A total of 22,300 players spread across two dozen tournaments joined in at 888poker's 2019 God of the Arena (PKO) Series, and the prize money awarded reached to $1,170,087!
God of the Arena PKO Series
- Duration: From November 10 to 17, 2019
- Tournaments: 24
- Highlight: $320 buy-in $300,000 GTD Main Event on November 17, 2019
Scheduled from November 10 to 17, 888poker held its yearly "God of the Arena" Progressive Knockout (PKO) Series, composed of 24 tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $8.80 up to $320 and has over $1 million in guaranteed prize pools.
The series did not have any repeat winners. Many champions coming from various countries were made in this series. Among the countries to claim titles were Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Malta, Russia, Thailand and Ukraine.
Brazilians capture most titles
During the PKO series, Brazilian players had won 25% of the events. They went off to a great start when "GoldoJuninho" outlasted a 794-entry field to win Event #1: $150,000 9-Max for $26,618.54.
Other Brazil representatives brought home the gold on four consecutive tournaments:
- "MARIMBONDO1" won $16.50 buy-in Event #11: $20,000 Mini 8-Max (1,577 entries) for $3,242.52
- "YetiCara" won $33 buy-in Event #12: $10,000 Late 8-Max (514 entries) for $2,644.88
- "pvss10" won $109 buy-in Event #13: $30,000 9-Max (384 entries) for $7,906.56
- "Ednaldo5" won $16.50 buy-in Event #14: $20,000 Mini 9-Max (1,405 entries) for $3,243.35
The last to bring home the bacon for Brazil was when "batistafaell" won against a 1,032-entry field on Event #17: $15,000 Mini Freezeout for $2,349.21.
Russian wins PKO Series Main Event for $42,792
The $320 buy-in PKO Series Main Event exceeded its $300,000 GTD by attracting 847 players, who then rebought 203 times, thereby creating a $315,000 prize pool that was split equally between the regular and bounty prize pools.
The top 108 players were in the money and some of those who made deep runs were "alexos888" (35th for $661.50 + $1,340.64 in bounties), "EyeofSkadi" (20th for $756 + $2,191.41 in bounties), "2MuchBluffBG" (12th for $1,701 + $2,966.01 in bounties), "Madeon1994" (8th for $3,480.75 + $3,283.01 in bounties), "TrollKonst8" (4th for $11,497.50 + $4,659.20 in bounties), and "Dedwa789" (3rd for $15,356.25 + $1,450.78 in bounties).
The tournament ended after 13 hours and 10 minutes, with Russian player "pokanuktus" defeating "BreakYANeck9" to win the title for a $28,507.50 top prize and $14,284.93 progressive bounty, which totals to a whopping $42,792.43! Truly an incredible return for just a $320 investment.
Here's a list of those who captured titles during the 2019 PKO Series:
Event #1: $150,000 9-Max ... "GoldoJuninho" (Brazil) for $26,618.54
Event #2: $30,000 Mini 9-Max ... "NakedNaked" (Ukraine) for $5,890.06
Event #3: $20,000 Late 9-Max ... "Fukuruku" (Ukraine) for $5,876.16
Event #4: $30,000 8-Max ... "ole_schemion" (Malta) for $6,396.33
Event #5: $10,000 Mini 8-Max ... "Marco.Z2308" (Germany) for $1,813.11
Event #6: $10,000 Late 8-Max ... "CunningGrccn" (Russia) for $2,554.57
Event #7: $50,000 9-Max ... "Monoquilho" (N/A) for $11,149.34
Event #8: $20,000 Mini 9-Max ... "Igor2218" (Russia) for $3,105
Event #9: $15,000 Late 9-Max ... "Cstl01" (Kazakhstan) for $4,153.08
Event #10: $30,000 8-Max ... "sasasa137" (Canada) for $7,321.10
Event #11: $20,000 Mini 8-Max ... "MARIMBONDO1" (Brazil) for $3,242.52
Event #12: $10,000 Late 8-Max ... "YetiCara" (Brazil) for $2,644.88
Event #13: $30,000 9-Max ... "pvss10" (Brazil) for $7,906.56
Event #14: $20,000 Mini 9-Max ... "Ednaldo5" (Brazil) for $3,243.35
Event #15: $10,000 Late 9-Max ... "mr_perdun" (Russia) for $2,544.39
Event #16: $20,000 Freezout ... "DayMan." (Costa Rica) for $3,656.22
Event #17: $15,000 Mini Freezout ... "batistafaell" (Brazil) for $2,349.21
Event #18: $10,000 Late Freezout ... "Winter__96" (Ukraine) for $2,562.74
Event #19: $30,000 6-Max ... "penfolds6" (Thailand) for $8,539.69
Event #20: $20,000 Mini 6-Max ... "i2out" (Latvia) for $3,093.79
Event #21: $10,000 Late 6-Max ... "franktheish" (N/A) for $3,680.97
Event #22: $100,000 Warm Up ... "W.Klix" (Argentina) for $17,306.36
Event #23: $300,000 Main Event ... "pokanuktus" (Russia) for $42,792.43
Event #24: $50,000 Mini Main Event ... "Atoms4Peace" (Ukraine) for $9,511.98
Congratulations to all the winners!
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