The KO Video games is nearing an exciting conclusion at 888poker, with the $200,000 assured Thriller Bounty Primary Occasion capping off what has been one other excellent sequence. The $109 buy-in Primary Occasion is totally rake-free, performed to a thriller bounty format, and boasts a $200,000 assured prize pool.
On the time of writing, 1,439 gamers have purchased in throughout the finished Day 1s, which means one other 395 entrants are required if 888poker is to keep away from an overlay. Discovering virtually 400 gamers for a $109 buy-in match on a Monday may very well be a tall order, which suggests probably extra worth for anybody getting into on the ultimate two flights.
These flights shuffle up and deal at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. GMT on November 17. Every spans 20 ranges or till solely 12% of the sphere stays. Surviving gamers then head into Day 2 from 9:30 p.m. GMT, persevering with the grind till solely the eight-handed closing desk stays.
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Leo “KaizenStyle” Jokura
888poker’s Leo “KaizenStyle” Jokura is one participant to look out for on Day 2. The Brazilian star turned his 10,000 beginning stack into 213,002 chips. That bumper stack, the equal of 85 large blinds, locations Jokura in third place.
Anybody wishing to go into Day 2 of the 888poker KO Video games RAKELESS Thriller Primary Occasion with a prime 10 stack must bag up a minimum of 161,786 (65 large blinds) on their respective Day 1.
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Remaining 888poker KO Video games Schedule
It’s not solely the Primary Occasion that’s ready to crown its champion, as 9 different KO Video games tournaments are nonetheless to be performed out between now and November 18. Check with the desk under to view the schedule of remaining occasions.
DateTimeNameBuy-inGTD
Mon 17 Nov16:00KO Video games #17 – Every day Gems – MB Large or Small Mini$11$10,000
 18:00KO Video games #18 – Every day Gems – Thriller Bounty$55$10,000
 18:00KO Video games #19 – Excessive Curler PKO$215$8,000
 18:00KO Video games #20 – Every day Gems – MB Large or Small$22$11,000
 21:30$50,000 KO Video games #21 – Thriller Bounty Mini Occasion (Day 2) *$25$50,000
 21:30$200,000 KO Video games #22 – RAKELESS Thriller Primary Occasion (Day 2) **$109$200,000
Tue 18 Nov16:00KO Video games #24 – Every day Gems – Closing Occasion MB Mini$16.50$12,000
 18:00$200,000 KO Video games #22 – Thriller Primary Occasion (Last Desk)–
 18:00KO Video games #25 – Excessive Curler PKO$320$15,000
 18:00KO Video games #26 – Every day Gems – Closing Occasion Thriller Bounty$55$12,000
 19:00KO Video games #27 – Every day Gems – Tremendous KO$109$10,000
888poker KO Video games Outcomes
Sixteen KO Video games occasions are finished and dusted, together with the $1,050 Tremendous Excessive Curler PKO. That match, which ran on November 16, noticed “hell0_br0tti” come out on prime of a 35-strong subject and switch their preliminary funding into $14,706.
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the UK, and has labored within the poker business since 2008, and labored for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he grew to become the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from reside reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his function of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
