Axel Bayout Denies Ren Lin in the WSOP Paradise Mystery Millions Online
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The second online bracelet event of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise was the $2,750 buy-in Event #11: $5,000,000 GTD Mystery Millions Online, which through multiple started flights surpassed the guarantee as 1,770 unique players rebought 415 times. The 2,185-entry field resulted in a $5,462,500 prize pool, which was reserved for the 212 players who advanced to Day 2 on Sunday, Dec. 15.
That is also when the Mystery Bounty portion of the tournament kicked in with a $500,000 top bounty up for grabs, along with a $490,000 bounty and $285,540 bounties, and a pair of $120,000 bounties.
India’s “Uncapped” was the lucky winner of the top bounty, which gave them $505,491.71 in total prize money after finishing in 93rd place, while Brazil’s Brunno Botteon captured the second-largest bounty and finished in 43rd place for $502,644.43 in total prize money. The two $120K bounties went to “Whims of Fortun” (17th place - $157,359.96) and “S Obreshkov” (10th place - $147,998.76), while the $285,540 bounty was actually still in play head into the final table.
Event #11: Mystery Millions Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axel Bayout | $84,800 | $447,242 | $532,042 |
| 2 | Ren Lin | $305,050 | $335,394 | $640,444 |
| 3 | Doug Lang | $8,800 | $251,535 | $260,335 |
| 4 | Jeremy Dan | $14,800 | $188,649 | $203,449 |
| 5 | Vyacheslav Balayev | $65,200 | $141,491 | $206,691 |
| 6 | Quang huy Dinh | $4,000 | $106,128 | $110,128 |
| 7 | Tommi Lankinen | $6,000 | $79,609 | $85,609 |
| 8 | Pedro Neves | $35,000 | $59,723 | $94,723 |
Negreanu’s Deep Run
One player who returned for Day 2 was GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu, who we previously wrote about winning his starting flight while lying in bed.
With 87 players remaining, Negreanu was on the shorter side of things when Romy Rhodes called 25,000 under the gun and “R Romanovskyi” called from middle position and Negreanu moved all in for 465,947. “G Lazauninkas” then jammed for 497,348, Rhode shoved for 716,055, and “R Romanovskyi” called to put all three players at risk.
“G Lazauninkas” was way ahead with pocket kings while Negreanu held the only ace with ace-queen. Neither the flop nor turn helped Negreanu, and he needed an ace on the river to stay alive. Well, Barry Greenstein was smiling down upon him as the A♠ spiked to quadruple him up to 1,925,288 and put him right back in contention.
Unfortunately, Negreanu’s run ended up coming to an end in 47th place for $5,844.43 with no bounties collected.
You can see more of Negreanu’s run in his vlog:
When the final table of eight went on what was supposed to be an overnight break, Vyacheslav Balayev led with 29,567,304, a good amount more than GGPoker Ambassador Ren Lin, who sat second with 19,897,607. From there it was Axel Bayout (14,084,236), Pedro Neves (11,897,686), Tommi Lankinen (10,697,802), Doug Lang (8,011,108), Quang huy Dinh (5,205,108), and the short-stacked Jeremy Dan (5,184,037).
Unfortunately, that break ended up being much longer, as technical difficulties on GGPoker required the postponement of all tournaments. The final table didn’t play out until the evening of December 18.
Despite sitting down at the final table fourth in chips, Pedro Neves was the final table's first casualty. Neves' eighth-place finish came with a $94,723 score, including bounties.
Finland's Tommi Lankinen joined the ever-growing list of eliminated players, falling in seventh for a $85,609 addition to his bankroll.
Sixth place and the first six-figure haul of the final table went to China's Quang huy Dinh, who banked $110,128 in total. Start of the day chip leader Vyacheslav Balaev ran out in steam in fifth for $206,691 before Jeremy Dan's impressive comeback from a short stack ended in a fourth-place finish worth a cool $203,449.
Heads-up was reached when Doug Lang fell by the wayside in third, a finish good for $260,335. Lang's untimely demise left Axel Bayout taking on Ren Lin for the largest slice of the regular prize pool and a coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
The one-on-one clash went Bayout's way, and he sent the popular Lin packing in second place. Bayout became a WSOP champion and received $532,042. However, Lin walked away with the larger payout of $640,444 thanks to scooping a jaw-dropping $305,050 worth of mystery bounties, with $292,250 of that princely sum coming at the final table.
In this Series
- 1 Ivey & Negreanu Looking for 2nd Bracelets of Year in WSOP Paradise Triton Million
- 2 Texas Mike Retains Chip Lead After Day 2 of Triton Million, With Dvoress Close Behind
- 3 Brazil’s Matheus Cardoso Machado Wins WSOP Paradise Event #4: GGMasters Online Championship ($432,623)
- 4 Battle Rapper Alejandro Lococo Beats Pros in WSOP Paradise Triton Million for $12M
- 5 Specialist Lautaro Guerra Wins Record-Breaking $100K PLO SHR at WSOP Paradise
- 6 Jeffrey Hakim Takes Down the 2024 WSOPP $2,500 Mini Main Event for First Bracelet
- 7 Monkey Off Eric Wasserson's Back as He Claims First Bracelet in $25,000 Dealers Choice Championship for $353,340
- 8 Nine Bigs and a Dream: China’s Lei Yu Spins Short Stack to Win WSOP Paradise $5K NLH
- 9 Alex Foxen Adds Another Career Highlight by Winning the $100,000 Triton Main Event ($3,850,000)
- 10 Stephen Chidwick Wins 2nd Bracelet in WSOP Paradise $50K PLO Championship ($1,357,080)
- 11 Pair of Former WSOP Player of the Year Winners Battle Heads-Up for 4th Gold Bracelet
- 12 Which Newcomer Is Taking Poker's High Roller Scene by Storm?
- 13 Brazil’s Pablo Silva Wins WSOP Paradise Super Saver $1M Invitational ($200,000)
- 14 Michael Addamo Leads $25k WSOP Super Main Final Table; Liv Boeree in the Hunt
- 15 Addamo Rolls Back the Years in WSOP Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event
- 16 Johannes Straver Rides Into the WSOP Paradise Sunset With GGMillion$ Championship Title
- 17 24-Year-Old Bluffs Poker's Toughest Opponent to Win WSOP Super Main for $6M
- 18 Family Man Nick Schulman Ships Sixth Bracelet in Event #15: $5,000 The Closer
- 19 Axel Bayout Denies Ren Lin in the WSOP Paradise Mystery Millions Online
