The final flights of the €1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty are to be held today at the Royal Dublin Society here in Ireland. Flight 1/C commences at 12 p.m. local time and Flight 1/D will start at 8 p.m. local time. 1/D is a turbo flight and will feature 20-minute long levels instead of the 45-minute long levels. So far there have been 400 total entrants, with 122 coming back for Day 2.
Yesterday saw Mark Finnane bag the biggest and will have a stack of 448,500 when he returns for Day 2. Finnane's game of choice appears to be Pot Limit Omaha based on his cashes and entries but he will be looking to eclipse his largest Hold'em cash of €9,965 which came here in Dublin.
Leonel Guerra Garza claimed second spot with 416,500 and will be looking to add to his $291,181 in career tournament earnings with a deep run and some bounty pulls here in Dublin. HIs last European cash came in Madrid last March and has mainly been playing his live poker in Brazil.
Scott Stewart bagged 414,800 putting him in third place in this flight. The American will be looking to put his stack and personality to good use come Day 2 and will be aiming to add another victory to his 21 total tournament wins. He currently has $5,694,041 in live tournament earnings and will be looking for a first European cash.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Finnane | United Kingdom | 448,500 | 150 |
| 2 | Leonel Guerra Garza | Mexico | 416,500 | 139 |
| 3 | Scott Stewart | United States | 414,800 | 138 |
| 4 | Liam McVeigh | Ireland | 407,500 | 136 |
| 5 | Patrice Brandt | Germany | 372,000 | 124 |
| 6 | Chun Chang | Netherlands | 356,000 | 119 |
| 7 | Conor Beresford | United Kingdom | 324,000 | 108 |
| 8 | Vasileios Zisis | Greece | 281,000 | 94 |
| 9 | Andreas Putz | Austria | 279,000 | 93 |
| 10 | Georgios Tsouloftas | Cyprus | 273,000 | 91 |
Players get 50,000 chips for their buy in and are allowed to re-enter once per flight, with registration closing after level 10 in each Day 1. Day 1's will feature 14 levels and the survivors of each flight will proceed to Day 2. Players who bag chips in any Day 1 may play a different Day 1 trying to bag a larger stack. Any player who bags chips in multiple Day 1’s will play their largest stack in Day 2 and forfeit any smaller stack.
Levels will run for 45-minutes each and the blinds will start at 100/100 with no ante coming into play until Level 3 where the blinds will be 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. 20-minute breaks are scheduled at the end of levels 3 and 6 with a one hour dinner break commencing at the end of Level 9 followed by a final 20-minute break at the end of Level 12.
As always stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the mystery bounty flights and more action throughout the week from here in Dublin.
