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The 888poker $80,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event has crowned a new champion, with Germany’s “mr.diego97” taking down the $109 buy-in tournament after two days of play. The event attracted 779 entrants, and the winner collected $7,842 along with the title.
“mr.diego97” arrived at the eight-handed final table in fourth place with 34 big blinds. After winning several early pots, they never slipped below second in chips for the remainder of the final table.
All major mystery bounties, including an $8,000 jackpot claimed by “BandeDePitre,” had already been awarded on Day 1. Two finalists carried sizeable bounties into the final table: “mr.diego97” held $1,073 in bounties, while “cologne97” had banked $3,996.
The final table saw quick eliminations, starting with Sweden’s “Malte64,” followed soon after by “Mayanking,” who lost to a flopped set from chip leader “c0rbl1meyguv.” Ukrainian players “Tsokhla” and “Arrivider4i” exited next, the latter falling to pocket kings held by “KARNA1983,” leaving four players remaining.
A pivotal hand followed shortly after, as “mr.diego97” rivered quad aces against “c0rbl1meyguv’s” full house, severely depleting the latter’s stack. “cologne97” was eliminated shortly after by “KARNA1983,” setting up a heads-up battle.
Despite trailing at one point, “mr.diego97” built a commanding lead before the final hand, where “KARNA1983” made a bold river bluff that “mr.diego97” called correctly to secure the win. Satellites for the next $80,000 guaranteed event are already running in the 888poker lobby, starting at $0.10.
