$888 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2024 888poker XL Winter Series
$888 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 888poker XL Winter Series
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
1,219
Entries
8
Players Left
1
"Cosmin1812" Big Winner in Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event
After a very brief final table on Day 3 of Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the 888Poker Winter XL Series, "Cosmin1812" of Ireland emerged as the big winner, scooping both the top prize of $82,619 as well as the largest $100,000 bounty to bring their total winnings from the tournament to a staggering $218,885. To put that in perspective, they left with over 20% of the total $1,033,712 prizepool generated by a 1,219 strong field; all that from a $888 initial investment ($2,664 if you include their two reentries).
Lithuania's "DominykasJ" took second place and a total payday of just $65,456 while Canadian "CheersMates" rounded out the podium in third for $53,864.
Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (Including bounties) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cosmin1812" | Ireland | $218,885 | |
| 2 | "DominykasJ" | Lithuania | $65,456 | |
| 3 | "CheersMates" | Canada | $53,864 | |
| 4 | "Mapoker96" | Brazil | $38,889 | |
| 5 | "TAJJMAAKKHAL" | Unaffiliated | $33,617 | |
| 6 | "BIG_BIN" | Estonia | $33,379 | |
| 7 | "LookAround" | Kazakhastan | $20,629 | |
| 8 | "Iroquois" | Montenegro | $12,953 |
Mystery Bounty Portion
As mentioned, tournament winner "Cosmin1812" walked away with the top bounty but other players in the field also managed to take advantage of the bounty prizepool. They include 18th-place finisher "casual_win" ($53,466 in bounties) and 65th-place finisher "tehnats" ($26,733 in bounties).
Money Bubble
Outside of the mystery bounty, the regular prize pool of $533,712 also offered players a chance to see a return on their investment. That amount was split amongst the top 144 finishers, with each guaranteed a minimum of $1,344. "raw_dawg" was the individual unfortunate enough to fall in 145th place, bringing the tournament into the money.
Final Table Action
"Iroquois" was the first casualty of the final table in eighth place after running their jacks right into the ladies of "Cosmin1812". To add insult to injury, they could only watch as the $100,000 bounty on their own head was shipped to their opponent.
A few hands later, "LookAround" fell in seventh place after they ran into a dominating ace of "Mapoker96". Not long after, "BIG_BIN" and "TAJJMAAKKHAL" were eliminated in sixth and fifth place respectively, the former making an ill-timed hero call against "Cosmin1812".
Play continued at a rapid pace with "Cosmin1812" emerging as a dominant chip leader after sending "Mapoker96" to the rail in fourth place holding pocket rockets. They followed that up by winning a key flip against "CheersMates" to bring the tournament down to the heads-up stage.
Starting with a more than 10:1 advantage, it did not take long for "Cosmin1812" to finish off "DominykasJ" in second place to emerge as the overwhelming winner in Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the 2024 888Poker Winter XL Series.
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"DominykasJ" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($60,256)
Level 40: 50,000/100,000
"DominykasJ" moved all in for 600,793 and "Cosmin1812" made the call.
"DominykasJ": A♣4♥
"Cosmin1812": 10♦10♠
"Cosmin1812" needed to hold to win the tournament and was able to do just that after the board ran out 6♥10♣8♠K♥8♣ to secure the title of champion in Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event.
Stay tuned for a full tournament recap to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,190,000 | 938,293 |
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Busted |
"CheersMates" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($44,298)
Level 39: 40,000/80,000
"Cosmin1812" opened to 160,000 on the button and then called after "CheersMates" moved all in for 2,267,341 out of the small blind.
"CheersMates": 10♠10♦
"Cosmin1812": A♣Q♥
It was a flip but one that "Cosmin1812" won after the board ran out 4♥A♦9♦5♥8♦ to bring the tournament to the heads-up stage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,251,707 | 486,914 |
|
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938,293 | -789,500 |
|
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Busted |
"Mapoker96" Eliminated in 4th Place ($32,823)
Level 39: 40,000/80,000
"Mapoker96" opened to 160,000 before moving all in for 2,011,403 after "Cosmin1812" raised to 370,000 from the big blind. "Cosmin1812" made the call to put their opponent at risk.
"Mapoker96": A♦4♦
"Cosmin1812": A♥A♣
The board ran out Q♦8♥7♣8♠3♠ to keep the pocket rockets ahead and send "Mapoker96" out in 4th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,764,793 | 5,476,605 |
|
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Busted |
Break Time
The remaining four players have been sent on their first 5-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,288,188 | |
|
|
3,206,678 | -669,864 |
|
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1,967,341 | -366,500 |
|
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1,727,793 | 1,016,226 |
"BIG_BIN" Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,146)
Level 38: 30,000/60,000
"BIG_BIN" opened to 138,000 from the cutoff and was called by "Cosmin1812" in the big blind.
Action checked through the 3♦6♣4♣ flop to the 9♠ turn at which point "Cosmin1812" led out for 180,000. "BIG_BIN" made the call to see a river, which came J♥. "Cosmin1812" moved all in and, after some thought, "BIG_BIN" made the call with A♠3♠. It was no good, however, as "Cosmin1812" held K♠J♣ to send their opponent out in 6th place.
Shortly after, "TAJJMAAKKHAL" was eliminated in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,288,188 | 2,373,894 |
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|
Busted | |
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Busted |
"LookAround" Eliminated in 7th Place ($13,663)
Level 38: 30,000/60,000
"Mapoker96" opened to 120,000 from the cutoff only to see "LookAround" move all in for 1,221,297 from the big blind. After little hesitation, "Mapoker96" made the call to put their opponent at risk.
"LookAround": A♠9♥
"Mapoker96": A♥J♣
The at risk player was dominated and would need significant help to survive. None came on the 10♣6♣4♠A♣8♦ runout to send "LookAround" to the rail in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,876,542 | 692,761 |
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Busted |
"Iroquois" Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,354), Top Bounty Claimed
Level 36: 20,000/40,000
"Iroquois" moved all in for their last 487,079 from middle position and was called by "Cosmin1812" in the big blind.
"Iroquois": J♥J♣
"Cosmin1812": Q♠Q♥
"Iroquois" had picked up a big hand at the wrong time and was sent packing in 8th place after the board ran out A♣9♠7♥4♣9♥. While the remaining players were likely happy to secure a payjump, that joy was immediately dampened after "Cosmin1812" pulled the top $100,000 bounty to secure the biggest payout of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,914,294 | 1,561,979 |
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Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,183,781 | -500,339 |
|
|
2,333,841 | 660,224 |
|
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1,492,856 | 1,036,517 |
|
|
1,482,264 | 677,875 |
|
|
1,352,315 | -380,125 |
|
|
1,025,047 | 11,875 |
|
|
711,567 | -533,974 |
|
|
623,329 | -957,053 |