$1,100 Mystery Bounty ($1,000,000 GTD)
Day 1a Completed
2023 PokerNews Cup
$1,100 Mystery Bounty ($1,000,000 GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 PokerNews Cup
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,261,070
Entries
2,331
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
504
Players Left
63
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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.
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
697,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
676,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
668,000
368,000
|
368,000 |
|
630,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
592,000
592,000
|
592,000 |
|
535,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
502,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
495,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
470,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
466,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
446,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
||
|
403,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
338,000 | |
|
319,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
317,000
271,300
|
271,300 |
|
315,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
307,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
282,000
282,000
|
282,000 |
|
279,000
279,000
|
279,000 |
|
265,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
262,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
254,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
247,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
234,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Giovanni Zanette opened to 20,000 from early position and was called by James Budelier from the small blind.
Budelier checked on the 5♥4♥3♠ flop, prompting Zanette to fire for 60,000, leaving just 24,000 behind. Budelier jammed as the big stack and Zanette called for his tournament life.
"I have a lot of outs," said Zanette as the cards were tabled.
Giovanni Zanette: 8♥6♥
James Budelier: 9♣9♦
Budelier was ahead with his overpair but Zanette was alive with his open-ended straight draw and flush draw.
The 10♣ turn kept Budelier ahead and the Q♠ river confirmed Zanette's exit as the bubble boy.
Day 1a has now closed with 63 players advancing through to Day 2.
Chip counts and recap to follow soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
338,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The players have gone on another 10-minute break, and when they return, action will be on the stone bubble.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action was caught with cards on their backs. Andre Rieder was all in for 239,000 and was at risk to Rangimarie Coromandel.
Andre Rieder: K♠K♣
Rangimarie Coromandel: A♠J♥
Rieder found a late-night double-up following the Q♥J♦7♠7♣6♥ runout.
This left Coromandel with just 26,000 and he was all in and at risk the following hand. He held the A♣9♣ and was up against A♦Q♠. He paired his nine on the 9♦8♣3♠5♥7♣ flop to get a much need stack boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
72,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Benjamin Underwood bet 74,000 of his remaining 75,000 from the cutoff and in the small blind, another player moved all in for more which saw the big blind fold 5♣5♦ face up and Underwood called.
Benjamin Underwood: K♥K♠
Opponent: J♦J♥
The board ran out 6♦10♣Q♠6♣6♠ and the kings held up as the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
166,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The players are now two players away from the money.
The pace of play has slowed down significantly since.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The small blind opened to 24,000 out of his 284,000 stack before Pedro Ingles moved all in as the bigger stack from the big blind.
Then small blind thought about briefly before calling for his tournament life.
"Wow," said the table as the two table captains tangled late on in the day.
Small Blind: A♥J♥
Pedro Ingles: A♦K♦
Ingles had his opponent dominated and became an even bigger favorite after the K♠5♣3♥ flop. there would be no miracle runout for the small blind as the board completed with the 7♣9♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
345,000
|
345,000 |