The 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival is crowning champions left, right, and center, but there is one tournament where we won’t know who the winner is until March 26: the Mystery Bounty Festival Main Event.
The 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival Main Event, costing £215 to enter and guaranteeing at least $300,000 will be won, is by far the largest tournament on the busy schedule. Approximately one dozen Day 1s take place before Day 2 on March 25, which seems like plenty of time to build a stack that challenges for the lead, but that final Day 1 will be on you quicker than you realize.
Only 57 players, from 426 starters, have punched their Day 2 tickets and now stand a chance of becoming the 888poker Mystery Bounty Main Event champion. First place will come with a bankroll-boosting payout, not to mention the mystery bounties that come into play from the start of Day 2.
Ten mystery bounty envelopes contain $1,500, with another ten awarding their recipient $3,000. Three lucky 888poker players will receive mystery bounty payments worth $6,000, with another two walking way with an impressive $12,000. The largest mystery bounty tucked away is worth a quite staggering $30,000!
$300,000 MB Festival Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MMDpoker1 | Romania | 231,006 | 116 |
| 2 | kiskutya23 | 226,836 | 113 | |
| 3 | DaveyT47 | Canada | 211,244 | 106 |
| 4 | Magicmarji | Germany | 157,815 | 79 |
| 5 | Cavalito_ | Brazil | 141,871 | 71 |
| 6 | Sheglov | Ukraine | 140,133 | 70 |
| 7 | frittsson47 | Sweden | 132,195 | 66 |
| 8 | viinig | Brazil | 125,312 | 63 |
| 9 | matyfacu06 | Argentina | 119,915 | 60 |
| 10 | hsasa1984 | Romania | 113,263 | 57 |
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Romania’s “MMDpoker1” is the player who finds themselves in the envious position of chip leader. “MMDpoker1” ended their Day 1 with a colossal stack of 231,006 chips, the equivalent of 116 big blinds, when Day 2 commences at 9:00 p.m. GMT on March 25.
Only two other players have managed to accumulate at least 100 big blinds so far. 888poker regular “kiskutya23” returns to the tables armed with 226,836 chips (113 big blinds), while Canadian “DaveyT47” has a war chest of 211,244 chips (104 big blinds).
If you want to start Day 2 with a top-ten stack, you will need to bag up, in the virtual sense, at least 113,264 chips.
888poker Mystery Bounty Festival Results So Far
“LODDENThinks” is the biggest winner of the 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival so far, courtesy of taking down the $120,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Opening event last weekend. The British grinder turned $109 into $9,620 plus the title of champion. While $9,620 is a significant score, it is over three times less than the largest mystery bounty the festival’s Main Event will award; let that sink in for a moment!
| Event | Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 – Mystery Bounty Opening Mini | $11 | 1,948 | $19,480 | blackday1997 | $1,822 |
| #2 – Mystery Bounty Opening Mid | $55 | 859 | $42,950 | Alysson1994 | $4,693 |
| #3 – Mystery Bounty Opening | $109 | 1,171 | $120,000 | LODDENThinks | $9,620 |
| #4 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mini | $11 | 1,241 | $12,140 | SaintGoal | $1,416 |
| #5 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max | $55 | 337 | $16,850 | swig207 | $2,965 |
| #6 – Mystery Bounty Mid | $16.50 | 892 | $13,380 | AAGrimnir | $1,441 |
| #7 – Mystery Bounty Mini | $8.80 | 795 | $6,360 | 1bravo90 | $648 |
| #8 – Mystery Bounty | $55 | 291 | $15,000 | Alysson1994 | $3,878 |
| #9 – Mystery Bounty Mini | $11 | 1,261 | $12,610 | PaiDeTodos | $1,459 |
| #10 – Mystery Bounty | $33 | 420 | $12,600 | winsistente | $2,685 |
Remaining 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival Schedule (Numbered Events)
The 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival offers many other tournaments in addition to the $300,000 guaranteed Main Event. At least four tournaments take place daily until the festival ends on March 26, each running alongside 888poker’s exciting tournament schedule, which includes the Micro Rollers.
*flights for the #23 – Mystery Bounty Mini Event start March 17 and run each day