Bounties Are Now in Play as 161 Return For Day 2 of Event #9: �1,100 Mystery Bounty
A gold World Series of Poker Europe bracelet awaits, but that��s not the only prize players will be anxiously hoping to capture when the second and final day of Event #9: �1,100 Mystery Bounty begins at 2 p.m. local time.
For the final 161 players, today is when the mystery bounty portion of the event kicks in. Every player left has a bounty on their head. Eliminate an opponent, and you claim their bounty and the right to step up to the platform, push the red button, and find out what your prize is. The bounties range from �300 all the way up to �30,000, with the exact distribution being announced along with the prize pool shortly after play resumes.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Amsellem | Israel | 440,000 | 147 |
| 2 | Samuel Ju | Germany | 412,000 | 137 |
| 3 | Demetrio Caminita | Italy | 385,000 | 128 |
| 4 | Anestis Anagnostidis | Germany | 354,000 | 118 |
| 5 | Marco Poccia | Italy | 341,000 | 114 |
| 6 | Till Templin | Germany | 336,000 | 112 |
| 7 | Nicola Karl | Germany | 331,000 | 110 |
| 8 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | 326,000 | 109 |
| 9 | Jan Wieckenberg | Germany | 323,500 | 108 |
| 10 | Fausto Tantillo | Italy | 323,000 | 108 |
The top stacks heading into Day 2 are Jacob Amsellem (440,000), Samuel Ju (412,000), Demetrio Caminita (385,000), Anestis Anagnostidis (354,000), and Marco Poccia (341,000). The likes of Vladas Tamasauskas (326,000), Andras Balogh (283,500), Manig Loeser (175,500), and Alexandra Botez (162,000) are also in the top half of the leaderboard.
Also still in the mix for the bracelet are Nacho Barbero (142,500), Anton Suarez (129,000), Quan Zhou (127,000), Andrea Dato (122,500), Aliaksandr Shylko (113,500), Ana Marquez (108,000), and Viktor Blom (74,000). The first order of business for these players on Day 2 will be to make the money, start collecting bounties, and put themselves in a position to make a run for the final table and, ultimately, the title.
The action resumes with 26 minutes left on Level 15 with blinds of 1,500-3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play down to a winner, but with so many players still remaining and the average stack worth 50 big blinds at the start, whoever makes it to the end is surely in for a long night.
Put on your coffee pot and settle in as PokerNews provides all the live updates as the field narrows down and the bounties get claimed here at King��s Resort in Rozvadov.