$3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,683,396
Entries
981
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
352
Players Left
18
Nazarov Holds Chip Lead Going Into Day 3 of $3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, in Northern Cyprus, continued today with an action-filled Day 2 of the $3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty. Over the Day 1 flight yesterday and an additional cohort of late registers this morning, a massive 981 entrants made up this Mystery Bounty tournament. Of those, 352 players found their seats this morning to battle it out over the felt, as the Mystery Bounty tokens were introduced. After 10 hours of play, only 18 remain.
As the dust settled it was Dmitrii Nazarov who bagged the chip lead having accumulated 2,895,000 by the end of Level 27 tonight.
Nazarov wasn't alone in amassing a plentiful stack as Dumitru Pora followed closely behind having amassed a total of 2,785,000; just two big blinds away from claiming the chip lead himself.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Walid Bou Habib | Lebanon | 2,450,000 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | Ekrem Sanioglu | Turkey | 2,500,000 | 42 |
| 1 | 3 | [Removed:432] | France | 1,145,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 4 | Dumitru Pora | Romania | 2,785,000 | 46 |
| 1 | 6 | Manuel Fischer | Germany | 1,415,000 | 24 |
| 1 | 7 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 2,375,000 | 40 |
| 2 | 1 | Dylan Destefano | USA | 1,575,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 3 | Quan Zhou | Hong Kong | 1,780,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 4 | Damir Zhugralin | Kazakhstan | 2,125,000 | 35 |
| 2 | 6 | Hossien Taki | United Kingdom | 1,100,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 7 | Jacques Der Megreditchian | France | 485,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | Deividas Daubaris | Lithuania | 1,116,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | Dmitrii Nazarov | Russia | 2,895,000 | 48 |
| 3 | 2 | Nikolay Ponomarev | Russia | 1,515,000 | 25 |
| 3 | 3 | Silius Moll | Norway | 540,000 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Damir Gabdullin | Russia | 365,000 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Milos Petakovic | Serbia | 1,785,000 | 30 |
| 3 | 8 | Kemal Aslan | Turkey | 1,805,000 | 30 |
Day 2 Action
A total of $2,664,396 made up this grand prize pool, of which $981,000 was set aside for the Mystery Bounties that came into play. For each opponent a player managed to eliminate, they would be able to claim a token that would grant them the opportunity to pull a mystery bounty. While there was plenty of fortune on offer, it was the two $75,000 bounties that captivated the attention of the field.
Francesco Blasio was the first player to lay claim to the elusive $75,000 bounty on the 16th level of the day. Currently with $23,246 of recorded live tournament cashes, this bounty pull alone exceeds his career earnings by more than three times.
It wasn’t until Level 21 that the second $75,000 would picked by Georgios Vrakas. Vrakas is no stranger to tournament success; this run in the Mystery Bountry will be his fourth and largest cash in Cyprus, this week.
A lengthy list of players to have claimed one of thirteen $25,000 Mystery Bounties included tournament veterans Jon Kyte, Alexandre Vuilleumier and Aliaksandr Shylko.
With no major bounties at large, the focus of the tournament floor is starting to switch to the looming first-place prize of $298,496.
Day 3 restarts tomorrow, October 20th at 12 p.m. local time. The structure will recommence on Level 28 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you more coverage of the Europen Poker Tour Mystery Bounty here at EPT Cyprus as we play down to a winner, so stay tuned.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,895,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
||
|
2,785,000
1,285,000
|
1,285,000 |
|
2,500,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
2,450,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
2,375,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
2,125,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
1,805,000
-13,395,000
|
-13,395,000 |
|
1,785,000
985,000
|
985,000 |
|
1,780,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
1,575,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
1,515,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
1,415,000
-955,000
|
-955,000 |
![[Removed:432]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
1,145,000
-955,000
|
-955,000 |
|
1,116,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
540,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
485,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
365,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Andrei Krylou Eliminated in 19th Place ($10,650)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kemal Aslan raised from early position and Andrei Krylou moved all in from the small blind. Aslan made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Andrei Krylou: 9♦9♠
Kemal Aslan: A♥Q♣
The board ran out A♣A♦10♥8♥5♠. Krylou had pocket nines. Aslan hit trip aces on the flop and held to win the pot.
Krylou was eliminated from the tournament in 19th place for $10,650.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,200,000
14,050,000
|
14,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Aibek Kozhomzharov Eiminated in 20th Place ($10,650)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Aibek Kozhomzharov moved all in from early position with a short stack and action folded around to Deividas Daubaris, who called in the big blind. The cards were turned.
Aibek Kozhomzharov: A♥2♥
Deividas Daubaris: 8♦8♣
The board ran out 7♣7♦A♣8♠Q♣. Kozhomzharov made two pair with the sevens on board and his ace. Daubaris turned a full house, eights full of sevens to take the pot.
Kozhomzharov was eliminated in 20th place for $10,650.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Samuel Ju Eliminated in 21st Place ($9,250)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
PokerNews caught up with the action as Samuel Ju was seen departing the tournament floor. The full board was dealt 4♦A♥3♥2♣6♥ and the hands were tabled.
Samuel Ju: 10♦10♣
Dmitrii Nazarov: 4♣4♠
Ju's pocket tens had fallen to the flopped set of Nazarov, sending him to the rail in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,360,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Jung Ho Im Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,250)
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jung Ho Im raised from early position and Quan Zhou three-bet from the button. Im moved all in and Zhou called with Im covered as players flipped their cards.
Jung Ho Im: A♥K♣
Quan Zhou: A♦10♦
The board ran out 7♣K♠J♠8♦Q♠. Im called for his king and hit it on the flop, but the river completed Zhou's straight.
Im stared at the board in disbelief and then left the table. He was eliminated in 22nd place for $9,250.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
Busted |
Hannes Jeschka Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,250)
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ekrem Sanioglu raised to 100,000, from under the gun, Manuel Fischer called on the button and Hannes Jeschka moved all in for 200,000, from the small blind. Sanioglu isolated by putting in a raise and Fischer folded.
Hannes Jeschka: A♠4♥
Ekrem Sanioglu: 7♦7♣
The board ran out Q♣5♥6♠K♦2♥. Sanioglu's pocket sevens held to send Jeschka home in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
|
Busted |
Daniel Montagnolli Eliminated in 24th Place ($8,055)
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
[Removed:432] open raised to 85,000 from late position and Daniel Montagnolli moved all in for around 600,000. [Removed:433] made the call with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
"Hopefully ace-king," said Montagnolli.
Daniel Montagnolli: 9♦9♠
[Removed:432]: A♥K♠
Montagnolli got his wishes, but the board ran out Q♣3♠8♣A♠8♥. [Removed:433] paired his ace on the turn to get ahead and take the pot.
Montagnolli was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place for $8,055.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
Busted |