The 888poker Mystery Bounty Festival kicked off back on February 19 and recently wrapped on March 7. The 31-event series was a big success catering to a combined 33,893 entrants and awarding $2,208,250 in prize money.

• Brazilian players dominated the festival capturing 10 titles!
• Meanwhile, players from Montenegro and the United Kingdom got four titles apiece.
• Romania was on the board with three.
• Players in Ukraine and Sweden had two each.
• Countries with one title to their credit were Canada, Denmark, Andorra, and Germany.

With buy-in ranging from micros to high rollers, there was something for players of all levels and bankrolls.

Here’s a look at some of the bigger stories coming out of the Mystery Bounty Festival in the last half of the online series.

Much-Anticipated Main Event Surpasses $300K GTD!

The series culminated with a $160 buy-in, $300K GTD Main Event, which held multiple Day 1 starting flights from March 1-6. All told, the tournament attracted 1,821 players who rebought 246 times.

 The 2,067-entry field surpassed the guarantee by creating a $310,050 prize pool that was split between the regular and bounty pools.

The top bounty was $30,000 and that went to “Charles3rd”, who also finished in 14^th place for $1,248.39. Along with a few thousand more in bounties, they walked away with a tournament-high $35,228 in prize money.

There were also a pair of $9,000 bounties that went to “JustAnNPC” (38^th place for $416.13 + $9,424.75 in bounties) and “idkhtp” (135^th place for $272.08 + $9,509.72 in bounties).

Among those to finish in the top 240 spots and make the money were the following –

• “Inflaatio” (11^th place for $1,632.51 + $2,089.32 in bounties)
• “BetShoveCall” (17^th place for $928.29 + $1,729.61 in bounties)
• “PashaPushu” (20^th place for $672.21 + $809.71 in bounties)
• “KURDEdersim” (26^th place for $576.18 + $2,309.71 in bounties)
• Nicolas “PKaiser” Fierro (35^th place for $480.15 + $509.70 in bounties)

The final table of nine went on an overnight hiatus. Montenegro’s “pivnoypuzec” held the chip lead with 5,350,538 with “2pacnrw16” hot on their heels with 4,790,267.

Ukraine’s “AntonTsi” (3,135,110), Sweden’s “Ibet1X2” (2,745,395), Andorra’s “Panxetillo” (1,604,622), Germany’s “schimpfer” (1,186,956), and Kazakhstan’s “BritiyLobok” (1,158,002) all sat in the middle of the pack. Ukraine’s “VladRon13” (492,860) and Canada’s “Zebest7r” (206,250) were the two short stacks.

Those players returned on Tuesday, March 7 to play down to a winner with action being live streamed on our Twitch 888pokerTV channel. Not surprisingly, the short stacks were the first to fall while the big stacks thrived.

“2pacnrw16”, who began the final table second in chips, finished in third place. That left “Ibet1X2” to do battle with chip leader “pivnoypuzec” in heads-up play.

Ultimately, the start-of-final-table chip leader finished it off to win the title $22,103.65 in prize money plus $3,159.23 in bounties for a total payday of $25,262.88.

Mystery Bounty Festival Main Final Table Results

1^st – “pivnoypuzec” (Montenegro) … $22,103.65 + $3,159.23 in bounties = $25,262.88

2^nd – “Ibet1X2” (Sweden) … $16,133.04 + $1,359.21 in bounties = $17,492.25

3^rd – “2pacnrw16” (N/A) … $11,859.70 + $7,749.53 in bounties = $19,609.23

4^th – “schimpfer” (Germany) … $8,786.74 + $679.60 in bounties = $9,466.34

5^th – “AntonTsi” (Ukraine) … $6,498.03 + $3,329.14 in bounties = $9,827.17

6^th – “BritiyLobok” (Kazakhstan) … $4,849.51 + $3,068.93 in bounties = $7,918.44

7^th – “Panxetillo” (Andorra) … $3,633.13 + $979.61 in bounties = $4,612.74

8^th – “VladRon13” (Ukraine) … $2,752.86 + $339.80 in bounties = $3,092.66

9^th – “Zebest7r” (Canada) … $2,096.65 + $1,829.13 in bounties = $3,925.78

Andorra Gets the Board in $15K Mystery Bounty 8-Max

On Wednesday, March 1, the new month kicked off with the $109 buy-in Event #22: $15,000 Mystery Bounty 8-Max. The tournament that attracted 132 players who rebought 24 times. That generated a $15,600 prize pool reserved for the top 24 finishers.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were the following –

• “S.St1” (10^th - $182.25)
• “Ognian1988” (13^th - $141.75)
• “IlovePickles” (15^th place for $141.75 + $61.76 in bounties)
• “Nedlov” (18^th - $101.25)
• “Farrugia_1” (19^th place for $101.25 + $262.50 in bounties)
• “Fackedelic” (23^rd place for $101.25 + $750 in bounties)

After six hours of play, it was Andorra’s “dima.morari” defeating Malta’s “AUTISPOSTI” in heads-up play to win the tournament. They walked away withr $1,761.75 plus $2,320.60 in bounties for a total payday of $4,082.35.

Mystery Bounty Festival Event #22 Final Table Results

1^st – “dima.morari” (Andorra) … $1,761.75 + $2,320.60 in bounties = $4,082.35

2^nd – “AUTISPOSTI” (Malta) … $1,255.50 + $1,811.02 in bounties = $3,066.52

3^rd – “TopShark101” (United Kingdom) … $972 + $61.76 in bounties = $1,033.76

4^th – “dejan96” (Croatia) … $688.50 + $324.26 in bounties = $1,012.76

5^th – “bistdudeppat” (N/A) … $445.50 + $61.77 in bounties = $507.27

6^th – “Nikita477” (N/A) … $364.50 + $262.50 in bounties = $627

7^th – “Ydavidy77” (Sweden) … $283.50 + $185.29 in bounties = $468.79

8^th – “AndreiCoz” (Romania) … $222.75 + $750 in bounties = $972.75

In other Wednesday action, the $11 buy-in Event #21: $15,000 Mystery Bounty 8-Max saw Brazil’s “Turkovisk” best a 1,454-entry field to win the tournament for $1,660.50.

Swede Claims $50K Mystery Bounty 6-Max Event Title

On Sunday, March 5, the $55 buy-in Event #27: $50,000 Mystery Bounty 6-Max had 698 players rebuy 266 times. So, the $50K prize pool was paid out to the top 120 finishers with a top bounty of $5,000 up for grabs.

That wound up going to Brazil’s “dukacgl”, who also finished in fifth place for $1,187.50 and collected $251.89 in additional bounties. So, they walked away with $6,439.39 in prize money, second only to the winner (more on that below).

Among those to make relatively deep runs were the following players –

• “sogart” (11^th place for $285 + $610.87 in bounties)
• “Puro0sso” (18^th place for $170 + $475 in bounties)
• “pvss10” (19^th place for $130 + $808.96 in bounties)
• “8vincent8” (22^nd place for $130 + $551.88 in bounties)
• “BetShoveCall” (26^th place for $102.50 + $633.96 in bounties)
• “ya_voy” (28^th place for $102.50 + $1,633.96 in bounties)

After nearly nine hours of play, it was Sweden’s “Walkeer_Boh” besting Romania’s “Thanksbro” in heads-up play to win the tournament for $4,082.50. Along with $3,391.52 in bounties, the Swede walked away with the tournament-high payout of $7,474.02.

Mystery Bounty Festival Event #27 Final Table Results

1^st – “Walkeer_Boh” (Sweden) … $4,082.50 + $3,391.51 in bounties = $7,474.02

2^nd – “Thanksbro” (Romania) … $2,975 + $251.89 in bounties = $3,226.89

3^rd – “Ssc117” (Kazakhstan) … $2,182.50 + $1,566.48 in bounties = $3,748.98

4^th – “dolphin15” (Ukraine) … $1,605 + $400 in bounties = $2,005

5^th – “dukacgl” (Brazil) … $1,187.50 + $5,251.89 in bounties = $6,439.39

6^th – “DIMOSREG” (Belarus) … $880 + $710.86 in bounties = $1,590.86

7^th – “Paulada85” (Brazil) … $655 + $726.88 in bounties = $1,381.88

8^th – “Charliebuz12” (United Kingdom) … $487.50 + $117.92 in bounties - $605.42

Two other tournaments played out on Sunday, and both were won by Brazilian players. First was the $11 buy-in Event #26: $20,000 Mystery Bounty 6-Max, which saw “Satosampa” top a 2,297-entry field to claim $2,002.80 in prize money.

Then there was the $5.50 buy-in Event #28: $15,000 Msytery Bounty 6-Max, which saw “teumarca” navigate a 2,294-entry field on the way to capturing the title and $1,238.64.

888poker Mystery Bounty Festival Winners

Here’s the complete list of all tournament winners -