Finn's Username Doesn't Check Out in the PokerNews Online Championship

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What's in a name? Some poker players choose an alias to represent them at online poker sites that has some truth behind it or is their nickname away from the tables. Others select a name that is something of a reverse tell, giving the impression they are inexperienced. Finland's "lovelydonk" seems to fall into the latter category.

A name like "lovelydonk" conjures up an image of a happy-go-lucky player who doesn't know what they are doing. After bulldozing their way to victory in the $109 DeepStack PKO, part of the PokerNews Online Championship at 888poker, "lovelydonk" may need an alias change.

"lovelydonk" not only outlasted 168 opponents but demolished the field. They walked away with $4,183 in total, more than double the score of runner-up "RodrigobmzZ" despite both heads-up players locking in $1,573 from the regular prize pool.

You see, "lovelydonk" collected a staggering $2,609 worth of progressive bounties! The next highest bounty haul weighed in at $498, collected by recent PokerNews Online Championship winner "MikeyW94," going to show how aggressive "lovelydonk" was throughout the event.

We seriously doubt "lovelydonk" is either lovely or a donk!

$12,000 DeepStack PKO Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1lovelydonkFinland$2,609$1,574$4,183
2RodrigobmzZBrazil$381$1,573$1,954
3NightNuggUnited Kingdom$168$1,014$1,182
4HvalaLamaMontenegro$100$718$818
5MikeyW94United Kingdom$498$464$963
6AhvafonogetDenmark$135$380$516
7Fairenuf2Romania$100$295$395
8Nowitzki_41Brazil$171$232$404
9KnoxtodAustria$112$190$302

Remaining PokerNews Online Championship Main Events

Lukas Robinson
Lukas Robinson leads the $300,000 Gtd Main Event

The PokerNews Online Championship is rapidly nearing its conclusion, and that means the $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event and the $50,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event only have a handful of flights remaining.

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

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1RobinPoker.Malta190,44595
2zedonatoBrazil185,41493
3KITCHEN_TE9 180,73990
4Klevi25Romania175,93388
5PlumpySouyonMalta159,75380
6EvilJens2.0Germany149,92575
7scheeescheeeMexico148,34474
8T_NetoMozambique133,76667
9dainuciuksLithuania131,42366
10DonCamaronMexico128,69764

PokerNews' Lukas "RobinPoker." Robinson is still the man to catch in the $215 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Main Event after amassing 190,445 chips. March 3 sees flights at 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m.

Four more flights take place on March 4, each with a turbo or hyper-turbo blind structure. Jump into the action at 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., or 6:00 p.m. GMT.

$50,000 Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1UhhJustFOLDCanada330,140132
2ZhuravliovAndorra317,247127
3PocketJuliosGermany292,788117
4balwasik_19Belarus276,744111
5palapourperdGermany271,891109
6TaborlinDenmark241,28797
7ProfDjangoLithuania241,02496
8BluffyRabbitUnited Kingdom227,61691
9cindeam93Romania224,20190
10Fenomenn13Armenia215,36686

Canada's "UhhJustFOLD" is the player at the top of the chip counts in the $25 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event. Will they still top the counts once the last seven flights conclude?

March 3 has more flights at 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. GMT. Can't get your grind on today? Enter the mix at 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., or 6:00 p.m. GMT on March 4 instead.

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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.

EventBuy-inEntrantsPrize PoolChampionPrize
#1 �C Opening Event Mystery Bounty$111,733$17,330mAteus.dAne$1,931*
#2 �C Opening Event Mystery Bounty$55850$42,500brainiac1$4,334*
#3 �C Opening Event Mystery Bounty$1091,118$120,000yriy3$15,389*
#4 �C Opening Event Mystery Bounty$22795$15,900KovalevEvgen$1,827*
#5 �C Opening Event High Roller$52592$46,000dariotoma$11,334
#6 �C PKO Mini$111,111$11,110GemeValter$1,884*
#7 �C PKO Mid$33497$14,910jetskii$2,232*
#8 �C PKO$55283$14,150Sosiska$2,372*
#9 �C PKO$109169$16,900michel.mica$3,526*
#10 �C PKO 6-Max Mini$11928$10,000Fishmir$1,323*
#11 �C PKO 6-Max High Roller$32058$17,400ingeruRO14$5,690*
#12 �C PKO 6-Max Mid$55262$13,100888BIDO$3,068*
#13 �C PKO 6-Max$109135$13,500algsxr$3,231*
#14 �C Deep Stack Mini$8.80748$5,984smoky011$927 
#15 �C Deep Stack Mid$33428$12,840Motik_13$2,348
#16 �C Deep Stack$109129$12,900MikeyW94$2,999
#17 �C Super KO Mini$111,147$11,470sumyfish$903*
#18 �C Super KO High Roller$32063$18,900pincha73$3,846*
#19 �C Super KO$109186$18,600Nowitzki_41$2,724*
#20 �C SNAP PKO 6-Max$16.50143$2,145shaormastyle$509*
#21 �C Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mini$111,334$13,340Trabuca$1,529*
#22 �C Mystery Bounty 6-Max Micro$5.501,052$5,260Bazinga888$529*
#23 �C Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mid$22690$13,800paitaon$2,059*
#24 �C Mystery Bounty 6-Max$109192$19,200betsoares$3,658*
#25 �C Cut to the Chase11168$2,000DOPABR$448
#26 �C DeepStack PKO Mini$111,145$11,450Marcothx$1,614*
#27 �C DeepStack PKO Mid$55348$17,400r1zzy$3,196*
#28 �C PLO Mystery Bounty$11198$2,000Johnmylove$556*
#29 �C DeepStack PKO$109169$16,900lovelydonk$4,183*

*includes bounty payments

Remaining PokerNews Online Championship Schedule

Day 8 of the PokerNews Online Championship at 888poker sees play switch to Mystery Bounty and PKO Rumble tournaments. The Mystery Bounty events come in buy-ins of $11, $22, and $55, which have guarantees of $12,000, $15,000, and a cool $40,000.

The PKO Rumble events have buy-ins of $109 and $525; both have $50,000 guarantees on their prize pools.

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-inGuarantee
Sun 3 Mar5:00 p.m.PokerNews #30 �C Mystery Bounty Mini$11$12,000
 6:00 p.m.PokerNews #31 �C Mystery Bounty$55$40,000
 7:00 p.m.PokerNews #32 �C Mystery Bounty Mid$22$15,000
 7:00 p.m.PokerNews #33 �C The PKO Rumble$109$50,000
 7:30 p.m.PokerNews #34 �C The PKO Rumble High Roller$525$50,000
Mon 4 Mar5:00 p.m.PokerNews #35 �C Big Shot Mini$16.50$10,000
 6:00 p.m.PokerNews #36 �C Big Shot Mid$55$12,000
 7:00 p.m.PokerNews #37 �C Big Shot$109$12,000
 9:00 p.m.PokerNews #38 �C Mystery Bounty Mini Main Event Day 2$25$50,000
 9:00 p.m.PokerNews #39 �C Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 2$215$300,000
Tue 5 Mar5:00 p.m.PokerNews #40 �C Closing Event PKO Mini$11$10,000
 6:00 p.m.PokerNews #41 �C Closing Event PKO High Roller$320$15,000
 6:30 p.m.PokerNews #42 �C Closing Event PKO Mid$55$12,000
 7:00 p.m.PokerNews #43 �C Closing Event PKO$109$12,000
 7:00 p.m.PokerNews #39 �C Main Event Final Table  

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