Alexander Norden of Sweden has been crowned as the €550 NLH Mystery Bounty champion after agreeing an equal chop heads-up with his final opponent, Steven Arsnes of Norway. The Scandinavian pair overcame a huge field of 710 entrants to take equal cash prizes of €26,500. Norden however scooped an additional €42,900 in bounties, including the top envelope of €33,000.
€550 NLH Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
1. Alexander Norden (Sweden) – €69,400*
2. Steven Arsnes (Norway) – €34,500*
3. Desmond Connolly (Ireland) – €14,700*
4. Ivan Kuziv (Ukraine) – €30,200*
5. Daniel Samson (United Kingdom) – €11,800*
6. Peter Byrne (United Kingdom) – €7,000*
7. Genc Rexhepagiqi (Sweden) – €8,200*
8. Mario Alina (Slovakia) – €8,800*
9. Benedikt Wenzel (Germany) – €7,100*
*inclusive of bounties
Please see the link for full payout details – NLH Mystery Bounty – Single Re-Entry – Irish Poker Open.
Recap of the Day
The Mystery Bounty format proved to be a huge draw, attracting a lively crowd to the Royal Dublin Society and generating a €346,126 prize pool. The top 103 players shared the pool, with half allocated to cash prizes and the rest to bounties.
Bernat Carreras was the unfortunate player to bubble after running into Michael Casson’s pocket kings. Once in the money, the pace accelerated as players chased lucrative bounty payouts. Otto Richard scored five knockouts, earning €12,100 in bounties, while Gerald Chung claimed the €20,000 envelope.
The final table took shape after Miguel Franco fell to Daniel Samson. Ivan Kuziv led the field from Genc Rexhepagiqi, with the others tightly bunched. Benedikt Wenzel departed first, followed by Mario Alina, who was left short-stacked after clashing with Peter Byrne.
After a long period without bust outs, a chaotic hand resulted in a rare triple elimination. Norden rivered a straight to usurp Daniel Samson’s kings and Ivan Kuziv’s queens, while also knocking out Byrne. The action left the final three players: Norden, Arsnes, and Desmond Connolly, who had laddered impressively with a short-stack. He ultimately busted in third to Norden, setting up the heads-up duel.
Arsnes proceeded to balance the chip counts, and the two agreed to split the remaining cash prize equally, with Norden crowned as the champion.
That concludes our coverage of this event, but stay tuned to Irish Open Live Updates for our coverage of the rest of the festival.
