A heads-up deal has been made in the $3,000 Mystery Bounty.
With stacks pretty much even, the final two have decided on a 50-50 split of the prize money, leaving $25,000 and the trophy to play for.
That means both players are taking at least $230,123, with the winner set to walk away with $255,123.
Nível: 37
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Action was on the river on a board of 7♥4♦2♣10♣J♦. Walid Bou Habib checked and Quan Zhou bet 1,700,000 chips. Habib took his time to think before making the call.
Zhou showed Q♥3♥ for a bluff and Habib showed K♦2♠ to pick off the bluff with just a pair of deuces.
After a bit of back and forth, chip stacks are still pretty much even.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
14,930,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
14,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Walid Bou Habib raised to 1,100,000 from the button. Quan Zhou called in the big blind.
Zhou check-called a bet of 650,000, from Habib on the A♣4♠3♦ flop.
The 8♥ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Habib sized up to 1,600,000.
The Q♣ river checked to a showdown. Zhou tabled K♠5♦ for a missed straight draw, while Habib rivered second pair with th K♦Q♦.
The very next hand, Zhou raised his button to 1,050,000 and Habib called, in the big blind.
Habib check-called a bet of 550,000, from Zhou on the K♥4♠5♥ flop.
The 7♥ turn checked through to the 5♠ on the river. Habib check-called a bet of approximately 1,000,000 from Zhou, ultimately taking down the pot with K♦8♣ for top pair.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,500,000
6,570,000
|
6,570,000 |
|
|
7,900,000
-6,600,000
|
-6,600,000 |
Quan Zhou raised to 1,100,000 from the button and Walid Bou Habib called.
The flop came J♥5♠6♣. Habib checked and Zhou bet 700,000. Habib raised to 2,000,000 and Zhou called. The turn was the A♠. Habib checked again and Zhou made it 2,000,000 more to go. Habib called.
The river came the J♣. Habib moved all in with the bigger stack and Zhou quickly called for 4,275,000.
Habib showed J♦9♠ for trip jacks and Zhou showed K♦J♠ for trip jacks with the king kicker. He won the pot to give himself a near 2:1 chip lead.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,330,000
11,430,000
|
11,430,000 |
|
|
10,100,000
-11,400,000
|
-11,400,000 |
Walid Bou Habib, on the button, found himself all in and at risk against Quan Zhou, in the big blind.
Walid Bou Habib: 4♣4♠
Quan Zhou: A♥4♥
The tournament looked to be over as the first four cards came 5♠A♠10♣8♣. That was until the river landed the 4♦; Habib found the case four to make a set and double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,800,000
5,700,000
|
5,700,000 |
|
|
13,600,000
-5,730,000
|
-5,730,000 |
Players in the $3,000 Mystery Bounty have agreed to take a 10-minute break.
A deal had already been made, leaving $25,000 and the trophy aside for the winner. After some back and forth heads-up, players then agreed to split the $25,000.
Walid Bou Habib agreed that Quan Zhou could have the trophy.
However, the tournament director stated that play must continue for the trophy, so once the money was chopped Habib decided to dump his chips to Zhou so that he would end up with the PokerStars Spade.
Over the course of three hands, Habib proceeded to dump his stack to Zhou until he had just one big blind remaining. Players then went all in for Habib's last big blind.
Walid Bou Habib: 6♣5♦
Quan Zhou: 10♠2♠
The board ran out 2♣Q♠A♣Q♦8♣. Zhou held with a pair of deuces to win the tournament and take the trophy - as agreed prior to the outcome.
After a heads-up deal was agreed to give both players equal prize money, players agreed that Quan Zhou would take home the trophy. Walid Bou Habib dumped off his stack to Zhou until he had just one big blind remaining, then got his last chips in the middle.
Zhou won the hand, the tournament, and took the trophy, as agreed by both players.
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