£3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
£3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
Day 2 of the £3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty at PokerStars European Poker Tour London has come to an end with just over 10 minutes left in Level 24 and Robert Macsim is the chip leader going into the Day 3 finale. The remaining 16 players will return on Wednesday at 12 p.m. local time to play down to a winner.
The tournament drew 461 players and generated a prize pool of £791,076, from which tomorrow’s winner will take home £154,426. The remaining 16 players are all guaranteed at least £8,300.
Macsim has the chip lead after a late run that put him ahead of Andrew Wilson, who sits in second place after holding the chip lead for much of the day. Michael Sklenicka, Pavel Plesuv, and Blaz Zerjav round out the top five.
Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert Macsim | Romania | 1,825,000 | 91 |
2 | Andrew Wilson | United Kingdom | 1,635,000 | 82 |
3 | Michael Sklenicka | Czech Republic | 1,520,000 | 76 |
4 | Pavel Plesuv | Moldova | 1,350,000 | 68 |
5 | Blaz Zerjav | Slovenia | 1,190,000 | 60 |
6 | Sebastien Jung | United Kingdom | 1,090,000 | 55 |
7 | Martin Stausholm | Denmark | 1,050,000 | 53 |
8 | Bruno Soutavong | France | 845,000 | 42 |
9 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 735,000 | 37 |
10 | Paul Tedeschi | France | 465,000 | 23 |
The action on Day 2 got off to a fast start when the big bounty was claimed by Iacopo Brandi. Brandi was one of the first players to go up and draw an envelope, and he drew the £100,000 top prize. Brandi is still in the tournament and he returns with just over 400,000.
Other big prizes were pulled by players that still remain in the tournament, including a £25,000 bounty that was won by Wilson. Yasuhiro Waki and chip leader Macsim both picked up a £10,000 prize.
Wilson steadily built his stack throughout the middle stages of the day and held the chip lead throughout the later stages of the evening, but Macsim passed him late in the evening to claim the Day 3 chip lead. The leader rebounded from an early setback after he ran a bluff into Alexandre Landron’s two pair and picked up well over a million chips in the closing stages of play.
Chris Moorman and Steve O’Dwyer were among those that finished in the money but won’t return for Day 2. O’Dwyer’s day came to an end when he got into a three-way pot with Stephen Kehoe and Kenny Hallaert. Hallaert had both players covered with king-queen, but Kehoe held on with pocket sixes to beat O’Dwyers pocket fours to take the pot. Kehoe fell in the last level of the evening, while Hallaert will return tomorrow with the opportunity to spin it up. Moorman made a run to 32nd place.
Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | £154,426 | 8 | £19,850 |
2 | £96,700 | 9 | £16,550 |
3 | £69,100 | 10-11 | £13,750 |
4 | £53,100 | 12-13 | £11,500 |
5 | £40,850 | 14-15 | £9,550 |
6 | £31,450 | 16 | £8,300 |
7 | £24,200 |
Action will pick up on Day 3 with just over 10 minutes remaining in Level 24 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante.
While most of the big cash prizes are now claimed, the $30,000 Platinum Pass to January’s PokerStars Players Championship remains up for grabs. Players will also have the chance to pick up the final £10,000 envelope. A few outstanding bounties remain from throughout the day, and players will have to draw them before they can claim their winnings.
Prize | Count | Remaining | Total |
---|---|---|---|
£100,000 | 1 | 0 | £100,000 |
£50,000 | 1 | 0 | £50,000 |
£25,000 | 2 | 0 | £50,000 |
£10,000 | 3 | 1 | £30,000 |
£5,000 | 5 | 0 | £25,000 |
£2,000 | 7 | 1 | £14,000 |
£1,000 | 190 | 19 | £190,000 |
£1,000+Draw again | 2 | 0 | £2,000 |
Platinum Pass | 1 | 1 | $30,000 |
Who will win the prestigious Platinum Pass? Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team on Wednesday for live updates from the floor of the Day 3 finale for the £3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London at Hilton Park Lane.
Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Gergo Szabo | 440,000 | 22 |
1 | 2 | Kenny Hallaert | 290,000 | 15 |
1 | 3 | Pavel Plesuv | 1,350,000 | 68 |
1 | 4 | Santhosh Suvarna | 735,000 | 37 |
1 | 5 | Paul Tedeschi | 465,000 | 23 |
1 | 6 | Hannes Jeschka | 245,000 | 12 |
1 | 7 | Robert Macsim | 1,825,000 | 91 |
1 | 8 | Andrew Wilson | 1,635,000 | 82 |
2 | 1 | Bruno Soutavong | 845,000 | 42 |
2 | 2 | Blaz Zerjav | 1,190,000 | 60 |
2 | 3 | John Dwyer | 335,000 | 17 |
2 | 4 | Martin Stausholm | 1,050,000 | 53 |
2 | 5 | Yasuhiro Waki | 380,000 | 19 |
2 | 6 | Sebastien Jung | 1,090,000 | 55 |
2 | 7 | Iacopo Brandi | 440,000 | 22 |
2 | 8 | Michael Sklenicka | 1,520,000 | 76 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Macsim |
1,825,000
1,295,000
|
1,295,000 |
|
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Andrew Wilson |
1,635,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Michael Sklenicka |
1,520,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Pavel Plesuv |
1,350,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Blaz Zerjav |
1,190,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
Sebastien Jung |
1,090,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Martin Stausholm |
1,050,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Bruno Soutavong |
845,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
Santhosh Suvarna |
735,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Paul Tedeschi |
465,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Gergo Szabo |
440,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Iacopo Brandi |
440,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
Yasuhiro Waki |
380,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
John Dwyer |
335,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
Kenny Hallaert |
290,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Hannes Jeschka |
245,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
There are still 22 envelopes remaining in the treasure chest with 16 players remaining heading into Day 3. Some players chose not to take their tickets yet but they will have to be claimed before they get paid out for the tournament. Here is a look at what is still left including the PSPC Platinum Pass.
Prize (GBP) | Count | Remaining | Total (GBP) |
---|---|---|---|
£100,000 | 1 | 0 | £100,000 |
£50,000 | 1 | 0 | £50,000 |
£25,000 | 2 | 0 | £50,000 |
£10,000 | 3 | 1 | £30,000 |
£5,000 | 5 | 0 | £25,000 |
£2,000 | 7 | 1 | £14,000 |
£1,000 | 190 | 19 | £190,000 |
£1,000+Draw again | 2 | 0 | £2,000 |
Platinum Pass | 1 | 1 | $30,000 |
With just 16 players remaining and 10 minutes left in Level 24, the tournament staff has decided to bag up the remaining stacks for the night. There will be a new seat draw for the start of Day 3 that will begin at 12 pm local time.
A full recap of the day's action along with all of the chip counts will be posted shortly.
Stephen Kehoe raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Sebastien Jung called from the small blind before Michael Sklenicka shoved from the big blind for around 770,000. Kehoe committed his last 300,000 and Jung got out of the way.
Stephen Kehoe:
Michael Sklenicka:
The board ran out and Sklenicka made aces and queens to eliminate Kehoe in 17th place for £8,300.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Sklenicka |
1,200,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
Stephen Kehoe | Busted |
Yasuhiro Waki raised it up on the button and Michael Sklenicka stuck in a three-bet from the small blind. Waki responded with a four-bet shove and Sklenicka called off his stack of 740,000 in a massive pot.
Michael Sklenicka:
Yasuhiro Waki:
Sklenicka found the better of the two picket pairs and had the suits covered as well. The board ran out and Sklenicka held on to double up into the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Sklenicka |
1,520,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Yasuhiro Waki |
485,000
-775,000
|
-775,000 |
Ryan Mandara raised to 55,000 from the button and left 5,000 behind. Santhosh Suvarna raised from the big blind to put him all in and Mandara went into the tank to see if someone would bust out at another table. Clock was called almost immediately but not granted, and eventually Mandara tossed in his last chip.
Ryan Mandara:
Santhosh Suvarna:
The board ran out and Suvarna made a pair of nines to eliminate Mandara from the tournament in 18th place for £7,250.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Santhosh Suvarna |
745,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Ryan Mandara | Busted |
The action folded to Gergo Szabo in the small blind who eyed up the stack of 250,000 in the big blind before announcing all in. Eddie Saade was the holder of the stack in the big blind and quickly called after looking at his cards.
Eddie Saade:
Gergo Szabo:
The flop of left Saade in the lead with ace-high and neither player held a spade in their hand. However, the on the turn put Szabo out front and the on the river confirmed the elimination of Saade in 19th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gergo Szabo |
650,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Eddie Saade | Busted |