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• $30,000 ChampionChip #03 – Opening Event High Roller PKO Final Table Results
• ChampionChip Games Results
• $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event is Filling Up
• $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
• ChampionChip Games Schedule

The 888poker ChampionChip Games got off to a flying start on March 16, with the first five of 36 events bursting into action and crowning their champions. Affordable buy-ins but big prizes were the order of the day as 888poker's players flocked to the tables and attempted to kick the series off in style.

Four of the events on the ChampionChip Games schedule have a $55 buy-in, the most expensive tournaments this year. Once such high roller, the $30,000 guaranteed Opening Event High Roller PKO saw 594 players buy in. South Americans, Brazilians in particular, dominated the event, with five of the eight finalists hailing from the region, three of whom were Samba stars.

888poker ambassadors Ian "Simpioni" Simpson and Leo "KaizenStyle" Jokura were among the entrants but couldn't find a foothold in this event and will have to wait to become a ChampionChip Games champion.

Five finalists saw their 888poker account balance swell by more than $1,300. Brazil's "WHATaDREAM" wasn't one of them. They crashed out in eighth place, having only captured $18 worth of progressive bounties, meaning they took home $250 for their efforts.

"lucasdmz," also of Brazil, fell in seventh for $677 before "Drakyano" saw their tournament end in a sixth-place finish worth $608.

The remaining players each nabbed a four-figure score. First, from their home in Mexico, "dipandglide" came unstuck in fifth for $1,330, with "Paulada85" receiving $1,557 immediately after bowing out in fourth.

Heads-up was reached after Germany's "fiascotal" was sent packing in third, a finish good for $2,057. The heads-up players, "Edson_brito" and "Emogirl19," locked in $2,459 and $2,457, leaving the final two progressive bounties to play for. "Edson_brito" had captured more than their fair share of scalps and added that of "Emogirl19" to their haul. The Brazilian champion saw their regular prize pool prize bolstered by an impressive $2,324 from the bounty prize pool for a total prize worth $4,784. The runner-up headed into the night with $3,117 reasons to be happy.

$30,000 ChampionChip #03 – Opening Event High Roller PKO Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Country	Bounties	Prize	Total Prize
1	Edson_brito	Brazil	$2,324	$2,459	$4,784
2	Emogirl19		$660	$2,457	$3,117
3	fiascotal	Germany	$527	$1,530	$2,057
4	Paulada85	Brazil	$421	$1,136	$1,557
5	dipandglide	Mexico	$573	$757	$1,330
6	Drakyano	Romania	$78	$530	$608
7	lucasdmz	Brazil	$344	$333	$677
8	WHATaDREAM	Brazil	$18	$231	$250

ChampionChip Games Results

Five 888pokers can proudly proclaim themselves 2025 ChampionChip Games champions, having taken down events on the opening night of this spectacular festival.

"Lumo_AUT" turned $16.50 into $1,808 in the Opening Event Mystery Bounty, while "APJennings" won the $33 Opening Event Classic for $2,496.

We already know about "Edson_brito"'s impressive win in the $55 Opening Event High Roller PKO, but what about "GODhatesNFT," who won the $8.80 Opening Event Mystery Bounty for $832, that's almost a 100x return on their investment.

Last but not least is "Tnapao," the champion of the $22 Opening Event Mystery Bounty Big or Small, who scooped $2,089.

Event	Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool	Champion	Prize
#01 – Opening Event (Mystery Bounty)	$16.50	1,484	$22,260	Lumo_AUT	$1,808
#02 – Opening Event (Classic)	$33	463	$13,890	APJennings	$2,496
#03 – Opening Event High Roller (PKO)	$55	594	$30,000	Edson_brito	$4,784
#04 – Opening Event Mini (Mystery Bounty)	$8.80	1,042	$8,336	GODhatesNFT	$832
#05 – Opening Event (MB Big or Small)	$22	737	$15,000	Tnapao	$2,089

_{All prizes include bounty payments where applicable}

$100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event is Filling Up

The ChampionChip Games Main Event is a $25 buy-in mystery bounty affair with a whopping $100,000 guarantee on its prize pool. Some 4,444 entries are required to hit the ambitious guarantee, but in-roads have already been made.

Across the completed Main Event flights, 1,402 entries have been processed and $31,545 has been collected.

"TNARO" leads the way right now, courtesy of finishing their chosen flight with a colossal stack of 308,619 chips, the equivalent of 123 big blinds. Only "BigFish20," with 253,988 chips, has more than 100 big blinds (102), although "Vouscar," 888poker regular "Hodor83," and "likick" have 99, 98, and 96 big blinds, respectively.

$100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	TNARO	Brazil	308,619	123
2	BigFish20		253,988	102
3	Vousacar	Brazil	247,352	99
4	Hodor83	United Kingdom	244,331	98
5	likick	Sweden	238,753	96
6	Luis_Dtox	Brazil	224,729	90
7	Schniepi2808	Germany	215,571	86
8	shaman8451	Kazahkstan	198,508	79
9	OPERAA	Denmark	181,755	73
10	TOMA188288	Armenia	173,896	70

$100,000 ChampionChip #33 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 1s run daily, sometimes several times per day. Punch your Day 2 ticket and get ready to fight it out from 9:30 p.m. GMY on March 24, which is when the mystery bounties come into play. One of those bounties is guaranteed to be worth $10,000 with another 16 tipping the scales at between $1,000 and $4,000.

ChampionChip Games Schedule

Expand the table below and feast your eyes on the bustling ChampionChip Games schedule.

Date	Time (GMT)	Event	Buy-in	Guarantee
Mon 17 Mar	4:00 p.m.	#06 – Daily Gems PKO	$16.50	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#07 – Daily Gems PKO Mini	$8.80	$5,000
	6:00 p.m.	#08 – MB Big or Small Special	$2,20	$2,000
Tue 18 Mar	4:00 p.m.	#09 – Daily Gems Super KO	$16.50	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#10 – Mystery Bounty Frenzy Special	$3.30	$2,000
	6:00 p.m.	#11 – Daily Gems Super KO High Roller	$55	$12,000
Wed 19 Mar	3:00 p.m.	#12 – Marathon Special	$8.80	$3,000
	4:00 p.m.	#13 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small Mini	$11	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#14 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small	$22	$10,000
Thu 20 Mar	6:00 p.m.	#15 – Daily Gems DeepStack Hugh Roller	$55	$12,000
	6:00 p.m.	#16 – Mystery Bounty Frenzy Special	$5.50	$4,000
	7:00 p.m.	#17 – Daily Gems DeepStack	$33	$10,000
Fri 21 Mar	4:00 p.m.	#18 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty	$16.50	$12,000
	6:00 p.m.	#19 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small Special	$22	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#20 – Mystery Bounty Mini	$5.50	$5,000
Sat 22 Mar	4:00 p.m.	#21 – Daily Gems PKO 6-Max	$16.50	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#22 – PLO6 Special	$11	$1,500
	5:00 p.m.	#23 – PKO 6-Max Mini	$5.50	$2,500
	6:00 p.m.	#24 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty 6-Max Special	$22	$10,000
Sun 23 Mar	3:00 p.m.	#25 – DeepStack Special	$33	$12,000
	4:00 p.m.	#26 – Mystery Bunty	$16.50	$20,000
	6:00 p.m.	#27 – PKO High Roller	$55	$30,000
	6:00 p.m.	#28 – MB Big or Small Special	$22	$13,000
	7:00 p.m.	#29 – Mystery Bounty Mini	$5.50	$8,000
Mon 24 Mar	4:00 p.m.	#30 – Daily Gems PKO	$16.50	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#31 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty Special	$33	$10,000
	9:00 p.m.	#32 – Mystery Bounty Mini Event	$3.50	$10,000
	9:30 p.m.	#33 – Mystery Bounty Main Event	$25	$100,000
Mon 25 Mar	4:00 p.m.	#34 – Daily Gems Closing Event MB	$16.50	$12,000
	6:00 p.m.	#35 – MB Big or Small Special	$2.20	$2,000
	6:00 p.m.	#36 – Daily Gems Closing Event MB Mini	$8.80	$5,000
	7:00 p.m.	#33 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table