Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)

Matthew Lambrecht clinched his maiden World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and his first seven-figure score in Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em for $1,018,933 — a career-best. Lambrecht overcame his compatriot Damarjai Davenport heads up, who banked $678,707 for his efforts.

A total of 965 entries were recorded which generated a prize pool of $8,974,500, and eclipsed the 568 that played last year's edition of the event.

Final Table Results

Winner's Reaction

"I feel great," were Lambrecht's first words as he spoke with PokerNews. "I recently just had my biggest score so this is another one, so it's like, certainly. Maybe I'll play more of the bigger stuff later this year or next year, like the $25ks or something," replied Lambrecht when he was asked about how the money would change his poker world.

Lambrecht, who already won two WSOP rings in his career, was then asked if he preferred the Mystery Bounty format or different poker variants. "I like it. I've done very well in Mystery Bounties, whether or not that's just luck but I think it's good, you know. It kinda mixes things up, no complaints. There's still a huge prize pool."

"I think I might have pulled four today and maybe four yesterday. I think the biggest I got was a $25,000 at the end just now," replied Lambrecht on the bounties he collected.

Lastly, Lambrecht was asked what's next for him at the WSOP. "Umm, Main Event. Let's do it! I'll probably play Day 1c".

Final Table's Action

Nine players came back on Day 3 for the final table of Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed). However, dreams of success quickly disappeared for William Jia, who lost a flip to the chip leader Tauan Naves in the first minutes of the day to finish in ninth place for $80,238.

Robert Heidorn was more fortunate at first as he doubled up, but after he moved all in once again with ace-eight, he ran into Matthew Lambrecht's ace-king and was eliminated. He won $103,942 for eighth place, plus at least $200,000 in mystery bounties. Moments after his elimination, Andrei Konopelko was sent to the rail as well by Naves' kings (7th - $136,792).

At the same time, Eshaan Bhalla came back from short stack to big stack by winning a big flip. The same situation occurred to Damarjai Davenport, who saw his stack decrease during the first levels before doubling up with kings against Bhalla.

Bhalla was next to double, and he was imitated by Lambrecht who found aces at the perfect time to win the chip lead pot against Naves.

After this new double up, Naves, Vladimir Minko, and Bhalla were all short-stacked. But out of these three, Bhalla was first to fall (6th - $182,849) while Minko survived thanks to quads to reach the next break. However, he didn't last long after the restart, as his tens got cracked by Lambrecht's two pair (5th - $248,174).

These two eliminations benefited Naves, who doubled up twice and reached a new pay jump after Simas Karaliunas' elimination in fourth place for $341,963. Despite having the loudest rail of the final table, Naves' tournament eventually came to an end in third place for $478,247 when he ran ace-five against Lambrecht's ace-queen.

Thanks to this last hand, Lambrecht started the last duel with more than twice Davenport's stack. Although Davenport doubled up once, Lambrecht continued extending his lead. Ultimately, cards went on their backs one last time and Lambrecht was crowned the winner of this $10,000 Mystery Bounty.

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Matthew Lambrecht on the button announced "all-in". "This is the time" someone in the rail said to Davenport. Davenport recognized his friend, showed him his cards and called, finding himself at risk for 5,575,000.

Damarjai Davenport:    
Matthew Lambrecht:   

Supported by his friend, Davenport found the right cards at the right moment and doubled up on      .

Matthew Lambrecht	45,950,000	-5,650,000
Damarjai Davenport	11,950,000	5,650,000

Damarjai Davenport limped in and Matthew Lambrecht shoved. Davenport called off his stack of around 9,000.000.

Damarjai Davenport:   
Matthew Lambrecht:   

Lambrecht was behind but had a chance to win the tournament if he could come out on top in the hand.

However, the honors were split as the runout of       meant they both chopped the pot.

Matthew Lambrecht	49,000,000	0
Damarjai Davenport	9,000,000	500,000

Damarjai Davenport limped from the button so Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind only had to check his option to find a flop of     where he led out for 800,000. Davenport called.

On the   turn, Lambrecht fired a second barrel of 2,000,000. Davenport called once again.

The   completed the board, but both players checked. First player to reveal his cards, Lambrecht showed   . Davenport had    and scooped the pot.

Matthew Lambrecht	44,000,000	-2,000,000
Damarjai Davenport	14,000,000	2,000,000

The last 15-20 hands have been relatively quiet but Matthew Lambrecht has been winning more pots than his opponent and holds an almost four-to-one chip lead.

In the last hand, Damarjai Davenport limped in and Lambrecht checked his option.

On the     flop, Lambrecht check-called a bet of 600,000 from Davenport.

Both players then checked to showdown on the    runout and Lambrecht took it down with    for a pair of eights.

Matthew Lambrecht	46,000,000	5,000,000
Damarjai Davenport	12,000,000	-4,900,000

Damarjai Davenport limped in and Matthew Lambrecht made it 2,000,000. Davenport called.

On the     flop, both players checked to the   turn. Lambrecht checked, Davenport fired 1,425,000, and Lambrecht called.

When the   landed on the river, both players checked to showdown.

Lambrecht flipped    for a pair of aces, and Davenport mucked.

Matthew Lambrecht	31,500,000	-800,000
Damarjai Davenport	26,400,000	800,000

Matthew Lambrecht made it 1,200,000 on the button and Tauan Naves shoved for around 6,000,000 in the big blind. Lambrecht quickly called.

Tauan Naves:   
Matthew Lambrecht:   

Naves rail saw the bad news but weren't dishearted as they started to chant.

"Cinco, cinco, cinco!" shouted Naves' rail as they wanted to see a five on the board.

A flop of     soon quietened down the rail as Lambrecht improved to top pair. Naves' best hope was a king for a chop but it never arrived as neither the   turn nor   river could save him from elimination.

Matthew Lambrecht	41,000,000	9,000,000
Tauan Naves	0	-7,550,000

Everybody folded to Simas Karaliunas in the small blind who moved all-in for 8,600,000. Matthew Lambrecht in the big blind made the call.

Simas Karaliunas:   
Matthew Lambrecht:   

Bad timing for Karaliunas, who shoved when Lambrecht had a very good hand in the big blind. The board of       even brought top pair then the nut flush to Lambrecht, who sent Karaliunas to the rail in 4th place for $341,963.

After Karaliunas's elimination, the three remaining players asked for a short break.

Matthew Lambrecht	33,500,000	8,500,000
Damarjai Davenport	17,050,000	50,000
Tauan Naves	7,550,000	1,550,000
Simas Karaliunas	0	-9,000,000

Matthew Lambrecht opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun, then Tauan Naves in the small blind three-bet to 4,250,000. Simas Karaliunas in the big blind folded, but Lambrecht eventually four-bet all-in. Naves didn't wait to call, being the player at risk for a total of 4,650,000.

Tauan Naves:   
Matthew Lambrecht:   

Naves was on the edge of elimination after the     flop and the   turn. "Ten," he asked, and he was heard as the   river landed on the felt.

"Boom!" he shouted, while the loud Brazilian rail was fervently celebrating.

Matthew Lambrecht	21,300,000	-5,200,000
Tauan Naves	10,200,000	4,200,000