Savchenko1. Wins Big as 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival Kicks Off

The massive Mystery Bounty Festival kicked off in style at 888poker over the weekend with the $55 buy-in opening event crowning its worthy champion, and the huge $120,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Opening whittling its field down to the nine-handed final table.

888poker is the only online poker site running daily mystery bounty tournaments, and the action-packed Mystery Bounty Festival is the first of its kind. Interested to know what went down on the opening night? Of course you are, then keep reading to find out.

MB Festival #02 – $50,000 Mystery Bounty Opening Final Table Results

The $55 buy-in MB Festival #02 – $50,000 Mystery Bounty Opening event drew in 932 players, made up of 731 unique entrants and 201 re-entries. Mystery Bounties worth between $40 and $5,000 went into golden envelopes and were placed on the heads of each player once the 18th level kicked in.

It didn’t take too long for the jackpot to be hit because Denmark’s “kojgysto888” eliminated a foe and reeled in a cool $5,000 bounty. The Dane fell in 71st place and won $70 from the main prize pool but, thanks to that whopper of a bounty, won the second-most prize money from this event!

Chile’s “corner130” will also look back fondly on this tournament because they crashed out in 64th place and also won $70, but they managed to find $1,696 worth of bounties before their world came crashing down.

Six of the nine 888poker players that reached the final table saw four-figure sums hit their account despite them only paying $55 to enter the tournament. “EduAraujo” ($532) and “8vincent8” ($606) were the first two eliminated players, while “DonSicario” ($931) fel in sixth place.

Once “Fackedelic” crashed out in third for $2,237, “Ssv117” and “Savchecnko1.” locked horns in the one-on-one section of the event. The heads-up battle went Savchecnko1.’s way and they saw an impressive $5,503 land in their 888poker account, leaving the runner-up to scoop $3,778. Both players now have plenty of ammunition for the remainder of the bustling schedule.

Brazilian Leofoliveira Leads the $120,000 Mystery Bounty Opening Event Final Table

Only nine of the 1,032 entrants in the $109 buy-in MB Festival #03 – $120,000 Mystery Bounty Opening event remain in contention to become an 888poker champion, and it is Brazil’s “Leofoliveira” that leads the finalists into battle at 6:00 p.m. GMT on February 20. The Brazilian has already locked in more than $900 worth of mystery bounties and is guaranteed $888 from the main prize pool but is on course to capture the $9,288 top prize.

The current chip leader has six big blinds more in their stack than “CARRAMROD” in second place. There’s then a little distance between the top two and the chasing pack, while Lithuania’s “sraigtakkk” brings up the rear with 990,970 chips, or 12 big blinds if you prefer.

This event has a jackpot mystery bounty worth a bankroll-boosting $12,000. That princely sum has already been won, with “8ate8” clinching it. 8ate8 sits down at the final table with 1,109,668 chips (14 big blinds) having already won $12,715.85 from the bounty prize pool!

Play resumes at 6:00 p.m. and is streamed on the popular 888poker Twitch channel, doing so on a 30-minute delay to ensure player security. Return to PokerNews on February 21 for a detailed recap of the final table action.

MB Festival #03 – $120,000 Mystery Bounty Opening Final Table

Other 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival Results

Congratulations to Ukraine’s “For1k” who triumphed in the MB Festival #01 $20,000 Mystery Bounty Opening event, turning an $11 investment into a cool $2,282.

Mystery Bounty Festival Schedule

Don’t worry if you missed out on the opening night’s action because there are dozens of Mystery Bounty Festival events and side events for you to sink your teeth into, including two $15,000 guaranteed affairs on February 20. Will it be your alias that adorns the PokerNews pages in the coming days?