€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
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
52
Players Left
29
Mokri Tops the Leaderboard on Day 1 of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
It was a short day at the office for the high-stakes tournament players who were in and out of the tournament area in just over four hours, for those that made it to the end of the day. It was the opening day at the 2023 PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®️ and a total of 52 entries were recorded for Day 1 of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty event.
After a quick eight levels were completed, just 29 players advanced to Day 2 tomorrow with Kayhan Mokri in a very familiar position. Mokri's last four results at an EPT/PCA event have all resulted in final tables to start off 2023 and he hopes to keep that streak alive. In fact, three of those events were also mystery bounty formats where Mokri raked in many of the top prizes when it came to drawing the envelopes.
While there is a luck factor when it comes to drawing the right bounty tickets, Mokri has continued to put himself in a successful spot by holding a big stack when the bounties come into play. The largest pot of the opening day also went to Mokri in a massive three-way all in. Mokri out-flopped his opponents and then needed a lucky river to make a full house as he scored the double knockout and accumulated a large portion of his stack.
There will be some stiff competition when Day 2 rolls around with other big stacks like Joao Vieira (450,500), and Nacho Barbero (396,000). Some other notables advancing on just a single bullet include Sosia Jiang (263,000), Sam Greenwood (260,500), and Erik Seidel (145,000) who was one of the later entries on the day.
EPT Monte Carlo €10,200 Mystery Bounty Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
| 1 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 488,500 | 163 |
| 2 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 450,500 | 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 | United States | 250,500 | 84 |
| 7 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 249,500 | 83 |
| 8 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 246,500 | 82 |
| 9 | Ding Biao | China | 231,500 | 77 |
| 10 | Maksim Vaskresenski | Poland | 227,500 | 76 |
Some players were forced to fire multiple shells throughout the first eight levels and they will be given the chance to do so tomorrow as well. Although it is a single reentry event, late registration will remain open until the end of Level 10, approximately 1:30 p.m. local time on Day 2. The bounty portion of the event will begin at the start of Level 13 where each elimination will earn you a chance to draw an envelope from the treasure chest.
There will be a new champion this year as Jean-Noel Thorel fired off both of his bullets but was unable to make his way through the opening day. Joining him on the sideline was PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton, Mike Watson, Davidi Kitai, and Bruno Fitoussi, but they will have a chance to reenter tomorrow.
The cards will go back in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time, with the blinds resuming on Level 9 at 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. The level will continue to be 30 minutes in length throughout the event until just three players remain where the level duration will be cut in half. Join us tomorrow as the PokerNews team will be here to bring you all of the live updates along with the excitement that the mystery bounty format brings to the felt.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
488,500 | 221,500 |
|
450,500 | 6,500 |
|
396,000 | 306,000 |
|
263,000 | -43,000 |
|
260,500 | 500 |
|
250,500 | 129,500 |
|
249,500 | 34,500 |
|
246,500 | 125,500 |
|
231,500 | 231,500 |
|
227,500 | 47,000 |
|
220,000 | 79,000 |
|
186,500 | 3,500 |
|
165,000 | -17,000 |
|
164,000 | 47,000 |
|
145,000 | 45,000 |
|
129,000 | |
|
123,500 | 38,500 |
|
109,000 | 55,000 |
|
100,500 | 500 |
|
98,000 | -47,000 |
|
96,500 | -13,500 |
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
|
84,500 | -33,000 |
|
84,000 | 32,500 |
|
75,000 | -83,000 |
Vieira Maintains the Lead
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Pablo Brito Silva raised to 5,500 on the button and was called by Yuan Li and Joao Vieira in the blinds. The flop came A♥Q♦7♥ and Li led out with a bet of 6,000. Vieira called and Silva mucked his hand.
The turn was the 4♣ and Li sized up to a bet of 26,500. Vieira still called and the A♦ paired the board on the river. Li checked this time and Vieira made a small bet of 13,500. Li gave it some thought but opted to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
444,000 | 122,000 |
|
124,500 | 24,500 |
|
|
54,000 | 54,000 |
Last Three Hands of the Night
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and there will be three more hands before the bagging process begins.
Friendly Canadian Tussle
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Timothy Adams raised to 5,500 in the hijack and Sam Greenwood three-bet to 19,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Adams used a time extension before calling.
The flop came 5♥4♥2♦ and Adams checked to Greenwood who continued with a bet of 25,000. Adams used another time extension and still called. The turn brought the Q♦ and Adams checked once more. Greenwood fired another barrel of 45,000 and Adams finally folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
117,500 | -40,500 |
Ketzer and Petrangelo Trade Pots
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A completed board of J♥10♣4♠3♠J♠ was spread across the felt with Nick Petrangelo and Felipe Ketzer heads-up in a pot. There was around 100,000 in the middle already and Petrangelo checked from the small blind. Ketzer counted out a bet of 64,000 and Petrangelo looked him up.
Ketzer tabled A♠Q♠ and Petrangelo responded by showing his A♦K♦, not realizing that Ketzer had made a flush on the river.
On the next hand, Ketzer opened to 6,000 and Petrangelo clicked it to 16,000. Ketzer min-raised him back to 26,000 and Petrangelo just called. The flop fell 10♦4♦3♥ and Ketzer continued with a bet of 12,000 which Petrangelo called.
The turn was the 5♣ and Ketzer jammed all in, followed by a snap-call by Petrangelo for his last 38,000. Ketzer turned over K♠K♣ but Petrangelo had him beat with A♥A♦. The river was the 9♣ and Petrangelo got nearly all of his chips back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
158,000 | 8,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Kolev Flips Well vs Greenwood
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Boris Kolev raised to 5,500 in the hijack and Sam Greenwood three-bet to 20,000 in the small blind. With the action back on Kolev, he ripped all in for 58,000 and Greenwood snapped him off.
Boris Kolev: A♦J♠
Sam Greenwood: 9♥9♣
The flop came A♥5♠3♠ and Kolev took the lead with a pair of aces on the flop. The 10♥ on the turn and the K♦ on the river were no help to Greenwood who passed over a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 | -33,000 |
|
|
121,000 |
Danchev Turns a Set
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Guram Andronikashvili raised it up from under the gun and was called by Dimitar Danchev on the button and both of the blinds. The flop came J♣9♦2♣ and the action checked around to the 5♦ on the turn.
Motoyoshi Okamura was first to act in the small blind and ripped all in for his last 27,000 chips. Adrian Mateos folded in the big blind and Andronikashvili also got out of the way. Danchev, however, snap-called to put Okamura at risk.
Okamura tabled J♠9♠ for two pair but Danchev turned a set with 5♠5♣. The river was the 10♠ which provided no help to Okamura who hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
183,000 | 65,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |