Will Kassouf Secures €50,000 Top Prize in La Notte Degli Assi Treasure Hunt Despite Day 2 Elimination
Will Kassouf won the €50,000 top treasure hunt prize at La Notte Degli Assi after bagging a top stack on the Last Chance Day 1 flight. The event drew 2,630 entries with variable buy-ins and a €200,000 bonus pool that paid minimum €900 to all Day 1 survivors. Kassouf’s payout nearly equaled third-place money despite his Day 2 exit.
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The La Notte Degli Assi Main Event at Casino di Venezia attracted 2,630 entries across 10 Day 1 flights and met its €1,000,000 guarantee. The tournament introduced a treasure hunt format called Caccia al Tesoro that distributed €200,000 in bonus prizes ranging from €900 to €50,000.
Buy-ins differed by flight. The initial four flights carried a €400 entry and €300 rebuys. The remaining six used €600 buy-ins with €400 rebuys. Players could enter multiple flights without limit and continue even after securing Day 2 qualification. Only the largest stack advanced. Any surviving Day 1 stack received at least €900.
Treasure Hunt Ticket and Draw Rules
The top five stacks from each Day 1 earned one ticket into a random draw. Multiple tickets per player were possible across the 10 flights. The draw occurred on the penultimate day of competition, Sunday, October 18, just before Day 2 started at 2:00 p.m. The €200,000 treasure hunt pool counted toward the overall guarantee.
Kassouf’s Payout Outcome
Will Kassouf bagged 2,900,000 chips in the Last Chance flight to finish fourth on its leaderboard and claim a ticket. He drew the sole €50,000 top prize. Kassouf busted on Day 2 yet collected slightly less than the €56,600 paid to third place. Additional prizes of €30,000, €20,000, and €15,000 were awarded to other Day 1 leaders. This outcome occurred as reported by PokerNews.
Reporting: PokerNews
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