€3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague
€3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
304
Players Left
16
Gab Yong Kim Holds Chip Lead Going Into Day 3 of €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Hilton Prague continued today with an action-filled Day 2 of the €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty. Between the Day 1 entrants of yesterday and the late registrants of this morning, this Mystery Bounty Tournament attracted 787 entrants, up 11 players from the same tournament last year.
Of those, 304 players found their seats this morning to battle it out over the felt, as the Mystery Bounty tokens were introduced. After 10 hours of play, only 16 remain.
As the dust settled it was Gab Yong Kim who bagged the chip lead having accumulated 3,790,000 by the end of Level 27 tonight. Following behind is Pavlos Xanthopoulos who is the only other player to eclipse the three million chip mark having amassed 3,265,000 by the end of proceedings.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gab Yong Kim | Korea | 3,790,000 | 76 |
| 2 | Pavlos Xanthopoulos | Greece | 3,265,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Robert Schulz | Germany | 2,395,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 1,770,000 | 35 |
| 5 | Ioannis Poullos | Greece | 1,755,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Ioannis Oikonomidis | Greece | 1,665,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Aleksandar Tomovic | Serbia | 1,500,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Youngshin Im | Korea | 1,390,000 | 28 |
| 9 | Cornelis Van Gent | Netherlands | 1,345,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Adam Martinsson | Sweden | 1,060,000 | 21 |
Bounty Action
As Day 2 got underway, the focal point for every player quickly became the Mystery Bounties on offer. For each opponent they managed to eliminate, the player would be able to claim a token that would grant them the opportunity to pull a mystery bounty. While there was plenty of fortune on offer, it was the three €50,000 bounties that captivated the attention of the field.
Iurii Senchylo was the first player to pull the elusive €50,000; this singular bounty pull represented Senchylo's third biggest live cash to date. Senchylo is no stranger to success on the EPT series having come 3rd in €500 No Limit Hold'em at EPT Barcelona for €17,750 just a few months ago. Senchylo is still in contention for the trophy as he takes through a stack of 875,000.
Mats Nylander was the second to pull a €50,000 bounty; this singular bounty pull represented Nylander's second-biggest live tournament cash to date. Nylander didn't manage to cash in this event, but will surely be more than happy with his payday.
Jelle Moene was the final recipient of the €50,000 bounty. Moene had a deep run today coming in 26th place alongside an additional payout of €7,280.
Ioannis Oikonomidis was the first person to have pulled the €25,000. This is Oikonomidis' second five-figure score of this series after finishing 13th in the €2,200 Eureka High Roller for €27,750. Oikonomidis has also secured a top 10 stack going into Day 3.
Day 2 Action
The PokerStars Team Pro were out in full force, including the likes of Parker Talbot, Alejandro Lococo and Benjamin Spragg.
Although Talbot managed to double up on the first level of the day, it wasn’t meant to be as he busted before reaching the money.
The same couldn’t be said for the likes of Spragg and Lococo as they both managed to to cash the event, coming 59th and 53rd respectively.
Spragg busted in a particularly brutal fashion as his pocket kings got cracked by the jacks of opponent Pavlos Xanthopoulos.
With just one major bounty of €25,000 left, the focus of the tournament floor is starting to switch to the looming first-place prize of €246,802.
Day 3 restarts tomorrow, on Friday December 15 at 12 p.m. local time. The players will complete their two table redraw and action will resume with 11 minutes and 51 seconds left at Level 27, which features blinds of 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow to bring you more coverage of the Europen Poker Tour Mystery Bounty here at EPT Prague as we play down to a winner, so stay tuned.
End of Night Chip Counts (full)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,790,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
3,265,000
1,265,000
|
1,265,000 |
|
2,395,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
1,770,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
1,755,000
-845,000
|
-845,000 |
|
1,665,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
1,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,390,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
1,345,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
1,060,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |
|
875,000
-625,000
|
-625,000 |
|
665,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
655,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
595,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
545,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
250,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
End of Day
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
With 16 players remaining and the two table redraw pending, the players have stopped for the night with 11 minutes and 51 seconds left on the clock in Level 27. They will come back tomorrow to redraw and play out the rest of the level.
Francesco Delfoco Eliminated in 17th Place (€11,070)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Robert Schulz raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, Francesco Delfoco moved all in for 560,000 from the small blind and Schulz made the call.
Francesco Delfoco: A♠8♠
Robert Schulz: 7♠7♥
The board ran out J♦2♥2♦J♣6♣; no help for Delfoco and he was sent to the rail in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Aliaksei Boika Eliminated in 18th Place (€9,630)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Aliaksei Boika jammed from under the gun for 700,000. Pavlos Xanthopoulos reraised all in from middle position. Action folded around and the players showed down.
Aliaksei Boika: A♥J♦
Pavlos Xanthopoulos: 8♥8♠
K♣6♦A♣ gave Boika a good chance to double up. The turn K♦ left Xanthopoulos with two outs and one card to come.
The river 8♣ gave Xanthopoulos a full house which eliminated Boika.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,265,000
1,265,000
|
1,265,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Yanfeng Wang Eliminated in 19th Place (€9,630)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Pavlos Xanthopoulos opened the cutoff to 100,000 and Yanfeng Wang reraised all in for approximately 500,000.
Xanthopoulos made the call.
Yanfeng Wang: J♥J♦
Pavlos Xanthopoulos: Q♠Q♣
The flop of 10♠4♣3♠ was safe for Xanthopoulos's queens.
The turn was the 5♣ and the river was the 2♠ and Wang was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Painful River for Troyanovskiy
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Gab Yong Kim raised 125,000 under the gun, and both Francesco Delfoco on his left, and Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the small blind made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of 7♠6♠6♦, and Troyanovskiy check-called a bet of 85,000, while Defoco folded.
The K♦ fell on the turn, and Troyanovskiy check-called another bet, this time Kim tossed 220,000 across the line.
When the 7♥ fell on the river, both players checked.
Troyanovskiy rolled over 5♥5♠, which was playing the board on the river, and Kim tabled A♦J♠ to drag the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
685,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
670,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
Robert Bull Eliminated in 20th Place (€9,630)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Robert Bull, in the small blind, moved all in for approximately 600,000. Aleksandar Tomovic made the call in the big blind.
Robert Bull: J♥8♥
Aleksandar Tomovic: A♣9♥
The board ran out A♠Q♦6♦K♣J♦. Tomovic flopped an ace which ultimately sent Bull to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
Busted |
Alexander van der Swaluw Eliminated in 21st Place (€8,370)
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Short stack Alexander van der Swaluw announced all in for his last 190,000 chips and got one call from Cornelis Van Gent.
Alexander van der Swaluw: 10♠9♣
Cornelis Van Gent: 9♦8♥
The board ran out 2♣7♦5♠A♣6♥. Van Gent made a straight and Van der Swaluw hits the rail in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,460,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
Busted |