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PokerNews’ Lukas Robinson Captures PokerNews Online Championship Main Event Chip Lead

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It is quite fitting that on the day 888poker launched its Stream On promotion, one of online poker’s most popular streamers, PokerNews‘ very own Lukas “RobinPoker.” Robinson finds himself at the top of the chip counts in the PokerNews Online Championship Mystery Bounty Main Event.

The Malta-based Liverpudlian was one of 58 entrants in the $215 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Main Event that shuffled up and dealt at 7:00 p.m. GMT on February 29. By the time the curtain came down on proceedings, Robinson had turned his 10,000 starting stack into a tournament-leading pile of 190,445 chips.

Fourteen Mystery Bounty Main Event flights remain, so Robinson’s lofty position is not locked in just yet, but he has given himself the best possible chance of banking a career-best score. Having 95 big blinds in his arsenal means Robinson can put maximum pressure on smaller stacks when the mystery bounties come into play on Day 2, which starts at 9:00 p.m. GMT on March 4.

Current $300,000 Guaranteed Mystery Bounty Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chips Big Blinds
1 Lukas “RobinPoker.” Robinson Malta 190,445 95
2 KITCHEN_TE9   180,739 90
3 Klevi25 Romania 175,933 88
4 PlumpySouyon Malta 159,753 80
5 T_Neto Mozambique 133,766 67
6 ucanudo Ukraine 123,746 62
7 sNap36484 Belarus 123,567 62
8 f_z_I7 Azerbaijan 121,063 61
9 konvlo Ukraine 120,888 60
10 NotSureIf   119,580 60

You now need 119,580 chips, or 60 big blinds, to start Day 2 of the PokerNews Online Championship Mystery Bounty Main Event in the top ten of the chip counts. Jumping into the satellites for the Main Event is worthwhile, as being able to fire multiple bullets obviously works in your favor.

Remaining $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Flights

Date Time (GMT)
Fri 1 Mar 4:00 p.m.
  7:00 p.m.
  10:00 p.m.
Sat 2 Mar 4:00 p.m.
  7:00 p.m.
  10:00 p.m.
Sun 3 Mar 1:00 p.m.
  4:00 p.m.
  7:00 p.m.
10:00 p.m.  
Mon 4 Mar 12:00 p.m.
  2:00 p.m.
  4:00 p.m.
  6:00 p.m.

Robinson Reaches Super KO High Roller Final Table; “pincha73” Wins

PokerNews Online Championship

While Robinson was busy navigating his way to the top of the Mystery Bounty Main Event’s chip counts, he was also grinding in the $320 buy-in, $15,000 guaranteed Super KO High Roller. The 63 entrants created an $18,900 prize pool, where half was awarded to the top 12 finishers, and the remaining 50% went on the heads of each player in the form of a $150 bounty.

Robinson found himself at the final table and with a realistic shot of becoming a PokerNews Online Championship champion, especially after “7betAA,” “33betwizkid,” “grimmLTU,” and “xxbasexx” had busted out. However, fifth-place was as deep as Robinson would progress, and $1,261 was the prize he took home.

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Malta’s “PotofGreed” fell in fourth for $1,057 before “algsxr,” a recent PokerNews Online Championship champion, busted in third for $2,297.

Heads-up was a South American battle, with “pincha73” of Argentina clashing with Brazil’s “Escabofildo.” The Argentinian claimed their seventh and most important scalp of the tournament to come out on top for a $3,846 score.

Rank Player Country Bounties Prize Total Prize
1 pincha73 Argentina $1,200 $2,646 $3,846
2 Escabofildo Brazil $600 $1,767 $2,367
3 algsxr Canada $1,050 $1,247 $2,297
4 PotofGreed Malta $150 $907 $1,057
5 Lukas “RobinPoker.” Robinson Malta $600 $661 $1,261
6 xxbaseexx Denmark $450 $496 $946
7 grimmLTU United Kingdom $750 $406 $1,156
8 33betwizkid United Kingdom $300 $335 $635
9 7betAA Brazil $150 $274 $424

PokerNews Online Championship Results So Far

Expand the table below to discover which 888poker players have excelled during the early stages of the inaugural PokerNews Online Championship.

Event Buy-in Entrants Prize Pool Champion Prize
#1 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty $11 1,733 $17,330 mAteus.dAne $1,931*
#2 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty $55 850 $42,500 brainiac1 $4,334*
#3 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty $109 1,118 $120,000 yriy3 $15,389*
#4 – Opening Event Mystery Bounty $22 795 $15,900 KovalevEvgen $1,827*
#5 – Opening Event High Roller $525 92 $46,000 dariotoma $11,334
#6 – PKO Mini $11 1,111 $11,110 GemeValter $1,884*
#7 – PKO Mid $33 497 $14,910 jetskii $2,232*
#8 – PKO $55 283 $14,150 Sosiska $2,372*
#9 – PKO $109 169 $16,900 michel.mica $3,526*
#10 – PKO 6-Max Mini $11 928 $10,000 Fishmir $1,323*
#11 – PKO 6-Max High Roller $320 58 $17,400 ingeruRO14 $5,690*
#12 – PKO 6-Max Mid $55 262 $13,100 888BIDO $3,068*
#13 – PKO 6-Max $109 135 $13,500 algsxr $3,231*
#14 – Deep Stack Mini $8.80 748 $5,984 smoky011$927  
#15 – Deep Stack Mid $33 428 $12,840 Motik_13 $2,348
#16 – Deep Stack $109 129 $12,900 MikeyW94 $2,999
#17 – Super KO Mini $11 1,147 $11,470 sumyfish $903*
#18 – Super KO High Roller $320 63 $18,900 pincha73 $3,846*
#19 – Super KO $109 186 $18,600 Nowitzki_41 $2,724*
#20 – SNAP PKO 6-Max $16.50 143 $2,145 shaormastyle $509*

*includes bounty payments

Remaining PokerNews Online Championship Schedule

Day 6 of the PokerNews Online Championship sees five more tournaments take place. Four are 6-Max Mystery Bounty affairs, while the fifth is an exciting Cut to the Chase, where the blind levels increase as the tournament progresses:

  • Until the end of late registration – 5 minutes
  • Until in the money – 6 minutes
  • Until the final table – 8 minutes
  • Until the last hand – 12 minutes

Date Time (GMT) Event Buy-in Guarantee
Fri 1 Mar 5:00 p.m. PokerNews #21 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mini $11 $10,000
  6:00 p.m. PokerNews #22 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Micro $5.50 $5,000
  6:30 p.m. PokerNews #23 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mid $22 $10,000
  7:00 p.m. PokerNews #24 – Mystery Bounty 6-Max $109 $12,000
  7:30 p.m. PokerNews #25 – Cut to the Chase $11 $2,000
Sat 2 Mar 5:00 p.m. PokerNews #26 – Deep Stack PKO Mini $11 $10,000
  6:00 p.m. PokerNews #27 – Deep Stack PKO Mid $55 $12,000
  6:30 p.m. PokerNews #28 – PLO Mystery Bounty $11 $2,000
  7:00 p.m. PokerNews #29 – Deep Stack PKO $109 $12,000
Sun 3 Mar 5:00 p.m. PokerNews #30 – Mystery Bounty Mini $11 $12,000
  6:00 p.m. PokerNews #31 – Mystery Bounty $55 $40,000
  7:00 p.m. PokerNews #32 – Mystery Bounty Mid $22 $15,000
  7:00 p.m. PokerNews #33 – The PKO Rumble $109 $50,000
  7:30 p.m. PokerNews #34 – The PKO Rumble High Roller $525 $50,000
Mon 4 Mar 5:00 p.m. PokerNews #35 – Big Shot Mini $16.50 $10,000
  6:00 p.m. PokerNews #36 – Big Shot Mid $55 $12,000
  7:00 p.m. PokerNews #37 – Big Shot $109 $12,000
  9:00 p.m. PokerNews #38 – Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event Day 2 $25 $50,000
  9:00 p.m. PokerNews #39 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 2 $215 $300,000
Tue 5 Mar 5:00 p.m. PokerNews #40 – Closing Event PKO Mini $11 $10,000
  6:00 p.m. PokerNews #41 – Closing Event PKO High Roller $320 $15,000
  6:30 p.m. PokerNews #42 – Closing Event PKO Mid $55 $12,000
  7:00 p.m. PokerNews #43 – Closing Event PKO $109 $12,000
  7:00 p.m. PokerNews #39 – Main Event Final Table    





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