PokerNews Online Championship Main Events Enter Final Days

The PokerNews Online Championship is nearing its end, with several tournament titles about to be decided. Among them are the Mystery Mini Main, with a $25 buy-in and a $50,000 guarantee, and the Mystery Main Event, with a $250 buy-in and a $250,000 guarantee.

Day two of the two main events starts on October 26 at 21:30 GMT. The mystery bounty hunters will also come into play at this time. Anyone who wants to be crowned champion of one of the main events must play the final day one flights, which run in the afternoon and evening of October 26.

In the $250 Mystery Main Event, two flights remain. These will be dealt at 15:00 and 18:00 GMT. So far there have been 873 entries. To reach the $250,000 guarantee, 1,073 entries are needed. At the time of writing, Danish player "4KLOVER4ME" had turned a starting stack of 10,000 into 205,903 chips. Among the 102 players who have qualified for day two, the only other player with over 200,000 chips is "milike11" (202,465).

Several well-known players have already secured their day two tickets. Lithuanian "sankovski" (173,699), Peter "kiskutya23" Traply (159,477) and Chilean "Billy_Slater" (156,952) are all in the top ten. "Billy_Slater" appears to be working hard alone to make sure the guarantee is hit. He made 12 entries before reaching a top ten stack.

Outside the top ten, two 888 ambassadors also stand out. Aaron "abarone68" Barone (153,678), who is at the peak of his form, is currently in 11th place. His teammate Ian "Simpioni" Simpson (151,822) is one place lower, in 12th.

When day two begins, the mystery prizes will also come into play. One of them is worth $25,000. Other golden envelopes include two $7,500 prizes and three $5,000 prizes.

Day two will be played down to an eight-player final table. The finalists will return to the table on October 27, with coverage on the 888 Twitch channel.

In the $50,000 Mystery Mini Main, only four flights remain. These will start at 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00 GMT. So far, about 1,475 players have entered. To reach the $50,000 guarantee, 2,222 entries are needed. There are 179 players on day two, including three 888 ambassadors.

The best-placed of these is Leo "KaizenStyle" Jokura, who is currently 20th with 157,204 chips. Among the 179 players on day two, Ian "Simpioni" Simpson (115,608) is 42nd and Aaron "abrone68" Barone (62,307) is 102nd.

Before the last four flights, Germany's "Xialeidui" (251,781) leads. "Nowitzki_41" (206,096), "HammHammm" (205,455), "LeetRunGoot" (201,164) and "LiHao" (200,978) have also completed their flights with over 200,000 chips.