After 17 levels of play that took players until 12:00 a.m. local time to sort through, the first flight of Event #1: $1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty at Mediterranean Poker Party from the beautiful Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino has concluded.
Just 16 players remain from a starting field of 107, which includes 16 reentries that took to the tables in Northern Cyprus for their chance at a massive first-place prize. The current players will take their stacks to Day 2 which continues on Saturday, with four more Day 1 flights to be played prior to. All players remaining have made the money, but those who did not can enter each of the next flights twice each, giving plenty of opportunity for players to pounce on a chance at the $1,000,000 guarantee.
At the end of the day, it was United Kingdom’s Patrick Brooks bagging the chiplead with an impressive stack of 3,600,000. He managed to win a couple of hands late in the day, including when his pocket kings held against the ace-king of Szabolcs Solymosi to send him to the rail. Following closely is Petros Georgiou bagging a total of 3,275,000, and with more than a million chips less, is Fausto Tantillo who finished the day with 2,010,000 to round the top three stacks.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Brooks | United Kingdom | 3,600,000 |
| 2 | Petros Georgiou | Iran | 3,275,000 |
| 3 | Fausto Tantillo | Italy | 2,010,000 |
| 4 | Edgard Raffoul | Lebanon | 1,975,000 |
| 5 | Damir Gabdullin | Russian Federation | 1,965,000 |
| 6 | Ivan Zabiyakin | Russian Federation | 1,775,000 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Pustovoy | Russian Federation | 1,330,000 |
| 8 | Murat Ozcoban | Turkey | 1,060,000 |
| 9 | Baris Caliskan | Turkey | 910,000 |
| 10 | Colin Gillon | United Kingdom | 815,000 |
There were plenty of notables who entered the first of five flights, but not all were fortunate to survive the day including, Romain Retiere, Katherina Aristotelos, and Sinan Unlu. However, they still have plenty of chances as three more flights commence over the next two days.
Day 1b is currently underway at the time of writing, with registration still open and 121 entries tallied thus far to bring the total number to 212.
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this €1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty here at the Mediterranean Poker Party.
