Day 2 of Event #39: $215 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the PokerNews Online Championship Kicks Off
With a successful inaugural PokerNews Online Championship hosted by 888Poker nearly in the books, the stage has been set for the blue ribbon tournament, Event #39: $215 Mystery Bounty Main Event. Numerous Day 1 flights have been running over the past few days with a total of 1,616 entries at the time of writing. Of those, 225 have managed to book their seat in Day 2, with that number set to rise as the last few flights conclude before play gets underway in a little over an hour.
Currently leading the pack is "jessecesar" of Brazil, who managed to spin their starting stack of 10,000 up to an impressive 220,451. Not too far behind sits PokerNews ambassador and twitch streamer Lukas "RobinPoker." Robinson on 190,445 while Brazilian "zedonato" rounds out the top three with 185,414. Robinson is not the only prominent player to have bagged big as fellow British streamer and 888Poker ambassador Nick "eastyyy22" Eastwood enters the day with 122,818.
The mystery bounty portion of the tournament comes into play on Day 2, which should be of significance to the remaining players given the $30,000 top bounty. That number currently eclipses the top prize of $25,626 set to head the way of the winner of the regular half of the tournament.
Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "jessecesar" | Brazil | 220,451 | 110 |
| 2 | Lukas "RobinPoker." Robinson | United Kingdom | 190,445 | 95 |
| 3 | "zedonato" | Brazil | 185,414 | 93 |
| 4 | "KITCHEN_TE9" | Unaffiliated | 180,739 | 90 |
| 5 | "optimusmov" | Montenegro | 179,318 | 90 |
| 6 | "Klevi25" | Romania | 175,933 | 88 |
| 7 | "2pacnrw16" | Unaffiliated | 172,191 | 86 |
| 8 | "VL1fish3BV" | Romania | 162,317 | 81 |
| 9 | "PlumpySouyon" | Malta | 159,753 | 80 |
| 10 | "EvilJens2.0" | Germany | 149,925 | 75 |
Play resumes at 4 p.m. ET, March 4 at the start of Level 20 with blinds of 1,000/2,000 with a 250 ante. Levels will continue to last 12-minutes for the remainder of the tournament and play on Day 2 will continue until the final table is set. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide updates throughout the tournament so be sure to stay tuned as Event #39: $215 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the 2024 PokerNews Online Championship hosted by 888Poker continues to play down to a winner.