Day 2 of the €3,000 Mystery Bounty, running as part of the PokerStars EPT presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®, has now wrapped up. The event is taking place at the Sporting Monte-Carlo venue, one of the most glorious card rooms in the world.
Nearly 100 players late regged for the event on Day 2, making for a total of 678 entrants for the event and 264 who participated in the second day. Of those, 95 made at least the min-cash of €3,150. There are now just 15 players left in contention for the title and the top prize.
Andrea Crobu was the end of day chip leader with 2,675,000 chips. He is followed by Matthias Lipp of Austria, who sits in second place with 2,255,000. Italy’s Fabio Peluso, who earned himself a WSOP bracelet in 2022, is in third with 2,155,000.
Anton Kraous sits in fourth place with a touch over 2,000,000 and Igor Yaroshevskyy rounds out the top five.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Crobu | Italy | 2,675,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Matthias Lipp | Austria | 2,255,000 | 45 |
| 3 | Fabio Peluso | Italy | 2,155,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Anton Kraous | Czech Republic | 2,020,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 1,945,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Nicolas Julien | France | 1,885,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Jon Ander Vallinas | Spain | 1,440,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Bruno Lopes | France | 1,190,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Ignacio Sole Aparicio | Spain | 1,135,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | 1,030,000 | 21 |
Of course, a significant chunk of the Mystery Bounty prize pool went towards the bounties. There were two top prizes of €100,000 up for grabs and they have now both been claimed. Sam Greenwood won one and Aurelien Russo claimed the other.
Greenwood is no stranger to six (and even seven) figure scores. Russo, however, had just over €100,000 in live cashes before pulling the big one. Much to his delight, he has just earned the biggest score of his career and near-doubled his lifetime cashes.
Other players who had success when it came to bounties include Aliaksei Boika and Ehsan Amiri, both of whom pulled the second prize of €40,000, along with smaller, supplementary bounties to boost their totals.
Antoine Labat picked out a €25,000 prize along with a €5,000 and three €1,000 tickets, making for a grand total of €33,000 in bounties. He is still in contention.
Andrea Crobu, the current tournament chip leader, pulled a €25,000 bounty and is also in an excellent position to claim victory when he returns to the felt for the final day.
All of the big bounties have now been taken and there are only €1,000 tickets left in the box. However, there is still all to play for when it comes to finishing top of the table in the tournament.
Day 3 of the Mystery Bounty is set to kick off at noon local time. When action resumes, blinds will be on 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante.
The next player to bust will earn €11,100 in prizes. Whoever finishes first is set to walk away with €224,448 plus bounties.
PokerNews will be on the floor to bring you all of the action, bust outs, and mad moments on Day 3. Expect an action-packed finale as the tournament plays down to a winner.
