Jamil Wakil Bags Big on Day 1 of EPT London £10,200 Mystery Bounty
The 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour London kicked off today, and the £10,200 Mystery Bounty was among the events that saw players flock to the felt at Hilton Park Lane.
There were 28 players who bagged a stack out of 43 total entries today, however the latter can still increase as late registration will remains open through the first two levels of Day 2. Only eight levels played out today, and the bounty component of the tournament will take effect at the start of Level 13 when all remaining players will receive a Mystery Bounty Token.
Canada’s Jamil Wakil bagged the top stack by a large margin with 541,000 chips. Benjamin Pitoun was the next closest on the leaderboard with 283,000 chips, while Erik Seidel (242,000), Joao Vieira (239,000), and Leon Sturm (225,500) round out the top five chip counts.
£10,200 Mystery Bounty Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamil Wakil | Canada | 541,000 | 180 |
| 2 | Benjamin Pitoun | France | 283,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Erik Seidel | United States | 242,000 | 81 |
| 4 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 239,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 225,500 | 75 |
| 6 | Enzo Vito | United Kingdom | 198,000 | 66 |
| 7 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 193,000 | 64 |
| 8 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 187,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Rodrigo Sirichuk | Brazil | 184,000 | 61 |
| 10 | Pedro Marques | Portugal | 154,000 | 51 |
Others to bag and tag a stack included Daniel Dvoress (193,000), Juan Pardo (187,000), Jinho Hong (130,500), Timothy Adams (107,500), and Paul Newey (70,000).
PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton, 2006 EPT London Main Event winner Victoria Coren Mitchell, and Espen Jorstad were among those unable to bring chips into the second day, although they will still have an opportunity to reenter if they choose to do so.
Day 2 will restart at 12:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, October 19.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide updates until a champion is crowned, along with coverage of other events from EPT London.
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