Level: 10
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Buy-in
€10,200
Prize Pool
€347,800
Entries
74
Level
25
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
51
Players Left
1
Shortstack Petrangelo Finds a Double
Level 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo has lost a few pots at the start of day 2 and was playing a 12 big blind stack. He raised to 6,000 from under the gun before the action folded to Boris Kolev in the big blind, who took a quick peek at Petrangelo's stack before announcing ''all-in''. Petrangelo snap called and the cards went on their backs.
Nick Petrangelo: Q♠Q♦
Boris Kolev: A♣Q♥
Petrangelo faded the ace and other detriments on the 5♥K♣6♥2♠10♥ board and secured his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | -36,500 |
|
71,500 | -3,500 |
Pu Among the Early Casualties
Level 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Sam Grafton raised it up in middle position and Weiran Pu shipped all in for 105,500 from the small blind. The action was back on Grafton who quickly called to put Pu at risk.
Weiran Pu: A♦3♦
Sam Grafton: 10♠10♥
The flop came K♥K♦5♣ and Grafton was still in a comfortable lead with his pocket tens. The 9♦ on the turn got a head tilt from Grafton but the 9♠ on the river bricked out and Pu was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
217,000 | 99,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Dvoress Gets It Through on the River
Level 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo opened his button for the minimum of 6,000, and both blinds Isaac Haxton and Daniel Dvoress called.
The flop of 4♥Q♥5♥ saw the trio check around before Haxton took the betting lead on the 7♠ turn. His 16,000 bet received a call from Dvoress and Petrangelo got out of the way.
The river came the A♦ and Haxton now checked to Dvoress, nearly emptied his timebank before putting in a bet of 58,500, leaving himself a single T-500 chip behind. Haxton quickly folded and Dvoress is nearing the starting stack again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,000 | -29,500 |
|
|
92,500 | 8,500 |
Grafton Keeps Firing
Level 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The action folded around to Sam Grafton in the small blind who just limped in. Sosia Jiang checked her option and the dealer fanned the flop of A♠K♠6♠. Grafton led out with a min-bet of 3,000 and Jiang called.
The turn was the Q♥ and Grafton made another bet of 5,000. Jiang still called and the 4♥ completed the board. Grafton announced a third barrel of 8,000 and Jiang finally released her cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
249,000 | -14,000 |
|
|
118,000 | 18,000 |
New Entries at the Start of Day 2
Level 9
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
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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 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Stacked Field Returns to Crown a Winner as €10,200 Mystery Bounty Concludes
It is the second day of the prestigious PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️, and the first winner of a Mystery Bounty event will be crowned before it ends. Day 1 of the €10,300 Mystery Bounty saw 53 players enter the fray at Sporting Monte Carlo, of which 29 bagged for Day 2, which will kick off at 12:30 p.m. However, late registration is still open for the first two levels today, as well as the option for a single reentry for the players who have not already done so, which means that number is bound to increase.
The players have already generated an enticing guaranteed €249,100 cash prize pool to fight over, as well as €265,000 in bounties, which will be divided in a mysterious and yet undisclosed manner, and will be in play once the clock hits Level 13. All figures will be finalized after late registration is closed at the end of Level 10.
Norway’s Kayhan Mokri had gathered the most chips when the final hand of Day 1 was dealt and enters Day 2 with 488,500. Joao Vieira also amassed over four starting stacks and bagged 450,500, while Nacho Barbero falls just shy of that mark in third with 396,000 chips.
Mokri has found plenty of success already in the Mystery Bounty format, getting second in back-to-back €10,200 Mystery Bounty events during the 2023 PCA and EPT Paris 2023. A Mystery Bounty title still eludes both the accomplished Vieira and Barbero as well. Time will tell if one of them is able to capture the victory this time around.
The event has attracted a stacked field with many household names in the high roller scene so far. Among those who have made it through to Day 2 are Sam Greenwood (260,500), Isaac Haxton (250,500), Erik Seidel (145,000), and Adrian Mateos (123,500). Notable players who have bagged less than the starting stack include Timothy Adams (84,500), Daniel Dvoress (84,000), and Nick Petrangelo (75,000)
Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 488,500 | 163 |
| 2 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 450,000 | 150 |
| 3 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 396,000 | 132 |
| 4 | Sosia Jiang | New Zealand | 263,000 | 88 |
| 5 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 260,500 | 87 |
| 6 | Isaac Haxton | USA | 250,500 | 84 |
| 7 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 249,500 | 83 |
| 8 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 246,500 | 82 |
| 9 | Biao Ding | China | 231,500 | 77 |
| 10 | Maksim Vaskresenski | Poland | 227,500 | 76 |
Approximately 15% of the field will be in the money and thus receive a portion of the cash prize. The €5,000 that every player has put into the bounty pool will be distributed to the players who knock someone out after Level 13. They will receive a token that they can redeem for a sealed envelope containing a bounty worth a varying, unknown amount. Players have until the end of the festival to redeem their tokens, so there is a chance not all bounties will be pulled before the end of play.
The field returns in Level 9, which will be 1,500/3,000 with a big blind ante of 3,000. The starting stack of 100,000 chips means that the players who opt to jump in at the last moment will receive 25 big blinds. All levels will be 30 minutes long until the final three players have been reached or a deal has been made, at which point the clock will be halved.
Stay tuned here on PokerNews as this event plays down to a winner, and be sure to check out the other exciting tournaments happening here in Monaco as well over at our EPT Monte Carlo hub.
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