$25 Main Event Mystery Bounty
Day 3 Completed
2023 888poker KO Games
$25 Main Event Mystery Bounty
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 888poker KO Games
Buy-in
$25
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
8,008
Entries
8
Players Left
1
"fjreis" Wins Event #29: $25 Main Event Mystery Bounty ($11,330)
After two hours of play at the final table of Event #29: $25 Main Event Mystery Bounty at the 888 Poker KO Games, "fjreis" emerged victorious, defeating start of day chipleader "and_ortega" in heads-up play to secure the title and $11,330 in total payouts from the $200,000 total prizepool.
"AELlike_it_3" took the last podium position in third while "Bkira", who had one of the larger stacks for much of the day, saw their hot streak come to an end earlier than they hoped, condemning them to a fourth place finish.
Event #29: $25 Main Event Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (Including bounties) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "fjreis" | Brazil | $11,330 | |
| 2 | "and_ortega" | Brazil | $8,077 | |
| 3 | "AELlike_it_3" | Cyprus | $6,252 | |
| 4 | "Bkira" | Ukraine | $5,244 | |
| 5 | "VArabia" | Romania | $2,826 | |
| 6 | "Kvick88" | United Kingdom | $2,359 | |
| 7 | "VL1fish3BV" | Romania | $1,726 | |
| 8 | "KiddPT" | Netherlands | $1,326 |
Mystery Bounty Element
The biggest winner of the tournament, "BLRRF", was not even present at the final table but rather fell in 49th place. Still, they managed to pull the top $20,000 bounty before exiting to ensure they left the tournament with the biggest return on their investment. "zendayushka" (79th place) and "sibata.san" (338th place) drew the two $6,000 bounties to claim a sizable portion of the total prizepool, especially when considering where they finished.
Money Bubble
The money bubble was burst not long after the start of Day 2 when "ef1M95" was eliminated in 761st place, guaranteeing the remaining players at least $50. Not too long after, the rapid pace of play brought the tournament down to the final eight.
Final Table Action
"KiddPT" entered the final table as a short stack but matters only became worse after they failed to take their seat until half an hour after cards were in the air. At that point, they had less than a big blind and were eliminated by the flush of "and_ortega". Shortly after "VL1fish3BV" fell in 7th in a dominated ace situation.
"Kvick88" was next to go after first slipping to become the extreme short stack with "VArabia" following them to the rail a couple of hands later.
"Bkira" had been one of the more active players for much of the day but ultimately came up short after hitting the exits in 4th place. "AELlike_it_3" attempted to pull off an audacious bluff against "fjreis" but the latter found a call to set the stage for a heads-up showdown against "and_ortega".
The contest started with the two stacks fairly even and relatively deep at 40 big blinds. After a number of lead changes that at one point saw "and_ortega" open up a 2:1 chip lead, the tournament finally came to a close when "fjreis" managed to extract maximum value with a flush. "and_ortega" was forced to settle for a $8,077 consolation prize while "fjreis" emerged as the champion of Event #29: $25 Main Event Mystery Bounty.
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"and_ortega" Eliminated in 2nd Place
Level 54: 700,000/1,400,000
"fjreis" limped on the button and then called after "and_ortega" raised to 4,200,000 in the big blind.
Action checked through the 6♠K♥A♥ flop to the 4♥ turn at which point "and_ortega" bet out 6,562,404. "fjreis" made the call to see a river.
The river came K♦ and "and_ortega" checked. "fjreis" moved all in with the covering stack and, after some thought, "and_ortega" called off for their last 21,410,900 with A♦2♥. Their pair came up short, however, against the 6♥3♥ of "fjreis" to force them out in 2nd place and crown "fjreis" the winner.
Stay tuned for a full tournament recap to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,096,000 | 55,166,499 |
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Busted |
Break Time
The remaining two players have been sent on a 5 minute break.
"AELlike_it_3" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,500)
Level 52: 500,000/1,000,000
"AELlike_it_3" opened to 2,000,000 on the button and was called by both "and_ortega" in the small blind as well as "fjreis" in the big blind.
Action checked to "AELlike_it_3" on a flop of A♥6♠4♦ and they continued for 2,000,000, getting a fold from "and_ortega" but a call from "fjreis".
The 5♦ turn saw "fjreis" check for a second time before once again calling after "AELlike_it_3" continued their aggression with a bet of 4,420,550.
"fjreis" checked one more time following the K♥ river. "AELlike_it_3" moved all in for 8,051,060, sending "fjreis" deep into the tank. Eventually they called holding A♠3♥, besting the Q♠7♠ of "AELlike_it_3" to bring the tournament down to the final two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,879,502 | 4,473,750 |
|
|
40,929,501 | 11,319,813 |
|
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Busted |
"Bkira" Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,800)
Level 51: 400,000/800,000
"Bkira" moved all in for 1,418,060 from under the gun and was looked up by "AELlike_it_3" in the small blind.
"Bkira": 9♣5♠
"AELlike_it_3": A♥J♦
"AELlike_it_3" was ahead and remained so on the 4♥3♦A♠3♥J♥ runout to eliminate "Bkira" in 4th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,405,752 | 3,001,320 |
|
|
29,609,688 | 15,787,044 |
|
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19,568,560 | 1,557,340 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,404,432 | -3,072,299 |
|
|
21,395,704 | -4,631,488 |
|
|
18,011,220 | 2,829,765 |
|
|
13,822,644 | 1,950,000 |
"VArabia" Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,750)
Level 49: 250,000/500,000
"and_ortega" opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun before "fjreis" three-bet to 4,500,000 on the button. "VArabia" then moved all in for 5,260,544 in the small blind, getting a fold from the original raiser but a call from "fjreis".
"VArabia": A♣K♠
"fjreis": A♦9♥
Though at risk, "VArabia" was well ahead, that is until the board ran out 10♠3♥Q♠9♣3♦ to pair up "fjreis" and leave "VArabia" heading to the exits in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,872,644 | 2,973,044 |
|
|
Busted |
"Kvick88" Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,030)
Level 49: 250,000/500,000
"Kvick88" moved all in for 931,668 from middle position and was called by both "and_ortega" in the small blind and "Bkira" in the big blind.
Action checked through the 6♠7♦6♥4♥2♠ board to showdown at which point "Kvick88" turned over Q♦J♦. It was no good, however, as "Bkira" held J♠2♣ for the rivered pair to scoop the pot and felt "Kvick88" in 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,476,731 | 3,798,912 |
|
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26,027,192 | -1,417,244 |
|
|
Busted |
Break Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,677,819 | -2,458,683 |
|
|
27,444,436 | 1,893,000 |
|
|
15,181,455 | 4,730,823 |
|
|
8,899,600 | -200,000 |
|
|
1,899,022 | -1,850,000 |
|
|
981,668 | -3,031,250 |