smash hit online poker series.
From November 17-26, the second-ever PokerNews Online Championship steals the spotlight on the platform, where more than $1 million will be shared among 888poker players.
The action-packed schedule includes over 40 events, headlined by the $300,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Main Event. Buy-ins range from an affordable $5.50 to $525, and there's something for everyone across the festivals.
PokerNews Online Championship Full Schedule
PokerNews Online Championship players will clash in an array of tournaments, including mystery bounties, PKOs, Deep Stacks, short-handed games, and some unique formats. Among the standout events are a Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) Mystery Bounty and a SNAP PKO. In this format, blind levels start at a fast turbo pace, then gradually slow down as the event reaches its critical stages—just when players typically want more time to strategize!
Date
Day
Time
PokerNews
Buy-in
Guarantee
17.11.24
Sun
17:00
PokerNews #01 - Opening Event Mini (Mystery Bounty)
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Final Table)
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Main Event Schedule
While all 43 scheduled events have poker players buzzing with excitement, two PokerNews Online Championship tournaments stand out: the Main Events.
Each Main Event offers multiple Day 1 flights from November 10-25, leading up to Day 2. Both tournaments are set in a mystery bounty format. The Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event offers an accessible $25 buy-in while featuring a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool. Meanwhile, with a $215 buy-in or a spot through one of many satellite events, the Mystery Bounty Main Event boasts a substantial $300,000 guaranteed payout!
Date
Day
Time
Event
Buy-in
10.11.24
Sun
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
12.11.24
Tue
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
14.11.24
Thu
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
17.11.24
Sun
16:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
17.11.24
Sun
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
18.11.24
Mon
16:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
18.11.24
Mon
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
19.11.24
Tue
16:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
19.11.24
Tue
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
20.11.24
Wed
16:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
20.11.24
Wed
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
21.11.24
Thu
16:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
21.11.24
Thu
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
22.11.24
Fri
16:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
22.11.24
Fri
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
23.11.24
Satur
16:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
23.11.24
Satur
19:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
24.11.24
Sun
14:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
24.11.24
Sun
17:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
24.11.24
Sun
20:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
24.11.24
Sun
23:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
25.11.24
Mon
14:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
25.11.24
Mon
16:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
25.11.24
Mon
18:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 1)
$215
25.11.24
Mon
21:00
$300,000 PokerNews #36 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 2)
Exclusive PokerNews 888poker Freeroll Passwords for November 2024
In the inaugural PokerNews Online Championship Mystery Bounty Main Event, EPT Main Event champion Razvan "RazvyB" Belea topped the 1,627 runner field to scoop a total of $27,654, with $25,626 of that coming from his first place finish.
It was another 888poker major title for the Romanian, who won the 2021 888poker LIVE Bucharest Main Event for €50,000.
However, Brazil's "Dangerzinn" was the biggest monetary winner in the Main Event as he banked the $30,000 mystery bounty prize en route to his 16th-place finish—quite the return from a $215 investment. Another big story from the Main Event was written by bronze medalist "dainuciuks". The Lithuanian-based player won their way into the tournament via a freeroll and was able to parlay that into a $16,980 payday.
The last edition of the Main Event came with a $300,000 guarantee, and was obliterated with the final prize pool reaching $325,400.
Place
Player
Country
Prize (Including bounties)
1
Razvan "RazvyB" Belea
Romania
$27,654
2
"betsoares"
Brazil
$19,367
3
"dainuciuks"
Lithuania
$16,980
4
"bucurestean"
Romania
$26,105
5
"AKGambit"
Germany
$8,423
6
"scheeescheee"
Mexico
$19,500
7
"aziz.Mancha"
Brazil
$5,515
8
"EstorilBlue"
Lithuania
$3,809
Full PokerNews Online Championship Results
Expand the table below to discover which 888poker players excelled during the inaugural PokerNews Online Championship. The series paid out $1,190,234 across its events, a superb result for everyone involved.
Event
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
Champion
Prize
#1 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty
$11
1,733
$17,330
mAteus.dAne
$1,931*
#2 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty
$55
850
$42,500
brainiac1
$4,334*
#3 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty
$109
1,118
$120,000
yriy3
$15,389*
#4 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty
$22
795
$15,900
KovalevEvgen
$1,827*
#5 – Opening Event High Roller
$525
92
$46,000
dariotoma
$11,334
#6 – PKO Mini
$11
1,111
$11,110
GemeValter
$1,884*
#7 – PKO Mid
$33
497
$14,910
jetskii
$2,232*
#8 – PKO
$55
283
$14,150
Sosiska
$2,372*
#9 – PKO
$109
169
$16,900
michel.mica
$3,526*
#10 – PKO 6-Max Mini
$11
928
$10,000
Fishmir
$1,323*
#11 – PKO 6-Max High Roller
$320
58
$17,400
ingeruRO14
$5,690*
#12 – PKO 6-Max Mid
$55
262
$13,100
888BIDO
$3,068*
#13 – PKO 6-Max
$109
135
$13,500
algsxr
$3,231*
#14 – Deep Stack Mini
$8.80
748
$5,984
smoky011$927
#15 – Deep Stack Mid
$33
428
$12,840
Motik_13
$2,348
#16 – Deep Stack
$109
129
$12,900
MikeyW94
$2,999
#17 – Super KO Mini
$11
1,147
$11,470
sumyfish
$903*
#18 – Super KO High Roller
$320
63
$18,900
pincha73
$3,846*
#19 – Super KO
$109
186
$18,600
Nowitzki_41
$2,724*
#20 – SNAP PKO 6-Max
$16.50
143
$2,145
shaormastyle
$509*
#21 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mini
$11
1,334
$13,340
Trabuca
$1,529*
#22 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Micro
$5.50
1,052
$5,260
Bazinga888
$529*
#23 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mid
$22
690
$13,800
paitaon
$2,059*
#24 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max
$109
192
$19,200
betsoares
$3,658*
#25 – Cut to the Chase
11
168
$2,000
DOPABR
$448
#26 – DeepStack PKO Mini
$11
1,145
$11,450
Marcothx
$1,614*
#27 – DeepStack PKO Mid
$55
348
$17,400
r1zzy
$3,196*
#28 – PLO Mystery Bounty
$11
198
$2,000
Johnmylove
$556*
#29 – DeepStack PKO
$109
169
$16,900
lovelydonk
$4,183*
#30 – Mystery Bounty Mini
$11
1,886
$18,860
vadimkobets
$1,747*
#31 – Mystery Bounty
$55
824
$41,200
AAbestAAdo
$4,800*
#32 – Mystery Bounty Mid
$22
932
$18,640
Nazar4ik51
$1,867*
#33 – PKO Rumble
$109
349
$34,900
cups951
$8,176*
#34 – PKO Rumble High Roller
$525
67
$40,000
casual_win
$10,268*
#35 – Big Shot Mini
$16.50
648
$10,000
dd6111
$1,633
#36 – Big Shot Mid
$55
247
$12,350
Competencia
$2,503
#37 – Big Shot
$109
179
$17,900
amormori
$4,013
#38 – Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event
$25
3,085
$70,955
bagedag
$6,805
#39 - Mystery Bounty Main Event
$215
1,627
$325,400
RazvyB
$27,654
#40 - Closing Event PKO Mini
$11
1,019
$10,190
Pirombas
$1,174*
#41 - Closing Event PKO High Roller
$320
74
$22,200
VL1fish3BV
$6,908*
#42 - Closing Event PKO Mid
$55
283
$14,150
Alysson1994
$3,341*
#43 - Closing Event PKO
$109
165
$16,500
cups951
$3,512*
*includes bounty payments
Streaming, Giveaways & Live Reporting
Lukas \"RobinPoker\" Robinson
Now is the time to follow PokerNews and 888poker across all available social media and Discord channels because we are planning to give away a proverbial boatload of PokerNews Online Championship tickets and goodies.
PokerNews ambassador Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson, and the army of 888poker ambassadors, including Vivian Saliba, Alexandre Mantovani, Ian Simpson, Lucia Navvaro, Ricardo "Mat3usPT" Mateus, Josh "joshmanleypoker" Manley, Nick "eastyyy22" Eastwood, Andrei "AndreiCoz" Cosmin, Aaron "abarone68" Barone, and Leo "leojokura" Jokura will be out in force during the PokerNews Online Championship, playing events and letting you know how to get your hands on some free tickets.
Robinson will also be live streaming his time on the virtual felt at 888poker, and it will pay to tune in as even more tickets will be dished throughout his broadcasts. Stay tuned to his Twitch channel to keep up with everything related to RobinPoker.
Along with being able to follow the Main Event action on Robinson's social media platforms, the PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the additional action from Day 2 and 3 of the Main Event, with the final table also taking centre stage on the 888pokerTV.
See Your Name on PokerNews' Pages
PokerNews is recapping the action every day throughout the PokerNews Online Championship, so you will find your 888poker alias displayed on our famous pages if you navigate your way to a final table or emerge victorious in any of the 43 numbered online poker events! Now is your time to shine!
Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game.
Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
