The Rakeless Sunday schedule delivered another dramatic finish as the $109 Mystery Bounty Main Event crowned a new champion. A total of 1,099 players took part, building a $119,791 prize pool that included an $11,000 top bounty. That jackpot was secured early on Day 1 by “phho86,” who then navigated all the way to the final table.
Lithuania’s “goldskill” entered the last stage with a commanding stack of 7,228,386 chips — more than 2.5 times ahead of any rival. With 181 big blinds at their disposal, they appeared destined for victory. However, tournament poker rarely follows a script, and the outcome was far from certain.
Final Table Highlights
Action at the eight-handed final table was fast from the start.
- The first elimination fell to “AzaAzaAza,” whose pocket nines could not hold against the pocket aces of “goldskill.”
- Short stack “M0M0s” doubled up soon after and began an unlikely climb.
Seventh place went to “phho86,” who added $1,295 in prize money to the $11,000 jackpot bounty collected on Day 1, making them the biggest overall earner despite the early exit.
Brazil’s “aalexandress” finished in sixth place, followed by the United Kingdom’s “PokerUtopia” in fifth. Kazakhstan’s “DAEMON_Tools” fell in fourth when pocket nines lost a coin flip to “goldskill”’s suited king-queen.
From Underdog to Heads-Up
Germany’s “M0M0s” had started the final day with fewer than five big blinds but managed to outlast several opponents before falling in third place. Their ace-six could not improve against “goldskill”’s eight-three suited, leaving the Lithuanian heads-up against “Streusalz.”
At this point, “goldskill” still held the upper hand, but momentum shifted quickly. “Streusalz” closed the gap, seized control, and eventually built a five-to-one chip lead.
Decisive Hand
The final confrontation saw “Streusalz” min-raise with king-jack, called by “goldskill” with king-six. On a ten-high board, “goldskill” check-raised but failed to force a fold. The turn brought a third spade, giving “goldskill” a flush draw, but “Streusalz” stood firm. The river paired both players with a king, yet when “goldskill” shoved, “Streusalz” made the call to seal victory.
Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Streusalz | – | $1,741 | $9,531 | $11,273 |
| 2 | goldskill | Lithuania | $2,071 | $7,450 | $9,522 |
| 3 | M0M0s | Germany | $88 | $5,539 | $5,628 |
| 4 | DAEMON_Tools | Kazakhstan | $1,628 | $3,809 | $5,438 |
| 5 | PokerUtopia | United Kingdom | $375 | $2,552 | $2,928 |
| 6 | aalexandress | Brazil | $44 | $1,859 | $1,903 |
| 7 | phho86 | – | $11,684 | $1,295 | $12,980 |
| 8 | AzaAzaAza | Costa Rica | $616 | $971 | $1,588 |
