It's a Mystery! The Paradise Mystery Bounty is Among Us!
It is time for some of the most electric envelope opening on the planet it is the $3,300 Paradise Mystery Bounty at the Mediterranean Poker Party!
Yesterday players poured in over three starting flights to qualify for payday. A total of 44 players have made it though to compete for the prizepool as well as claiming a mystery bounty for knocking someone out. The top bounty is an outstanding $100,000!
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Schwippert | Germany | 2,140,000 |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Kardash | Russian Federation | 1,715,000 |
| 3 | Shahab Sahranavard | Finland | 1,650,000 |
| 4 | Aleksandras Rusinovas | Lithuania | 1,410,000 |
| 5 | Chaofei Wang | China | 1,365,000 |
| 6 | Mekan Yusupov | Turkey | 1,180,000 |
| 7 | Istvan Pilhofer | Hungary | 1,070,000 |
| 8 | Tahsin Cankurtaranli | Turkey | 1,065,000 |
| 9 | Pascal Hartman | Germany | 885,000 |
| 10 | Aleksei Istomin | Russian Federation | 850,000 |
German Jan Schwippert is the overwhelming chip leader with 2,140,000. He will be looking to use his powerful stack to rack up the envelopes.
Cards will be in the air from midday, with blinds starting at 10,000/25,000 and a big blind ante of 25,000. Levels will increase every 30 minutes. Players will be able to cash in their bounty chips on the break, which are scheduled after every four levels.
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