The Mystery Bounty prizes have been announced. The top two prizes are worth €50,000. Here's how it breaks down.
| Prize | Count | Remaining | Total | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €50,000 | 2 | 2 | € 100,000 | € 100,000 |
| €20,000 | 3 | 3 | € 60,000 | € 60,000 |
| €10,000 | 11 | 11 | € 110,000 | € 110,000 |
| €7,500 | 22 | 22 | € 165,000 | € 165,000 |
| €5000 + draw again | 1 | 1 | € 5,000 | € 5,000 |
Thomas Lee opened for 22,000 from middle position before Quan Zhou made it 58,000 in the cutoff. Boris Angelov then jammed all in for 344,000 on the button, after which the blinds got out of the way.
Lee asked for a count but opted to fold shortly after receiving it, while Zhou committed the rest of his stack, totaling 174,000.
Quan Zhou: K♦K♣ 
Boris Angelov: A♦Q♣
Zhou looked poised for another double-up, but the dreaded ace appeard on the 8♣A♣6♦ flop.
The 4♦7♥ runout could not save him as he was sent to the rail, joining Fabiano Kovalski and Thomas Fjellheim as they were eliminated shortly before the Chinese high roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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565,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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465,000
35,000
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35,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.
Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.
The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | €1,134,375* |
| 2 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | €1,048,550* |
| 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €901,070* |
| 4 | Santiago Plante | Canada | €511,300 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | €393,300 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | €302,500 |
| 7 | Curtis Knight | Canada | €232,700 |
| 8 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | €179,000 |
*Denotes three-way deal
Rehman Kassam was all in preflop with a short stack and Andrew Chen isolated from the next seat across with a raise to 100,000. The rest of the table folded and players turned their cards.
Rehman Kassam: K♣10♠
Andrew Chen: Q♠J♠
The board ran out 8♦K♦3♥5♣2♦ to give Kassam a pair of kings on the flop. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
On another table, Scott Margereson was all in preflop with a short stack and busted to Nacho Barbero's pocket nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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450,000
142,000
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142,000 |
|
80,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Busted |
Matthew Wantman was all-in for 130,000 from the button, being looked up by Nacho Barbero in the hijack and Boris Angelov in the cutoff, with Angelov covering Barbero as well.
Matthew Wantman: 8♠8♣
Nacho Barbero: K♥J♦
Boris Angelov: Q♠Q♥
Barbero flopped a pair on 3♣J♥9♣, but it was not enough as the A♠A♦ runout saw Angelov make the best two pair to scoop the big pot and receive two bounty tokens.
Before this hand, Yuan Li was sent to the rail as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,135,000
570,000
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570,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Samuel Ju had gone all in from the big blind for 56,000 and was called by Boris Angelov under the gun, Marcelo Bonanata in middle position and Thomas Lee in the cutoff.
The three active players checked through the J♦J♠J♥ flop and A♥ turn before Lee folded out Angelov and Bonanata by betting 125,000 on the 3♠ river.
Lee tabled A♣Q♠ for jacks full of aces, beating the 4♠4♣ of Ju and claiming his bounty token.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,080,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
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1,000,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
580,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
550,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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465,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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365,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
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|
Busted | |
Sam Greenwood raised from under the gun and Paul Lagan flatted from the next seat across. Rehman Kassam then moved all in from middle position for 48,000. Greenwood called and so did Lagan.
The flop came 3♠9♠Q♥ and Greenwood checked. Lagan fired out a bet of 25,000 and Greenwood check-raised to 70,000, which Lagan called.
The turn was the 4♠ and Greenwood checked again. Lagan pushed all in and Greenwood snap called, quickly flipping over A♠2♠ for the nut flush. Lagan had 7♦7♠ and Kassam had J♠J♦.
The river came the 3♦. Greenwood scooped a huge pot to more than double his stack, taking a chunk from Lagan and sending Kassam to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
454,000
|
454,000 |
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|
392,000
251,000
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251,000 |
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|
|
Busted | |
Dean Lyall had open-shoved preflop for 63,000 and was called by Sam Greenwood in the cutoff and Andrew Chen in the small blind. The flop fell 8♦8♥8♣ and saw Greenwood bet 106,000, forcing Chen to check-fold.
Dean Lyall: K♥10♠
Sam Greenwood: 3♠3♣
Greenwood's full house remained best on the Q♠ turn and 5♣ river, seeing him add a bounty token to his collection. At another table, Jareth East was also eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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840,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
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|
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617,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
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|
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535,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
300,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
236,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
215,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Action folded around to Sven Stok, who moved all in from the small blind for 140,000. He was taken up by Santhosh Suvarna in the big blind, who had Stok covered as players flipped their cards.
Sven Stok: A♣Q♣
Santhosh Suvarna: K♦K♠
The board ran out 3♣2♥8♣2♦3♠. Suvarna held with his pocket kings to win the pot, while Stok was eliminated from the tournament.
Elsewhere, Jules Dickerson, who started the day as chip leader, busted from the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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820,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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