Adrian State Poised For a Deep Run in Final Day of €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty
The second and final day of €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty starts of the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) kicks off today at 2 p.m., with the remaining 103 players looking to hunt some bounties for their slice of the €484,100 prize pool.
Ramana Epparla of the United States sits in pole position with a stack of 534,500 and is closely followed by Paco Kaplan in second with 505,500 chips. Arturo Paduano rounds out the podium places with a stack of 453,000, with those three having north of 150 big blinds to hunt bounties with.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramana Epparla | United States | 534,500 | 178 |
| 2 | Paco Kaplan | Germany | 505,500 | 169 |
| 3 | Arturo Paduano | Italy | 453,000 | 151 |
| 4 | Genc Shabani | Kosovo | 341,000 | 114 |
| 5 | Jiri Kun | Czechia | 326,500 | 109 |
| 6 | Adrian State | Romania | 321,500 | 107 |
| 7 | John Armbrust | United States | 316,000 | 105 |
| 8 | Bernd Reich | Germany | 299,500 | 100 |
| 9 | Aaron Duczak | Canada | 275,000 | 92 |
| 10 | Marek Bartoszewicz | Poland | 272,000 | 91 |
Adrian State, who finished fourth in the €1,100 Colossus Master just a few days ago during this series at King's Resort, has a stack of 321,500 to work with, which is good for sixth in the counts. State has won major titles all around the world but a bracelet still eludes the Romanian player, who claims twelfth spot in his nation's all-time money list. A podium finish or above here would see him sneak into the top ten, a goal that many players desire.
The likes of Ankit Ahuja (242,000), Shaun Deeb (241,000), Paul Runcan (175,500), Martin Kabrhel (165,000), Gabi Livshitz (161,500), Darius Samual (151,000), and Fahredin Mustafov (114,000) are all in with a shot.
From the 103 players returning for Day 2, only 78 of them will make the money with a min-cash being worth €1,365. The bounty prizes are yet to be announced, and will be posted as soon as they become available. Anybody who made Day 2 is able to claim bounties, regardless of whether they make the money or not.
Prize Information
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €69,050* | 10-11 | €3,200 |
| 2 | €49,550* | 12-15 | €2,610 |
| 3 | €36,750* | 16-23 | €2,190 |
| 4 | €18,200 | 24-31 | €1,885 |
| 5 | €12,850 | 32-39 | €1,670 |
| 6 | €9,275 | 40-47 | €1,525 |
| 7 | €6,850 | 48-55 | €1,435 |
| 8 | €5,175 | 56-78 | €1,365 |
| 9 | €4,025 |
*the top three prizes include a €10,350 WSOPE Main Event ticket.
Play will resume with 9:01 remaining on the clock in Level 15 — 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. The average stack sits at almost 146,000, which is around 49 big blinds.
Whoever takes down the bracelet will be in for a long shift as a play will only come to an end once the new champion has been crowned.
As always, keep it right here with PokerNews to see who has what it takes to capture the bracelet in €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty.