After just four hours of play on Day 2 of Event #39: $215 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the 2024 PokerNews Online Championship hosted by 888Poker, 264 players were narrowed down to the final table of eight. The player best positioned heading into the final day of play is "scheeescheee" of Mexico with 3,051,520, good for 51 big blinds. They are closely followed by Romania's "RazvyB" on 2,872,759 with "bucurestean" rounding out the top three with 2,665,882.
Each of the remaining players has locked up a minimum of $3,175 to go along with any bounties they have collected, though all eyes will be on the $25,626 top prize. Earlier on Day 2, the largest single prize of the tournament, the $30,000 top bounty, was collected by Brazilian "Dangerzinn", who was eventually eliminated in 16th place to bring their total payout from the tournament to an impressive $31,192.
Event #39: $215 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "scheeescheee" | Mexico | 3,051,520 | 51 |
| 2 | "RazvyB" | Romania | 2,872,759 | 48 |
| 3 | "bucurestean" | Romania | 2,665,882 | 44 |
| 4 | "aziz.Mancha" | Brazil | 2,536,063 | 42 |
| 5 | "betsoares" | Brazil | 2,461,804 | 41 |
| 6 | "AKGambit" | Germany | 1,203,674 | 20 |
| 7 | "dainuciuks" | Lithuania | 772,446 | 13 |
| 8 | "EstorilBlue" | Lithuania | 705,852 | 12 |
Once late registration closed at the start of Day 2, the total prizepool was confirmed at $325,400, surpassing the $300,000 guarantee. Of that sum, $175,400 was set aside for the regular prizepool to be split amongst the top 180 finishers, with each receiving a minimum of $351. With 264 players entering the day, the bubble loomed large from the start. Unsurprisingly, it did not take long for it to burst after "mogyo_10" was forced all in from the big blind and came up short against their opponent's flopped full house.
The final table will resume March 5 at 2 p.m. ET at which point play will continue until a winner is crowned. Blinds resume in Level 38 at 30,000/60,000 and will increase every 12-minutes.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team provides coverage through to the conclusion of the tournament.
