888poker’s Mystery Bounty Festival was a success, a testament to the format’s massive popularity among players. The two-week series ended up smashing its guarantee by around 5%, despite some events missing their targets.
888poker Mystery Bounty Festival – Facts & Figures
The Mystery Bounty Festival featured a total of 31 numbered events guaranteeing $1.1 million. Majority of the tournaments crushed their guarantees, including the $300K GTD Main Event which awarded $310,000 in total prize pool after attracting 2,000 entries. The best performer on the schedule was Event #18 which exceeded its guarantee by $32,000.
All in all, only 12 events fell short of meeting their guarantees, including Event #03 which missed its target by around 14%.
The festival attracted nearly 34,000 entries to generate $1,210,595 in total prize pool. Even when the $33K in total overlay is taken into account, the series still surpassed its guarantee by around $54K.
888poker Riding on Mystery Bounty’s Popularity
The success of the series is mainly attributable to the huge popularity of the Mystery Bounty format, and 888poker is taking advantage of this by not only running a festival exclusive to the format but also hosting daily Mystery Bounty games for players which have been driving huge numbers to the site.
