2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€243,186
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,331,616
Entries
776
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
18
Players Left
1

€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty

Day 3 Completed

France's Mathieu Di Meglio Dominates Way to €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Victory (€243,186)

Level 40 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Mathieu Di Meglio
Mathieu Di Meglio

France's Mathieu Di Meglio has won the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty at PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague for €243,186 after defeating heads-up opponent Vlada Stojanovic of Serbia in what proved to be a back-and-forth heads-up battle.

Di Meglio is primarily an online player and had $44,046 in Hendon Mob-reported live earnings headed into the event. Speaking through a translator, he told PokerNews he was "very satisfied after many years of failing and sometimes almost getting there and sometimes not."

"(I'm) very happy," the Frenchman said.

Like other tournaments at this stop, the Mystery Bounty event attracted a sizable field of 776 runners for a prize pool of €1,331,616 that didn't include the bounty prize pool featuring two €100,000 bounties. Only 18 players returned on Day 3 and nine made the final table including fellow France and Croatia natives Gregoire Auzoux (8th - €29,240) and Nenad Dukic (5th - €64,240) and Germany's Niko Koop (3rd - €108,570)

€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERCOUNTRYPRIZE (IN EURO)
 1Mathieu Di MeglioFrance€243,186
 2Vlada StojanovicCroatia€151,990
 3Niko KoopGermany€108,570
 4Daan MuldersNetherlands€83,510
 5Nenad DukicCroatia€64,240
 6Nils PudelAustria€49,420
 7Mats UllerengNorway€38,020
 8Gregoire AuzouxFrance€29,240
 9Iliodoros KamatakisGreece€22,490

Bounty Action

There weren't many bounty sweats at Friday's final table as most of the biggest envelopes had already been claimed. On Day 2, Orpen Kisacikoglu and Poland's Pawel Krol pulled the two €100,000 mystery bounties, while Toni Kaukua was lucky enough to pull a €50,000 envelope.

The Day 3 field of 18 dwindled down quickly as players including Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi (18th - €9,490) and Turkey's Yigit Aksoy (14th - €12,560) were eliminated. Krol went out on the final table bubble when his king-jack couldn't pull ahead of the pocket sixes of Koop.

Pawel Krol
Pawel Krol

Sixes would soon after doom France's Gregoire Auzoux as he four-bet jammed with the starting hand only to run into the queens of the eventual champion to fall in eighth place. Di Meglio began the day as chip leader and only ran his stack up from there as other players dropped, including Nils Pudel, who shoved a short stack with queen-eight only to be called and pipped by the queen-nine of Stojanovic.

The Croatian went on to eliminate Nenad Dukic in fifth place and Koop in third place when Koop's ace-three was dominated by the runner-up's ace-jack.

Nenad Dukic
Nenad Dukic

Heads-up play went on for several levels as the two players exchanged chip leads and played dozens of single-raised and limped pots. Stojanovic took a big lead in a flush-over-flush hand before another hand where his two pair was counterfeited to lose heaps to Di Meglio.

As the number of big blinds in play shrunk, Di Meglio extended his lead and Stojanovic eventually shoved a short stack with queen-five only to run into the Cowboys of Di Meglio. A queen on the flop gave Stojanovic hope but an inconsequential runout confirmed his runner-up finish.

Vlada Stojanovic
Vlada Stojanovic

That wraps up the PokerNews live reporting team's coverage of the exciting €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty. Be sure to check of the team's coverage of other events throughout EPT Prague.

Mathieu Di Meglio
Mathieu Di Meglio

Tags: Daan MuldersGregoire AuzouxIliodoros KamatakisJuha HelppiMathieu Di MeglioNenad DukicNiko KoopNils PudelOrpen KisacikogluToni KaukuaVlada Stojanovic

Vlada Stojanovic Eliminated in 2nd Place (€151,990)

Level 40 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Vlada Stojanovic
Vlada Stojanovic

After losing his last hand, Vlada Stojanovic had just 3,400,000 in his stack. Mathieu Di Meglio jammed from the button and Stojanovic called for his tournament life from the big blind.

Vlada Stojanovic: {q-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Mathieu Di Meglio: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Stojanovic added some immediate outs after pairing up on the {q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop. The {3-Hearts} turn kept Di Meglio ahead and the {6-Clubs} river confirmed his victory.

Stojanovic was awarded the €151,990 runners-up prize while Di Meglio pocketed the €243,186 set aside for the winner.

Full recap of today's action to follow shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mathieu Di Meglio fr
Mathieu Di Meglio
23,200,000
3,400,000
3,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vlada Stojanovic rs
Vlada Stojanovic
Busted

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Stojanovic Left with Crumbs

Level 40 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Mathieu Di Meglio completed on the button and Vlada Stojanovic checked his option in the big blind.

Stojanovic checked on the flop of {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Di Meglio bet 800,000. Stojanovic called. Stojanovic checked on the {4-Spades} turn and Di Meglio checked back.

Stojanovic checked again on the {k-Diamonds} river and Di Meglio bet 2,400,000. Stojanovic called, only to muck when Di Meglio showed {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mathieu Di Meglio fr
Mathieu Di Meglio
19,800,000
8,500,000
8,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vlada Stojanovic rs
Vlada Stojanovic
3,400,000
-8,600,000
-8,600,000

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Tens Good for Stojanovic

Level 40 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Vlada Stojanovic limped in from the button and Mathieu Di Meglio checked in the big blind.

The {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop checked through to the {2-Diamonds} turn. Di Meglio bet 1,000,000 and was called.

The {j-Hearts} river checked through and Stojanovic tabled his {10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, which was good enough to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vlada Stojanovic rs
Vlada Stojanovic
12,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Mathieu Di Meglio fr
Mathieu Di Meglio
11,300,000
-900,000
-900,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Level: 40

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Di Meglio Jams Flop

Level 39 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Mathieu Di Meglio completed on the button and Vlada Stojanovic raised to 1,800,000 from the big blind. Di Meglio called.

The flop landed {2-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Stojanovic fired for 1,100,000. Di Meglio raised all in for 7,000,000 and Stojanovic folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mathieu Di Meglio fr
Mathieu Di Meglio
12,200,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vlada Stojanovic rs
Vlada Stojanovic
11,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Stojanovic Continues to Battle

Level 39 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

In a limped pot to the {4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop, Mathieu Di Meglio check-called for 1,000,000 from the big blind.

Di Meglio checked once more on the {9-Clubs} turn, which prompted Vlada Stojanovic to fire for 2,000,000.

Di Meglio thought over his option but decided on a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mathieu Di Meglio fr
Mathieu Di Meglio
13,300,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vlada Stojanovic rs
Vlada Stojanovic
10,000,000
1,500,000
1,500,000

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Level: 39

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

Di Meglio Extends Lead

Level 38 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Vlada Stojanovic completed in the small blind and Mathieu Di Meglio bumped it up to 1,500,000 from the big blind. Stojanovic called.

The flop landed {2-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Di Meglio continued for 500,000. Stojanovic called. Di Meglio then sized up to 1,700,000 on the {8-Diamonds} turn and his opponent laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mathieu Di Meglio fr
Mathieu Di Meglio
14,700,000
2,400,000
2,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Vlada Stojanovic rs
Vlada Stojanovic
8,500,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000

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