The Spring Edition Grand Prix kicked off on March 16 and crowned its first three champions on March 20. These three opening events set a high benchmark for main events, especially the $33 PKO Openerwho not only reached his $75,000 guarantee, but paid an impressive $96,720!
Some 3,224 PartyPoker players hit the tables for the Spring #01 Opener PKO Grand Prix with a $33 buy-in and $75,000 guaranteed. That min-cash rose to at least $533 by the time the final table hit, plus, of course, any bonuses those finalists picked up along the way.
“PsychFox” was the first of nine finalists to withdraw, with $780 in reward for their efforts, the only final table prize in less than four figures.
“Sankaku Jime” And “Tarekk_” were the next victims. Their deep runs caused their PartyPoker account balances to balloon by $1,108 and $1,013, respectively. Then came the elimination of “EpicSince92” in sixth ($2,012) and “vixkickx” in fifth ($1,810) before the untimely demise of “SAMURAVI77” ($2,980) and “dust2_killer” ($4,823) sent the opening event into the heads-up phase.
Here, “Running4guns” horns locked with “iva76.” Both players guaranteed themselves at least $5,600 from the main prize pool, but the final bounty payout was close to $5,000, so there was plenty to play for. Eventually, running4guns found themselves in possession of all the chips, becoming the first Spring Grand Prix champion, and recipient of $10,454. Our finalist received $6,351.
Grand Prix Spring #01 Opener PKO Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Premiums | Price | Total price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | running4guns | $4,840 | $5,614 | $10,454 |
| 2 | iva76 | $749 | $5,602 | $6,351 |
| 3 | dust2_killer | $1,233 | $3,590 | $4,823 |
| 4 | SAMURAVI77 | $623 | $2,357 | $2,980 |
| 5 | vixkickx | $219 | $1,591 | $1,810 |
| 6 | EpicSince92 | $820 | $1,192 | $2,012 |
| 7 | Tarekkk_ | $151 | $862 | $1,013 |
| 8 | Sankaku Jime | $421 | $687 | $1,108 |
| 0 | psychic fox | $247 | $533 | $780 |
Raven0216 Crowned Mini Opener Champion
The $5.50 buy-in PKO Mini Opener also cleared its guarantee when 3,594 participants created a prize pool of $17,970! Although entry costs just $5.50, the top two saw four-figure sums land in their PartyPoker account, with the other runners-up getting payouts of $137 to $812.
When the dust settled in the Mini Opener, it was “Raven0216” which was behind all the tokens. The champion took home a score of $1,041 from the main prize pool plus an additional $855 from the bounty prize pool for a total of $1,896. “k0rnqka” was the finalist; their reward was a combined $1,127, which is impressive for a $5.50 investment.
Grand Prix Spring #02 Mini Opener PKO Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Premiums | Price | Total price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raven0216 | $855 | $1,041 | $1,896 |
| 2 | k0rnqka | $90 | $1,037 | $1,127 |
| 3 | sn00ka6677 | $148 | $664 | $812 |
| 4 | TomaBadToma | $99 | $436 | $535 |
| 5 | BruXoo. | $23 | $294 | $317 |
| 6 | Paulera293 | $98 | $218 | $316 |
| 7 | money shooter | $129 | $157 | $286 |
| 8 | metal hands | $3 | $126 | $129 |
| 9 | PtitWinnie | $39 | $98 | $137 |
PuruPasta turns $1.10 into $266
Imagine earn more than 200 times your initial investment and get to call yourself a PartyPoker champion. This is precisely what happened to “Puru Rasta” after winning the $1.10 buy-in Micro Opener PKO event, part of the PartyPoker Grand Prix Spring festival.
A field of 2,446 participants left a small overlay on the $2,500 guarantee, and PuruRasta took full advantage of the added value. After having defeated “Pelegosauro” Heads-up, PuruPasta saw $266 land in his PartyPoker account, while the runner-up pocketed $183. Third place, “Donker Killer” raised $119, impressive sums considering the only expense of $1.10 to participate!
Grand Prix Spring #03 Micro Opener PKO Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Premiums | Price | Total price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pururasta | $111 | $155 | $266 |
| 2 | Pelegosauro | $29 | $154 | $183 |
| 3 | DonkerKiller | $20 | $99 | $119 |
| 4 | Xerengo14 | $14 | $65 | $79 |
| 5 | Gimka2L | $18 | $44 | $62 |
| 6 | r77shark | $25 | $33 | $58 |
| 7 | the_jungledon | $31 | $24 | $55 |
| 8 | pokerganja_1 | $2 | $19 | $21 |
| 9 | EduDuda2022 | $5 | $14 | $19 |
The PartyPoker Grand Prix Spring continues until April 3, so there are still plenty of opportunities for you to get involved in the series and follow in the footsteps of our first three champions. We can’t wait to write an article about your conquests!
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