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The gates are down on entry to The Gladiator now, and in the end, 1,691 entries were recorded. That put the final prize pool at $84,550, well above the $60,000 guarantee.
With a bit more than 30 minutes left to get into The Sunday 500, the prize pool is already better than 20% over guarantee, with $61,000 collected so far. Both The One Shot and The 300 are closing in on their $50,000 guarantees early in the registration periods, and there were 101 total entries in the Final Day of The Weekender for a total prize pool of $68,900.
Overall, it's been a successful Sunday so far. Players in The Gladiator are competing for top prizes of more than $5,200, while The Weekender has $4,700 up top for the winners. A total of 101 players share in prizes in the Weekender, while 263 Gladiators will get a piece of the prize money.
| Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| crotaius | 508,477 | |
| Rushzin | 499,571 | |
| reg41 | 490,001 | |
| BOX_47_47 | 466,375 | |
| Shark78 | 431,881 |
| Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| PraisedBe | 4,617,527 | |
| Die Lokomotive | 3,334,875 | |
| AegonTargaryen | 3,010,776 | |
| Sdde do Marea | 2,925,810 | |
| Luka Doncic | 2,852,530 |
One of the most familiar faces for partypoker is comedian and poker aficionado Kevin Hart. Hart joined the team in April of 2020, and has been a proud and vocal supporter of the brand ever since.
Hart's mission on joining the brand is unlikely to surprise many who know his work. "I'm here to party, I'm here to make it a good time," Hart said. "Expect the world of poker to get a lot more fun."
It's a clean sweep today, as all featured events have broken their guarantees. The One Shot now has more than $53,000 in the middle with 528 entries, while there are 174 entries in The 300 putting more than $52,000 into the prize pool there.
Registration is closed in The Sunday 500, and with 142 entries, the prize pool ended up at $71,000. With just $50,000 guaranteed, that means the prize pool capped the guarantee by 42%.
There are 76 players left in action at the moment, with just 23 expected to get paid out. The winner today will pocket more than $6,000 in addition to the bounties they collect along the way.
The current chip leaders in The Sunday 500 are below:
| Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| bigmouse2 | 3,745,463 | |
| BolsoLIXO | 3,458,294 | |
| time to shine | 2,438,639 | |
| Alexander KK | 1,854,507 | |
| caseirao | 1,785,695 |
partypoker Team Online member Matthew "MatthewStaples" Staples is showing why he's on the team today. The younger half of the Brothers' Staples is now sitting behind the biggest stack in The 300. Registration is still open for more than 30 minutes in that one, but they've already crushed the guarantee by more than 20%.
| Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew "MatthewStaples" Staples | 1,125,739 | |
| GazG. | 953,694 | |
| Sulpicijus | 821,488 |
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Online poker sites invest countless hours and dollars into creating the perfect mobile app for their customers, partypoker included.
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Twitch has long been a hotbed for poker streaming, from established pros to up-and-coming recreational players grinding the microstakes.
Nowadays, every operator has a dedicated group of Twitch streamers, and that includes partypoker who have both Jaime and Matt Staples on their books.
The brothers have long been involved in the streaming world, with Jaime most recently making Day 2 of the partypoker MILLIONS Online Main Event live on stream.
The Gladiator is closing in on the money now with just 296 players remaining and 263 paid. Likewise The Sunday 500 is nearing the 23 paid spots now as well, with 43 players remaining.
Everyone who made the Final Day of The Weekender got paid something, but with 30 players left in action now, they are getting paid $215 as they bust. There are just under 15 minutes left in registration on The One Shot and The 300, with both games smashing guarantee as well. partypoker Team Online member Matthew Staples is still leading the field in The 300.