The EPO Mystery Bounty Main Event with a €1 million guarantee, held at the King’s Resort in Rozvadov, concluded with a dominant performance by Romanian player Marius Alexandru Gicovanu.
Although he claimed the tournament victory, he did not receive the largest monetary prize. That honor goes to the runner-up, Secutor, who, in addition to the €65,500 awarded for second place, also secured the top bounty of €100,000 and a seat for the WSOP Europe Main Event. All nine finalists, in fact, received a ticket valued at €10,350 for the WSOP Europe.
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1. SEAT 1 - 🇩🇪 Secutor - 5,385,000
2. SEAT 2 - 🇷🇴 Marius Alexandru Gicovan - 6,245,000
3. SEAT 3 - 🇮🇹 Antonio Fragale - 8,950,000
4. SEAT 4 - 🇩🇪 Eric Blumer - 2,800,000
5. SEAT 5 - 🇩🇪 Martin Lohmann - 4,555,000
6. SEAT 6 - 🇩🇪 Prijnce (Alexander Ralf Donauer) - 7,840,000
7. SEAT 7 - 🇩🇪 Jens Schoenrock (Sekutor) - 5,385,000
8. SEAT 8 - 🇵🇱 Sylwester Slawomir Fortuna - 1,715,000
9. SEAT 9 - 🇩🇪 Mephisto - 2,935,000
Mad Pot finishes in 9th place
After about half an hour of play at the final table, German player Mad Pot is eliminated. In a key hand before his exit, he called a close-to-pot river bet from Gicovanu with his second pair, only to find himself up against a straight. This left him with just 1,000,000 chips, equivalent to 6.6 big blinds.
Shortly after, Mad Pot shoved from the button against Martin Lohmann’s open. Lohmann, holding 8♠ 8♦, made the easy call. The board ran out 4♣ K♦ 4♦ K♣ 2♠, and Mad Pot was eliminated in 9th place for €19,127, including a ticket to the WSOP Europe Main Event.
Mephisto finishes in 8th place
Mephisto was eliminated in a preflop clash against Secutor. After opening from UTG+1 with A♦ K♠, Mephisto faced a 3-bet from Secutor in the hijack with A♠ 10♥. Secutor raised to 2.1 million, and Mephisto responded with an all-in shove, which Secutor snap-called.
The board ran out 4♣ K♣ K♥ 9♠ 2♠, leaving Mephisto without options. He finished in 8th place, earning €21,450, including a WSOP Europe Main Event ticket.
Martin Lohmann is the 7th-place finisher
German player Martin Lohmann was eliminated after flat-calling from the hijack with Q♣ J♣ against Antonio Fragale’s UTG open with A♠ K♠.
The board came 3♦ 10♣ A♣, giving Lohmann a royal flush draw and Fragale top pair with a top kicker. Fragale checked first, allowing Lohmann to bet 700,000 into a pot of around 1.6 million (blinds 125,000/250,000). Fragale then raised to 2.1 million, and Lohmann responded by shoving his 22 big blinds. Fragale called and revealed his hand, holding a 55% equity advantage.
The turn and river were 7♦ and 3♥, respectively, sealing Lohmann’s elimination. He exited in 7th place with €26,450, including a WSOP Europe Main Event ticket and accumulated bounties.
Eric Blumer finishes in 6th place
Eric Blumer, down to just 4.4 big blinds, faced his final hand against Prijnce’s open limp from under the gun. Prijnce held K♠ Q♦, while Blumer, in the big blind, played automatically with A♣ 9♠.
The flop ran Q♣ 6♣ 9♦, prompting Prijnce to shove, putting Blumer at risk. Blumer called, and the board completed with 8♦ on the turn and 7♥ on the river, ending his tournament.
Blumer finished in 6th place, earning €32,050, including a WSOP Europe Main Event ticket.
Antonio Fragale is the 5th place finisher
Antonio Fragale, who held the chip lead at various points in the Final Day, was eliminated by Marius Gicovanu in a blind-versus-blind situation. With just 8 big blinds left, Fragale moved all-in with J♠ 7♠ after Gicovanu, holding K♥ K♣, completed from the small blind.
The flop came 9♥ 6♣ 8♠, giving Fragale an open-ended straight draw, but Gicovanu still led with his overpair. The turn and river were A♠ and A♥, respectively, confirming Fragale’s elimination.
He finished in 5th place, earning €38,250, including a WSOP Europe Main Event ticket.
Sylwester Fortuna finishes in 4th place
Sylwester Fortuna was eliminated after calling Marius Gicovanu’s UTG open with 4♦ 3♦ from the big blind, holding 7 big blinds. Gicovanu played with A♥ 4♣.
The flop showed 7♥ 3♥ 2♠, and Fortuna moved all-in for a pot-sized bet. Gicovanu, sitting on a dominant stack, made the call.
The turn brought a J♠, but the river was a 5♠, completing Gicovanu’s straight and eliminating Fortuna.
Fortuna exited in 4th place with €46,050, including a WSOP Europe Main Event ticket.
Prijnce finishes in 3rd place
Prijnce opened with 5♠ 5♦ from under the gun during the three-handed phase. Marius Gicovanu, in the big blind, responded with a 3-bet shove, applying ICM pressure with A♣ 10♣. Prijnce, holding 18 big blinds, eventually called.
The board ran out 3♦ 4♣ Q♣ 7♣ J♣, giving Gicovanu a nut flush.
Prijnce finished in 3rd place for €57,250, including a WSOP Europe Main Event ticket.
Secutor runner-up, Marius Gicovanu wins the tournament!
In the final hand, Marius Gicovanu went all-in from the button with J♣ 8♣, and Secutor called with K♣ 10♣, holding 8.4 big blinds.
The board ran 4♦ 4♠ A♠ 3♣ J♦, with a river Jack giving Gicovanu the winning hand.
Gicovanu claimed the top prize of €105,000, plus a WSOP Europe Main Event ticket for a total of €115,350. Secutor, while finishing as runner-up, earned €75,850, including the ticket, and had already secured the top bounty of €100,000.
Final Results
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