Inaugural PokerStars Mystery Bounty Sunday Million Is a Roaring Success

Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Jan 09, 2024 10 min read

Mystery Bounty Sunday Million Bounty Amounts
$109 NLHE 8-Max Mystery Bounty Sunday Million Final Table Results
PokerStars New Year Series Results So Far
Four New Year Series Main Events Start on January 14

Recent editions of the PokerStars Sunday Million have seen online poker's most popular weekly tournament play as progressive knockouts (PKO). It is no secret that the Sunday Million has often struggled to meet its $1 million guarantee under its PKO format, but there were no such struggles in the New Year Series edition, which saw PokerStars change the long-running event's format to a mystery bounty.

PokerStars tested the mystery bounty format in early December 2023, and it proved popular, with all 200 available seats snapped up in seconds. However, changing its flagship tournament to this new format was not without risk. A $1 million guarantee meant PokerStars required 10,000 entrants, many of whom would have been unfamiliar with how mystery bounty tournaments work. Any fears of an overlay were soon dispelled thanks to 16,234 players, including 4,622 re-entries, created a guarantee-busting $1,623,400 prize pool, some 62.3% more than the advertised guarantee.

The impressive attendance would likely have been higher had it not been for the mystery bounty Sunday Million being unavailable in some countries. Players from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Romania were frozen out due to pending approval from those countries' respective regulators.

The top 2,671 finishers were paid out $811,700 from the regular prize pool, with the remaining $811,700 divided up and placed in golden envelopes on the heads of each in-the-money player. Anyone who eliminated an opponent got to open that mystery bounty containing mystery bounty, and some of those payouts were substantial.

Mystery Bounty Sunday Million Bounty Amounts

Bounty Amount	Avalable
$50,000	1
$15,234	5
$4,687.38	26
$1,542.68	79
$459.89	265
$148.08	823
$135.92	1,457

Parker Talbot was the only Team PokerStars member to clinch some mystery bounties

Team PokerStars was out in force in support of the massive mystery bounty tournament, with mixed results. The in-form Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis was one of five PokerStars pros who helped themselves to some of the regular prize pool. Laurie "LaliTournier" Tournier, Sebastian "peace&loove" Huber, and Lasse "Wistern" Jagd Lauritsen finished inside the money places, while Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot went the deepest.

Talbot bowed out in 31st place having captured three mystery bounties. Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing what that trio of mystery bounties was worth to the popular Canadian because the information is not shown in the PokerStars lobby. Perhaps PokerStars will show this information in future mystery bounty tournaments.

Each of the nine PokerStars players who progressed to the final table did so with at least $5,646 from the regular prize pool locked in, plus any mystery bounties they scooped along the way.

Brazilian "fersantos88" busted in ninth for the previously mentioned $5,646, although they eliminated ten foes before crashing out, meaning they added at least $1,359.20 worth of mystery bounties to their haul.

The next four players eliminated also hailed from Brazil. "SaoJorge2222" ($8,376 and seven bounties), "thiagofs1808" ($11,587 and 13 bounties), "_Miazakii_" ($14,860 and nine bounties), and "IgorSNK" ($22,312 and seven bounties) were that unfortunate quartet.

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Fourth place and $30,816 (plus four bounties) went to Canada's "eqn778", with the inaugural PokerStars Sunday Million Mystery Bounty progressing to the heads-up stage when "ac3play" saw their tournament end in a third place finish worth $40,638 (plus seven bounties).

Heads-up pitted "BoostedAAnimal" against Ukraine's "SoEzForMe." The one-on-one battle went the way of the Ukrainian, and they secured an $89,681 payout plus 15 mystery bounties, including whatever amount was in the envelope on their head. Runner-up "BoostedAAnimal" walked away with a $57,787 consolation prize and 11 mystery bounty payments.

$109 NLHE 8-Max Mystery Bounty Sunday Million Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Country	Bounties	Prize
1	SoEzForMe	Ukraine	15	$89,681
2	BoostedAAnimal	Malta	11	$57,787
3	ac3play	Austria	7	$40,638
4	eqn778	Canada	4	$30,816
5	IgorSNK	Brazil	7	$22,312
6	_Miazakii_	Brazil	9	$14,860
7	thiagofs1808	Brazil	13	$11,587
8	SaoJorge2222	Brazil	7	$8,736
9	fersantos88	Brazil	10	$5,646

Another mystery bounty affair ran alongside the special edition Sunday Million, an $11 buy-in with $250,000 guaranteed. Some 29,964 entrants created a $293,647 prize pool, obliterating the guaranteed amount. The United Kingdom's "the_jokerS20" finished top of the pile, reeling in $10,304 plus 19 mystery bounty payments following a four-way deal.

With how well received these mystery bounty events were on the debuts, you should not be surprised to learn PokerStars has added two Mystery Bounty side events to the New Year Series schedule. They both commence at 7:15 p.m. GMT on January 14, one with a $22 buy-in and a $100,000 guarantee, with the other commanding a $215 buy-in which comes with $200,000 guaranteed. Expect both to blow those guarantees out of the water.

PokerStars New Year Series Results So Far

Jens Lakemeier bagged two New Year Series titles this week

The huge Sunday Million Mystery Bounty aside, there have been plenty of big results for several well-known grinders since our last New Year Series round-up.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis helped himself to his third title of the New Year Series, triumphing in the $2,100 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill for $54,442, including bounties.

Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier won two events in quick succession. First, he bagged $34,572 after taking down a $530 NLHE 8-Max PKO, then an additional $47,332 in a $2,100 PLO 6-Max PKO tournament.

Other notable champions include Shawn "buck21" Buchanan, Alexandre "aminolast" Raymond, and Roman "Gogac sniper" Hrabec, the latter coming out on top in a $1,050 NLHE 8-Max PKO for a cool $98,629.

Event	Entrants	Prize Pool	Champion	Prize
#2-L: $5.50 NLHE 8-Max PKO	10,758	$52,714	mike21_4life	$4,440*
#2-M: $55 NLHE 8-Max PKO	3,535	$176,750	DarkSkies21	$18,756*
#2-H: $530 NLHE 8-Max PKO	216	$108,000	dimadub93	$21,481*
#3: $109 NLHE 8-Max Big $109 Christmas Edition	993	$100,000	Foxdie999	$16,439
#4-L: $33 NLHE 8-Max PKO	4,635	$139,050	ShishuiUch1ha	$12,798*
#4-M: $215 NLHE 8-Max PKO	776	$155,200	Breno2728	$22,850*
#4-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max PKO	120	$125,000	Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	$24,220*
#5-L: $11 PLO 6-Max PKO	2,382	$25,000	donkey7n2	$2,989*
#5-M: $109 PLO 6-Max PKO	346	$35,000	silage98	$5,255*
#5-H: $1,050 PLO 6-Max PKO	39	$40,000	ShipitFTW911	$17,503*
#6: $320 NLHE 8-Max PKO	226	$67,800	Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	$12,863*
#7-L: $5.50 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO	7,462	$36,563	sirtenzoe	$3,480*
#7-M: $55 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO	2,242	$112,100	And_Blr	$10,702*
#7-H: $530 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO	136	$68,000	Heidegger807	$15,882*
#8-L: $3.30 NLHE 6-Max Monster Stacks	11,516	$33,857	mother68	$4,430
#8-M: $33 NLHE 6-Max Monster Stacks	4,415	$132,450	08141	$18,881
#8-H: $320 NLHE 6-Max Monster Stacks	352	$105,600	Sergey260594	$19,394
#9-L: $11 NLHE 8-Max PKO	11,524	$112,935	Mcdermutt	$8,266*
#9-M: $109 NLHE 8-Max PKO	2,414	$241,400	blaboub	$25,176*
#9-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max PKO	94	$125,000	Roman "RomeOpro" Romanovsky	$35,156*
#10-L: $5.50 HORSE	1,046	$5,152	GamarraFCP	$936
#10-M: $55 HORSE	204	$10,200	aDrENalin710	$2,065
#10-H: $530 HORSE	38	$20,000	Ac-King00	$7,301
#11-L: $11 NLHE 5-Max Turbo PKO	8,142	$79,791	AAligator33	$6,940*
#11-M: $109 NLHE 5-Max Turbo PKO	1,062	$106,200	VincentFirst	$13,446*
#11-H: $1,050 NLHE 5-Max Turbo PKO	69	$80,000	1obster	$20,407*
#12: $109 NLHE 8-Max Fenomeno	691	$69,100	12371237	$11,917
#13: $55 NLHE Heads-Up Turbo Total PKO Zoom	1,555	$77,750	Log_Virus	$8,478
#14: $22 NLHE 8-Max Daily Eliminator	5,458	$109,160	hatenow88	$8,951
#15-L: $5.50 NLHE 8-Max PKO	13,059	$63,989	Jojo491973	$4,698*
#15-M: $55 NLHE 8-Max PKO	4,367	$218,350	ChristianBR4	$23,087*
#15-H: $530 NLHE 8-Max PKO	268	$134,000	JackRipperJr	$25,198*
#16-L: $11 NLHE 8-Max Super Tuesday	10,467	$102,576	christi1298	$13,596
#16-M: $109 NLHE 8-Max Super Tuesday	1,843	$184,300	superskill77	$27,677
#16-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max Super Tuesday	189	$200,000	jpsalgadocr0	$39,729
#17-L: $2.20 PL Badugi 8-Max PKO	1,575	$3,087	Serge_rf95	$397*
#17-M: $22 PL Badugi 8-Max PKO	313	$6,260	17neffetS_BR	$1,262*
#17-H: $215 PL Badugi 8-Max PKO	32	$10,000	Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich	$3,469*
#18: $11 NLHE 5-Max Win the Button	3,086	$30,242	Carokannix	$4,359
#19-L: $5.50 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	9,659	$47,329	Tommescrawn	$4,286*
#19-M: $55 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	2,913	$145,650	olionhysaj	$13,599*
#19-H: $530 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	171	$85,500	mc1dot	$18,222*
#20: $22 NLHE 4-Max Bounty Quads	2,486	$49,720	kistomika1990	$3,755*
#21: $33 NLHE 7-Max Hyper PKO	1,967	$61,822	No_to_peszek	$6,740*
#23-L: $2.20 NLHE 8-Max	9,550	$18,718	Braidote	$2,585
#23-M: $22 NLHE 8-Max	6,361	$127,220	GOT3As	$18,082
#23-H: $215 NLHE 8-Max	591	$118,200	Ilewxa	$20,735
#24-L: $11 NLHE 5-Max PKO	8,948	$87,690	penny1701	$6,314*
#24-M: $109 NLHE 5-Max PKO	1,881	$188,100	Martboyo	$18,578*
#24-H: $1,050 NLHE 5-Max PKO	105	$105,000	Luis "luis_faria" Faria	$29,035*
#25-L: $5.50 PLO 6-Max PKO	3,111	$15,243	luizbode	$1,719*
#25-M: $55 PLO 6-Max PKO	723	$36,150	GHOSTFACE9.8	5,818*
#25-H: $530 PLO 6-Max PKO	86	$43,000	MaTitheone	$11,954*
#26-L: $3.30 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	9,071	$26,668	enjoyka771	$2,191*
#26-M: $33 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	4,322	$129,660	shanesc	$12,424*
#26-H: $320 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	275	$82,500	gnetaren	$12,891*
#27: $55 NLHE 7-Max Hyper PKO	1,382	$72,389	jambo669	$11,106*
#28: $27 NLO8 Heads-Up Turbo Total KO Zoom	914	$22,438	belyi9	$3,338*
#29-L: $3.30 NLHE 8-Max	9,598	$28,218	Kv3l3rt4k	$3,892
#29-M: $33 NLHE 8-Max	3,667	$110,010	babyb00mer	$15,765
#29-H: $320 NLHE 8-Max	369	$110,700	Inflaatio	$15,199
#30-L: $22 NLE 8-Max PKO Thursday Thrill	9,070	$181,400	IamTABASCO	$15,629*
#30-M: $215 NLHE 8-Max PKO Thursday Thrill	1,107	$221,400	Cbotacin	$31,673*
#30-H: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max PKO Thursday Thrill	113	$226,000	Shark180599	$50,990*
#31-L: $3.30 Stud	932	$2,740	MiStErZYX	$507
#31-M: $33 Stud	195	$7,500	Leon_Javur	$1,340
#32: $55 NLHE Heads-Up Total KO	1,398	$69,900	Peshka1991	$6,975*
#33-L: $11 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	9,586	$93,942	RenanLaPola	$8,361*
#33-M: $109 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	1,457	$145,700	Lanket	$16,116*
#33-H: $1,050 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	107	$107,000	mamamamama70	$24,866*
#34: $55 NLHE 8-Max Turbo PKO	1,283	$65,000	Zanos_Goda	$7,546*
#35: $109 NLO8 6-Max Turbo PKO	289	$30,000	Robin "Robinho" Ylitalo	$6,133*
#36-L: $2.20 NLHE 8-Max Deep Stack	10,414	$20,411	Zugolaro	$2,709
#36-M: $22 NLHE 8-Max Deep Stack	6,941	$138,820	vulturu13	$19,721
#36-H: $215 NLHE 8-Max Deep Stack	471	$94,200	PyThaGoLiX	$12,895
#37-L: $5.50 NLHE 6-Max PKO The Acai	9,894	$48,480	Moutatack2222	$4,253*
#37-M: $55 NLHE 6-Max PKO The Acai	3,720	$186,000	pushstyle777	$20,520*
#37-H: $530 NLHE 6-Max PKO The Acai	235	$117,500	iBreakU_U	$23,899*
#38-L: $2.20 8-Game 6-Max	1,838	$4,000	AlessandroBJ	$438
#38-M: $22 8-Gme 6-Max	780	$15,600	Gaisska	$2,648
#38-H: $215 8-Game 6-Max	125	$30,000	Leon_Javur	$6,744
#39-L: $5.50 NLHE The Rounder	7,241	$35,480	Ketamine2801	$5,054
#39-M: $55 NLHE The Rounder	1,285	$64,250	TarzanThorben	$10,015
#39-H: $530 NLHE The Rounder	231	$46,200	carta25	$8,913
#40: $109 NLHE 8-Max Fenomeno	693	$69,300	AngerFish425	$11,798
#41: $109 NLHE Heads-Up Turbo Total KO Zoom	878	$87,800	sanychamid	$9,001*
#42: $33 NLHE 8-Max Hyper PKO	1,557	$48,936	dholanda283	$5,989*
#43: $55 NLHE 8-Max PKO	3,400	$170,000	Tarcidio	$19,669*
#44-L: $2.20 NLHE 8-Max PKO	12,011	$23,541	DonZordon	$2,126*
#44-M: $22 NLHE 8-Max PKO	6,830	$136,600	Deobandi	$12,271*
#44-H: $215 NLHE 8-Max PKO	592	$118,400	Assad91	$16,411*
#45-L: $11 NLHE 7-Max PKO Big KO	13,517	$132,466	Jacks_Ten	$7,534*
#45-M: $109 NLHE 7-Max PKO Big KO	1,977	$197,700	starswins :)	$20,061*
#45-H: $1,050 NLHE 7-Max PKO Big KO	139	$139,000	Joker1002	$32,225*
#46-L: $11 Razz 8-Max PKO	784	$10,000	Sz4t4n	$1,358*
#46-M: $109 Razz 8-Max PKO	130	$15,000	chaka-G	$3,660*
#46-H: $1,050 Razz 8-Max PKO	30	$30,000	CMoosepower	$13,258*
#47-L: $5.50 NLHE 8-Max Turbo Copacabana	7,179	$35,177	gomsipjorn	$4,999
#47-M: $55 NLHE 8-Max Turbo Copacabana	1,445	$72,250	dougmd83	$11,085
#47-H: $530 NLHE 8-Max Turbo Copacabana	175	$87,500	Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver	$17,628
#48-L: $2.20 NLHE 6-Max Turbo	6,752	$13,233	coucou27	$1,884
#48-M: $22 NLHE 6-Max Turbo	4,059	$81,180	Bernardo807	$11,604
#48-H: $215 NLHE 6-Max Turbo	368	$73,600	twardy666	$13,517
#49: $2 NLHE Heads-Up Turbo Total KO Zoom	2,013	$40,260	victhereaper99	$3,662*
#50-L: $5.50 NLHE 6-Max Deep Stack	11,598	$56,830	Slavik_54rus	$7,431
#50-M: $55 NLHE 6-Max Deep Stack	3,719	$185,950	Teddygram902	$22,581
#50-H: $530 NLHE 6-Max Deep Stack	320	$160,000	Jesper8	$24,241
#51-L: $20.24 NLHE 8-Max New Year Special	15,796	$300,000	Runne1	$31,385
#51-M: $202.40 NLHE 8-Max New Year Special	3,392	$750,000	Felix "TheDegendFund" Van De Put	$90,095
#51-H: $2,024 NLHE 8-Max New Year Special	211	$406,729	drew.derzh	$79,374
#52-L: $11 PLO 6-Max	2,389	$25,000	Michael Keys	$3,143
#52-M: $109 PLO 6-Max	397	$39,700	Coldiiik	$6,164
#52-H: $1,050 PLO 6-Max	78	$78,000	Nadhob	$16,760
#53-L: $5.50 NLHE 5-Max Turbo PKO	10,517	$51,533	578346	$3,961*
#53-M: $55 NLHE 5-Max Turbo PKO	3,005	$150,250	tycu112	$15,888*
#53-H: $530 NLHE 5-Max Turbo PKO	224	$112,000	chiefofxocolatl	$16,462*
#54: $109 NLHE 8-Max Turbo PKO	856	$85,600	capper95	$11,487*
#55: $22 NLHE 7-Max Hyper PKO	3,401	$71,250	Alada222	$5,240*
#56: $27 NLHE 8-Max PKO	5,335	$130,974	0wnr00	$12,763*
#57-L: $2.20 8-Max PKO	12,297	$24,102	brian pot153	$2,003*
#57-M: $22 NLHE 8-Max PKO	8,931	$178,620	b1o0m4r1n32	$16,969*
#57-H: $215 NLHE 8-Max PKO	1,033	$206,600	mindgamer	$26,845*
#58-L: $11 NLHE 8-Max Super Tuesday	10,553	$103,419	MagicMorten	$9,433
#58-M: $109 NLHE 8-Max Super Tuesday	2,197	$219,700	LicaSorin	$32,684
#58-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max Super Tuesday	214	$214,000	drew.derzh	$41,733
#59-L: $2.20 NL 2-7 Single Draw PKO	1,301	$2,549	Chudy_089	$319
#59-M: $22 NL 2-7 Single Draw PKO	370	$7,400	grigoriy9	$1,503*
#59-H: $215 NL 2-7 Single Draw	49	$10,000	Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski	$3,809*
#60: $109 NLHE 8-Max PKO Big KO	1,388	$138,800	magrao13	$14,266*
#61-L: $5.50 NLHE 6-max Turbo PKO	9,985	$48,926	prosky12	$4,481*
#61-M: $55 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	2,973	$148,650	Seanlazdi	$14,648*
#61-H: $530 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	236	$118,000	Sintoras	$27,164*
#62: NLHE 8-Max Hyper PKO	2,662	$55,768	oKiNeK	$6,522*
#63: $55 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO	1,552	$77,600	idar0365	$9,791
#64-L: $3.30 NLHE 8-Max	8,483	$24,940	Rb)bolov	$3,506
#64-M: $33 NLHE 8-Max	3,933	$117,990	gusmao11	$16,865
#64-H: $320 NLHE 8-Max	314	$94,200	Vitorbrasil	$17,802
#65-L: $2.20 NLHE 5-Max PKO	9,165	$17,963	Betmil	$1,318*
#65-M: $22 NLHE 5-Max PKO	7,901	$158,020	JRIXYZLE	$12,317*
#65-H: $215 NLHE 5-Max PKO	876	$175,200	pokermeplezz	$27,183*
#66-L: $5.50 PLO8 6-Max	2,182	$10,691	Gost	$1,595
#66-M: $55 PLO8 6-Max	584	$29,200	wnbgambler	$5,136
#66-H: $530 PLO8 6-Max	104	$52,000	vratario	$12,019
#67-L: $3.30 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	8,24	$24,766	mousias99	$2,394*
#67-M: $33 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	4,255	$127,650	Morllan1407	$10,481*
#67-H: $320 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	255	$76,500	Swisswizard	$11,708*
#68: $55 NLHE 4-Max Bounty Quads Total KO	1,558	$77,900	johnyguedes1	$7,878*
#69-L: $3.30 NLHE 8-Max	8,738	$25,689	Babuino_xx	$3,602
#69-M: $33 NLHE 8-Max	4,686	$140,580	pmczaikoski	$20,022
#69-H: $320 NLHE 8-Max	526	$157,800	ShipitFTW911	$28,027
#70-L: $22 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill	9,392	$187,840	BSNT_LG	$16,088*
#70-M: $215 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill	1,493	$298,600	Andras "probirs" Nemeth	$35,307*
#70-H: $2,100 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill	133	$266,000	Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	$54,442*
#71-L: $2.20 Stud Hi-Lo	1,185	$2,322	YELLAMAN50	$360
#71-M: $22 Stud Hi-Lo	440	$8,800	GamarraFCP	$1,305
#71-H: $215 Stud Hi-Lo	89	$17,800	Niv-Mizzet D	$4,850
#72: $109 PLO Heads-Up Total KO Zoom	408	$40,800	BoatDave55	$5,255*
#73-L: $11 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	9,471	$92,815	DMerzhuk	$7,674*
#73-M: $109 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	1,787	$178,700	Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph	$20,678*
#73-H: $1,050 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO	127	$127,000	starswins	$29,336*
#74: $55 NLHE 6-Max Hyper Total KO Zoon	1,459	$76,422	KAAKQ	$9,150*
#75: $162 NLHE 8-Max Turbo PKO	468	SEATON1998	$13,159*
#76-L: $2.20 NLHE 8-Max PKO	4,112	$8,059	hintori	$687*
#76-M: $22 NLHE 8-Max PKO	1,735	$34,700	Joker007r	$4,050*
#76-H: $215 NLHE 8-Max PKO	121	$25,000	Gamadjeggamad	$5,608*
#78-L: $2.20 NLHE 8-Max Deep Stack	9,234	$18,098	hookups17	$2,429
#78-M: $22 NLHE 8-Max Deep Stack	6,663	$133,260	BejausmisPN	$16,846
#78-H: $215 NLHE 8-Max Deep Stack	608	$121,600	zmye	$21,331
#79-L: $3.30 NLHE 6-Max PKO Acai	9,165	$26,945	P1MONENKO	$2,272*
#79-M: $33 NLHE 6-Max PKO Acai	5,529	$165,870	adem0w	$16,269*
#79-H: $320 NLHE 6-Max PKO Acai	303	$90,900	Luciano "Luciano S.H" De Hollanda	$17,057*
#80-L: $5.50 NLO8 7-Max PKO	2,737	$13,411	dimamid	$1,289*
#80-M: $55 NLO8 7-Max PKO	571	$28,550	MatzeB1995	$4,722*
#80-H: $530 NLO8 7-Max PKO	100	$50,000	Mutinio	$16,733*
#81-L: $2.20 NLHE 6-Max Turbo	7,158	$14,029	igormaister26	$1,999
#81-M: $22 NLHE 6-Max Turbo	4,494	$89,880	basinho89	$11,050
#81-H: $215 NLHE 6-Max Turbo	400	$80,000	kubenskoSVK	$14,498
#82 $55 NLHE 7-Max PKO	1,263	$63,150	T01010011	$7,822*
#83: $22 NLHE 8-Max Hyper PKO	2,918	$61,132	IlllliJIEBOi	$5,849*
#84: $33 NLHE 8-Max PKO	5,414	$162,420	vaka1	$15,139*
#85-L: $5.50 NLHE 8-Max PKO	14,519	$71,143	slacKer1337	$5,157*
#85-M: $55 NLHE 8-Max PKO	4,317	$215,850	GMSimio23	$21,065*
85-H: $530 NLHE 8-Max PKO	319	$159,500	Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	$34,572*
86-L: $33 NLHE 7-Max PKO Big KO	5,513	$175,000	mihai_nbl	$13,064*
#86-M: $215 NLHE 7-Max PKO Big KO	890	$178,000	James "deyrzuited" Noonan	$24,316*
#86-H: $1,050 NLHE 7-Max PKO Big KO	150	$150,000	go4gunners	$35,050*
#87-L: $5.50 NL 5-Card Draw	977	$4,787	drobo-bos	$783
#87-M: $55 NL 5-Card Draw	146	$7,500	NicoBoko	$1,582
#87-H: $530 NL 5-Card Draw	20	$10,000	Niv-Mizzet D	$4,982
#88-L: $11 NLHE 8-Max Turbo	7,471	$73,215	N0ups	$10,372
#88-M: $109 NLHE 8-Max Turbo	1,209	$120,900	Shawn "buck21" Buchanan	$19,013
#88-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max Turbo	110	$110,000	Alexandre "aminolast" Raymond	$25,270
#89: $22 NLHE 6-Max PKO Total KO Zoom	3,577	$74,938	soumi7	$6,839*
#90: $109 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO	722	$72,200	AeroMax22	$12,173*
#91: $5.50 NLHE 8-Max PKO	16,155	$79,159	Luckyhero18	$5,372*
#91-M: $55 NLHE 8-Max PKO	7,990	$399,500	antonioscy	$36,179*
#91-H: $530 NLHE 8-Max PKO	586	$293,000	mennck	$45,220*
#92: $215 NLHE 8-Max	1,330	$266,000	gabrielbdo23	$41,577
#93-L: $11 NLHE 8-Max Mystery Bounty	29,964	$293,647	the_jokerS20	$10,304++
#93-M: $109 NLHE 8-Max Mystery Bounty Sunday Million	16,234	$1,623,400	SoEzForMe	$89,681++
#93-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max PKO	568	$568,000	Roman "Gogac sniper" Hrabec	$98,629*
#94-L: $22 PLO 6-max PKO	2,145	$42,900	Kaczy93	$4,323*
#94-M: $215 PLO 6-Max PKO	380	$76,000	Oledjan	$15,660*
#94-H: $2,100 PLO 6-Max PKO	78	$156,000	Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier	$47,322*
#95: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max Titans Event	73	$365,000	Phemo	$98,517
#96-L: $11 NLHE 6-Max	6,766	$75,000	gabrielBR99	$10,659
#96-M: $109 NLHE 6-Max	2,304	$230,400	Mahaton	$34,292
#96-H: $1,050 NLHE 6-Max	236	$236,000	BOOOOOM92	$40,963
#97-L: $5.50 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO	8,916	$43,688	PazitronCity	$3,273*
#97-M: $44 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO	4,323	$216,150	hiran bass	$18,127*
#97-H: $530 NLHE 7-Max Turbo PKO	431	$215,500	WhatIfGod	$35,374*

*includes bounty payments
++excludes mystery bounty payments

Four New Year Series Main Events Start on January 14

The New Year Series is rapidly nearing its conclusion, and that means the festival's main events are in sight. Three No-Limit Hold'em and one Pot-Limit Omaha Main Events are on the cards.

No-Limit Hold'em players have a choice of a $109, $1,050, and $5,200 buy-in edition, which come with $1 million, $1.25 million, and $1.5 million guaranteed prize pools. Cards in in the air in the NLHE Main Events from 5:30 p.m. GMT on January 14.

Pot-Limit Omaha players can jump into a $215 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed Main Event in their favorite format. This tournament starts at 6:05 p.m. GMT on January 14.

PokerNews will have a detailed preview of the New Year Series Main Events, including the best routes into them for those on a budget, in the coming days. Watch this space.

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