Day 2 of the High Roller Mystery Bounty event kicks off at 1 p.m. local time, with 9 players returning to the final table to play the tournament down to a winner.

The event attracted 39 entries, making for a prize pool of €180,648, which is split equally between payouts and bounty prizes.

After 13 levels of play on Day 1, Marcel Kessler bagged as the chip leader with 697,000. Kessler has more than a 2-1 chip lead over second place Lars Kamphues, who bagged with 322,000.

PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton is still in the mix, along with a bunch of other familiar faces from the high roller scene.

Final Table Chip Counts

PositionNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Marcel KesslerGermany697,000116
2Lars KamphuesGermany322,00054
3Junxian DuChina247,00041
4Jon KyteNorway209,00035
5Leslie PackerUnited Kingdom145,00024
6Sam GraftonUnited Kingdom108,00018
7Ludvig SternerSweden94,00016
8Michael DwyerIreland65,00011
9Andrew HulmeUnited Kingdom64,00011

 

Payouts and Mystery Bounty Prizes

The top six players will make the money and lock up at least a min-cash of 6,320. The top payout is worth 31,184 and bounty prizes exactly mirror the payouts.

1. €31,184
2. €20,320
3. €14,000
4. €10,380
5. €8,120
6. €6,320

Stay tuned to the Irish Open website for live updates as reporters follow the High Roller Mystery Bounty event down to a winner.

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