The $1,100 PokerNews Cup Mystery Bounty saw the first of three flights conclude today. A total of 507 players came out to play this event which saw only 63 players make it to the end of the day. Last year’s flight got 183 entrants, and with this near-tripling of the turnout, we could see the $1,000,000 guarantee get hit sooner than anticipated.
Leading the way is Anthony Kennedy, who ended their day with 697,000. Kennedy is enjoying his first hendon mob cash in the United States as many of his cashes are from the United Kingdom and Ireland. He holds $282,939 in lifetime earnings and looks to make this run a top career score. The only others to bag over 600,000 are Pedro Ingles (676,000), and Vid Zagar (668,000), each looking to add to their own resumes.
Official Day 1a Top Ten Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Kennedy | 697,000 |
| 2 | Pedro Ingles Garcia | 676,000 |
| 3 | Vid Zagar | 668,000 |
| 4 | Sebastian Mortelmans | 630,000 |
| 5 | Stefan Nemetz | 592,000 |
| 6 | Nektarios Vasilakis | 535,000 |
| 7 | Francisco Pinho Correia | 502,000 |
| 8 | Andre Rieder | 495,000 |
| 9 | Cyril Fabre | 470,000 |
| 10 | Amarpal Banger | 466,000 |
Other notables who made their way through the day included WSOPC champion Christopher Trombley (281,000), Benjamin Underwood (164,000), WSOP bracelet winners Ronnie Day (164,000) and Ronnie Bardah (121,000) as well as Jimmy Setna (83,000) each looking for a chance to knock out players to get unknown prizes, as well as a shot at the PokerNews Cup.
Play ended with 32:00 left on the clock in Level 18, with blinds at 5,000/10,000. The 63 players will come back to this level along with the other two flights on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. unless one of the following flights ends earlier.
