"betsoares" Wins 88yono arcade8poker MB Main Event As Jackpot Lands on Final Table Again

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Table Of Contents

• $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
• $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results
• $1.5 Million Gtd XL Spring Series Begins May 18

The $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event concluded at 888poker on May 12, and for the second consecutive week, the $10,000 jackpot bounty was unclaimed at the start of the final table. With the regular prize pool's top prize weighing in at $8,140, having a $10,000 bounty in play dramatically shifted the dynamics among the finalists.

Although Brazilian "betsoares" didn't capture the $10,000 bounty, they were crowned the tournament's champion, and saw their 888poker bankroll swell by $9,326, giving them ample ammunition for the upcoming 2025 XL Spring Series.

$100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	maki_makich	Ukraine	3,214,473	92
2	betsoares	Brazil	3,034,750	67
3	ExploitMe	United Kingdom	1,704,049	49
4	GiordanoKK	Brazil	1,550,369	44
5	Fl4tbush20	Ukraine	1,360,392	39
6	DjonyDep345	Ukraine	1,204,906	34
7	DiosTeAma	Costa Rica	1,143,710	33
8	Valerius0	Brazil	842,351	24

None of the eighth finalists were particularly short-stacked, with eighth-placed "Valerius0" sitting down behind 24 big blinds worth of chips. However, "Valerius0" was the first player out of the door, unable to get away from third-pair after "ExploitMe" had turned two pair.

The elimination of "DjonyDep345" sent the 888poker Twitch stream rail into raptures because they had the $10,000 bounty on their head. "ExploitMe" opened with pocket aces, and "DjonyDep345" got a little overexcited with their ace-ten in the big blind and opted to move all-in for 27 big blinds. Obviously, "ExploitMe" snap-called, the aces held, and the golden envelope opened to reveal a cool $10,000.

With the massive bounty out of the way, and the implications it brought, the remaining six players could relax and get on with playing their way to the title.

"GiordanoKK" became "ExploitMe"'s third victim and fell in sixth before "DiosTeAma" ran their suited ace-queen into the suited Big Slick of "Fl4tbush20" and busted in fifth.

Fourth place went to "ExploitMe," the tournament's biggest winner. "ExploitMe" was second in chips at the start of four-handed play, yet they were relieved of their stack. Their final action in this week's $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event was to three-bet all-in for 14 big blinds with ace-five and lose to "maki_makich"'s dominating ace-ten.

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That hand pushed "maki_makich"'s stack north of 100 big blinds, more than five times as many chips as either of their last two rivals. When their ace-seven bested the queen-jack of "Fl4tbush20," "maki_makich" went into heads-up holding a better than two-to-one chip lead over "betsoares."

"betsoares" almost immediately reversed the chip counts and began turning the screw. Two hours and ten minutes into the final table's action, "betsoares" min-raised with ace-deuce, "maki_makich" three-bet with king-jack, and called when the initial raiser clicked it back. The seven-high all-spade flop was always going to generate action because both players held a spade: "betsoares" the ace and "maki_makich" the jack.

"betsoares" bet one-fifth pot when checked to before quickly calling when "maki_makich" ripped in their stack. Neither player hit their flush, and "betsoares" saw the final pot of the tournament slide their way.

$100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Country	Bounties	Prize	Total Prize
1	betsoares	Brazil	$1,186	$8,140	$9,326
2	maki_makich	Ukraine	$232	$6,050	$6,282
3	Fl4tbush20	Ukraine	$526	$4,375	$4,901
4	ExploitMe	United Kingdom	$10,479	$2,975	$13,454
5	DiosTeAma	Costa Rica	$866	$1,975	$2,841
6	GiordanoKK	Brazil	$1,979	$1,435	$3,414
7	DjonyDep345	Ukraine	$46	$1,000	$1,046
8	Valerius0	Brazil	$279	$750	$1,029

$1.5 Million Gtd XL Spring Series Begins May 18

The 2025 edition of the 888poker XL Spring Series kicks off on May 18 with the first seven of 54 numbered events. A $109 buy-in, $100,000 PKO replaces this mystery bounty event this weekend, so don't forget to jump in if you prefer PKOs over mystery bounty events.

You can check out the full XL Spring Series schedule by expanding the table below.

Date	Time	Event	Buy-in	Guarantee
Sun 18 May	3:00 p.m.	#01 – Opening Event (Mystery Bounty)	$16.50	$20,000
	4:00 p.m.	#02 – Opening Event (Classic)	$33	$12,000
	5:00 p.m.	#03 – Opening Event (PKO)	$55	$30,000
	5:00 p.m.	#04 – Opening Event (Mystery Bounty Mini)	$8.80	$8,000
	6:00 p.m.	#05 – Opening Event (PKO)	$109	$100,000
	6:00 p.m.	#06 – Opening Event (MB Big or Small)	$22	$15,000
	6:30 p.m.	#07 – Big Shot High Roller	$525	$30,000
Mon 19 May	3:00 p.m.	#08 – Daily Gems PKO Mini	$16.50	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#09 – Daily Gems PKO	$55	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#10 – Mystery Bounty Frenzy	$5.50	$4,000
	6:00 p.m.	#11 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small	$22	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#12 – Daily Gems PKO High	$109	$12,000
Tue 20 May	3:00 p.m.	#13 – Daily Gems Marathon	$33	$10,000
	3:00 p.m.	#14 – Daily Gems Super KO Mini	$16.50	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#15 – Super KO High Roller	$320	$15,000
	5:00 p.m.	#16 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty	$55	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#17 – Daily Gems Super KO	$109	$10,000
Wed 21 May	3:00 p.m.	#19 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small Mini	$11	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#20 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty	$55	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#21 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small	$22	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#22 – Daily Gems Big Shot	$109	$12,000
Thu 22 May	3:00 p.m.	#23 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small	$11	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#24 – DeepStack High Roller	$320	$15,000
	5:00 p.m.	#25 – Daily Gems DeepStack	$55	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#26 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty	$22	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#27 – Daily Gems DeepStack High	$109	$12,000
Fri 23 May	3:00 p.m.	#28 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Mini	$11	$12,000
	6:00 p.m.	#29 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small	$22	$12,000
	6:00 p.m.	#30 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty	$55	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#31 – Mystery Bounty Frenzy	$5.50	$5,000
	6:00 p.m.	#32 – Daily Gems Big Shot	$109	$12,000
Sat 24 May	3:00 p.m.	#33 – Daily Gems PKO 6-max Mid	$16.50	$10,000
	4:00 p.m.	#34 – PLO Mystery Bounty	$11	$2,000
	5:00 p.m.	#35 – Daily Gems PKO 6-Max	$55	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#36 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty 6-Max	$22	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#37 – Daily Gems PKO 6-Max High	$109	$12,000
Sun 25 May	2:00 p.m.	#38 – DeepStack Special	$33	$10,000
	3:00 p.m.	#39 – Mystery Bounty Mini	$16.50	$22,000
	5:00 p.m.	#40 – Mystery Bounty	$55	$30,000
	6:00 p.m.	#41 – Mystery Bounty Micro	$8.80	$8,000
	6:00 p.m.	#42 – MB Big or Small	$22	$13,000
	6:00 p.m.	#43 – The PKO Rumble	$109	$50,000
	6:30 p.m.	#44 – Super High Roller	$1,050	$40,000
Mon 26 May	3:00 p.m.	#45 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small Mini	$11	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#46 – Daily Gems Big Shot	$55	$12,000
	6:00 p.m.	#47 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small	$22	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#48 – Daily Gems DeepStack	$109	$12,000
	9:00 p.m.	#49 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 2	$25	$100,000
	9:30 p.m.	#50 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 2	$250	$500,000
Tue 27 May	3:00 p.m.	#51 – Daily Gems Closing Event MB Mini	$16.50	$12,000
	5:00 p.m.	#52 – High Roller	$320	$15,000
	5:00 p.m.	#53 – Daily Gems Closing Event Mystery Bounty	$55	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#54 – Daily Gems Big Shot	$109	$12,000
	6:00 p.m.	#50 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table