$888 Main Event
Dia 3 Começado
$888 Main Event
Dia 3 Começado
The pinnacle of the 2024 888Poker XL Winter Series, Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event, attracted a total of 1,219 entries across multiple Day 1 starting flights to surpass the ambitious $1,000,000 guarantee. After Day 2 concluded late last night, just eight players remain, all vying for the $82,618 first prize as well as the $100,000 top bounty still up for grabs.
Brazilian "Mapoker96" leads the way with 3,684,120, a deep stack worth 105 big blinds. "Cosmin1812" of Ireland sits second in chips, quite a ways behind the leader at 1,732,440. Canada's "CheersMates" wraps up the top three on 1,673,617, still a healthy 48 big blind stack.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Mapoker96" | Brazil | 3,684,120 | 105 |
2 | "Cosmin1812" | Ireland | 1,732,440 | 50 |
3 | "CheersMates" | Canada | 1,673,617 | 48 |
4 | "Iroquois" | Montenegro | 1,580,382 | 45 |
5 | "DominykasJ" | Lithuania | 1,245,541 | 36 |
6 | "LookAround" | Kazakhstan | 1,013,172 | 29 |
7 | "BIG_BIN" | Estonia | 804,389 | 23 |
8 | "TAJJMAAKKHAL" | Unaffiliated | 456,339 | 13 |
Play gets underway at 2 p.m. ET with blinds resuming in Level 35 at 17,500/35,000 and level lengths continuing at 15-minutes. Day 3 will continue until a winner is crowned, which, given the 43 big blind average, could take some time. With all of the excitement of a mystery bounty tournament in play at an unusually late stage, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team provides updates through to the conclusion of Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event.
Cards are in the air at the final table of Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Mapoker96 |
3,183,781
-500,339
|
-500,339 |
CheersMates |
2,333,841
660,224
|
660,224 |
TAJJMAAKKHAL |
1,492,856
1,036,517
|
1,036,517 |
BIG_BIN |
1,482,264
677,875
|
677,875 |
Cosmin1812 |
1,352,315
-380,125
|
-380,125 |
LookAround |
1,025,047
11,875
|
11,875 |
DominykasJ |
711,567
-533,974
|
-533,974 |
Iroquois |
623,329
-957,053
|
-957,053 |
Level 36: 20,000/40,000
"Iroquois" moved all in for their last 487,079 from middle position and was called by "Cosmin1812" in the big blind.
"Iroquois": J♥J♣
"Cosmin1812": Q♠Q♥
"Iroquois" had picked up a big hand at the wrong time and was sent packing in 8th place after the board ran out A♣9♠7♥4♣9♥. While the remaining players were likely happy to secure a payjump, that joy was immediately dampened after "Cosmin1812" pulled the top $100,000 bounty to secure the biggest payout of the tournament.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Cosmin1812 |
2,914,294
1,561,979
|
1,561,979 |
Iroquois | Eliminado |
Level 38: 30,000/60,000
"Mapoker96" opened to 120,000 from the cutoff only to see "LookAround" move all in for 1,221,297 from the big blind. After little hesitation, "Mapoker96" made the call to put their opponent at risk.
"LookAround": A♠9♥
"Mapoker96": A♥J♣
The at risk player was dominated and would need significant help to survive. None came on the 10♣6♣4♠A♣8♦ runout to send "LookAround" to the rail in 7th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Mapoker96 |
3,876,542
692,761
|
692,761 |
LookAround | Eliminado |
Level 38: 30,000/60,000
"BIG_BIN" opened to 138,000 from the cutoff and was called by "Cosmin1812" in the big blind.
Action checked through the 3♦6♣4♣ flop to the 9♠ turn at which point "Cosmin1812" led out for 180,000. "BIG_BIN" made the call to see a river, which came J♥. "Cosmin1812" moved all in and, after some thought, "BIG_BIN" made the call with A♠3♠. It was no good, however, as "Cosmin1812" held K♠J♣ to send their opponent out in 6th place.
Shortly after, "TAJJMAAKKHAL" was eliminated in 5th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Cosmin1812 |
5,288,188
2,373,894
|
2,373,894 |
BIG_BIN | Eliminado | |
TAJJMAAKKHAL | Eliminado |
The remaining four players have been sent on their first 5-minute break of the day.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Cosmin1812 | 5,288,188 | |
Mapoker96 |
3,206,678
-669,864
|
-669,864 |
CheersMates |
1,967,341
-366,500
|
-366,500 |
DominykasJ |
1,727,793
1,016,226
|
1,016,226 |
Level 39: 40,000/80,000
"Mapoker96" opened to 160,000 before moving all in for 2,011,403 after "Cosmin1812" raised to 370,000 from the big blind. "Cosmin1812" made the call to put their opponent at risk.
"Mapoker96": A♦4♦
"Cosmin1812": A♥A♣
The board ran out Q♦8♥7♣8♠3♠ to keep the pocket rockets ahead and send "Mapoker96" out in 4th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Cosmin1812 |
10,764,793
5,476,605
|
5,476,605 |
Mapoker96 | Eliminado |
Level 39: 40,000/80,000
"Cosmin1812" opened to 160,000 on the button and then called after "CheersMates" moved all in for 2,267,341 out of the small blind.
"CheersMates": 10♠10♦
"Cosmin1812": A♣Q♥
It was a flip but one that "Cosmin1812" won after the board ran out 4♥A♦9♦5♥8♦ to bring the tournament to the heads-up stage.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Cosmin1812 |
11,251,707
486,914
|
486,914 |
DominykasJ |
938,293
-789,500
|
-789,500 |
CheersMates | Eliminado |