The Jet Set Season returned to PokerStars on June 6, and dozens of events have already crowned their champions, including three tournaments that boasted six-figure prize pools. The more affordable Jet Set Season events are proving popular with the online poker giant’s customers, as evidenced by the $55 No-Limit Hold’em Jet Set Getaway and $33 No-Limit Hold’em PKO Season Opener smashing their guaranteed prize pools by $62,450 and $30,050, respectively.
Episode 07-M: $55 NLHE Jet Set Getaway Mystery Bounty had the largest prize pool of the series so far, thanks to 5,249 players buying in. PokerStars placed a $200,000 guarantee in its prize pool, but $262,450 was collected.
Although Uruguay’s “curbelo19” emerged victorious from this event and got their hands on a total prize worth $17,045, it was the fifth-place finisher who banked the most prize money. Fifth-place came with a $4,306 score, but “SSV117” collected a cool $16,436 worth of mystery bounties before busting, including one weighing in at more than $13,000.
Episode 07-M: $55 NLHE Jet Set Getaway Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curbelo19 | Uruguay | $1,081 | $15,964 | $17,045 |
| 2 | tiarc | Austria | $1,506 | $11,503 | $13,009 |
| 3 | Cosmin “xKoSSSx” Calea | Romania | $578 | $8,290 | $8,868 |
| 4 | mfkill | Ukraine | $289 | $5,975 | $6,244 |
| 5 | SSV117 | Kazahkstan | $16,436 | $4,306 | $20,742 |
| 6 | Old brock | Austria | $4,262 | $3,103 | $7,365 |
| 7 | mihalevich | Kazahkstan | $1,133 | $2,236 | $3,369 |
| 8 | RagVoen | Belarus | $659 | $1,612 | $2,271 |
| 9 | Tut_del_Poker | Costa Rica | $185 | $1,161 | $1,346 |
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The second-largest prize pool generated during the opening few episodes of the PokerStars Jet Set Season came in Episode 01-M: $33 NLHE Progressive KO Season Opener. A field of 4,335 entrants created a $130,050 prize pool, far more than the advertised $100,000 guarantee.
PokerStars ambassador Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg was one of those entrants. The popular streamer reached the money placed but bowed out in the first couple of tiers of the regular prize pool payout structure.
Two players walked away having boosted their bankrolls with five-figure sums. “Rsiatat” was eliminated in second place and took home $10,435, while Argentina’s “zuRaik” netted $11,472 for their victory; both prizes included progressive bounties.
Episode 01-M: $33 NLHE Progressive KO Season Opener Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zuRaik | Argentina | $3,526 | $7,946 | $11,472 |
| 2 | Rsiatat | Romania | $2,402 | $7,943 | $10,345 |
| 3 | MaximoGeilo | Switzerland | $527 | $4,712 | $5,239 |
| 4 | S0_Gru0oSss | United Kingdom | $902 | $3,359 | $4,261 |
| 5 | ezy-ezy777 | Canada | $1,203 | $2,394 | $3,594 |
| 6 | R.parreira08 | Ukraine | $408 | $1,707 | $2,115 |
| 7 | gabstone | Brazil | $306 | $1,216 | $1,522 |
| 8 | unrealxx | Brazil | $600 | $867 | $1,467 |
| 9 | areshatar97 | Argentina | $199 | $618 | $817 |
Another of the opening events, Episode 01-H: $215 NLHE Progressive KO Season Opener, had the third-largest prize pool so far, one worth $121,000, thanks to 605 players taking to the PokerStars virtual felt.
The nine-handed final table featured several well-known grinders. Josip “Jozinho6” Simunic, the former PartyPoker Pro, saw his tournament end in an eighth-place finish worth $1,895, while Alexandre “Cavalito” Mantovani busted in fifth for $4,624.
Romania’s Tudor “tdr01” Lazar came out on top, defeating “writeUrstory” heads-up, which turned Lazar’s $215 investment into $20,145, with bounties included.
Episode 01-H: $215 NLHE Progressive KO Season Opener Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tudor “tdr01” Lazar | Romania | $10,999 | $9,146 | $20,145 |
| 2 | writeUrstory | Brazil | $3,020 | $9,146 | $12,166 |
| 3 | vladjkkaa01 | Austria | $3,206 | $5,663 | $8,869 |
| 4 | irmisz | Lithuania | $312 | $4,147 | $4,459 |
| 5 | Alexandre “Cavalito” Mantovani | Brazil | $1,587 | $3,037 | $4,624 |
| 6 | InfectionTom | Germany | $1,909 | $2,224 | $4,133 |
| 7 | CheckRais3r | Moldova | $856 | $1,628 | $2,484 |
| 8 | Josip “Jozinho6” Simunic | Austria | $703 | $1,192 | $1,895 |
| 9 | Nosnibourbos | Germany | $987 | $989 | $1,976 |
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$300,000 Guaranteed Events Set For June 21 and June 28
The biggest event of the series so far kicks off at 6:05 p.m. BST on June 21, one with a guaranteed prize pool tipping the scales at $300,000. Episode 10-M: $75 Super Sunday Mystery Bounty is a two-day event that allows up to five re-entries during the first four hours of play.
On June 28 at 6:05 p.m. BST, Episode 14-M: $75 Jet Set Cruise PKO gets underway. It also has a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
You may also want to check out Episode 18: $55 NLHE PKO Jet Set Gala, a phased event that guarantees $250,000. There are 40 phase 1, which started on June 16, that feed into the Phase 2 on July 5. Satellites from $1.10 are available.
Remaining PokerStars Jet Set Season Schedule
Expand the table below to see the remaining events on the PokerStars Jet Set Season schedule.
Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor