Team 888poker's Leo Jokura Takes Down the $100K Rakeless Mystery Bounty Main Event
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Brazilian sensation Leo "KaizenStyle" Jokura gave the 888poker crew plenty to smile about on March 16 when he came out on top of the $100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Bounty Main Event. The 888 Stream team member came out on top of a 941-strong field and turned his $109 investment into a $10,769 score.
Day 1 ended once Ukraine's "schwartzfeter" bowed out in ninth place. All the largest bounties had been won, including a $10,000 jackpot mystery bounty that went to "Baazinga." Their total haul weighed in at $11,435 despite busting in 14th place.
With only eight players remaining, Ukraine's "bu11ets4w1n" held the chip lead, their 63 big blind stack giving them a decent head start over their seven rivals. Jokura started Day 2 fifth in chips with 29 big blinds, while "silentfridge" was languishing in eighth place with a mere four big blinds at their disposal.
$100,000 Rakeless Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bu11ets4w1n | Ukraine | $402 | 3,748,972 | 63 |
| 2 | Georgian23 | United Kingdom | $184 | 2,064,963 | 34 |
| 3 | getflushed1 | United Kingdom | $630 | 1,864,314 | 31 |
| 4 | marconi_fast | Brazil | $1,341 | 1,820,897 | 30 |
| 5 | Leo "KaizenStyle" Jokura | Brazil | $1,047 | 1,750,698 | 29 |
| 6 | DufourJ | Canada | $1,587 | 1,633,371 | 27 |
| 7 | Lavoisier | Brazil | $1,007 | 1,010,493 | 17 |
| 8 | silentfridge | Brazil | $92 | 221,292 | 4 |
It didn't take long for the first finalist to find themselves on the rail. "silentfridge" managed to double their uber-short stack, and it proved enough to ladder at least one place because "Lavoisier" busted in a battle of the blinds with "getflushed1." "Lavoisier" defended their big blind with four-trey of hearts and decided to raise all-in for 13 big blinds after "getflushed1" continued on a deuce-four-deuce flop. Unfortunately for "Lavoisier," their opponent held pocket jacks and quickly called. Another deuce on the turn left "Lavoisier" drawing dead.
"silentfridge" was the next to fall. "marconi_fast"min-raised from under the gun with pocket eights, "silentfridge" moved all-in for a shade under five big blinds with ace-jack, "DufourJ" cold-called in the big blind with ace-five, but then folded when "marconi_fast" stuck in a four-bet. A ten-high board was of no help to "silentfridge," and they were eliminated from the tournament.
The start-of-the-day chip leader, "bu11ets4w1n," endured a torrid time that resulted in them finishing in sixth place. They lost a chunk of their stack when they hit a set of nines on the river, but that river card improved Jokura's suited eight-seven to a hand-winning straight.
That hand seemed to rattle "bu11ets4w1n" judging by their exit hand shortly after. Jokura opened on the button with ace-queen, "bu11ets4w1n" three-bet with king-seven of diamonds in the small blind, only for Jokura to click it back. "bu11ets4w1n" jammed for almost 33 big blinds, and Jokura called.
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Joura was a 600.8% favorite to win the hand and become the chip leader. Those odds improved to 77.27% on the four-three-six-four turn, and 100% when a nine completed the community cards.
The ball was now firmly in Jokura's court, his big stack allowing him to put even more pressure on his opponents. From the moment Jokura won that hand to him winning every chip in play, only 30 minutes passed.
"marconi_fast" became a Jokura victim when they open-shoved for a little under 10 big blinds from the small blind with queen-eight. Jokura called with ace-four, turned an ace, and sent their fellow Brazilian to the showers.
Fourth-place went to Canada's "DufourJ" after they felt Jokura's wrath. Jokura min-raised on the button with ace-king and instantly called the 14 big blind shove from "DufourJ," which they made with jack-ten of spades from the big blind. An ace and a king on the flop left "DufourJ" drawing thin, and they failed to catch any of their outs on the turn or river.
Now armed with more than 111 big blinds, a Jokura victory was all but guaranteed. Jokura edged closer to an impressive victory by sending "Georgian23" to the sidelines. "Georgian23" committed their last four big blinds from the button with ace-six, and Jokura isolated with the dominated king-six. A king on the flop put Jokura ahead but an ace on the turn looked set to double-up "Georgian23." However, the river put four spades in view, and Jokura held the six of spades – of course, he did – and the $100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Bounty progressed to the heads-up stage.
Jokura began the heads-up clash with "getflushed1" holding an 87.8 to 53.3 big blind advantage. That disparity in stack sizes, coupled with Jokura playing well and running hot, meant there was only ever going to be one outcome.
The 888poker Stream Team star did get his hands on all the chips in play and the top prize before the first scheduled break. The final hand saw "getflushed1" min-raise on the button and then call a three-bet with queen-eight of hearts, which needed some help against Jokura's ace-jack. Jokura led on a deuce-king-deuce flop and was called. The turn was the jack of hearts, improving Jokura to top pair but giving "getflushed1" a flush draw. Jokura check-called a half-pot bet. The river was another deuce, gifting Jokura a full house, which he expertly checked. "getflushed1" took the bait and moved all-in. Jokura paused for a few moments before calling. Game over for "getflushed1" and a victory for Jokura in time for the upcoming KO Games.
$100,000 Rakeless Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo "KaizenStyle" Jokura | Brazil | $2,210 | $8,558 | $10,769 |
| 2 | getflushed1 | United Kingdom | $1,630 | $6,360 | $7,991 |
| 3 | Georgian23 | United Kingdom | $184 | $4,599 | $4,784 |
| 4 | DufourJ | Canada | $1,587 | $3,127 | $4,715 |
| 5 | marconi_fast | Brazil | $1,402 | $2,076 | $3,479 |
| 6 | bu11ets4w1n | Ukraine | $402 | $1,508 | $1,911 |
| 7 | silentfridge | Sweden | $92 | $1,051 | $1,143 |
| 8 | Lavoisier | Brazil | $1,007 | $788 | $1,795 |
There is no $100,000 Mystery Bounty this weekend; something bigger and better is waiting in the wings. The $160 buy-in Mystery Bounty Main Event of the KO Games takes center stage this week, a tournament with a cool $200,000 guaranteed. Day 1s are running throughout the week, with Day 2 scheduled for 9:30 p.m. GMT on March 23. Day 2 plays down to an eight-handed final table, with the eight finalists battling it out on the 888poker Twitch channel on March 24 at 7:00 p.m. GMT.
