$3,000 Mystery Bounty Event Plays Down to Winner Today
It's time for the Final Day of the $3,000 Mystery Bounty, running as part of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus at the luxurious Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. The event gets back underway at 12 p.m. local time.
There were a total of 981 entries made to the event, which gave a total prize pool of $2,664,396. This broke down to $1,683,396 in the regular prize pool and $981,000 in the bounty prize pool.
With those who made it through Day 1, as well as fresh entries before the end of late registration, 352 players came back for Day 2. That field has now been whittled down to just 18 players who are left in contention for the top prize of $298,496.
Dmitrii Nazarov of Russia currently holds the chip lead with 2,895,000. He's followed closely by Dumitru Pora of Romania in second, then Ekrem Sanioglu in third place.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitrii Nazarov | Russia | 2,895,000 | 48 |
| 2 | Dumitru Pora | Romania | 2,785,000 | 46 |
| 3 | Ekrem Sanioglu | Turkey | 2,500,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Walid Bou Habib | Lebanon | 2,450,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 2,375,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Damir Zhugralin | Kazakhstan | 2,125,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Kemal Aslan | Turkey | 1,805,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Milos Petakovic | Serbia | 1,785,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Quan Zhou | Hong Kong | 1,780,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Dylan Destefano | USA | 1,575,000 | 26 |
The biggest bounty prizes have already been pulled, but there's still $10,000 bounties up for grabs as action approaches the final table.
The structure will recommence on Level 28 at blinds of 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante.
The PokerNews live reporting team will bring you live updates straight from the tournament floor, catching every bustout along the way as the event plays down to a winner.