£10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Completed
£10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Completed
The 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour London kicked off today, and the £10,200 Mystery Bounty was among the events that saw players flock to the felt at Hilton Park Lane.
There were 28 players who bagged a stack out of 43 total entries today, however the latter can still increase as late registration will remains open through the first two levels of Day 2. Only eight levels played out today, and the bounty component of the tournament will take effect at the start of Level 13 when all remaining players will receive a Mystery Bounty Token.
Canada’s Jamil Wakil bagged the top stack by a large margin with 541,000 chips. Benjamin Pitoun was the next closest on the leaderboard with 283,000 chips, while Erik Seidel (242,000), Joao Vieira (239,000), and Leon Sturm (225,500) round out the top five chip counts.
RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 541,000 | 180 |
2 | Benjamin Pitoun | France | 283,000 | 94 |
3 | Erik Seidel | United States | 242,000 | 81 |
4 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 239,000 | 80 |
5 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 225,500 | 75 |
6 | Enzo Vito | United Kingdom | 198,000 | 66 |
7 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 193,000 | 64 |
8 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 187,000 | 62 |
9 | Rodrigo Sirichuk | Brazil | 184,000 | 61 |
10 | Pedro Marques | Portugal | 154,000 | 51 |
Others to bag and tag a stack included Daniel Dvoress (193,000), Juan Pardo (187,000), Jinho Hong (130,500), Timothy Adams (107,500), and Paul Newey (70,000).
PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton, 2006 EPT London Main Event winner Victoria Coren Mitchell, and Espen Jorstad were among those unable to bring chips into the second day, although they will still have an opportunity to reenter if they choose to do so.
Day 2 will restart at 12:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, October 19.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide updates until a champion is crowned, along with coverage of other events from EPT London.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jamil Wakil |
541,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Benjamin Pitoun |
283,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
Erik Seidel |
242,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
Joao Vieira |
239,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
Leon Sturm |
225,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
Enzo Vito |
198,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Daniel Dvoress |
193,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
Juan Pardo |
187,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Rodrigo Sirichuk |
184,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Pedro Marques |
154,000
63,500
|
63,500 |
Pedro Garagnani |
142,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Jinho Hong |
130,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
Stefan Schillhabel |
129,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
Arthur Coirault
|
128,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
Alex Kulev |
121,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
Andreas Christoforou |
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Timothy Adams |
107,500
-47,500
|
-47,500 |
[Removed:397]
|
104,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Preben Stokkan |
100,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
Byron Kaverman |
93,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
Roberto Romanello |
87,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
||
Daewoong Song |
81,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
Ole Schemion |
79,500
-20,500
|
-20,500 |
Bruno Volkmann |
78,500
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
Pablo Brito Silva |
73,500
-26,500
|
-26,500 |
Players are bagging and tagging and will return for Day 2 at 12:30 p.m. local time.
The floor has announced that players will play three more hands before bagging and tagging to return for Day 2.
Alex Kulev opened to 5,000 in middle position and Arthur Conan jammed for approximately 43,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Kulev who called.
Arthur Conan:
Alex Kulev:
The flop vaulted Conan ahead to the turn. He just needed to fade a two-outer to survive, but the spiked the river to improve Kulev to a set, eliminating Conan.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Kulev |
130,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Arthur Conan | Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andreas Christoforou |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer | Busted | |
|
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Victoria Coren Mitchell | Busted | |
|
||
Sam Greenwood | Busted | |
|
Daewoong Song opened to 5,000 on the button and Victoria Coren Mitchell moved all in for 23,500 in the big blind. Song called.
Victoria Coren Mitchell:
Daewoong Song:
The board ran out without giving either player a flush, and the chopped pot was confirmed.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daewoong Song |
73,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Victoria Coren Mitchell |
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500