Honeymooner Murilo Milhomen Crowned EPT Barcelona Mystery Bounty Champion
The mystery as to who would win the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona �3,000 Mystery Bounty has been solved. Murilo Milhomem has won his maiden EPT title for �321,658. He bested 1,113 players over three days to secure the win and a coveted PokerStars Spadie.
Milhomem defeated Jacob Stone heads-up for a career-best score, overcoming a chip deficit just shy of three-to-one. In finishing second, Stone also claimed a career best score of �200,700, a welcome addition to Stone's sole cash of �6,680 during this EPT stop in the �1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event.
Fintan Hand claimed third place and made it a hat trick of career-best live scores. The PokerStars Team Pro and popular streamer claimed �143,350 for his efforts, eclipsing his largest live cash of ��44,200 when he won the 2023 UKIPT Edinburgh.
EPT Barcelona �3,000 Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Murilo Milhomem | Brazil | � 321,658 |
2 | Jacob Stone | United Kingdom | � 200,700 |
3 | Fintan Hand | Ireland | � 143,350 |
4 | Fabrice Maltez | France | � 110,300 |
5 | Maria Konnikova | United States | � 84,800 |
6 | Julien Sitbon | France | � 65,250 |
7 | Kelvin Kerber | Brazil | � 50,200 |
8 | Arni Gunnarsson | Iceland | � 38,600 |
Winner's Reaction
"It's amazing, indescribable," Milhomem told PokerNews after his victory. "I'm here [in Barcelona] on a honeymoon. We were thinking of where to go, then I won a satellite then we decided to come here.
"I'm always prepared, especially for live tournaments. I've been studying a lot and talking to live coaches."
Milhomem's attention will now turn to enjoying the rest of his honeymoon, with the Mystery Bounty supposed to be his last tournament at EPT Barcelona.
"We are going to enjoy Barcelona, drink some mojitos and some aperols," he said, before adding "Maybe I will play one more though."
The Big Bounties
This tournament saw some big numbers pulled from the mystery chest. Henrik Juncker and Arni Gunnarsson took home the �100,000 bounties. Gunnarsson attributed the pulls to "Scandinavian luck" when they were both pulled on Day 2.
Runner up Stone and ninth placed Alexander Ivarsson claimed two of the �50,000 bounties. Artus Gimenez and Tudor Zapsa claimed the two remaining envelopes.
Niklas Astedt confirmed Scandinavian luck maybe real when he pulled a �25,000 bounty. Maria Konnikova asked Astedt to pull two bounties for her. He agreed and pulled a �10,000 and a �25,000, the same scores he pulled himself before busting on Day 2.
Day 3 Action
Day 3 ran for around eight and a half hours, with the final table being reached roughly halfway into today's play.
Arni Gunnarsson, the second recipient of a �100,000 bounty hit the rail first with Hand sending Brazilian Kelvin Kerber to the rail after Kerber ran his sixes into the cowboys of Hand to finish in seventh place.
Julien Sitbon chipped up nicely throughout the back end of Day 2 and the early exchanges of Day 3. He was left short by Fabrice Maltez before being sent to the rail in sixth place.
Maria Konnikova's time came into the day as one of the chip leaders, but was eliminated in fifth place, just before Maltez in fourth. Konnikova was one of two PokerStars Team Pros at the final table, along with Hand, but his run ended in third place.
He was left short by Stone and fell victim to an incorrect hero call before being eliminated. He found hope in a double up before busting in third place.
Stone's heads-up chip lead was a commanding one, but Milhomen kept chipping away, eventually pulling back the deficit before becoming a clear chip leader in the tournament.
The heads-up duel lasted around an hour and it was Milhomen's snowmen in the Spanish heat that saw him claim the victory over Stone.
Even though EPT Barcelona is drawing to its conclusion, there is still plenty of poker action to come over the following few days. Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this EPT stop from Casino Barcelona.
In this Series
- 1 WCOOP, NAPT and EPT Bundles Up for Grabs With PokerStars Power Path in September
- 2 Complete Guide to EPT Barcelona 2024 - Everything You Need to Know
- 3 PokerStars Announces Game Integrity Rule Changes at EPT Barcelona
- 4 WSOP Main Event Final Tablist Boris Angelov's Banner Summer Continues at EPT Barcelona
- 5 Steve O'Dwyer Outlasts the Field Into the Early Hours to Win the �12,300 PokerStars Cuatro Knockout
- 6 European Poker Tour (EPT)'s 20th Anniversary: Looking Back at the First Ten Years
- 7 Soccer Legend Gerard Piqu�� Busts in High Stakes Poker Tournament at EPT Barcelona
- 8 Kayhan Mokri Gets His Second EPT Barcelona Title in the �20,000 No-Limit Hold'em
- 9 O'Dwyer Hits a Royal Flush as Kaverman Takes Down EPT Barcelona �25K
- 10 PokerStars & Gerard Piqu�� Dish Out Amazing Prizes at Silver Pass Meet-Up in Barcelona
- 11 Tapas, Beaches & Street Art: Top Non-Poker Things to Do at EPT Barcelona
- 12 Jean-Noel Thorel Wins Super High Roller Warm-Up (�512,370)
- 13 Diego Beirigo Wins �550 Estrellas Cup (�155,840)
- 14 Seth Davies Ready to Ride Momentum at EPT Barcelona Fresh Off SHRB Win
- 15 First EPT Champion Alexander Stevic is Back in Barcelona Where He Won it All in 2004
- 16 European Poker Tour (EPT)'s 20th Anniversary: Looking Back at the Past Ten Years
- 17 PokerStars' Cedric Billot Looks Back at His Two-Decade Love Affair with the EPT
- 18 Berthold Winz Dominates Final Table En Route to Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller Victory
- 19 David Dongwoo Ko Overcomes Legends to Win EPT Barcelona �5,200 8-Game (�37,750)
- 20 Leonard Maue & Nick Petrangelo Chop Up �50,000 Super High Roller Second Chance
- 21 Gergo Nagy Turns Four Big Blinds into �268,600 at EPT Barcelona
- 22 This Chess Grand Master Gets His Third EPT Title with �25K Triumph
- 23 PokerStars Ushers in a New Era of Women's Poker with Women's Winter Festival
- 24 Honeymooner Murilo Milhomen Crowned EPT Barcelona Mystery Bounty Champion
- 25 Former Silver Pass Winner Soraya Estrada Takes Down EPT Barcelona Women's Event
- 26 Song Leads as Nasreddine Makes Back-to-Back EPT Main Event Final Tables
- 27 Stephen Song Serenades the Deck to EPT Barcelona Main Event Title
- 28 Mike Watson Adds �10,300 EPT High Roller Title to Summer Triple Crown