EPT Prague Streams Kick Off as Eight Mystifying Prizes Will Be Awarded on Day 2 of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty
A modest number of 45 unique players showed up for Day 1 of the €10,200 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. Together, they made 11 reentries to create a field of 56 entries. Eight of them will return today to the Hilton Prague for Day 2, with Ukraine's Oleg Vasylchenko having the chip lead. He will bring 1,665,000 chips to the final table, good for 42 big blinds at the start of play.
Online legend Elias "SinKarma" Gutierrez is right behind Vasylchenko with a stack of 1,105,000, while Dimitar Danchev (810,000) and Enrico Camosci (710,000) will also start the day with above-average stacks.
Meanwhile, Antoine Labat (400,000), Marcelo Bonanata (390,000), Masato Kashiwabara (320,000), and absolute short stack Paul Newey (200,000) all bagged up ten big blinds or less, making them prime candidates to be hunted for their bounty tokens.
Final Table Seating of €10,200 Mystery Bounty
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrico Camosci | Italy | 710,000 | 18 |
| 2 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 810,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Masato Kashiwabara | Japan | 320,000 | 8 |
| 4 | Paul Newey | England | 200,000 | 5 |
| 5 | Antoine Labat | France | 400,000 | 10 |
| 6 | Marcelo Bonanata | Uruguay | 390,000 | 10 |
| 7 | Elias Gutierrez | Spain | 1,105,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Oleg Vasylchenko | Ukraine | 1,665,000 | 42 |
Mystery bounty tokens will only be distributed at the start of Day 2, meaning that the full bounty prize pool of €280,000 is still there for the taking for the returning players. With the average bounty being worth €35,000, more than three buy-ins to the tournament, the action is promising to be abundant and explosive. The exact distribution of the mystery bounties is unknown as of yet but will be posted once it is announced.
Meanwhile, the €263,200 cash prize pool will also be divided among the final table of eight. The eventual winner will receive €80,300 plus at least two bounties, while the first player to be eliminated will only receive a consolation prize of €10,550 for their efforts.
€10,200 Mystery Bounty Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €80,300 |
| 2 | €52,650 |
| 3 | €38,150 |
| 4 | €28,950 |
| 5 | €22,350 |
| 6 | €17,100 |
| 7 | €13,150 |
| 8 | €10,550 |
When play resumes at 12:30 p.m. local time, the blinds will be at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. Every level will last for 30 minutes, and as many of them will be played as is necessary to reach a Mystery Bounty champion.
This event will be streamed live on PokerStars' Twitch and YouTube channels, cards-up and on a 30-minute delay. PokerNews will follow the same delay in order not to spoil any of the action.
So stay tuned to this page from 1 p.m. onwards to not miss any of the high-stakes Mystery Bounty action as the tournament plays down from eight to a champion.