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The latest 888poker $100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Main Event attracted 822 players, and the Canadian "Grindathon" outlasted them all. Including a mystery bounty payment of $1,567, "Grindathon" walked away with $9,707 for their victory.
A field of 822 entrants meant this value-packed tournament overlaid to the tune of almost $10,500. A combination of amazing weather across the United Kingdom and Europe, the final day of the Premier League season, and public holidays in the UK and Ireland are likely contributing factors to the low turnout.
Those who did buy-in not only paid zero rake on their $109 buy-in, but enjoyed extra value from the overlay, which 888poker made up, so the $100,000 guarantee was met.
Day 1 saw the field trimmed to the eight-handed final table, where Brazil's "7betAA" sat down as the chip leader with 77 big blinds. "Yakaripush" of Lithuania found themselves second in the counts with a 47 big blind stack, while Germany's "GoPlanet" completed the podium places with 43 big blinds.
888poker regular "Reggie_Degen" brought up the rear with their 13 big blind arsenal.
$100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7betAA | Brazil | $1,333 | 3,447,359 | 77 |
| 2 | Yakaripush | Lithuania | $1,920 | 2,118,755 | 47 |
| 3 | GoPlanet | Germany | $1,393 | 1,922,133 | 43 |
| 4 | Wieturt | Germany | $329 | 1,267,885 | 28 |
| 5 | Grindathon | Canada | $909 | 1,174,458 | 26 |
| 6 | c0rbl1meyguv | United Kingdom | $1,109 | 1,069,961 | 24 |
| 7 | zelli72 | Finland | $1,012 | 730,579 | 16 |
| 8 | Reggie_Degen | Canada | $667 | 598,870 | 13 |
Despite sitting down third in chips, "GoPlanet" was the first out of the door. They lost a huge pot to "Wieturt" when they ran ace-king into their fellow countryman's pocket kings, which left them with around 11 big blinds. They survived for another few minutes before getting the last of their chips in with king-jack versus "Reggie_Degen"'s queen-ten on a queen-high board.
Seventh place went to "c0rbl1meyguv" of the UK. Their stack had dwindled to less than nine big blinds when the action folded to them in late position. They looked down at pocket fours and moved all-in. Unfortunately for them, "Reggie_Degen" woke up in the small blind with ace-jack, and they reshoved. A jack on the flop proved enough to send the Brit home.
Six became five with the elimination of "Wieturt" just before the first scheduled break. "Wieturt" open-shoved for 13.6 big blinds with king-jack from middle position, only for "Grindathon" to three-bet all-in from the next seat along with ace-queen. Everyone else folded, and ace-high was enough to send "Wieturt" to the showers.
Lithuania's "Yakaripush" was the next to fall. They had lost all but 10 big blinds to "zelli72" just before "Wieturt" busted. "Yakaripush" managed to survive for another 30-40 minutes before they crashed out. "Grindathon" min-raised in the cutoff with pocket kings, "Yakaripush" lived up to their name and pushed all-in for 14.5 big blinds in the big blind with pocket fours, and "Grindathon" instantly called. An ace-high board kept the pocket kings as the best hand, and the $100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Main was down to only four players.
Four-handed play was over almost as soon as it began, ending after a battle of the blinds between "Grindathon" and "Reggie_Degen." "Grindathon" moved all-in with ace-nine from the small blind, and "Reggie_Degen" called off their 17.3 big blind stack with king-queen. A few seconds later, "Grindathon" had flopped a nine and "Reggie_Degen" missed all of their outs.
That hand put "Grindathon" in pole position for the victory, with their 46.8 big blind stack twice the size of either of their final two opponents'.
"Grindathon" added to their stack and sent the tournament into the heads-up phase. They opened to three big blinds with king-queen in the small blind, "7betAA" clicked it back in the big blind with pocket tens and called when "Grindathon" set them all-in for the 11.6 big blinds they had behind. A king on the river was not what "7betAA" wanted to see, and they exited in third place.
Finland's "zelli72" went into heads-up trailing almost three-to-one in chips, and it proved too much of a gap for them to bridge. The final hand saw "zelli72" limp in with ace-jack of spades, "Grindathon" raise with king-nine of diamonds, and "zelli72" jam all-in for 13.7 big blinds in total. "Grindathon" called. The jack-queen-three flop gifted "zelli72" the lead, but any hopes of a double-up were soon dashed by the arrival of a ten on the turn, which improved "Grindathon" to a straight. A king on the river would have won the pot for "zelli72," but the fifth community card was a seven, busting "zelli72" in second place, and handing the title to "Grindathon."
$100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Main Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grindathon | Canada | $1,567 | $8,140 | $9,707 |
| 2 | zelli72 | Finland | $1,012 | $6,050 | $7,062 |
| 3 | 7betAA | Brazil | $1,333 | $4,375 | $5,708 |
| 4 | Reggie_Degen | Canada | $872 | $2,975 | $3,847 |
| 5 | Yakaripush | Lithuania | $1,920 | $1,975 | $3,895 |
| 6 | Wieturt | Germany | $329 | $1,435 | $1,764 |
| 7 | c0rbl1meyguv | United Kingdom | $1,109 | $1,000 | $2,109 |
| 8 | GoPlanet | Germany | $1,393 | $750 | $2,143 |
The next RAKELESS Mystery Main Event shuffles up and deals at 6:00 p.m. BST on May 31. Every cent of your $109 buy-in goes into the prize pool.
For your $109 buy-in, you receive 15,000 chips, and you play to 12-minute levels up to the final table, when those levels extend slightly to 15 minutes. Late registration remains open for 209 minutes, and unlimited re-entries are permitted during that time. Reach Level 18 if you want to try and win some of the mystery bounties, one of which is guaranteed to be $10,000!
Day 1 ends when only eight players remain. Those eight finalists return to their seats at 6:00 p.m. BST on June 1 under the watchful eyes of the popular 888poker Twitch stream.
If the $109 buy-in is outside your bankroll's constraints, satellites as low as $0.10 run throughout the week. Checking out Team 888poker's Twitch broadcasts and 888poker's social media feeds is also worthwhile because plenty of $109 tickets are awarded on these platforms!
