Dario Sammartino Amongst the Big Stacks Heading into Day 2
The 2022 PokerStars and Barcelona©Casino European Poker Tour continued on Wednesday and if you were eliminated from the Main Event, you most likely found yourself flocking to the €3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship at Casino Barcelona.
Canada's Marcello Del Grosso bagged the chip lead by an extremely large margin, bringing an impressive haul of 575,000 into Day 2.
Felisberto de Jesus (295,000), Manuel Fischer (256,000), Johnny Lodden (244,000), and Toni Kaukua (230,500) round out the top five.
€3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcello Del Grosso | Canada | 575,000 |
| 2 | Felisberto de Jesus | France | 295,000 |
| 3 | Manuel Fischer | Germany | 256,000 |
| 4 | Johnny Lodden | Norway | 244,000 |
| 5 | Toni Kaukua | Finland | 230,500 |
| 6 | Romain Locquet | France | 227,000 |
| 7 | Jack Germaine | United Kingdom | 226,000 |
| 8 | Mats Ullereng | Norway | 223,000 |
| 9 | Steve Watts | United Kingdom | 221,000 |
| 10 | Ailyran de Souza Lisboa | Brazil | 220,000 |
Notables who bagged big heading into Day 2 include Dario Sammartino (214,000), Uri Reichenstein (185,500), 2013 EPT London Main Event champion and winner of the EPT Barcelona €1,100 8-Game event Robin Ylitalo (185,000), Alejandro Romero (180,500), Andras Nemeth (170,500), and 2010 EPT Copenhagen Main Event champion and 10-time EPT tournament winner Anton Wigg (169,000) amongst many others.
PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot enjoyed a nice first day as well and will be bringing 105,000 chips to the second day.
From the 996 total entries today, only 337 players were fortunate enough to find a bag. Late registration remains open until the beginning of Day 2, which is set for 1 p.m. local time, so those hoping to turn 20 big blinds into glory and bounties still have a fighting chance.
12 levels were played on Wednesday, and the bounty component of the tournament will take effect on Thursday as all remaining players will receive a "Mystery Bounty Token”. All players that eliminate another player on Day 2 will receive their token and be able to take their token to the Mystery Bounty desk anytime after the second break of the day (around 5:15 p.m. local time) to draw their envelope.
There are a number of cash prizes to be won in addition to the PLATINUM PASS ADDED - WORTH $30,000 and a RED SPADE PASS ADDED - WORTH $18,000. Prize amounts will be announced at the start of the day.
Players will follow the same 40-minute level format for Day 2, playing 12 levels with a 15-minute break every three levels, beginning at Level 13 with 1000/1500/1500. A 60-minute dinner break is currently scheduled at the end of Level 21.
Keep it here on PokerNews for all the latest from the Main Event, the final two days of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship, and the rest of the action here at EPT Barcelona!
for top two pair. 
left Kaukua drawing to only a queen, but the 
river did not provide and Smith was shipped the pot for a full double up.
, small blind Selim Oulmekki bet 9,000 into the already large pot, but then big blind Ivan Vichez put in a big raise to 35,000. 
and Razavi continued for 4,300. Ju called.
turn, Razavi put in a pot-sized bet of 16,500, leaving 16,000 behind. Ju considered for about 45 seconds before making the call.
river, Razavi put her stack in and Ju snapped it off. Razavi showed 
and was stunned when Ju turned over 
, pairing his eight on the river.
cracked Arends' 
, Hirs is rapidly approaching the 200,000-chip mark nearing the second break of the day.
turn, both players elected to see a free river card.
and Greenwood put out a bet of 2,000, leaving 9,500 chips behind. Pecheux thought about his decision for about two minutes before going over the top. Greenwood snap-called and showed 
for the straight.
and both players checked to the 
river. 
