2023 888poker KO Games

$162 Mystery Bounty
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 888poker KO Games

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$15,480
Event Info
Buy-in
$162
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
1,328
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
8
Players Left
1

$162 Mystery Bounty

Day 3 Completed

"thechronic99" Emerges Triumphant in Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty ($20,091)

"thechronic99" Emerges Triumphant in Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty ($20,091)
"thechronic99" Emerges Triumphant in Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty ($20,091)

After a brief final table of eight that lasted just over an hour, Denmark's "thechronic99" was the last player standing in Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty at the 888 Poker KO Games, defeating "ingeruRO14" in heads-up play to secure the victory and a total payday of $20,091.

Coming into the third and final day, Canadian "UGOTPOONCHED" led the field but ultimately fell in fourth place, whereas "thechronic99" started third in chips and managed to navigate their way to the top. "Zindane", flying the flag for Cyprus, finished on the podium in third place, good for $8,886, including bounties, while the aforementioned "ingeruRO14" of Romania took second and $13,262.

Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty Final Table Results

 PlacePlayerCountryPrize (Including bounties)
 1"thechronic99"Denmark$20,091
 2"ingeruRO14"Romania$13,262
 3"Zindane"Cyprus$8,886
 4"UGOTPOONCHED"Canada$7,575
 5"latvianhero1"Latvia$5,136
 6"guitiradent1"Brazil$5,025
 7"Inspiro"United Kingdom$8,999
 8"Suic1deKin9"Costa Rica$2,979

Mystery Bounty Element

Half of the $200,000 prize pool generated by the 1,328 entries was devoted to mystery bounties, with that element of the tournament coming into play on Day 2. The top $20,000 bounty, which exceeded the regular prize pool first-place payout, ended up in the hands of "zxcdsaqwe" early in the day to dampen some of the excitement. Nevertheless, there was still big money up for grabs in bounties, as demonstrated by seventh place finisher "Inspiro", who collected the majority of their total $8,999 payout in bounties.

Money Bubble

Not long after some of the biggest bounties were taken off the board, the money bubble was burst by the unfortunate "YguTj" as they were essentially blinded out in 145th place to secure the remaining players $250. Play then continued at a rapid pace until just eight players remained.

Final Table Action

"Suic1deKin9" had the shortest stack coming into the final table so it was no surprise that they were the first to go in a wild three-way all in encounter. Next out was "Inspiro" after "UGOTPOONCHED" rivered a king to bring the tournament down to six players.

Not long after, "guitiradent1" was felted by a flopped cooler before "latvianhero1" followed them out the door in 5th place after "Zindane" flopped a set against them.

Start of the day chip leader "UGOTPOONCHED" had by this point become the short stack, with their tournament ultimately coming to an end in 4th place. A dominated ace was all that was needed to condemn "Zindane" to a 3rd place finish to set up a heads-up match between "ingeruRO14" and "thechronic99", the latter of whom entered that stage of the tournament with a significant chip advantage.

Only a few hands later, all the chips got in the middle, with "ingeruRO14" needing to pair up their king-jack to survive. Unable to do so, "thechronic99" was the last player left standing to take down Event #19: $162 Mystery Bounty and leave "ingeruRO14" with a $13,262 consolation prize.

That wraps up coverage of this event, but be sure to keep following PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide comprehensive coverage of global poker events.

Tags: guitiradent1ingeruRO14Inspirolatvianhero1thechronic99UGOTPOONCHEDYguTjZindanezxcdsaqwe

"ingeruRO14" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($11,290)

"ingeruRO14" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($11,290)
"ingeruRO14" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($11,290)

Level 43: 90,000/180,000

"thechronic99" opened to 576,000 on the button and then called with the covering stack after "ingeruRO14" moved all in for their last 3,598,706.

"ingeruRO14": K?J?
"thechronic99": A?6?

"ingeruRO14" was marginally behind but was left drawing thin after the flop came Q?A?9?. The 8? turn meant "thechronic99" would only need to fade a ten heading to the river to secure the win and was able to do just that after the 5? completed the board to condemn "ingeruRO14" to a runner-up finish.

Stay tuned for a full tournament recap to follow.

Player Chips Progress
thechronic99
thechronic99
15,936,000
4,467,206
4,467,206
ingeruRO14 ro
ingeruRO14
Busted

Tags: ingeruRO14thechronic99

"Zindane" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,299)

"Zindane" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,299)
"Zindane" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,299)

Level 42: 80,000/160,000

"Zindane" moved all in for 2,269,950 from under the gun and was called by "thechronic99" on the button.

"Zindane": A?10?
"thechronic99": A?J?

"Zindane" was dominated and would need significant help to survive. None came on the Q?7?2?5?A? runout to bring their tournament to an end in 3rd place and set the stage for a heads-up showdown between "thechronic99" and "ingeruRO14".

A few hands earlier, start of day chipleader "UGOTPOONCHED" was sent out in 4th place.

Player Chips Progress
thechronic99
thechronic99
11,468,794
6,102,872
6,102,872
ingeruRO14 ro
ingeruRO14
4,467,206
1,274,927
1,274,927
Zindane
Zindane
Busted
UGOTPOONCHED
UGOTPOONCHED
Busted
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: ingeruRO14thechronic99UGOTPOONCHEDZindane

Accused Private Poker Game Cheater: "I Didn't Bring Any Cards Anywhere"

One day after being accused of cheating a California home game out of millions, Tony Mars issued a statement to PokerNews denying the allegations.

Wesley Fei and Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot, both Hustler Casino Live regulars, claim that Mars, who also plays on HCL, brought a special UV-marked deck that allowed him to decipher face-down cards.

The alleged scandal occurred in a game at a private residence in Yorba Linda, California, a community in Orange County.

Read the full story on what happened here!

"latvianhero1" Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,550)

"latvianhero1" Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,550)
"latvianhero1" Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,550)

Level 40: 60,000/120,000

"latvianhero1" moved all in for 1,294,993 from under the gun and was called by "Zindane" in the small blind.

"latvianhero1": 8?8?
"Zindane": 7?7?

"latvianhero1" was in excellent position to get a full double but was dealt a big blow by the 6?3?7? flop. The Q? turn and Q? river kept the set of sevens ahead to complete the bad beat for "latvianhero1" and send them packing in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Zindane
Zindane
6,222,243
3,602,243
3,602,243
latvianhero1
latvianhero1
Busted

Tags: latvianhero1Zindane

"guitiradent1" Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,400)

"guitiradent1" Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,400)
"guitiradent1" Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,400)

Level 40: 60,000/120,000

"ingeruRO14" opened to 252,000 on the button and was called by "guitiradent1" in the big blind.

"guitiradent1" check-jammed on the 9?5?10? flop and "ingeruRO14" called with the covering stack.

"guitiradent1": Q?10?
"ingeruRO14": K?10?

"ingeruRO14" was ahead and remained so on the 2? turn and A? river to eliminated "guitiradent1" in 6th place.

Player Chips Progress
ingeruRO14 ro
ingeruRO14
3,796,960
1,927,160
1,927,160
guitiradent1 br
guitiradent1
Busted

Tags: guitiradent1ingeruRO14

"Inspiro" Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,560)

Level 40: 60,000/120,000

"Inspiro" moved all in for 799,791 from early position and was looked up by "UGOTPOONCHED" in middle position.

"Inspiro": Ax4x
"UGOTPOONCHED": KxJx

"Inspiro" was ahead and remained so on a clean flop and turn. The Kx river, however, paired up "UGOTPOONCHED" to send "Inspiro" to the rail in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
UGOTPOONCHED
UGOTPOONCHED
2,300,500
-434,163
-434,163
Day 2 Chip Leader
Inspiro
Inspiro
Busted

Tags: UGOTPOONCHEDInspiro

"Suic1deKin9" Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,940)

"Suic1deKin9" Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,940)
"Suic1deKin9" Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,940)

Level 38: 40,000/80,000

"Zindane" opened to 180,005 from under the gun and received calls from "Inspiro" in middle position as well as "Suic1deKin9" in the cutoff. "latvianhero1" then three-bet to 400,000 on the button, leaving themself just 25,161 behind. "thechronic99" cold four-bet jammed for 2,279,329 out of the small blind, forcing folds from "Zindane" and "Inspiro". "Suic1deKin9" called off for their remaining 2,114,288, as did "latvianhero1" to setup a three-way all in.

"latvianhero1": A?Q?
"Suic1deKin9": J?J?
"thechronic99": K?K?

"thechronic99" had the covering stack and was in good position to score the double knockout. That all changed on the 9?J?10? flop, which gave "Suic1deKin9" top set while improving "latvianhero1" to an open ended straight draw to go along with the nut flush draw. The A? turn changed little but the Q? river handed "latvianhero1" the main pot with the flush while giving "thechronic99" the sidepot with broadway to send "Suic1deKin9" out in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
thechronic99
thechronic99
3,583,315
1,183,966
1,183,966
latvianhero1
latvianhero1
1,794,993
-108,384
-108,384
Suic1deKin9
Suic1deKin9
Busted

Tags: latvianhero1thechronic99Zindane