£3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Started
2022 PokerStars EPT London
£3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 PokerStars EPT London
Buy-in
£3,000
Prize Pool
£791,076
Entries
461
Level
36
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
378
Players Left
126
Platinum Pass Up for Grabs in £3,000 Mystery Bounty; Kicks Off at 3 P.M.
Welcome to another event at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour London, which is hosted at the fantastic Hilton Park Lane. Today's action sees Day 1 of the EPT Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty play out, which begins at 3 p.m. local time.
This is the third Mystery Bounty Event at EPT London, and follows the £10,200 Mystery Bounty and the £440 UKIPT Mystery Bounty Cup, which were won by Juan Pardo (£80,280) and Henrik Veldhoem (£39,716) respectively.
While those events were thrilling in their own right, there's an extra shine on this edition as a huge $30,000 Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players Championship is up for grabs when the mystery bounties come into play on Day 2.
The plan of action for Day 1 is to play twelve 40-minute levels, with breaks taking place every two hours. Entrants begin with 30,000 starting stack and will need to bag and tag a stack to make it through to the second stage. Blinds will begin at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante will be in play from the get go.
All players who survive Day 1 will receive a mystery bounty token and will be able to claim any prizes after 3 p.m. on Day 2. Possible prizes could be as followed, but are not limited to:
| £100,000 | £10,000 |
| £50,000 | £5,000 |
| £30,000 | £1,000 |
| £15,000 | £500 |
Late registration is open until the start of Day 2, so players are able to bypass the first day of play should they wish to.
EPT Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty Day 1 Schedule
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 min | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 40 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 40 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 15 min break | ||||
| 4 | 40 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5 | 40 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 6 | 40 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 60 min break | ||||
| 7 | 40 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 8 | 40 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 9 | 40 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 15 min break | ||||
| 10 | 40 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 11 | 40 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 12 | 40 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
As always, keep it locked in with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from this exciting event.
Spulber Bags First Platinum Pass at EPT London
When PokerStars released the schedule for EPT London, it was announced that two Platinum Passes for the 2023 PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) would be up for grabs in the English Capital.
As mentioned, one platinum pass is hidden inside one of the mystery bounty envelopes while the other was awarded on Saturday morning.
Iosif Spulber was the lucky recipient after he topped the Platinum Pass Flipout event that was only open to player who had qualified online to either the £1,100 UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Main Event or the £5,300 EPT Main Event.
Hecklen Spins It Up to Win £50,000 EPT London Super High Roller (£652,700)
The Day 3 finale of the £50,000 EPT London Super High Roller at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London has come to an end, with Henrik Hecklen walking away with the EPT trophy and the £652,700 first-place prize.
Hecklen defeated Day 2 Chip leader and EPT London £10,200 Mystery Bounty champion Juan Pardo in heads-up play after nearly four hours of play. The event drew 39 entries and generated a £1,891,890 prize pool.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Play has begun with 47 players registered. Entrants must survive 12 40-minute levels to bag and tag a stack for Day 2.
The event has unlimited re-entries and late registration is open until the start of Day 2.
Early Notables in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Notable Names from the UK
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Waki Departs First
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Peter Jaksland opened to 300 from early position and was called by John Mooney and Gergo Szabo from late position and the button respectively. Yasuhiro Waki then jammed for 6,400 from the small blind and only Jaksland called.
Yasuhiro Waki: 
Peter Jaksland: 
Jaksland's king-high remained best as the board ran out with the [t8cd3h3stdth] and secured the first elimination of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 42,000 |
|
Busted |
Kings for Peffly
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Alex Peffly and Michael Bernstein had their starting stacks committed preflop, with Bernstein narrowly covered.
Both players re-raised each other from under the gun and the small blind until they were all-in.
Peffly had 
while his opponent held the 
. Bernstein flopped a Broadway straight draw but would ultimately head to the rail following the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,200 | 32,200 |
|
|
Busted |