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Argentina’s “Fedevalle” claimed victory in this week’s 888poker $80,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event, capping off a remarkable comeback in heads-up play. The tournament drew 772 entrants, creating an overlay on the guarantee, and Fedevalle’s win earned them the $7,103 top prize.
Brazil’s “TTeixeirAA” made an early exit in 32nd place but still walked away as the event’s biggest earner overall, thanks to landing the $8,000 jackpot bounty before being eliminated.
At the final table, Ukraine’s “tarakan915” was the short stack and became the first casualty when their all-in ace-ten of diamonds fell to “Magnolia176’s” king-queen, which improved to a straight. Shortly after, “ZaCafu” busted in seventh place when their pocket tens were cracked by “Billy_Slater’s” king-queen, boosting Billy_Slater’s stack to nearly 100 big blinds.
Following a quieter stretch, “Zeaberration” exited after their king-ten shove ran into “Guuadania’s” pocket threes, which rivered a straight. Fifth place went to the UK’s “BrownBrit,” whose queen-ten missed against “Magnolia176’s” pocket sixes despite picking up outs along the way.
“Billy_Slater,” once the chip leader, fell in fourth after an ace-king shove was outdrawn by “Magnolia176’s” jack-seven, which paired on the flop. “Guuadania” then bowed out in third when their ace-three couldn’t catch up to “Magnolia176’s” king-jack on a jack-high board, setting up heads-up play.
Despite trailing 123.2 big blinds to 21.5 entering heads-up, “Fedevalle” clawed back with key hands, including a flopped flush that overtook a matching flush from “Magnolia176.” The turning point came when “Magnolia176” shoved with king-seven and Fedevalle called with king-jack, flopping the winning jack to seal the championship.
