$250 Mystery Bounty Main Event ($100,000 GTD) | 2022 888poker.ca KO Games

11-22-2022 01:29 UTC

"Thaker1976" Wins a Four-Way All In

David Salituro

"billpancake" was all in on a severe short stack, "RunningGreat" moved all in for 30,534, "Thaker1976" called to put both players at risk, then called again when "1vyshhh1" shoved for 74,398.

"RunningGreat" had , "1vyshhh1" , "billpancake" , and "Thaker1976" . The board ran out and both "billpancake" and "Thaker1976" made a full house to win the pot as "RunningGreat" and "1vyshhh1" were eliminated.

The next hand at this table, "billpancake" was all in again and "RapTraxx" had their last 37,775 in the middle against "AubreyGraham". Both all-in players had king-jack but failed to improve against "AubreyGraham"'s .

Player	Chips	Progress
Thaker1976	425,710 71,540	71,540
AubreyGraham	216,592 72,285	72,285
RunningGreat	Busted
1vyshhh1	Busted
billpancake	Busted
RapTraxx	Busted

Tags: 1vyshhh1 AubreyGraham billpancake RapTraxx RunningGreat Thaker1976

11-22-2022 01:21 UTC

"CryptoHippo" Crashes Against "Liquornutz"

David Salituro

Level 15: 1,500-3,000, 350 ante

"CryptoHippo" moved all in for 23,118 from early position and "Liquornutz" called in the small blind with .

"CryptoHippo" had and was a big favorite to double up until the flop gave "Liquornutz" a set. The board ran out and "CryptoHippo" was eliminated just short of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liquornutz	156,693 26,518	26,518
CryptoHippo	Busted

Tags: Liquornutz CryptoHippo

11-22-2022 01:15 UTC

Rags Turn to Riches for "PesevereDrin"

David Salituro

Level 15: 1,500-3,000, 350 ante

"Donkey_Kong" moved all in for 11,641 from the button, "PesevereDrin" reshoved from the small blind, and big blind "Buzz76" called for their last 24,402.

"Donkey_Kong" had , "Buzz76" , while "PesevereDrin" had been caught making a move with . The didn't help any of the three players, but "PesevereDrin" shot into the lead with a pair on the turn.

The river was the and "PesevereDrin" knocked out both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
PesevereDrin	251,062 -35,550	-35,550
Donkey_Kong	Busted
Buzz76	Busted

Tags: Buzz76 Donkey_Kong PesevereDrin

11-22-2022 01:08 UTC

"Thaker1976" Drills the River to Bust Two

David Salituro

"ImLunchBox" moved all in for 10,435 and was called by three players, including "Thaker1976" and "Ballhawk29."

The flop came and "Thaker1976" led out for 10,000. "Ballhawk29" raised all in for 68,427 and "Thaker1976" called with for top pair.

"Ballhawk29," though, had for two pair, while "ImLunchBox" was well behind with . The 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thaker1976	354,170 97,832	97,832
Ballhawk29	Busted
ImLunchBox	Busted

Tags: Thaker1976 Ballhawk29 ImLunchBox

11-22-2022 00:58 UTC

"bballjake97" Takes Out Two

David Salituro

Level 14: 1,250-2,500, 350 ante

"JJohnson9" moved all in for 10,710 from under the gun, "LetsGoUp" reshoved for 29,692 next to act, and 'Ballhawk29" called. "bballjake97," in the big blind, then shoved with a bigger stack and "Ballhawk29" got out of the way.

"JJohnson9" had , "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.

Player	Chips	Progress
balljake97	269,369
JJohnson9	Busted
LetsGoUp	Busted

Tags: bballjake97 LetsGoUp JJohnson9

11-22-2022 00:51 UTC

"PesevereDrin" Collects Another Bounty

David Salituro

Level 14: 1,250-2,500, 350 ante

"PesevereDrin" just added some more to their chip lead after busting "maracuya."

Action folded to "maracuya" on the button and they moved all in for 25,686. "PesevereDrin" called in the small blind with while "maracuya" was looking for help with .

"maracuya" made two pair on the flop but improved no further on the runout as "PesevereDrin" opened another mystery bounty envelope.

Player	Chips	Progress
PesevereDrin	294,197 294,197	294,197
maracuya	Busted

Tags: maracuya PesevereDrin

11-21-2022 22:04 UTC

A $10,000 Envelope Awaits When 888poker.ca's Mystery Bounty Main Event Kicks Off at 7:30 p.m.

David Salituro

888poker logo and cards

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.