Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty Set to Play Down to a Winner
Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty at the 888 Poker KO Games began with a combined field of 1,328 players across Day 1 starting flights. Now, entering the third day of play, just eight remain, all vying for the $15,480 top prize to go along with any bounties they have accumulated along the way.
The chipleader going into the final table is "UGOTPOONCHED", who enjoyed a late surge on Day 2 to end with an impressive 2,734,663. "Zindane" of Cyprus follows in second place on 2,620,000 while Denmark's "thechronic99", the fourth largest stack entering Day 2, moved up to third during the day to end with 2,399,349.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "UGOTPOONCHED" | Canada | 2,734,663 | 34 |
| 2 | "Zindane" | Cyprus | 2,620,005 | 33 |
| 3 | "thechronic99" | Denmark | 2,399,349 | 30 |
| 4 | "Inspiro" | United Kingdom | 2,059,796 | 26 |
| 5 | "latvianhero1" | Latvia | 1,903,377 | 24 |
| 6 | "ingeruRO14" | Romania | 1,869,800 | 24 |
| 7 | "guitiradent1" | Brazil | 1,792,938 | 22 |
| 8 | "Suic1deKin9" | Costa Rica | 556,072 | 7 |
Play gets underway at 2 p.m. ET and will resume in Level 38 with blinds of 40,000/80,000 and a 10,000 ante. The blinds will continue to go up every 12-minutes until a winner is crowned. With the average stack sitting at just 25 big blinds, the action will be fast so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team wraps up coverage of Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty.