Pete Chen wins Wynn Classic Mystery Bounty On Thursday, 255 players reconvened to play out Day 2 of the $2,200 Wynn Mystery Bounty at the Wynn Las Vegas . The event drew a total of 2,333 players across three starting flights — generating a total prize pool of $4,666,000 and smashing the $2 million guarantee.
When it was all said and done — Pete Chen emerged as the champion after making a three-way deal with Kevin Klunder and Ezequiel Waigel .
The tournament featured a special bounty format in which players would be assigned random cash-prize bounties ranging from $500 – $250,000. Chen also received eight mystery bounties during his path to victory — good for an additional $20,000. $2,200 Wynn Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
1 Pete Chen Taiwan $289,193* 2 Ezequiel Waigel Argentina $263,627* 3 Kevin Klunder United States $261,440* 4 Daniel Rezaei Austria $125,160 5 Florian Duta Romania $96,404 6 Onur Unsal Cyprus $73,778 7 Matthew Zarcadoolas Argentina $60,131 8 Ray Medlin United States $49,918 9 Johan Martinet France $41,563 *denotes three-way deal
Chen’s victory comes as an unlikely story given that he joined Day 2 late as he was busy placing 20th in a WSOP event earlier in the day.
Chen, who qualified into Day 2 of the $2,200 Wynn Mystery Bounty during the first starting flight, said he decided to prioritise competing in the WSOP to earn WSOP Player of the Year points , not surprising after receiving a boost from his earlier bracelet win in the Ultra Deepstack Online Event .
According to Chen, by the time he took his seat in the Mystery Bounty Event, he had already blinded down from 471,000 in chips down to 315,000 but was able to run good and build his stack throughout the remainder of the day. Final Table Action
Despite coming into the final table as chip leader, Chen found himself losing that position several times on his path to victory — particularly after losing a sizable pot to Onur Unsal early on.
Chen regained some ground after winning a race against Ray Medlin to knock him out in eighth […]
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