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€1,000 Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Completed
2026 King's Million European Poker Championship
€1,000 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Players Left 4 / 1,863
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Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Another day has wrapped at the 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship, where the final 24 players have bagged up for the second time this week to remain in contention for the €1,000 Mystery Bounty title.
The final two flights closed less than an hour before the start of Day 2 at King's Resort, with the event attracting 1,863 entries to pass the guarantee and create a total prize pool of €1,583,550.
Leading the way is the player known as Xerxes I, who finished with 10,550,000 after scoring the final knockout to end the penultimate day. He will return as the only player above 100 big blinds, holding a healthy lead over Somar Al-Darwich (8,040,000) in second position.
Among the top ten names on the leaderboard is Axel Bayout (4,985,000), who is set up for a deep run with more than second place money already locked up. Bayout scored a big double knockout to earn two mystery bounty tickets, and used one of them to pull the top bounty prize of €150,000 during the dinner break.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xerxes I | Germany | 10,550,000 | 106 |
| 2 | Somar Al-Darwich | Germany | 8,040,000 | 80 |
| 3 | David Kozma | Hungary | 7,660,000 | 77 |
| 4 | Nik | Romania | 5,915,000 | 59 |
| 5 | Martin Rapp | Germany | 5,630,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Royalsash | Serbia | 5,340,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Luca Beretta | Italy | 5,305,000 | 53 |
| 8 | Axel Bayout | France | 4,985,000 | 50 |
| 9 | Andrea Marchi | Italy | 4,500,000 | 45 |
| 10 | PREJSU | Poland | 4,170,000 | 42 |
Day 2 Action
The day began with 233 players returning in the money, having already locked up €1,100 after bagging one of the eight opening flights. By the time the first break arrived, just over 100 were left in contention. That's when Bayout took the top bounty prize off the board, and Leonidas Georgopoulos (54th place - €1,970) grabbed the second-best prize on the following break by securing the €75,000 mystery bounty.
One of the big stacks at that point was David Kozma (7,660,000), who claimed a massive pot to vault up the leaderboard and finish in third position. Next in the counts is Nik (5,915,000), who is fresh off a 13th-place finish in €1,500 PLO Championship.
Another notable name still in contention is Sergiu Covrig (1,530,000), who led the field to begin Day 2 and scored a big double in the later stages before settling near the bottom of the pack to end the night.
Covrig and Bayout are the two WSOP bracelet winners returning for Day 3, while a number of other champions bowed out earlier in the day. That list includes Ermanno Di Nicola (57th - €1,970), Michal Schuh (65th - €1,970), Sokratis Linaras (86th - €1,555) and Bjorn Verbakel (106th - €1,555).
Mystery Bounty Prizes
| Mystery Prize | Remaining Bounties |
|---|---|
| €150,000 | 0/1 |
| €75,000 | 0/1 |
| €30,000 | 1/2 |
| €9,000 | 0/9 |
| €3,000 | 4/31 |
| €900 | 13/72 |
| €300 | 20/117 |
The top bounty left is €30,000, with just one still available among the 38 mystery prizes still to be claimed. Action will resume for the final 24 players at 2:00 p.m. local time, where Level 26 has 39:03 left to be played at blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.
All of the contenders have earned at least €4,475, sitting four eliminations away from the next pay jump. The champion will take home €166,100, along with the King's Resort Royal Scepter.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €166,100 | 8 | €17,800 |
| 2 | €106,100 | 9 | €13,395 |
| 3 | €74,100 | 10-11 | €10,200 |
| 4 | €54,600 | 12-15 | €7,700 |
| 5 | €41,600 | 16-20 | €5,875 |
| 6 | €31,100 | 21-24 | €4,475 |
| 7 | €23,600 |
The final day is on tap, so don’t miss any of the action as PokerNews will continue to provide full coverage until the Royal Scepter is awarded.
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
With 24 players remaining, play has concluded for the night. Day 3 will resume Monday, September 28, at 2 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap of the day.
Level 26
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Xerxes I raised to 220,000 from under the gun; coolstorybro three-bet jammed to 1,690,000 from the cutoff, and Xerxes I made the call.
coolstorybro: A♣K♣ 
Xerxes I: J♣J♠
The board ran out 3♣4♦3♦J♦K♠; coolstorybro was dead on the turn.
With Kostiantyn Kalmus departing from a separate table around the same time, play concluded with 24 players remaining for Day 3.
Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The remaining 26 players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the day.
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mexi007 raised to 160,000 from early position, receiving calls from Somar Al-Darwich, on the button, and the big blind.
The action checked to Al-Darwich, who took the lead for 100,000 on the 4♥J♦10♠ flop. The big blind folded and Mexi007 called.
The 9♦ turn was checked through to the 2♦ river. Mexi007 checked again, and Al-Darwich sized up to 550,000, earning a snap-fold. With this pot, Al-Darwich was propelled over the six million chip mark.
