Event #9: €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty
Dia 1 Iniciado
2023 WSOP Europe
Event #9: €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty
Dias: 1
Event #9: WSOPE NLH €1,100 Mystery Bounty Begins at 4 p.m.
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #9: WSOPE NLH €1,100 Mystery Bounty, which kicks off inside King's Resort in Rozvadov at 4 p.m. local time.
This is the first time that a Mystery Bounty event has been scheduled for the World Series of Poker Europe, and plenty of players are chomping at the bit to get involved in this unique tournament format.
What are Mystery Bounty Poker Tournaments?
In traditional bounty or progressive knockout poker tournaments, players receive a cash prize when they eliminate an opponent. When they secure a knockout in these events, they know how much their bounty prize is. In Mystery Bounty tournaments, the prize for busting a player is unknown.
The bounty prizes are in play in regular bounty tournaments from the start. However, in Mystery Bounty poker tournaments, the bounty element becomes active at a later stage, usually on Day 2 of the event’s schedule, which is the case for this event.
How Do Mystery Bounty Poker Tournaments Work?
Players receive a mystery bounty token from each player they eliminate in a live mystery bounty. Those players exchange their tokens for mystery bounty envelopes at the prize chest/tombola. Each envelope contains a mystery bounty prize, where the prizes could range from a few hundred dollars to a life-changing sum of money.
At the 2022 WSOP, Matt Glantz pulled the $1 million bounty prize in the Million Dollar Bounty. The following month, Scott Ball also banked a seven-figure payday after being awarded the top mystery bounty prize in the 2022 WSOP Online.
Day 1 Structure
The plan for Day 1 is to play 14x40-minute levels, with a break coming after the completion of every three levels. Players will need to have chips in front of them when the day is complete to make it through to tomorrow's session. Late registration closes after Level 12 plays out.
As mentioned, the bounties come into play from Day 2, so the first stage of the event will run as a regular poker tournament.
For the €1,100 buy-in, €700 goes into the regular prize pool, while €300 goes towards bounty prizes. The remainder goes to the house. Each entry will also have a 30,000 starting stack.
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante | Duration (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 40 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 40 |
| 3 | 200 | 300 | 300 | 40 |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 40 |
| 5 | 300 | 500 | 500 | 40 |
| 6 | 300 | 600 | 600 | 40 |
| 7 | 400 | 800 | 800 | 40 |
| 8 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 40 |
| 9 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 40 |
| 10 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 40 |
| 11 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 40 |
| 12 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 40 |
| 13 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 40 |
| 14 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 40 |
As always, stick with PokerNews to keep up with all the action from the 2023 WSOPE.
Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Day 1 of the €1,100 Mystery Bounty is now underway with 103 players currently registered.
Notable Names in the Field
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Budin Moves In Early
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
On one of the first hands of the tournament, Daniel Budin and Jacek Piontke went heads-up to the turn on a board of 2♥3♦A♥4♠.
Piontke, on the button, then bet 4,000. Budin responded by moving all in for 25,000 in the big blind. Piontke took about 30 seconds before mucking his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
18,000 |
Chips Are Flying Early
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The first level of Day 1 has already seen it's fair share of big pots so far, and Yuhang Chen and Dimitrios Katsikas were players on the right side of two of them.
With around 6,000 in the middle on a board of 2♠9♦K♣8♣8♥, Michal Wargin bet 5,000 from the hijack before Chen moved all in on the button. Wargin, with around 7,000 remaining, quickly mucked his hand.
At the same time at another table, Katsikas and Martin Ryan went to the river on a board of 7♣2♣10♥9♠4♥ and around 12,000 already in the pot. Katsikas then led out for 9,000 in the big blind and Ryan called on the button.
Katsikas then turned over 9♥9♦ for a set and Ryan mucked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
35,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
|
7,000 |
Greaux Doesn't Take the Bait
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Paul Covaciu opened to 300 from the hijack and was called by Franck Greaux from the cutoff. Mikkel Plum and Radu Pitic also came along from the button and the small blind.
Covaciu continued for 1,200 on the K♠10♦7♥ flop, and only Greaux called. Covaciu fired out another bet of 2,400 on the 9♠ turn.
The 10♠ river, action checked through to showdown. Covaciu had the goods with his K♦10♣, and Greaux mucked upon seeing his opponent's full house.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
36,000 |
New Bracelet Winner Finds Aces
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Ermanno Di Nicola won his first WSOP bracelet in the €550 Colossus last night and just took his seat in this tournament.
On one of his first hands, Jan Wieckenberg three-bet to 2,500 on the button before Di Nicola made it 6,000 in the hijack. Wieckenberg then moved all in and Di Nicola snap-called for 25,000.
Ermanno Di Nicola: A♠A♦
Jan Wieckenberg: A♥K♦
Di Nicola had picked up aces and held on through the Q♠5♥8♠10♦2♥ board to earn an double up in his quest to go back-to-back here in Rozvadov.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,000 | |
Rosilio Surrenders to Yehieli in "Sick Hand"
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Around 10,000 was already in the middle as Hen Rosilio and Aviel Yehieli went heads-up to the turn on a board of A♦2♦6♦J♠.
Rosilio was in the hijack and bet 7,000. Yehieli then moved all in for 27,000 on the button. "This is such a sick hand," Rosilio hand.
"I did it for Doyle," he added, holding up 10♣2♥ and posing for a photo before mucking.
"Starting stack. Time to start over," Rosilio said as he counted out what he had left after giving up the big pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
30,000 |