Day 2 of Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the 2024 888Poker XL Winter Series Kicks Off
Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event, the pinnacle of the 2024 888Poker XL Winter Series boasts an ambitious $1,000,000 guarantee but with the last few Day 1 flights wrapping up, the total prizepool has already swelled past that point. At the time of writing, 162 players are slated to fight it out on Day 2 from a combined starting field of 1,219, though that number will grow slightly before action gets underway in just under an hour.
Currently leading the way is "sheeeeeeeeet" of the United Kingdom, who, after firing six bullets, managed to spin their starting stack up to 214,448. Estonian "lnaii" sits someway behind them with 181,284 while "buhu1" of Romania rounds out the top three on 175,015.
The mystery bounty portion of the tournament comes into play on Day 2, which should be of significance to the remaining players given the $100,000 top bounty. That number currently eclipses the top prize of $82,618 set to head the way of the winner of the regular half of the tournament.
Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "sheeeeeeeeet" | United Kingdom | 214,448 | 107 |
| 2 | "Inaii" | Estonia | 181,284 | 91 |
| 3 | "buhu1" | Romania | 175,015 | 88 |
| 4 | "BIG_BIN" | Estonia | 174,662 | 87 |
| 5 | "StfnJvtc" | Montenegro | 169,750 | 85 |
| 6 | "bucurestean" | Romania | 169,608 | 85 |
| 7 | "HeijiHattori" | Unaffiliated | 168,096 | 84 |
| 8 | "Savchenko1." | Montenegro | 163,637 | 82 |
| 9 | "CptnJec" | Ukraine | 162,158 | 81 |
| 10 | "Rschak" | Montenegro | 157,687 | 79 |
Cards hit the virtual felt at 4 p.m. ET, January 29th at the start of level 20 with blinds of 1,000/2,000 with a 250 ante. The levels will continue to increase every 15-minutes and play will continue until the final table is set. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide updates throughout the tournament so be sure to stay tuned as Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the 2024 888Poker XL Winter Series continues to play down to a winner.