According to Jake Mitchell, Ukraine accounted for five of the final eight players in the 888poker $80,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event. Mitchell reported that “kingsluvan” won the title and $10,549, while Canada’s “Travel99” finished second for $6,260.
Mitchell also reported that the $109 buy-in event recorded 721 entries, with 153 of them re-entries. Despite that participation level, the tournament still failed to meet its guarantee — a recurring problem for the series. PokerNews reported that 888poker had already reduced the headline guarantee from $100,000 to $80,000 in late July, yet even the revised figure went unmet at the time of publication.
Once the final table got underway, play moved quickly. PokerNews reported that the entire final table wrapped up in under 75 minutes, including a scheduled break — a remarkably swift conclusion for eight-handed competition. The outcome diverged from at least one prediction made during coverage: PokerNews noted that commentator Aaron Barone had picked “Dimetr1us” to win the event.
For players looking to enter future editions at a lower cost, PokerNews noted that satellites into the tournament run around the clock with buy-ins starting at $0.10.
