€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
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2024 PokerStars EPT Prague
€3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty
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Today sees the start of the second Mystery Bounty event here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour at the Hilton Prague. The €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty is sure to attract a strong field of players who will all be looking for some big pulls from the bounty chest. Play today starts at 2 p.m. local time.
Last year saw Gab Yong Kim take home the title and €214,674 for his efforts. He also pulled €40,000 in bounties, which took his total earnings for the tournament to €254,674. He agreed a heads-up chop against Andrej Tekel who claimed €198,278, with €12,000 of his winnings coming via the bounty chest. Kim has already been seen in Prague this year and has made two cashes. He finished 73rd in the €1,100 Eureka Main Event for €7,220 and 128th in the €2,200 Eureka High Roller for €4,980.
2023 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout | Bounties | Total Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gab Yong Kim | South Korea | €214,674* | €40,000 | €254,674 |
| 2 | Andrej Tekel | Austria | €186,278* | €12,000 | €198,278 |
| 3 | Ioannis Oikonomidis | Malta | €110,110 | €59,000 | €169,110 |
| 4 | Pavlos Xanthopoulos | Greece | €84,690 | €24,000 | €108,690 |
| 5 | Ioannis Poullos | Greece | €65,150 | €17,000 | €82,150 |
| 6 | Henri Kasper | Estonia | €50,120 | €50,120 | |
| 7 | Aleksandar Tomovic | Serbia | €38,560 | €2,000 | €40,560 |
| 8 | Igor Pihela Jr | Estonia | €29,660 | €6,000 | €35,660 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
Last year there were three top bounties worth €50,000 a piece. Iurii Senchylo, Mats Nylander and Jelle Moene were the lucky recipients. Ioannis Oikonomidis managed to scoop not just one, but both of the available €25,000 bounties. He scored a total of seven bounties for €59,000 as well as bagging €110,000 for third place, taking his total cash to €169,110.
The tournament this year promises to offer more of the same action. Blinds start at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels last 40 minutes with unlimited re-entries on Day 1, with late registration closing at the start of play tomorrow. €1,000 of the €3,000 buy in from each player will go into the bounty prize pool. Play is scheduled to last for 12 levels with 20-minute breaks scheduled for the end of Level 3 and Level 6. A 75-minute dinner break is scheduled at the end of Level 9.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued EPT coverage from here in the picturesque capital of Czechia.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Play is underway here in the €3,000 Mystery Bounty. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of the action.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Fabrice Maltez opened to 600 in middle position, and received calls from Hoang Phan and Dominic Cullen in the blinds.
The 10♣7♣3♥ was checked through. On the 10♠ turn, Phan led out with a bet of 800, which only Maltez called. As he did so Phan said, "Good or bad ending for you on river?"
The 5♦ completed the board, and Phan said "Bad ending for you" before firing out a bet of 2,200. Maltez quickly folded, and Phan showed A♣3♦ for two pair, tens and threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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43,000 | |
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29,000 | |
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29,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Fabrice Maltez moved all in blind from the small blind for around 27,500. Hoang Phan called from under the gun. Action folded around and the players showed down.
Fabrice Maltez: 5♠4♠
Hoang Phan: Q♣10♣
The 3♦8♣8♠ was safe for Phan's suited queen, but the 5♦ put Maltez ahead. The J♣ secured Maltez the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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57,600
28,600
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28,600 |
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19,500
-23,500
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-23,500 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Hoang Phan and Fabrice Maltez clearly came here today to gamble, and Maltez has been the beneficiary.
Phan was all-in for 19,500 and at risk versus Maltez, who had already taken most of Phan's stack after his all-in blind move paid dividends in the previous hand.
Hoang Phan: Q♠9♦
Fabrice Maltez: 10♠10♦
This time Maltez had the goods, and the A♦8♦5♦ flop brought no help, Maltez having the diamond draw covered. The 9♣ turn and 7♦ river completed the board, Maltez taking the pot with the slightly higher one-card flush.
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80,000
22,400
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22,400 |
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Busted |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Peter Jorgne opened to 600 from the button, but Mykhailo Demydenko in the big blind raised to 2,100.
Jorgne called to find a flop of A♥Q♠9♣ where he called after Demydenko continued for 1,700.
Demydenko fired a second barrel of 4,500 on the 5♦ turn, but Jorgne raised to 11,500. Demydenko went into the tank but folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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43,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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16,500
-13,500
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-13,500 |
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Samuel Fournier opened from under the gun on a six-handed table. Taras Mokliak called in the big blind.
Mokliak check-called a bet of 500 on the flop of Q♦7♥10♥. He check-called again on the J♠ turn, this time a bet of 2,500. The 2♣ was checked down. Mokliak had 5♥4♥ for a missed flush draw and Fournier had 8♦7♦ for fourth pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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33,500
33,500
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33,500 |
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26,500
26,500
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26,500 |