€3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day 1 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€1,105,014
Entries
787
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
642
Players Left
159
Fehim Hajdari Ready for the Hunt after Grabbing Chip Lead on Day 1 of €3,000 Mystery Bounty
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After an eventful Day 1 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague, 159 players filled their bags with chips at the Hilton Prague for Day 2. They survived the carnage that dwindled the field down from the original 642 to just them, however, they will likely be joined by more bounty hunters as registration is still open until the start of Day 2.
Coming out ahead of the field is Fehim Hajdari from Denmark, who filled his end-of-day bag with 310,000, more than 10 starting stacks and 155 big blinds when play recommences. He will be in a prime position to take some scalps at the start of the second day, which is when the mystery bounty element of the tournament will come into play.
Following closely is Alexandru Danes, who collected 306,500 on Day 1, while South Korean superstar Gab Yong Kim sits in third place on the leaderboard, having bagged 301,500 chips. Also finding themselves in the top ten are French regular Julien Sitbon (238,500), and Kim’s fellow countryman Moonho Seo (235,000).
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | 310,000 | 155 |
| 2 | Alexandru Danes | France | 306,500 | 153 |
| 3 | Gab Yong Kim | South Korea | 301,500 | 151 |
| 4 | Adam Martinsson | Sweden | 299,000 | 150 |
| 5 | Anton Kotliar | Israel | 295,000 | 148 |
| 6 | Alvaro Gomez | Spain | 276,000 | 138 |
| 7 | Razvan Sabau | Romania | 270,500 | 135 |
| 8 | Julien Sitbon | France | 238,500 | 119 |
| 9 | Moonho Seo | South Korea | 235,000 | 118 |
| 10 | Andre Sammour | Lebanon | 232,500 | 116 |
Also making it through to Day 2 is PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg. "Spraggy" managed to accumulate 180,000 chips throughout the day, resulting in an above-average stack for Day 2. Other notable names who bagged big include EPT winner Simon Brandstrom (215,000) and the ever-present Danut Chisu (186,000).
Many others were less fortunate, as Spragg’s fellow Red Spades Fintan Hand and Alejandro Lococo both fired one bullet but failed to make it to the end of the day. Podcast duo Adam McKola and Rory Jennings also both showed up, but fizzled out at one point or another. Meanwhile, Dimitrias Angelakos could be described as the unluckiest player of the field, having fired nine bullets without finding a bag.
However, they can all opt to try one more time as the late registration does not close until play begins on December 14th, at 12:30 p.m. local time. All late registrants will get the starting stack of 30,000 chips and will start in Level 13: 1.000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante.
At that time, the mystery bounty tokens will also be distributed. Each player who has chips at the start of Day 2 will receive one of the tokens, which they have to pass to the player who knocks them out. Won tokens can then be exchanged for an envelope containing a mystery bounty after the second break of the tournament, around 5:15 p.m. local time. With €1,000 of each buy-in going to the bounty prize pool, these bounties can range from low four-figure to high five-figure payouts.
The exact value and number of the bounties will be announced on Day 2, so be sure to come back to PokerNews to not miss any of the bounty madness.
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
||
|
306,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
301,500
195,500
|
195,500 |
|
||
|
299,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
295,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
276,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
270,500
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
238,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
232,500
97,500
|
97,500 |
|
228,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
223,500
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
221,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
218,500
218,500
|
218,500 |
|
216,000
175,400
|
175,400 |
|
215,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
||
|
211,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
207,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
206,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
202,000
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
201,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
200,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
197,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
196,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
196,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
The End Is Here
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
All tables have finished playing, meaning that Day 1 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty has officially reached its conclusion.
Stay tuned for the chip counts of all survivors, as well as a full recap of the day.
Wrong Read, Right Fold
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
On a flop of Q♣10♠3♦, Juho Suutari checked from the hijack to Haci Bayram on the button. The latter then threw in five T-5,000 chips for a bet, almost enough to cover Suutari.
"You have king-jack," repeated Suutari several times.
"If you have ace-king, fold," advised Bayram, "you have four outs."
After some more table talk, the clock was called, after which Suutari indeed folded his A♦K♠.
However, Bayram did not have king-jack but Q♠9♠, which he graciously showed as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
Jennings Hits the Rail Late
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action began with Rory Jennings announcing he was all in for his remaining 31,500 chips.
He eventually got one caller from Yanfeng Wang.
Rory Jennings: K♠Q♠
Yanfeng Wang: 10♣10♦
The flop ran out 8♠6♦4♣7♠2♣ and Jennings hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
Last-Minute Double Up for Szabo
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Gergo Szabo and Tran Tuan were heads up on a board of 5♣J♠6♥7♠. Szabo checked from the big blind and Tuan fired a bet of 15,000 into the pot of 21,000 from the hijack. Szabo then jammed all in for his final 25,000, which Tuan called.
Gergo Szabo: 7♣6♣
Tran Tuan: 10♥10♣
"Oh well," Tuan shrugged as the 4♥ river locked up the pot for Szabo. Tuan was still looking poised to bag almost the double average, while Szabo also found renewed hope to bag at the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
71,000
30,500
|
30,500 |
Peluso's Set Able to Fade the Flush
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Three players saw a flop of Q♣10♦5♦, and Inaki Gonzalez jammed first to act. Fabio Peluso asked for a count, and after seeing it was 28,000 he dropped a chip to make the call. Nicklas Dehli was the third player in the hand and quickly mucked.
Inaki Gonzalez: 4♦3♦
Fabio Peluso: 5♥5♣
Peluso flopped a set and was able to avoid the flush draw of Gonzalez as the board completed with the J♣ turn, and 8♥ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Final Five Hands of Day 1
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Five more hands will be played until the remaining players will bag up for Day 2.