Natalie Hof Crushes Day 2 of the $1,000 Million Dollar Mystery Bounty
The air was electric at the 2022 World Series of Poker for the highly anticipated Day 2 of the $1,000 Million Dollar Mystery Bounty at the Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. There were 826 survivors who came back for Day 2, where the mystery bounties would be handed out. Everyone was vying for that astronomical one million dollar bounty that awaited one lucky player.
When a player received a knockout ticket, they then entered their information into an iPad provided by the staff. The names were then be put in a queue on the big screen, and chests were constantly being opened that awarded a minimum of $1,000 per knockout. On occasion, a player would randomly hit a golden chest, which would include a much bigger prize. The smallest amount in a gold chest was $25,000, with the biggest $1,000,000.
Matt Glantz, a well-known pro with more than $7,000,000 in earnings, pulled the $1,000,000 bounty to score a massive payday. He bowed out late in the night, but his score is worth more than the $750,120 awaiting the eventual winner.
??Arin Youssefian was the lucky winner of the $500,000 gold chest bounty and Azim Popatia pulled the $250,000 bounty. They both busted shortly after but the huge scores will help to ease the bow.
Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Smith | Canada | 50,300,000 | 63 |
| 2 | Natalie Hof | Germany | 37,200,000 | 47 |
| 3 | Paul Chauderson | United States | 31,900,000 | 40 |
| 4 | David Timmons | United States | 31,000,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Jorge Juri | Cuba | 29,600,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Quincy Borland | United States | 27,000,000 | 34 |
| 7 | Florian Duta | Romania | 26,700,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Charlie Combes | United Kingdom | 24,300,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Adam Grandmaison | United States | 20,900,000 | 26 |
| 10 | Mykhailo Lendel | United States | 20,200,000 | 25 |
The chip leader is Michael Smith (50,300,000) from Canada, but it was Natalie Hof who dominated much of the day. Hof just finished eighth in the $10,000 Ladies Championship last week. She leads the three remaining women left in the field. The other two ladies are Libby Wilson (11,900,000) and Nellie Park (10,600,000).
Another fortunate bounty winner was Daniel De Almeida (17,300,000. He pulled off back-to-back gold chests and picked up $125,000 in a span of five minutes. Amazingly, his brother Caio De Almeida (6,300,000) is also still alive in the tournament.
Other players who bagged included ??Adam Grandmaison (20,900,000), Quincy Borland (27,000,000), Florian Duta (27,000,000), Jorge Juri (29,600,000) and Charlie Combes (24,300,000).
The remaining 33 players will return at 1 p.m. on July 6 in the purple section of Paris Las Vegas to play down to a winner. Follow all the action right here on PokerNews to see who becomes the next WSOP champion.