€10,200 Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Started
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
The €10,200 Mystery Bounty Event Kicks Off Tonight
The 2023 PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino® is now underway and one of the first larger buy-in events is ready to kick off this evening with the €10,200 Mystery Bounty event. Many of the best players from around the world always look forward to this stop on the EPT circuit and there will be plenty of high-stakes action for them to take part in over the next two weeks.
Last year's edition of this event attracted a total of 83 entries which generated a prize pool of nearly €400,000. The winner was none other than French businessman Jean-Noel Thorel who has become a staple at all of the EPT stops. Thorel outlasted a hard-pressing Sergi Reixach to claim the title in the opening event.
Another exciting aspect of this event is the mystery bounty portion which also adds a little bit of luck as well. With €5,000 of the buy-in going toward the bounties, there will be plenty of money up for grabs upon eliminating someone on Day 2. The bounty portion of this tournament will begin at the start of Level 13 with the largest bounty prize expected to be around €75,000.
The cards will go in the air at 7:00 p.m. local time with each player beginning with a 100,000 chip stack and the blinds will start at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. The levels will be 30 minutes throughout the tournament with only eight levels being played on the opening day. There will be a 20-minute break midway through the evening with play wrapping up just after 11:00 p.m. local time.
This is a single reentry event and late registration will remain open until the end of Level 10 on Day 2. The action will resume at 12:30 p.m. Thursday and will play down to a winner. There will be a shot clock in play for the duration of this event with 20 seconds to act preflop and 30 seconds to act on all further streets. Players will begin with four time extensions and will receive an additional one after every two hours.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the event.
Delay to Start
There is just a small delay to start the event as some players are still in the registration line. Once a few more players arrive at the table, the tournament will begin.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
First Entries to Start
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
Newey Gets Two Quick Folds
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Nacho Barbero opened to 2,500 in early position and Felipe Ketzer three-bet to 8,000 in the cutoff. Paul Newey flat-called from the big blind and Barbero came along as well.
The flop came Q♥Q♣J♦ and the action checked to Ketzer who continued with a bet of 2,500. Both Newey and Barbero called to see the 6♣ on the turn.
All three players checked this time and the 9♦ completed the board. Newey led out with a bet of 14,500 and both of his opponents quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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122,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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90,000 | |
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90,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
Adams Escapes with Minimal Damage
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Timothy Adams raised to 2,500 in early position and Joao Vieira reraised to 9,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Adams just called to see a flop of J♠10♥7♥. Adams checked to Vieira who bet 7,000 and Adams called.
The turn was the 9♣ which slowed the action as both players checked to the 9♦ on the river. Adams fired out a bet of 10,500 and Vieira quickly called. Adams showed Q♥Q♦ but it was no good as Vieira turned over A♠A♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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127,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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73,500
-26,500
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-26,500 |
Three In and One Out
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Ketola Can't Get Rid of Watson
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ossi Ketola raised it up to 3,000 in the cutoff and Mike Watson three-bet to 13,000 out of the small blind. Ketola called and they went heads-up to a flop of A♦3♥3♣.
Watson continued with a small bet of 3,000 and Ketola raised to 15,000. Watson just called and the 10♣ landed on the turn. Watson checked this time and Ketola splashed in a bet of 22,000. Watson jammed all in for around 85,000 and Ketola instantly mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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144,000
44,000
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44,000 |
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116,000
116,000
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116,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000