button in SafariIvens Leads 84 Survivors in $10,000 Mystery Bounty
It was a long Day 1 in Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty, as the tournament played down to the money, with a field of 558 whittled down to just 84.
Leading the survivors is Todd Ivens, locking up his third cash of the summer, who along with Alex Anton are the only two players with seven-figure stacks.
As expected for a $10,000 buy-in event, the field included some big names and those heading to Day 2 include Adrian Mateos who bagged sixth in chips (815,000) along with Brian Rast (572,000), Damian Salas (482,000), Kristen Foxen (444,000), Ren Lin (375,000) and Ethan "Rampage" Yau (319,000).
Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Ivens | United States | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Alex Anton | United States | 1,390,000 |
| 3 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | 979,000 |
| 4 | Julien Sitbon | France | 947,000 |
| 5 | Jakob Miegel | Germany | 865,000 |
| 6 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 815,000 |
| 7 | Martin Zamani | United States | 724,000 |
| 8 | Jordan Glazer | United States | 720,000 |
| 9 | Felix Rabas | Austria | 694,000 |
| 10 | Joshua Reichard | United States | 685,000 |
The bubble burst late on Day 1 with Carlos Leiva running ace-queen into the pocket queens of Boris Kolev, guaranteeing the remaining players a min-cash of $13,650. Day 2 will see the Mystery Bounties in play, with plenty more payouts up for grabs.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for full coverage as our live updates get underway on Day 2.