Taherkhani Leads $10,200 Mystery Bounty Event as Day 1 Concludes
Day 1 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus $10,200 Mystery Bounty, running at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa, has now concluded.
A total of 83 entries have been made so far and of those 54 players have bagged and tagged to return for Day 2. The prize pool so far is $390,100.
At the end of Day 1, Kanan Taherkhani of Turkey is way out in front with 756,500 chips.
He's followed by high stakes German player Christian Rudolph, who sits in second place with 490,000. Elias Gutierrez of Spain is currently in third place with 393,500.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanan Taherkhani | Turkey | 756,500 | 252 |
| 2 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 490,000 | 163 |
| 3 | Elias Gutierrez | Spain | 393,500 | 131 |
| 4 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 304,000 | 101 |
| 5 | Iakov Onuchin | Russia | 279,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Antoine Labat | France | 260,500 | 87 |
| 7 | Aliaksandr Hirs | Belarus | 256,500 | 86 |
| 8 | Marcelo Manfredini | Uruguay | 246,500 | 82 |
| 9 | Ahmed Karrim | South Africa | 236,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Stoyan Obreshkov | Bulgaria | 229,500 | 77 |
The field is made up of plenty of tough regulars, including Antoine Labat (260,500), Stoyan Obreshkov (229,500), Alex Kulev (160,500), and PokerStars Team Pro player Sam Grafton (115,000), and many more.
When play resumes, blinds will resume at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. Late registration remains open until the end of Level 10. The tournament is set to play down to a winner on Day 2.
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