"UGOTPOONCHED" Leads Final Eight in Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty
After roughly four hours of play on Day 2 of Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty at the 888 KO Games, just eight players remain from a start of day field of 313.
Leading those eight is "UGOTPOONCHED" on 2,734,663, good for 34 big blinds. Right on their heels sits "Zindane" with 2,620,005, followed by "thechronic99" (2,399,349) in third.
All Day 2 survivors have locked up at least $1,940 from the regular prizepool but with $15,480 sitting up top for the winner, no one will want to be the first to go out. Although the eight remaining players will see a sizable return on their investment, perhaps the biggest winner of the day was "zxcdsaqwe", who just a few moments into play drew the top $20,000 bounty. Although they were eventually eliminated short of the money, that is unlikely to be too sore a point for them.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "UGOTPOONCHED" | Canada | 2,734,663 | 34 |
| 2 | "Zindane" | Cyprus | 2,620,005 | 33 |
| 3 | "thechronic99" | Denmark | 2,399,349 | 30 |
| 4 | "Inspiro" | United Kingdom | 2,059,796 | 26 |
| 5 | "latvianhero1" | Latvia | 1,903,377 | 24 |
| 6 | "ingeruRO14" | Romania | 1,869,800 | 24 |
| 7 | "guitiradent1" | Brazil | 1,792,938 | 22 |
| 8 | "Suic1deKin9" | Costa Rica | 556,072 | 7 |
Much of the focus of the day may have been on the large bounties up for grabs but with half the prizepool awarded by finishing position, the money bubble too was important. The unfortunate individual to fall just short of the 144 money places was "YguTj", securing the remaining players at least $250. Play continued at a rapid pace from that point and it did not take long for the final table to be set with the elimination of "Daniel_PSza" in 9th place.
The tournament will resume December 5th at 2 p.m. ET at which point play will continue until a winner is crowned. Be sure to follow PokerNews for continued updates of Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty.
