Bounties to Come Into Play on Day 2 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty
Day 2 of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo €3,000 Mystery Bounty kicks off today at Sporting Monte-Carlo, here in the glamourous principality of Monaco.
This three-day event, starting at 12:30 p.m. local time, is sure to see plenty of action and bounties galore, with players battling it out for chips and tokens to reveal a selection of mystery bounties. The bounty tokens come into play today at the start of Level 15.
The chip leader is Alan Ferraro with 429,000. Sylwester Fortuna is the current runner-up in second place with 392,500 and is closely followed by Igor Pihela in third with 380,000. They are looking to replicate last years winner Jeremie Zouari who scooped a grand total of €202,310 inclusive of bounties.
€3,000 Mystery Bounty Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Ferraro | Italy | 429,000 |
| 2 | Sylwester Fortuna | Poland | 392,500 |
| 3 | Igor Pihela | Estonia | 380,000 |
| 4 | Nir Sharon | USA | 338,000 |
| 5 | Kamal Bejjani | Lebanon | 315,000 |
| 6 | Mengshi Tian | Hong Kong | 315,000 |
| 7 | Alfonso Simone | Italy | 300,000 |
| 8 | Sergi Reixach | Spain | 275,000 |
| 9 | Umberto Zaffagnini | Italy | 261,000 |
| 10 | Andrija Robovic | Croatia | 255,000 |
Other notable players that made it through to Day 2 include 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event champion Kalidou Sow with 240,000 and this year's €50,000 EPT Paris Super High Roller winner Thomas Santerne with 85,000.
PokerStars Ambassadors Parker Talbot (216,000), Ramon Colillas (105,000), Benjamin Spragg (98,000) and Maria Konnikova (50,000) also found a bag.
Action commences with blinds at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante. Fifteen 40-minute levels will be played today. There will be two 20-minute breaks at the end of Level 15 and 18 in addition to a 75-minute dinner break at the end of Level 21. The final 20-minute break will take place after Level 24. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.
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