It has been a busy old week for the folk at 888poker, with the online poker site’s ChampionChip Games series in full swing and its flagship tournament, the $109 Mystery Bounty Main Event, taking place. Georgian grinder “Orion618” came out on top of the latter for $6,936, including bounties.
Some 812 players bought into last weekend’s Mystery Bounty Main Event, resulting in a guarantee-busting $81,200 prize pool. This weekend’s event sees the guarantee return to $100,000, making this tournament even better value.
Ten mystery bounties were worth four figures, including a juicy $8,000 jackpot bounty. That huge sum is nestled in the 888poker account of “Hxs87” of Romania, who busted in 38th place for $127 but also took home $8,627 from the bounty prize pool.
Shout-outs also to 128th place finisher “schneido2307” and 36th place finisher “warrior” who both scooped $3,200 bounties before their tournaments ended prematurely.
$80,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iaric_ | Andorra | 3,204,448 | 80 |
| 2 | lbarrossa | Brazil | 2,495,891 | 62 |
| 3 | Orion618 | Georgia | 2,226,821 | 56 |
| 4 | killerqueen3 | Brazil | 1,209,742 | 30 |
| 5 | Billy_Slater | Chile | 873,070 | 22 |
| 6 | Anne_Boleyn | Belarus | 857,955 | 21 |
| 7 | krethomas | United Kingdom | 846,471 | 21 |
| 8 | ppvqen | Brazil | 465,602 | 12 |
Brazil’s “ppvqen” sat down at the final table as the short stack and was the first finalist heading out of the door. The Brazilian was joined on the rail by “Anne_Boleyn” of Belarus, “krethomas” of the United Kingdom, and “iaric_” who calls Andorra home.
With bounties included, the final four players locked in $3,000 for the $109 investment. Chile’s “Billy_Slater” crashed out in fourth for $3,092 before the elimination of “killerqueen3” sent this high-stakes event into the heads-up stage.
Here, “Orion618” locked horns with “lbarrossa” for the title and the lion’s share of the regular prize pool. “Orion618” came out on top and reeled in a $6,936, leaving their Brazilian opponent to make do with a $4,810 consolation prize.
$80,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orion618 | Georgia | $558 | $6,377 | $6,936 |
| 2 | lbarrossa | Brazil | $158 | $4,651 | $4,810 |
| 3 | killerqueen3 | Brazil | $440 | $3,419 | $3,860 |
| 4 | Billy_Slater | Chile | $558 | $2,533 | $3,092 |
| 5 | iaric_ | Andorra | $817 | $1,874 | $2,692 |
| 6 | krethomas | United Kingdom | $1,895 | $1,400 | $3,296 |
| 7 | Anne_Boleyn | Belarus | $63 | $1,054 | $1,118 |
| 8 | ppvqen | Brazil | $463 | $799 | $1,262 |
ChampionChip Games Results So Far
Twelve of the scheduled 28 ChamionChip Games events have crowned their champions. Each event is named after an Olympic Games sport and features formats such as progressive knockouts, Super KO, Mystery Bounty tournaments, and more.
Lithuania’s “dsrinkska77” won the largest prize of the low-stakes tournament series so far. They took down the $55 The Flame event, a mystery bounty affair that awarded “dsrinkska77” $2,896 when they outlasted 421 opponents.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01 – $16.50 Opening Ceremony | 820 | $12,300 | wannabebestt | Argentina | $1,546* |
| #02 – $8.80 Flags Parade | 725 | $5,800 | BRENO_DUARTE | Brazil$744* | |
| #03 – $55 The Flame | 422 | $21,100 | dskrinska77 | Lithuania | $2,896* |
| #04 – $11 Boxing | 845 | $10,000 | upaymrent | Sweden | $1,589* |
| #05 – $5.50 Fencing | 858 | $5,000 | julinhob.91 | Brazil | $789* |
| #06 – $33 Wrestling | 351 | $10,530 | CanelaVerde | Brazil | $1,876* |
| #07 – $11 Judo | 1,050 | $10,500 | eilselnhoj | United Kingdom | $1,204* |
| #08 – $5.50 Diving | 1,074 | $5,370 | Vincsl1990 | Brazil | $539* |
| #09 – $22 Takewondo | 611 | $12,200 | Kassir27 | Ireland | $1,676* |
| #10 – $16.50 Gymnastics | 632 | $10,000 | Djmil | Ukraine | $979* |
| #11 – $5.50 Archery | 907 | $5,000 | slatki76 | Finland | $417* |
| #12 – $33 Climbing | 324 | $10,000 | GoroxoB | Ukraine | $1,171* |
*includes bounty payments
Remaining ChampionChip Games Series Schedule (Numbered Events)
The ChampionChip Games continue until July 23, giving you plenty of opportunities to participate in this fun, affordable series. Event #26 – Main Event Mystery Bounty is easily the best value tournament of the series, not least because it only costs $25 to enter yet boasts a $100,000 guarantee on its prize pool.
To date, 2,096 players have bought in, with 243 of them progressing to Day 2 where the mystery bounties come into play. Several more Day 1s run between now and July 22, so head to 888poker, get involved, and see if you can turn a $25 investment into a five-figure prize.
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