Welcome to Day 1 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty at EPT Monte Carlo
The clouds have broken in Monaco and it’s time for Day 1 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino©. Cards go in the air at 2 p.m. local time for this three-day event.
The last €3,000 Mystery Bounty was held at EPT Paris and a field of 787 turned out to award the winner’s share of the €2,115,456 prize pool to Humberto Lopes Galindo of Portugal. The 2022 Prague edition saw Mathieu Di Meglio outlast a large field of 776 to win a tournament that offered two €100,000 bounties.
€3,000 Mystery Bounty Day 1 Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 min | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 40 min | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 3 | 40 min | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 20-min Break | ||||
| 4 | 40 min | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 5 | 40 min | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 40 min | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 75-min Dinner Break | ||||
| 7 | 40 min | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 40 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 9 | 40 min | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 20-min Break | ||||
| 10 | 40 min | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 11 | 40 min | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 12 | 40 min | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Players will start with 30,000 and Day 1 will play 12 40-minute levels before players bag up for Day 2. Mystery Bounty Tokens come into play at the beginning of Day 2 and they can be redeemed for an envelope from the hopper at the first break and beyond. Possible prizes start at €1,000 and range up to €100,000. All bounties must be claimed by the end of the festival dates.
Blinds will kick off in Level 1 at 100/200/200 and breaks are scheduled every three levels with a 75-minute dinner break on the books after Level 6. Registration is open until 12:30 p.m. on Day 2 and second-day registrants will sit down with 15 big blinds.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for updates live from the floor of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 EPT Monte Carlo at Sporting Monte-Carlo in beautiful Monaco.