Derek Normand Leads Charge into Day 2 of Mystery Bounty; Cards in the Air at Noon!
Eleven opening flights and 1276 entries have all come down to this Tuesday as 146 players return to Champions Club Texas to vie for the title in the $400 Mystery Bounty.
Derek Normand comes into the day with the chip lead after bagging 691,000 to top Day 1e. He’s closely followed to start the day by Jason Burruss who bagged the Day 1g chip lead of 673,000 and rounding out the top three is Charles Blanchard with 667,000.
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Normand | 691,000 | 173 |
| 2 | Jason Burruss | 673,000 | 168 |
| 3 | Charles Blanchard | 667,000 | 167 |
| 4 | Sung Keen | 625,000 | 156 |
| 5 | Sanjeev Vora | 622,000 | 156 |
| 6 | Caesar Hinojosa | 573,000 | 143 |
| 7 | Terance Perez | 511,000 | 128 |
| 8 | Cord Garcia | 496,000 | 124 |
| 9 | Phu Vo | 483,000 | 121 |
| 10 | Mary Jo Olsavsky | 481,000 | 120 |
Once play resumes, action will start at the endpoint of Day 1d which was with 4:00 remaining in Level 12 with blinds of 2,000 / 4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante. At the start of Level 13, levels will extend to 40 minutes in length.
Today is also the day that everyone has been waiting for, the day when the mystery bounties come into play. Upon the elimination of another player, a bounty will be received and the recipient can pull a mystery bounty from the box at any time of their choosing. The minimum bounty up for grabs is $500 while the grand prize is $25,000!
Once the field is trimmed to the final nine players, following a quick photoshoot, the final table will resume under the lights of the Champions Club live stream.
As always, stay tuned into PokerNews as we will be bringing you all the action until a champion is crowned!