€3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship | 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona

08-19-2022 10:45 UTC+2

Day 3 of 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship Resumes at Noon

Kirk Brown

The 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour is set to kick off Day 3 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship today at noon local time. The impressive field of 1,132 total entries has been whittled down to just 23 finalists who return today for their shot at the title and first-place prize of €326,792. That also means there are still 22 bounties to be collected, with a handful of those greater than €1,000.

Leading the pack is Anthony Miles, who bagged Day 2 with 3,850,000 (77 big blinds), which is 800,000 more than Elias Abussamra in second with 3,045,000. There are also two PokerStars Ambassadors still in the running: Parker Talbot with 1,485,000 and Jen Shahade with 695,000.

Rank	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Anthony Miles	United Kingdom	3850000	77
2	Elias Abussamra	Brazil	3045000	60.9
3	Saar Wilf	Israel	2895000	57.9
4	Daan Mulders	Austria	2360000	47.2
5	Diogo Cardoso	Brazil	1980000	39.6
6	Manuel Fischer	Germany	1930000	38.6
7	Henok Tekle	Netherlands	1850000	37
8	Parker Talbot	Canada	1485000	29.7
9	Eddie Saade	Australia	1450000	29
10	Paulo Roberto Brombim	Brazil	1440000	28.8

Twelve full levels were played yesterday, and the third and final day of this event will follow the same structure of 40-minute levels and 15- minute breaks after every three levels. Play will begin at level 28 with blinds of 25000/50000/50000 and will continue until the last bounty has been awarded and someone is crowned the champion.

Be sure to always keep a tab open for PokerNews as we will be bringing you all of the action for this event and for other events at2022 EPT Barcelona.

Tags: Anthony Miles Daan Mulders Diogo Cardoso Eddie Saade Elias Abussamra Henok Tekle Jen Shahade Manuel Fischer Parker Talbot Paulo Roberto Brombim Saar Wilf

08-19-2022 12:11 UTC+2

Filippo Lazzaretto Eliminated in 23rd Place (€10,610), Anson Tsang Eliminated in 22nd Place (€10,610)

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Level 28 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Anson Tsang opened to 10,000 and was called by Eddie Saade in early position and Filippo Lazzaretto from the big blind.

The flop came and Van Bemmel shoved his last 450,000. Tsang thought for about 30 seconds and then shoved his last 700,000. Saade snap-called, covering his two opponents.

Filippo Lazzaretto:
Anson Tsang:
Eddie Saade:

Saade had flopped the nut flush and Van Bemmel was drawing dead while Tsang was only drawing to a full house.

The turn was the gave Saade the win and scored the double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Saade	2,800,000	1,350,000
Anson Tsang	Busted
Filippo Lazzaretto	Busted

Tags: Anson Tsang Eddie Saade Filippo Lazzaretto

08-19-2022 12:24 UTC+2

Tom Talboom Eliminated in 21st Place (€10,610)

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Level 28 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matias Arosuo opened from early position to 100,000 and Daan Mulders shoved from the button. Tom Talboom took over a minute, watching an all in at the table next door to determine whether or not he would get the pay jump. Eventually, he shoved his last 950,000. Arosuo folded.

Daan Mulders:
Tom Talboom:

Talboom was in fantastic shape to get the double as he was dominating his opponent. He stayed well ahead on the flop.

The turn changed nothing as Talboom needed to fade jacks and kings.

However, the river was the , giving Mulders the straight and eliminating Talboom.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daan Mulders	3,250,000	890,000
Matias Arosuo	1,125,000	35,000
Tom Talboom	Busted

Tags: Daan Mulders Matias Arosuo Tom Talboom

08-19-2022 12:26 UTC+2

Defending Champion Brandstrom Taking It "One Hand at a Time"

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

It's a second deep run for 2019 EPT Barcelona Main Event champion Simon Brandstrom who has made it through to Day 4, and is on the hunt for a second EPT Main Event title.

"Three years ago seems like a long time ago," he told PokerNews, "But at the same time it feels like not too long ago that I won this event. I've been at home, like most people, been studying a bit poker-wise and doing other things as well."

Read the full article here!

08-19-2022 12:32 UTC+2

Parker Talbot Eliminated in 20th Place (€12,200)

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Level 28 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was caught with PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot, who was recently short-stacked after running into aces, all in from the cutoff against Anthony Miles in the big blind.

Parker Talbot:
Anthony Miles:

The flop came to put Miles in front and Talbot was now desperately searching for an ace or running cards.

The turn was the , giving Talbot a couple of more outs.

However, the completed the board and the PokerStars Ambassador had to settle for 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Miles	3,400,000	-450,000
Parker Talbot	Busted

Tags: Anthony Miles Parker Talbot

08-19-2022 12:37 UTC+2

Henok Tekle Mariam Eliminated in 19th Place (€12,200)

blaisebourgeois

Level 28 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Henok Tekle Mariam moved all in from the cutoff and Day 2 chip leader Anthony Miles called from the button.

Henok Tekle Mariam:
Anthony Miles:

Tekle Mariam was in rough shape as he ran into pocket jacks.

The board ran out and Tekle Mariam would go home with a cool €12,200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Miles	4,800,000	1,400,000
Henok Tekle Mariam	Busted

Tags: Anthony Miles Henok Tekle Mariam

08-19-2022 12:46 UTC+2

David Comeron Carrasco Eliminated in 18th Place (€12,200)

Kirk Brown

Level 28 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Comeron Carrasco moved all in from the small blind for 685,000 and Daan Mulders in the big blind made the call, putting Carrasco at risk.

David Comeron Carrasco:
Daan Mulders:

The board ran out which meant Abussamra's ace-high was good enough to win the hand, and therefore eliminated Carrasco in 18th place for a payout of €12,200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daan Mulders	4,400,000	1,150,000
David Comeron Carrasco	Busted

Tags: David Comeron Carrasco Daan Mulders

08-19-2022 12:53 UTC+2

Cedric Louis Eliminated in 17th place (€14,020)

Kirk Brown

Level 28 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of , Cedric Louis bet 150,000 but then Anthony Miles shoved all in and Louis snap-called, putting himself at risk.

Cedric Louis:
Anthony Miles:

Louis was ahead with his top pair, but Miles still had a lot of outs to get there, and the runout of gave him runner-runner two pair to win the hand and eliminate Louis in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Miles	5,500,000	700,000
Cedric Louis	Busted

Tags: Anthony Miles Cedric Louis

08-19-2022 13:12 UTC+2

Tony Kaukua Eliminated in 16th Place (€14,020)

blaisebourgeois

Level 29 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Anthony Miles opened from middle position and Toni Kaukua defended his big blind.

The flop came and Miles continued for 125,000. Kaukua took about 30 seconds before making the call.

The arrived on the turn and Miles shoved over the top, putting Kaukua at risk for his last 850,000. Kaukua went into the tank for upwards of four minutes before making the call.

Toni Kaukua:
Anthony Miles:

Kaukua had top pair but received horrible news that the chip leader had woken up with pocket aces.

The completed the board and Kaukua's tournament was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Miles	6,000,000	500,000
Toni Kaukua	Busted

Tags: Anthony Miles Toni Kaukua

08-19-2022 13:26 UTC+2

Dalton Hobold Eliminated in 15th Place (€16,120)

blaisebourgeois

Level 29 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Dalton Hobold shoved his last 500,000 chips from the cutoff and Johannes Van Bemmel called from the small blind.

Dalton Hobold:
Johannes Van Bemmel:

The situation appeared quite innocent as both players had ace-eight, with Van Bemmel holding clubs.

The flop came and Van Bemmel was freerolling to running clubs.

The turn now gave the Dutchman a flush draw and Hobold's tournament was suddenly in serious jeopardy.

The completed Van Bemmel's flush and Hobold was cruelly eliminated in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes van Bemmel	3,500,000	3,500,000
Dalton Hobold	Busted

Tags: Dalton Hobold Johannes Van Bemmel