Sunday Briefing: Online Festivals Create Massive Scores
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Dozens of online poker players won big on Feb. 3 thanks to the 888poker RakeLESS promotion, partypoker KO Series, PokerStars Turbo Series, and Natural8 running some big buy-in events that attracted players in droves.
Let��s take a look at some of the biggest online poker tournament scores from Feb. 3.
PokerStars Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE PKO
| Date | February 3rd |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 6,282 |
| Prize pool | $1,256,400 |
| ITM | 881 |
The PokerStars Turbo Series 01: $215 NLHE PKO attracted a massive field of 6,282 entrants who helped create a mammoth-sized $1,256,400 prize pool that was shared among the top 881 finishers and with whoever managed to eliminate an opponent.
At least $4,698, plus any bounties, was guaranteed for each of the nine final table members, the sum awarded to ��5692262�� of China; the Chinese player banked $11,031 when bounties were added to their score.
��Mr Meykes��, ��despedespi33��, ��Hytuio�� and ��khch�� all crashed out to bank between $7,613 and $29,788 in total, with fourth-place finisher ��patabdd�� collecting a combined $31,823.
Third-place and a total of $51,379 was awarded to ��Thomas198713�� of Belgium, leaving ��atanas_1980�� and ��FrCnntn1960�� to play heads-up for the title and a considerable difference in prize money.
No deal was struck despite this now essentially being a heads-up sit & go for more than $70,000, meaning when Bulgarian ��atanas_1980�� busted in second-place, they netted $71,226 in total, leaving the British FrCnnctn to walk away $144,652 richer.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FrCnnctn1960 | United Kingdom | $89,275 | $55,377 | $144,652 |
| 2 | atanas_1980 | Bulgaria | $61,783 | $9,443 | $71,226 |
| 3 | Thomas198713 | Belgium | $42,758 | $8,621 | $51,379 |
| 4 | patabdd | Finland | $29,592 | $2,231 | $31,823 |
| 5 | khch | Denmark | $20,480 | $9,308 | $29,788 |
| 6 | Hytuio | Denmark | $14,173 | $3,669 | $17,842 |
| 7 | despedespi33 | United Kingdom | $9,809 | $5,037 | $14,846 |
| 8 | Mr Meykes | Belgium | $6,788 | $825 | $7,613 |
| 9 | 5692262 | China | $4,698 | $6,333 | $11,031 |
PokerStars Sunday Million
| Date | February 3rd |
| Buy-in | $109 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 13,228 |
| Prize pool | $1,322,800 |
| ITM | 2,366 |
The new $109 buy-in for the PokerStars Sunday Million continued to remain popular with 13,228 players entering this weekend��s tournament. Eight of the nine players who reached the final table locked up a five-figure score, although ninth-place finisher ��parisjoe�� came close with $9,938 awarded to them.
Lithuania��s Benas "benasg" Gudelis banked 13-times more than ninth-place when they defeated ��BarkieBoy NL�� of the Netherlands heads-up for the lion��s share of the prize. The Lithuanian secured a $129,213 prize, which we would guess would be their largest-ever. BarkieBoy NL didn��t do too badly for their runner-up finish; their $109 investment was now worth a cool $93,762.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benas "benasg" Gudelis | Lithuania | $129,213 |
| 2 | BarkieBoy NL | Netherlands | $93,762 |
| 3 | pharaohus | Romania | $68,043 |
| 4 | verkannt | Brazil | $49,379 |
| 5 | XuYandex | Russia | $35,834 |
| 6 | Japa Bill | Brazil | $26,005 |
| 7 | FiltrMan | Russia | $18,871 |
| 8 | Fieldmice1 | Austria | $13,695 |
| 9 | parisjoe | Hungary | $9,938 |
partypoker KO Series #01-HR: $300K Gtd 8-Max
| Date | February 3rd |
| Buy-in | $1,050 |
| Guarantee | $300,000 |
| Entrants | 399 |
| Prize pool | $406,980 |
| ITM | 56 |
partypoker��s KO Series got off to a flying start with several of its bigger buy-in events smashing their guarantee.
One such event was the KO Series #01-HR: $300K Gtd 8-Max won by ��fizzygypsy�� of Canada. partypoker recently took steps to make their PKO events a bit more fair. They did this by making first and second-place pay almost the same, leaving the heads-up duo to fight for the usually substantial final bounty payment.
fizzygypsy walked away with $65,906 and ��fumateotro�� of the United Kingdom $53,821 after both players collected $29,998 and $29,958 from the main prize pool, but fizzygypsy scooped more than $12,000 extra from the bounty prize pool.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fizzygypsy | Canada | $29,998 | $35,908 | $65,906 |
| 2 | fumateotro | United Kingdom | $29,958 | $23,863 | $53,821 |
| 3 | backdrunk | Sweden | $20,569 | $3,855 | $24,424 |
| 4 | j2805667 | Malta | $14,442 | $2,811 | $17,253 |
| 5 | ucantrybut | Ukraine | $10,328 | $1,868 | $12,196 |
| 6 | SeuOnofre | Brazil | $7,527 | $2,990 | $10,517 |
| 7 | BuyThaPot | Sweden | $5,317 | $3,111 | $8,428 |
| 8 | LordPuasonG | United Kingdom | $3,873 | $1,657 | $5,330 |
partypoker KO Series #02-HR: $300K Gtd 8-Max
| Date | February 3rd |
| Buy-in | $530 |
| Guarantee | $300,000 |
| Entrants | 748 |
| Prize pool | $383,350 |
| ITM | 104 |
It was a similar story in the KO Series #02-HR: $300K Gtd 8-Max where 748 players exchanged $530 for the chance to become a KO Series champion.
First-place in this exciting event weighed in at $26,199 with second-place locked in at $26,162. The difference between the first-place bounty and runner-up was a massive $24,743 thanks to ��dean23pricel�� having a sizeable bounty on their heads.
This meant when dean23pricel defeated ��sanguenuzoio�� heads-up, their bankroll was boosted by a combined $54,436 with the second-place finisher netting $29,656 in total.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dean23priceI | Netherlands | $26,199 | $28,237 | $54,436 |
| 2 | sanguenuzoio | Brazil | $26,162 | $3,494 | $29,656 |
| 3 | pendall | Russia | $17,584 | $4,577 | $22,161 |
| 4 | ojanOmaha | Sweden | $11,915 | $9,554 | $21,469 |
| 5 | HyphMngo | Poland | $8,410 | $5,069 | $13,479 |
| 6 | LordBoris82 | Denmark | $6,060 | $4,093 | $10,153 |
| 7 | phbbc | Brazil | $4,329 | $1,903 | $6,232 |
| 8 | HiSoka_18 | Russia | $3,009 | $2,825 | $5,834 |
888poker $100,000 RakeLESS Sunday Main Event
| Date | February 3rd |
| Buy-in | $300 |
| Guarantee | $100,000 |
| Entrants | 441 |
| Prize pool | $132,300 |
| ITM | 63 |
The 888poker RakeLESS promotion went down a storm with the two biggest tournaments each surpassing their $100,000 guarantees. The $100,000 RakeLESS Sunday Main Event saw $132,300 distributed among the top 63 finishers, with the eight-handed final table all securing almost $3,000.
Jo?o ��joaobarb�� Barbosa, ��mrsmith78�� and Finland��s ��dmg36�� were the first casualties of the final table, walking away with prizes worth between $2,976 and $5,622. Fifth-place finisher ��Lannovar10�� of the United Kingdom banked $7,276 and was the last player in this tournament to not scoop five-figures.
Germany��s ��t8ofdiamonds�� busted in fourth-place for $10,319 and was joined as a spectator by ��easylimp888�� of the UK who netted $13,560 for their third-place exit.
Long-time grinder Michael ��wywrotx�� Wywrot triumphed over the 441-strong field, securing $25,137 for his efforts and leaving Jans ��Graftekkel�� Arends to collect the $18,522 consolation prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael ��wywrotx�� Wywrot | Canada | $25,137 |
| 2 | Jans ��Graftekkel�� Arends | $18,522 | |
| 3 | easylimp888 | United Kingdom | $13,560 |
| 4 | t8ofdiamonds | Germany | $10,319 |
| 5 | Lannovar101 | United Kingdom | $7,276 |
| 6 | dmg36 | Finland | $5,622 |
| 7 | mrsmith78 | United Kingdom | $4,299 |
| 8 | Jo?o ��joaobarb�� Barbosa | $2,976 |
888poker $100,000 RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep
| Date | February 3rd |
| Buy-in | $200 |
| Guarantee | $100,000 |
| Entrants | 773 |
| Prize pool | $154,600 |
| ITM | 72 |
The $100,000 RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep saw 773 players create a $154,600 prize pool and the lion��s share is now nestled in the 888poker account of ��Tedson89�� of the UK, namely $29,219.
The British player defeated ��nixokofits�� of Greece heads-up to secure the biggest prize of the tournament, which left the Greek grinder to bank $21,412 for their second-place finish.
Only two other 888poker players netted more than $10,000 from the RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep. Fourth-place ��GramNaKartke�� was awarded $11,904 with ��sblanch259�� of Canada busting one place later for $15,769. Sam ��sammygrinder�� Grafton bubbled the final table; he finished ninth for $2,365.38.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tedson89 | United Kingdom | $29,219 |
| 2 | nixokofits | Greece | $21,412 |
| 3 | sblanch259 | Canada | $15,769 |
| 4 | GramNaKartke | $11,904 | |
| 5 | Gugulehtu | Malta | $8,348 |
| 6 | byyyyy | Sweden | $6,570 |
| 7 | MR.Sadball | Ireland | $5,024 |
| 8 | Ivan ��F1SHRAP1ST�� Gacina | Croatia | $3,478 |
Natural8 Sunday Blade $5k
| Date | February 3rd |
| Buy-in | $5,000 |
| Guarantee | $75,000 |
| Entrants | 43 |
| Prize pool | $204,250 |
| ITM | 5 |
A new addition to the Sunday Briefing this week are a couple of results from Natural8 on the GGNetwork, and it is easy to see why. The Sunday Blade $5K isn��t a $5K guaranteed affair; it��s a $5,000 buy-in event!
Five of the 43 starters banked some of the $204,250 prize pool; ��oviens22�� netting $12,838 for their fifth-place finish. ��HONEYDETECTED�� of the UK finished in fourth-place for $20,396; it would not be the Brits�� only big score of the night.
��Pihler13�� of the Ukraine busted in third-place for $32,404 to leave ��chapdelaine�� and ��SasukeUchiha�� to play one-on-one for the title and the huge $87,129 top prize.
It was the latter who emerged victorious, meaning the runner-up had to lick their wounds with a $51,480 score heading to their Natural8 poker account.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SasukeUchiha | Canada | $87,129 |
| 2 | chapdelaine | Canada | $51,480 |
| 3 | pihler13 | Ukraine | $32,404 |
| 4 | HONEYDETECTED | United Kingdom | $20,396 |
| 5 | oviens22 | Canada | $12,838 |
Natural8 Sunday Blade 500
| Date | February 3rd |
| Buy-in | $500 |
| Guarantee | $100,000 |
| Entrants | 191 |
| Prize pool | $100,000 |
| ITM | 26 |
HONEYDETECTED finished fourth in the Blade $5K event and followed that up with another fourth-place finish, this time in the Sunday Blade 500, a $500 buy-in tournament that attracted 191 entrants. The Brit netted an additional $8,711 for this fourth-place bust out and was the last player in this event not to win at least $10,000.
Mexico��s ��oldzet�� was the third-place finisher and saw $11,463 added to their account. Croatia��s ��OutlawStar�� and ��HFNMWH2U�� were the last two players standing, and they struck a deal that saw the former win $17,968 and the latter $16,698, although HFNMWH2U was confirmed as the tournament��s champion.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HFNMWH2U | Croatia | $16,698* |
| 2 | OutlawStar | Canada | $17,968* |
| 3 | oldzet | Mexico | $11,463 |
| 4 | HONEYDETECTED | United Kingdom | $8,711 |
| 5 | elchobi | Uruguay | $6,619 |
| 6 | jutrack | Germany | $5,030 |
| 7 | 2high2bet | Japan | $3,822 |
| 8 | peroni | Grenada | $2,905 |
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