The €3,000 Mystery Bounty event held at Sporting Monte-Carlo, as part of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo, was a thrilling one. The event drew a field of an impressive 743 entries, generating a prize pool of €1,274,988, along with €743,000 in bounty prizepool.
The Romanian player Adrian State emerged victorious, winning his biggest career score of €232,989 along with €45,000 bounties. Watching Adrian State play was a special treat to eyes, as the player started the day as the second-chip leader but slipped to third at the final table. However, State was able to last until the heads-up battle with Jamie Flynn.
Jamie held almost double the chips compared to State, so they discussed an ICM deal. But State made a bold choice to play for the win instead of taking the deal. This decision proved to be a winning one, as State doubled up just one hand later. The heads-up battle was intense, but State’s determination paid off.
EPT Monte Carlo €3,000 Mystery Bounty Final Table Recap
Yiannis Liperis and Ghassan Bitar were the fortunate recipients of the two largest bounties at the €3,000 Mystery Bounty event, each worth an impressive €75,000. This boasts up their live earnings.
Among the players with collecting the most bounties , Sylvester Fortuna led the pack with a total of 11 bounties, with his largest Bounty amounting to €10,000. Despite his success in Bounty hunting, he was eliminated at 17th place for €10,450.
Coming in second for collecting the most bounties was finalist Sergi Reixach, who amassed nine bounties, including two valued at €10,000 each. Reixach’s strong performance collecting bounties didn’t translate into a higher finish, as he ultimately landed in eighth place in the Mystery Bounty event.
A total of 16 players returned to Day 3 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty. With the top bounties already secured on Day 2, the tournament transitioned into a freezeout format for the remaining players.
The first two hours of play were very intense as we saw 7 eliminations taking the event to the final table. Mathieu Di Meglio, who began the day third in chips, unfortunately fell short and finished in 11th place. Paul Runcan was very close to making it to the final table but was eliminated in 10th Place.
Nicola Grieco was a favorite among the remaining players at the table due to his bold moves and strategic gameplay. Unfortunately, he was eliminated in third place after losing chips to Flynn and State.
Flynn dominated on the final day by eliminating numerous players from the event and collecting their bounties. However in the end he lost against State in the heads-up battle. He earned €160,530 for his runner-up finish.
EPT Monte Carlo €3,000 Mystery Bounty Final Table Payouts (includes bounties)
Adrian State -€277,898
Jamie Flynn – €160,530
Nicola Grieco €117,950
Romain Lewis €92,950
David McConachie – €70,510
Mohamed Mehalleg – €47,310
Javier Fernandez – €69,400
Sergi Reixach – €55,000
Gediminas Uselis – €28,530
India’s Ankit Ahuja Makes Day 2 of €25K EPT High Roller at 2024 EPT Monte Carlo
Over to the €25,000 High Roller at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo, the event kicked off on May 2 and attracted 229 seasoned players, collecting €5,498,290 prize pool to surpass last year’s total by nearly €500,000. By the time late registration closed on Day 2, a further 21 players joined the action, taking the field to a total of 247 and the prize pool of €5,930,470. The prize pool is set to be shared by top 31 players, with the winner set to bank a massive €1,253,070.
Tunisia’s Maher Nouira holds the chip lead with an impressive 362,000 stack and he is followed by top talents like Henri Kasper (290,000) and Christopher Putz (267,000). Representing India in this event is none other than Ankit Ahuja. The two-time POY winner and recent GUKPT Edinburgh High Roller earlier this year who had posted a deep run in the EPT Monte Carlo FPS Main Event is vying for glory amidst a field of titans. As per the latest update, he holds stacks of 97,000 chips.
Top 5 Chip Counts at the Start of Day 2
1. Maher Nouira – 362,000
2. Henri Kasper – 290,000
3. Christopher Puetz – 267,000
4. Vladyslav Martynenko – 245,500
5. Matthias Lipp – 235,000
The series kicked off on 24th April will conclude on 4th May 2024, with the High Roller being the last event in the schedule. Ahuja is the only Indian battling it out for the title in the €25,000 High Roller. Keep following PokerProNews for the latest updates from the ongoing EPT Monte Carlo
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