A $10,000 Envelope Awaits When 888poker.ca's Mystery Bounty Main Event Kicks Off at 7:30 p.m.
What’s sealed in the golden envelope? The players in 888poker.ca’s $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event hope it’s a big cash prize.
Every player will have an envelope floating above their avatars. Knock out an opponent, and their envelope becomes yours. Enclosed within them are prizes from $500, up to one lucky player who will earn $10,000 for pulling the coveted envelope.
There are currently 65 players remaining out of a total of 309 entries when the final stage of the $250 Mystery Bounty Main Event begins on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET. “Thaker1976” is the chip leader with 165,915. “Liquornutz,” champion of the 888poker.ca XL Autumn Series Main Event in October, is in fourth place with 107,898.
Current Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thaker1976 | 165,915 | 83 |
| 2 | Philivey085 | 133,374 | 67 |
| 3 | PesevereDrin | 126,352 | 63 |
| 4 | Liquornutz | 107,898 | 54 |
| 5 | pagn0005 | 99,025 | 50 |
| 6 | 1vyshhh1 | 92,543 | 46 |
| 7 | Jacmat0596 | 88,580 | 44 |
| 8 | AubreyGraham | 76,369 | 38 |
| 9 | RealTieDomi | 73,720 | 37 |
| 10 | WarmPoutine | 73,559 | 37 |
Play resumes on Level 13 with blinds of 1,000-2,000 and a 250 ante. Levels are 15 minutes long, with a break at 55 minutes past every hour.
Opening flights are running up to 5 p.m. on Monday, so the field will grow before play resumes. The surviving players will all be chasing the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, with half going into the mystery bounties.
PokerNews will be providing live updates as players not only try to make it to the final table but hope they are the lucky one who reveals the $10,000 envelope.
while "maracuya" was looking for help with 
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flop but improved no further on the 
runout as "PesevereDrin" opened another mystery bounty envelope.
, "LetsGoUp" showed 
, while "balljake97" turned over 
with the chance to bust both players. The 
flop gave them top pair, and they held on through the 
turn and river to collect both bounty envelopes.
and "Thaker1976" led out for 10,000. "Ballhawk29" raised all in for 68,427 and "Thaker1976" called with 
for two pair, while "ImLunchBox" was well behind with 
on the turn was harmless for "Ballhawk29," but the 
on the river improved "Thaker1976" to a higher two pair and gave them a $2,500 mystery bounty for the double elimination.
, "Buzz76" 
, while "PesevereDrin" had been caught making a move with 
didn't help any of the three players, but "PesevereDrin" shot into the lead with a pair on the 
turn.
and "PesevereDrin" knocked out both players.
and "CryptoHippo" was eliminated just short of the money.
. The board ran out 
fell on the river and "PesevereDrin" unlocked the $750 bounty envelope.
but spiked the river on the 
