$10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Started
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
$10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus
Buy-in
$10,200
Prize Pool
$479,400
Entries
102
Level
28
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
83
Players Left
55
EPT Cyprus 2023 Starts Today - Tune In to PokerNews for Coverage of the $10,200 Mystery Bounty
The PokerStars European Poker Tour has reached its next destination with a debut visit to Northern Cyprus. The series is running at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa today through Sunday, October 22.
First up on the live reporting schedule is the $10,200 Mystery Bounty, which commences this evening at 7 p.m. local time. Players will start the Mystery Bounty with a stack of 100,000 chips. Day 1 will run for eight 30-minute levels, with blinds kicking off at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. A 20-minute break is scheduled at the end of Level 4.
Day 2 starts October 12 at 12:30 p.m. and late registration remains open until the end of Level 10, which will be around 1:30 p.m. There's only a single reentry available in the event, so players will have to make each bullet count as they aim to make the money. Approximately 15 percent of the field will be paid.
Of the total buy-in, $5,000 will go towards the bounty prize pool, with mystery bounty tokens coming into play Thursday at the start of Level 13. Bounty prizes will not be confirmed until after the close of registration, but it is expected that the largest bounty will be worth $100,000.
Join PokerNews as reporters bring live coverage straight from the tournament floor, of this event and following key events from this inaugural PokerStars EPT Cyprus series.
Tournament Delayed
The $10,200 Mystery Bounty is delayed until more players have joined the field.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Following a short delay, the $10,200 Mystery Bounty is now underway.
Manfredini Wins Big Pot Early On
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Aliaksandr Hirs raised to 2,500 from under the gun. He was called by Ramon Kropmanns, Aleksandr Chernikov, and Marcelo Manfredini in the big blind.
The flop came 7♣Q♠9♥. Manfredini checked to Hirs, who made it 3,500 to go. Kropmanns called, Chernikov folded, and Manfredini called.
The turn was the 6♠. Action checked to Kropmanns, who bet 16,000. Only Manfredini made the call.
The river came the 5♦. Manfredini checked, Kropmanns bet 37,000 and Manfredini called.
Kropmanns showed A♠10♠ for a busted flush draw and Manfredini flipped over 9♣6♥ for two pair to win a significant pot early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
Gutierrez Takes Pot With Four-Bet
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Elias Gutierrez min-raised from under the gun and was called by the player in the small blind. Aliaksei Boika then reraised to 10,000 from the big blind. Gutierrez wasn't ready to give up his hand, instead putting in the four-bet to 22,000.
The rest of the table folded and Gutierrez scooped the pot while tabling A♣A♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Mystery Bounty Gaining Steam
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
After a slow start, more players are taking their seats in the $10,200 Mystery Bounty. There are now 31 players entered. PokerStars Team Pro player Sam Grafton is among those to jump in during the first couple of levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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