It's been just over two months since Patrick Leonard won his first WSOP bracelet in WSOP Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team alongside Espen Jorstad, but the grind doesn't stop for the PartyPoker Team Pro.
The popular advocate for "never missing a Sunday" has his work cut out for him this month, with a myriad of poker festivals including the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online.
He spoke with PokerNews about how excited he is for the festival, memories of his near miss earlier in the 2022 MILLIONS Online KO Main Event and just how many Instagram stories followers of him can expect!
Live poker is obviously back, but talented online players like yourself must still look forward to big online tournament series like MILLIONS Online?
Absolutely. This is the best time of the year for online grinders like me. I'll probably be playing every single day right up until the end of the series on September 27. I look forward to it for months in advance, and now I can play for the big guarantees this series brings.
How much work do you put into planning ahead and targeting specific events, or is it about playing a full schedule and playing your best for the entire series?
I don't target any specific events to be honest. I wake up, go online and start registering from the top of the lobby. I just love poker and I can enjoy a $109 buy-in tournament just as much as a $1k buy-in tournament.
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The MILLIONS brand - both live and online - has become so recognizable for players. Why do you think that is? What can people expect if they jump into one of the MILLIONS Online events?
PartyPoker run a lot of series throughout the year, but I think MILLIONS is the most prestigious. It's building a reputation for being an amazing series due to the prizes on offer and opportunities for all players, and hopefully, if we keep it going for years and years, it will continue its progression to becoming the most recognizable poker series in the world.
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Players can expect to play for PartyPoker’s biggest single-tournament guarantee of the year in the Main Event, with $2,000,000 to play for. The series will also give chances for all players to win, with a great satellite program starting from $0.01, which is a really special plus point.
What are your plans for the series? Lots of social media updating? Not missing a Sunday?
I usually do about 30 Instagram stories a day. I will often play 30 tables at a time and I'm going to be playing about 30 days in a row, so 30 will be a common number in that regard!
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What do you remember of your deep run in the MILLIONS KO Main? What do you think you need to do in order to replicate it in the $2,000,000 GTD Main this time around?
I think it was three or maybe four-handed, and I got it in for all the chips with JJ v K2 or something completely wild. It was about 100+ big blinds sick spot, and I think that was basically for the title. It was super painful, as the tournament had been so enjoyable and I'd loved the experience of it.
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Can you tell us a bit more about the NFT giveaway that is part of this year’s MILLIONS Online? Are you a fan?
I’m a massive fan. I’m really excited about this space and where it can potentially go. There are 52 exclusive NFTs up for grabs, featuring a 100% unique Party Ape and playing card. These can be won via the tournaments and PartyPoker’s social media channels.
On top of that, there are four MILLIONS packages worth about $5,000 to be won, which is an incredible prize.
Play the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online
The 2022 PartyPoker MILLIONS Online features 15 events on the schedule and you can be a part of it.
Deposit £10 and partypoker gives you £40 worth of free play tickets over the course of a week. All partypoker players have the chance to earn up to 40% cashback every week.
- Day 1: 5x $1 SPINS tickets +1x $5.50 MTT ticket
- Day 2: 1x $3 SPINS tickets +1x $3.30 MTT ticket
- Day 3: 1x $3 SPINS tickets +2x $3.30 MTT ticket
- Day 4: 4x $0.25 SPINS tickets +1x $5.50 MTT ticket
- Day 5: 1x $5 SPINS tickets +1x $3.30 MTT ticket
- Day 6: 5x $1 SPINS tickets +1x $5.50 MTT ticket
Players will also receive 100% deposit bonus up to £400. To release the full Deposit Bonus amount the player must accumulate 4x the Deposit Bonus amount in loyalty points. Each time the player accumulates 10% of the Total Loyalty Points required, they will receive a 10% increment of the Deposit Bonus.
