The Success of 888’s Live Poker Series Is No Mystery
Author:
Roy Brindley
888 Holdings’ market value has fallen markedly during the past 18 months. The company’s share price hit an all-time ￡4.78 high in September 2021. By February 2022, it had fallen to ￡2.92. Today 67 pence will buy you a share in the gaming and entertainment company.
Mystery bounty tournaments provide lots of entertainment and offer the opportunity to win big money. 888poker and its players have embraced them. ?GettyImages
However, if you are a poker player, 888 is no busted flush. The operator is gaining friends and making players rich courtesy of its 888poker LIVE 2023 Series of poker tournaments and online mystery bounty tournaments that have become a big hit with online players.
Everyone Welcome to 888 Live Events
888poker says it is “dedicated to hosting events that are centered on the player,” and they “aim to create a comfortable environment where everyone is welcome.” This winning philosophy attracted 514 entries to the series opening, €808 No Limit Hold’em – 888poker LIVE Madrid Main Event staged in January.
The 2023 888poker Live event bandwagon – a series of five festivals – will next roll into London’s Grosvenor Victoria Casino for a 12-day festival starting on April 13th. Barcelona (May 10th-23rd), Bucharest (August 8th-14th), and a return to London for a second visit in mid-October will follow.
Adrian Garcia collected €92,000 when taking Madrid’s feature event. The top five finishers all landed a €20,000-plus payday. A shot at this level of prizemoney is made possible by 888. As one of the best online poker sites, it has satellites starting at one cent that can lead to $109 qualifiers and then a package into any 888poker LIVE 2023 Series event.
888 Poker Success Is No Mystery
888poker has embraced poker players’ hunger for mystery bounty tournaments, and the policy is paying off for the operator. The only site to offer daily mystery bonus tournaments, in January 888 replaced its weekly Big Shot 109 Main Event with a $100,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty tournament. The switch was an immediate hit. The first attracted 1,079 players and generated a $107,900 prize pool.
Within the new tournaments, mystery bounties are issued once the competition reaches level 18. $10,000 is the biggest prize. In recent weeks, there have also been eight prizes of $1,000 or more, and fifteen $500 bounties have been won.
Celebrating the success of 888’s mystery bounties, the online site has?announced a Mystery Bounty Festival that will run between February 19th and March 7th. “The Mystery Bounty Festival has buy-ins suitable for all player levels and bankrolls, ranging from micro to high rollers,” boasted 888 when announcing this forthcoming series of Hold’em tournaments.
The highlight of the 17-day event will be a $160 buy-in $300,000 guaranteed Main Event that will conclude on March 7th. This will be a multi-flight tournament with a top bounty of $30,000. In total, the series features over $2 million in guarantees, and the highlights include two $109 entry mystery bounty competitions guaranteeing $120,000 and $150,000.
