Finn's Username Doesn't Check Out in the PokerNews Online Championship

Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Mar 03, 2024 4 min read

$12,000 DeepStack PKO Final Table Results
Remaining PokerNews Online Championship Main Events
$300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
$50,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
PokerNews Online Championship Results So Far
Remaining PokerNews Online Championship Schedule

What's in a name? Some poker players choose an alias to represent them at online poker sites that has some truth behind it or is their nickname away from the tables. Others select a name that is something of a reverse tell, giving the impression they are inexperienced. Finland's "lovelydonk" seems to fall into the latter category.

A name like "lovelydonk" conjures up an image of a happy-go-lucky player who doesn't know what they are doing. After bulldozing their way to victory in the $109 DeepStack PKO, part of the PokerNews Online Championship at 888poker, "lovelydonk" may need an alias change.

"lovelydonk" not only outlasted 168 opponents but demolished the field. They walked away with $4,183 in total, more than double the score of runner-up "RodrigobmzZ" despite both heads-up players locking in $1,573 from the regular prize pool.

You see, "lovelydonk" collected a staggering $2,609 worth of progressive bounties! The next highest bounty haul weighed in at $498, collected by recent PokerNews Online Championship winner "MikeyW94," going to show how aggressive "lovelydonk" was throughout the event.

We seriously doubt "lovelydonk" is either lovely or a donk!

$12,000 DeepStack PKO Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Country	Bounties	Prize	Total Prize
1	lovelydonk	Finland	$2,609	$1,574	$4,183
2	RodrigobmzZ	Brazil	$381	$1,573	$1,954
3	NightNugg	United Kingdom	$168	$1,014	$1,182
4	HvalaLama	Montenegro	$100	$718	$818
5	MikeyW94	United Kingdom	$498	$464	$963
6	Ahvafonoget	Denmark	$135	$380	$516
7	Fairenuf2	Romania	$100	$295	$395
8	Nowitzki_41	Brazil	$171	$232	$404
9	Knoxtod	Austria	$112	$190	$302

Remaining PokerNews Online Championship Main Events

Lukas Robinson leads the $300,000 Gtd Main Event

The PokerNews Online Championship is rapidly nearing its conclusion, and that means the $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event and the $50,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event only have a handful of flights remaining.

$300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	RobinPoker.	Malta	190,445	95
2	zedonato	Brazil	185,414	93
3	KITCHEN_TE9		180,739	90
4	Klevi25	Romania	175,933	88
5	PlumpySouyon	Malta	159,753	80
6	EvilJens2.0	Germany	149,925	75
7	scheeescheee	Mexico	148,344	74
8	T_Neto	Mozambique	133,766	67
9	dainuciuks	Lithuania	131,423	66
10	DonCamaron	Mexico	128,697	64

PokerNews' Lukas "RobinPoker." Robinson is still the man to catch in the $215 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Main Event after amassing 190,445 chips. March 3 sees flights at 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m.

Four more flights take place on March 4, each with a turbo or hyper-turbo blind structure. Jump into the action at 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., or 6:00 p.m. GMT.

$50,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	UhhJustFOLD	Canada	330,140	132
2	Zhuravliov	Andorra	317,247	127
3	PocketJulios	Germany	292,788	117
4	balwasik_19	Belarus	276,744	111
5	palapourperd	Germany	271,891	109
6	Taborlin	Denmark	241,287	97
7	ProfDjango	Lithuania	241,024	96
8	BluffyRabbit	United Kingdom	227,616	91
9	cindeam93	Romania	224,201	90
10	Fenomenn13	Armenia	215,366	86

Canada's "UhhJustFOLD" is the player at the top of the chip counts in the $25 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event. Will they still top the counts once the last seven flights conclude?

March 3 has more flights at 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. GMT. Can't get your grind on today? Enter the mix at 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., or 6:00 p.m. GMT on March 4 instead.

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PokerNews Online Championship Results So Far

Expand the table below to discover which 888poker players have excelled during the early stages of the inaugural PokerNews Online Championship.

Event	Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool	Champion	Prize
#1 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty	$11	1,733	$17,330	mAteus.dAne	$1,931*
#2 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty	$55	850	$42,500	brainiac1	$4,334*
#3 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty	$109	1,118	$120,000	yriy3	$15,389*
#4 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty	$22	795	$15,900	KovalevEvgen	$1,827*
#5 – Opening Event High Roller	$525	92	$46,000	dariotoma	$11,334
#6 – PKO Mini	$11	1,111	$11,110	GemeValter	$1,884*
#7 – PKO Mid	$33	497	$14,910	jetskii	$2,232*
#8 – PKO	$55	283	$14,150	Sosiska	$2,372*
#9 – PKO	$109	169	$16,900	michel.mica	$3,526*
#10 – PKO 6-Max Mini	$11	928	$10,000	Fishmir	$1,323*
#11 – PKO 6-Max High Roller	$320	58	$17,400	ingeruRO14	$5,690*
#12 – PKO 6-Max Mid	$55	262	$13,100	888BIDO	$3,068*
#13 – PKO 6-Max	$109	135	$13,500	algsxr	$3,231*
#14 – Deep Stack Mini	$8.80	748	$5,984	smoky011$927
#15 – Deep Stack Mid	$33	428	$12,840	Motik_13	$2,348
#16 – Deep Stack	$109	129	$12,900	MikeyW94	$2,999
#17 – Super KO Mini	$11	1,147	$11,470	sumyfish	$903*
#18 – Super KO High Roller	$320	63	$18,900	pincha73	$3,846*
#19 – Super KO	$109	186	$18,600	Nowitzki_41	$2,724*
#20 – SNAP PKO 6-Max	$16.50	143	$2,145	shaormastyle	$509*
#21 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mini	$11	1,334	$13,340	Trabuca	$1,529*
#22 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Micro	$5.50	1,052	$5,260	Bazinga888	$529*
#23 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mid	$22	690	$13,800	paitaon	$2,059*
#24 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max	$109	192	$19,200	betsoares	$3,658*
#25 – Cut to the Chase	11	168	$2,000	DOPABR	$448
#26 – DeepStack PKO Mini	$11	1,145	$11,450	Marcothx	$1,614*
#27 – DeepStack PKO Mid	$55	348	$17,400	r1zzy	$3,196*
#28 – PLO Mystery Bounty	$11	198	$2,000	Johnmylove	$556*
#29 – DeepStack PKO	$109	169	$16,900	lovelydonk	$4,183*

*includes bounty payments

Remaining PokerNews Online Championship Schedule

Day 8 of the PokerNews Online Championship at 888poker sees play switch to Mystery Bounty and PKO Rumble tournaments. The Mystery Bounty events come in buy-ins of $11, $22, and $55, which have guarantees of $12,000, $15,000, and a cool $40,000.

The PKO Rumble events have buy-ins of $109 and $525; both have $50,000 guarantees on their prize pools.

Date	Time (GMT)	Event	Buy-in	Guarantee
Sun 3 Mar	5:00 p.m.	PokerNews #30 – Mystery Bounty Mini	$11	$12,000
	6:00 p.m.	PokerNews #31 – Mystery Bounty	$55	$40,000
	7:00 p.m.	PokerNews #32 – Mystery Bounty Mid	$22	$15,000
	7:00 p.m.	PokerNews #33 – The PKO Rumble	$109	$50,000
	7:30 p.m.	PokerNews #34 – The PKO Rumble High Roller	$525	$50,000
Mon 4 Mar	5:00 p.m.	PokerNews #35 – Big Shot Mini	$16.50	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	PokerNews #36 – Big Shot Mid	$55	$12,000
	7:00 p.m.	PokerNews #37 – Big Shot	$109	$12,000
	9:00 p.m.	PokerNews #38 – Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event Day 2	$25	$50,000
	9:00 p.m.	PokerNews #39 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 2	$215	$300,000
Tue 5 Mar	5:00 p.m.	PokerNews #40 – Closing Event PKO Mini	$11	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	PokerNews #41 – Closing Event PKO High Roller	$320	$15,000
	6:30 p.m.	PokerNews #42 – Closing Event PKO Mid	$55	$12,000
	7:00 p.m.	PokerNews #43 – Closing Event PKO	$109	$12,000
	7:00 p.m.	PokerNews #39 – Main Event Final Table