EPT Paris �3,000 Mystery Bounty to Crown a Champion on Day 3
The third and final day of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris �3,000 Mystery Bounty will see a champion being crowned and the rest of the bounties unveiled. The event resumes at 12:30 p.m. local time from here at Le Palais des Congr��s.
Only 14 players remain, all of whom will be hoping to take the title and winner��s prize of �298,796 from the �1,682,936 prize pool. There were 997 total entries into this tournament, eclipsing the 787 that entered into this very same event last year.
[Removed:451] of Belgium comes into Day 3 as the chip leader (5,425,000), with Ram Faravash of Australia (4,270,000) in second and Tsugunari Toma of Japan (3,000,000) in third.
The last �25,000 and �50,000 bounties were pulled last night but there are still three �10,000 and three �5,000 envelopes to be pulled.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Removed:451] | Belgium | 5,425,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Ram Faravash | Australia | 4,270,000 | 71 |
| 3 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 3,000,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | 2,415,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Salomon Azria | France | 2,350,000 | 39 |
| 6 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | 2,270,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 2,180,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Seonguk Huh | Korea | 1,770,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Pierre May | Germany | 1,595,000 | 27 |
| 10 | Stephane Gabarre | France | 1,300,000 | 22 |
The remaining 14 players will return today at 12:30 p.m. local time for Day 3 to 40-minute levels and will play to a winner. Play will recommence at level 28, which features 30,000/60,000 blinds with a 60,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage of what is sure to be a exciting ending to this event.