$1,600 Mystery Bounty [$1,500,000 GTD] | 2022 Wynn Millions

2022-02-27 18:18 UTC-7

Matt Affleck Among Star Power Still Standing in Mystery Bounty

JonSofen

Niveau 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The Wynn Mystery Bounty tournament brought out a plethora of big name poker pros. Among those stars is Matt Affleck, a long-time pro who has over $3.3 million in live tournament cashes according to the Hendon Mob.

The Washington native infamously lost one of the most memorable bad beats in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event history in 2010. With 15 players remaining in poker's most prestigious annual event, he got his money in with pocket aces preflop against the eventual champion, Jonathan Duhamel, who was holding pocket jacks.

Duhamel would receive some help from the first four cards on the board — — and could win the hand on the river if he hit his open-ended straight draw or a set. The river in the 41 million chip pot, the largest pot of the tournament up to that point, was the and Affleck's dreams of becoming a world champion were shattered on a cruel bad beat.

He still took home $500,000, but ESPN viewers witnessed the raw emotions of a poker player suffering a rough bad beat late in the WSOP Main Event. Instead of having the chip lead, he was out in 15th place.

Affleck, a respected pro within the poker community, has bounced back from the bad beat quite nicely over the past 12 years. He now has 49 cashes in WSOP bracelet events and has put together an impressive poker career.

The Seattle sports enthusiast is chasing another large cash in the $1,600 buy-in Wynn Mystery Bounty tournament. With 50 players remaining, he has an above average stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matt Affleck	1,370,000	-150,000

Tags: Matt Affleck

2022-02-27 18:13 UTC-7

PokerGO Tour Adds Five March High Rollers to Schedule During Wynn Millions

MattHansen

Niveau 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Following the cancellation of the Super High Roller Bowl Russia, the PokerGO Tour is adding a new stop in Las Vegas at the Wynn poker room March 1-8, which will coincide with the highly-anticipated Wynn Millions.

The mini series features five high-stakes no-limit hold'em poker tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $10,000 (plus $500 fee) to $15,000 (plus $700 fee). A $300 discount is available for the $10k's for players who register prior to the 2 p.m. start time, and $400 discount for the $15k's.

PokerGO recently wrapped up its second annual PokerGO Cup series where Jeremy Ausmus was the overall series champion and Sean Perry won multiple events. The tour rolls on in Las Vegas early next month over at Wynn.

The full schedule is as follows:

Date	Buy-In	Starting Stack
3/1	$10,000 + $500	100,000
3/2	$15,000 + $700	100,000
3/6	$10,000 + $500	100,000
3/7	$10,000 + $500	100,000
3/8	$15,000 + $700	100,000

Ali Imsirovic won the first-ever PokerGO Tour last year. The second season is just getting under way in 2022 and Nick Petrangelo holds an early lead while Perry is in second place, right where he finished in 2021. However, it's far too early in the year to start making projections on who will sit atop the standings at the end of December when it counts the most.

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2022-02-27 17:20 UTC-7

Remember When an Omaha Truck Driver Drew $250K Bounty in Wynn Fall Classic

MattHansen

Niveau 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Last fall, the final 255 players from a 2,333-entry field returned for Day 2 action in the highly-anticipated Wynn Fall Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event. All of those players were in the money and eligible for the “Mystery Bounty” portion of the tournament, which meant every time they eliminated an opponent they’d get a chance to draw an envelope from a spinning drum.

Inside were 255 sealed envelopes under constant supervision and surveillance. Each contained a card with a prize ranging from $500-$250,000. There was only a single quarter-million top bounty followed by three $100,000 prizes, six $50,000 envelopes, and a dozen $25,000 slips.

It didn’t take long for the big prize to be selected, just 40 minutes in fact. It happened after 43-year-old Omaha trucker driver Donald Nimneh used ace-queen to eliminate an opponent holding an inferior ace-jack.

“For some reason I just felt something. You know, I felt something,” he told PokerNews. “When I moved my seat because my table broke, they moved me over to that table, when I stuck my hand in and won the bounty I was on the button, so I said I was just gonna go draw. I stuck my eye on this envelope and I just picked it.”

He continued: “It was unbelievable. I mean it still hasn’t sunk in yet. I thought it was $25,000 at first because I saw the two-five, but then the more I kept looking I kept seeing zeros. When I opened it, I just went crazy, man.”

The $250k top bounty has already been claimed! https://t.co/Y0uFDg53J8
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)

Originally from Liberia, Nimneh is a family man who wasn’t even going to play the tournament. It was only because of his young son altered some plans that it all came together.

“My son was the one that made this happen. He’s a boy scout and I was supposed to be at his camp today, but he decided because his sister was coming home, he was going to skip camp and spend the time with his sister. So, he told there was no need to come home, which is why I got into this.”

Prior to the six-figure score, Nimneh had a little over $20,000 in lifetime tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That included some small wins in daily South Point tournaments and a February 2020 RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Council Bluffs $160 NLH Closer victory for $3,569.

“I just play poker on the side because I like it,” he said with a smile. “I have a passion for it and it’s working well so far.”

Nimneh’s good luck with the bounty didn’t translate to the tournament itself as he lost most of his chips when his pocket aces were cracked by ace-king suited. A short time later, he was eliminated from the tournament in 122nd place for $5,284. On top of that, he had one other bounty for $5,000, meaning he left the Wynn a happy man with $260,284 in his bank account.

Tags: Donald Nimneh

2022-02-27 16:37 UTC-7

Lu Spikes River for a Double

MattHansen

Niveau 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ben Ector raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Qing Lu three-bet shoved from the next seat over. A player in middle position re-shoved and Ector got out of the way. Action was heads-up with Lu at risk.

Qing Lu:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Lu found an ace on the river to crack pocket kings for a double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Qing Lu	495,000	375,000

Tags: Ben Ector Qing Lu

2022-02-27 15:52 UTC-7

Magnus Buys Lucky Contest Winner into Wynn Millions Main Event

JonSofen

Niveau 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Nadya Magnus, who sits at nearly 500,000 in chips, won the 2021 GPI Female Player of the Year award and seeks a repeat performance in 2022.

She's also active in promoting the game and helping other talented women achieve success in poker. Last week, she offered up an interesting contest for women with under $100,000 in total live Hendon Mob earnings. She will buy the poker player who won it into the $10,000 Wynn Millions $10 million guaranteed Main Event March 3-11.

(2/2) I will post the puzzle sometime tomorrow when I have a free hour to be constantly watching my feed to catch t… https://t.co/iSlAVKCbf8
— Nadya Magnus (@NadyaKGB)

Magnus posted a puzzle and the first eligible person to correctly answer it won. That individual is Alecia Ackred who has $2,175 in recorded live tournament cashes, per Hendon Mob. Ackred now has an opportunity to earn her first massive score if she can run deep in the Wynn Millions Main Event later this week.

As for Magnus, she's quickly becoming one of the top women in the game and ended Kristen Bicknell's streak of three straight GPI Female Player of the Year awards. Magnus, who has nearly $1.3 million in live tournament cashes lifetime, accepted her award at the Global Poker Awards earlier this month.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nadya Magnus	490,000	-79,000

Tags: Nadya Magnus

2022-02-27 15:28 UTC-7

Lichtenberger Hits the Rail

MattHansen

Niveau 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Harrison Ashdown raised to 30,000 from under the gun and a player on the button called before Andrew Lichtenberger called from the big blind.

The flop was and Lichtenberger checked. Ashdown bet 35,000 and Lichtenberger raised to 80,000. Without much hesitation, Ashdown shoved with the most chips and Lichtenberger quickly called.

Andrew Lichtenberger:
Harrison Ashdown:

The turn was and the river , with no help for Lichtenberger as he gathered his things and headed for the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Harrison Ashdown	995,000	632,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	Eliminé

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Harrison Ashdown

2022-02-27 15:11 UTC-7

Big Stacked Stout Chasing First Career Mega Score

MattHansen

Niveau 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Brittney Stout has been crushing the competition during the first two days of the Wynn Mystery Bounty tournament. She's already spent much of Day 2's early going with the chip lead and had reached as much as 1.8 million chips.

Not only is she playing exceptionally well, but she even won a crucial race with a pair of 10's against her opponent's A-K to ship a big pot early on Day 2.

Stout, the wife of poker pro Matt Stout, has $70,000 in live tournament cashes. Her largest score entering the current event at Wynn was $27,544 for 8th place in a 2019 WPT DeepStack Kickoff No-Limit Hold'em tournament in Atlantic City.

If the cards continue falling her way on Sunday, she could more than double her lifetime cashes. Matt Stout has been busy tweeting out Brittney's chip count updates.

Update: My amazing wife @BritStout is now chip leading harder with 1.8M @ 12k after flopping a set of 10’s with TT>… https://t.co/MSZhHlMent
— Matt Stout (@MattStoutPoker)

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Brittney Stout	1,800,000	37,000

Tags: Brittney Stout

2022-02-27 14:29 UTC-7

Magnus Scoops Massive Pot with Pocket Aces

JonSofen

Niveau 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was caught on the river when Nadya Magnus, the 2021 GPI Female Player of the Year, was all-in for 197,000 on a board of .

Her opponent, who didn't expose his cards, made the call and she turned over for the winning flush, and is now back up above the stack she began Day 2 with.

Moments earlier, Magnus drew a $5,000 Mystery Bounty.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nadya Magnus	475,000	331,000

2022-02-27 14:25 UTC-7

Stout Picks Up a Huge Pot; Scores Knockout

MattHansen

Niveau 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Thai Vu raised pre-flop and Brittney Stout jammed with the big stack. The rest of the table got out of the way and Vu called.

Thai Vu:
Brittney Stout:

The board ran out and Stout turned a set of tens to secure the big pot.

Despite the knockout, Stout is waiting to make her trip to the bounty desk until her poker pro husband, Matt, arrives.

"According to Matt, I'm not allowed to pull any bounties until he gets here."

Stay tuned for Stout's trip to the drum.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Brittney Stout	1,763,000	742,000
Thai Vu	Eliminé

Tags: Brittney Stout Thai Vu

2022-02-27 13:30 UTC-7

Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!

MattHansen

Niveau 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.