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Look in the 888poker tournament lobby on any given day, and you'll almost certainly see the famous Brazilian flag displayed next to several champions. Cast your eye over the results of the latest $100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Main Event, and that green, yellow, and blue flag sits proudly next to the champion and the runner-up.
This week's $100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Main Event saw 898 players buy in for $109, with every cent going into the prize pool. Half of the $100,000 prize pool was awarded in the regular prize pool, with the other half distributed as mystery bounties.
Armenia's "romantic_R" collected the $10,000 jackpot bounty before busting in 13th place. When that princely sum was added to their other bounties and regular prize pool prize, they walked away with $11,704, the most prize money of anyone.
$100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deadmax66 | Canada | $3,058 | 3,057,451 | 76 |
| 2 | SaintGoal | Brazil | $254 | 2,435,253 | 61 |
| 3 | Mayanking | Guernsey | $483 | 2,367,335 | 59 |
| 4 | Missyp | United Kingdom | $2,266 | 1,716,070 | 43 |
| 5 | Earnshaw | Brazil | $140 | 1,390,092 | 35 |
| 6 | Megamove | Germany | $2,323 | 1,279,024 | 32 |
| 7 | Brits01 | United Kingdom | $814 | 638,554 | 16 |
| 8 | El_Olivera | United Kingdom | $114 | 586,221 | 15 |
Canada's "deadmax666" fired five shots at this event, with their fifth bullet ultimately sending them to the final table with the chip lead. Unbeknownst to them, "Earnshaw" of Brazil was about to turn a fifth-place start into a victory worth more than $8,500.
Almost exactly five minutes into the final table action, "Missyp" min-raised from under the gun with ace-king, then called when "El_Olivera" three-bet all-in with ace-jack on the button for 10.9 big blinds. The ace-king held, and the first battle of the British grinders resulted in "El_Olivera" busting in eighth.
Guernsey's "Mayanking" was third in chips at the start of seven-handed play but was still the next player out of the door. They crashed out at the hands of "Earnshaw" in a massive pot that altered the direction of this event.
"Earnshaw" min-raised with queen-ten of spades from the cutoff, and "Mayanking" called on the button with pocket sixes. The queen-six-seven flop saw "Earnshaw" check-call a small bet. A ten on the turn looked to have given "Earnshaw" a very expensive second-best hand, especially when they check-called a pot-sized bet. The river was another queen, gifting "Earnshaw" a better full house than their opponent. They check-raised all-in after "Mayanking" bet for what they thought was value. "Mayanking" called and saw the bad news. "Mayanking" bowed out in seventh as a near 120 big blind pot slid "Earnshaw"'s way.
There was a steady flow of eliminations from that point onward. First, "Missyp" open-jammed 16 big blinds with ace-queen under the gun and lost to "Earnshaw"'s pocket nines.
Then, "Megamove" of Germany crashed by the wayside after seeing their last 6.8 big blinds go into the middle holding ace-seven and losing to the dominating ace-king of "Brits01."
Start-of-the-day chip leader, "deadmax66," fell in fourth only 10 minutes after the players returned from a scheduled break. "deadmax66" opened from under the gun with ace-six before calling off the 21 big blinds they had behind when "SaintGoal" moved all-in from the big blind with what turned out to be pocket jacks. No help arrived for "deadmax66," and they headed into the night with a fourth-place finish under their belt.
Heads-up was set when "Brits01," the last remaining British player, clashed with "Earnshaw" and it didn't go to plan. "Brits01" opened from the button with king-queen of clubs and called off the 18.5 big blinds they had behind when "Earnshaw" shoved in their stack with ace-six. "Brits01" flopped a straight draw to go with their two hole cards, but it was "Earnshaw" who improved, hitting an ace on the river, to send "Brits01" to the showers.
"Earnshaw" held a substantial 119 big blind to 49 big blind lead over their fellow Brazilian "SaintGoal" at the start of heads-up play. Neither player seemed to gain any traction in the early stages of the one-on-one clash, but then "SaintGoal" suddenly drew almost level before "Earnshaw" restored their lead.
The final hand saw both players pick up strong aces, and the chips were destined to go into the middle. They did precisely that after "Earnshaw" raised, "SaintGoal" three-bet before calling off the 30 big blinds they had saved behind. It was ace-ten of hearts for "SaintGoal" and ace-queen for "Earnshaw." Neither player improved on the five community cards, but "Earnshaw" didn't need to. Their queen-kicker played, busting "SaintGoal" in second place and locking in the title and $8,566 top prize for themselves.
$100,000 RAKELESS Mystery Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earnshaw | Brazil | $426 | $8,140 | $8,566 |
| 2 | SaintGoal | Brazil | $311 | $6,050 | $6,361 |
| 3 | Brits01 | United Kingdom | $954 | $4,375 | $5,329 |
| 4 | deadmax66 | Canada | $3,058 | $2,975 | $6,033 |
| 5 | Megamove | Germany | $2,323 | $1,975 | $4,298 |
| 6 | Missyp | United Kingdom | $2,466 | $1,435 | $3,901 |
| 7 | Mayanking | Guernsey | $483 | $1,000 | $1,483 |
| 8 | El_Olivera | United Kingdom | $114 | $750 | $864 |
888poker is continuing to run the RAKELESS Mystery Main Event throughout June. However, the June 7 edition of this exciting tournament isn't rakeless because it is part of the upcoming Sunday Sale promotion, meaning the buy-in is slashed to $55 while the prize pool retains its $100,000 guarantee. More on that Sunday Sale promotion in the coming days.
