The total field of 763 entries created a final prize pool of $1,309,308, with the final 111 players reaching the money,
The winner will receive the top prize of $239,658 plus bounties, while the minimum cash will be $3,050.
The total field of 763 entries created a final prize pool of $1,309,308, with the final 111 players reaching the money,
The winner will receive the top prize of $239,658 plus bounties, while the minimum cash will be $3,050.
The mystery bounty prizepool has been announced just prior to the first break of the day. There will be 383 prizes up for grabs over the next couple of days with two $100,000 bounty prizes available to be won. There is also the coveted Platinum Pass hidden in the treasure chest but a player can only win one of those. If they have already won a pass, they must return the envelope and draw again. Here is a look at the full list of prizes:
Bounty Prize | Count | Remaining | Total $ | Remaining $ |
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$100,000 | 2 | 2 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
$40,000 | 2 | 2 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
$25,000 | 2 | 2 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
$10,000 | 4 | 4 | $40,000 | $40,000 |
$5,000 | 5 | 5 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
$2,000 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
$1,000 | 356 | 356 | $356,000 | $356,000 |
$1,000 & Draw Again | 10 | 10 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
Platinum Pass | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised it up on the button and Pedro Marques three-bet to 20,000 out of the big blind. Ponakovs called and the flop came .
Marques continued with a bet of 8,000 and Ponakovs called to see the on the turn. Marques checked this time and Ponakovs pushed out a bet, forcing Marques to quickly send his cards to the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Aleksejs Ponakovs | 114,500 | |
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Pedro Marques |
75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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Byron Kaverman raised from middle position and called when Fabiano Kovalski committed his remaining short stack.
Fabiano Kovalski:
Byron Kaverman:
Kovalski's pocket queens were in command, but the flop brought Kaverman additional outs. The turn completed Kaverman's straight, while the river was no help to Kovalski who passed his bounty card across the table.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Byron Kaverman |
82,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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Fabiano Kovalski | Eliminado |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Asher Conniff | Eliminado | |
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Ryan Riess | Eliminado | |
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Luc Greenwood | Eliminado | |
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Joao Simao | Eliminado | |
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Jeremy Ausmus | Eliminado | |
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Tommy Nguyen | Eliminado | |
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Ryan Leng | Eliminado | |
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Byron Kaverman | Eliminado | |
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Joao Vieira | Eliminado | |
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Jean-Noel Thorel | Eliminado | |
Mike Watson | Eliminado | |
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Philipp Gruissem | Eliminado | |
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The action was on Dan Smith to the dealer's right with the board showing , who asked if everyone else at the table had folded other than Faraz Jaka to the dealer's left.
"Not me" said Jaka to which Smith replied "I'm going to give you the chance" as he slid out enough chips to put Jaka all in. The call was quickly made and the hands were turned up.
Faraz Jaka:
Dan Smith:
Jaka's pair of tens remained in front after the turn and river for a full double up while leaving Smith short.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Faraz Jaka |
68,000
4,500
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4,500 |
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Dan Smith |
25,000
-29,000
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-29,000 |
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Martin Jacobson and Andrew Fair were heads-up in a three-bet pot with around 110,000 in the middle. The board read and Jacobson checked from the big blind. Fair checked it back and the completed the board.
Jacobson counted out a bet of 95,000 on the river which put Fair into the tank for a couple of minutes. He eventually flicked in a call and Jacobson rolled over for the best hand to rise near the top of the leaderboard.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Martin Jacobson |
337,000
148,000
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148,000 |
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Andrew Fair
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42,000
-49,000
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-49,000 |
Nível: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Yuri Dzivielevski raised it up in the hijack and Alexandru Papazian defended from the big blind. The flop came and Dzivielevski continued with a bet of 6,000. Papazian check-raised all in for around 50,000 and Dzivielevski called.
Alexandru Papazian:
Yuri Dzivielevski:
Both players flopped a pair but Papazian was in the lead with the better of the two. The on the turn and the on the river was no help to Dzivielevski who passed over a double up.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Yuri Dzivielevski |
87,000
-33,000
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-33,000 |
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Alexandru Papazian |
85,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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A battle of the blinds between Keith Lehr and Chance Kornuth reached the turn on a board showing and the action on Lehr in the small blind.
Lehr checked and called once Kornuth fired 8,000 to the river, where Lehr tapped the table again.
Kornuth slid out a bet of 23,000, leaving Lehr in the tank for several minutes. Eventually the fold was made, and Kornuth added to his stack.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Keith Lehr
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104,000
-44,000
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-44,000 |
Chance Kornuth |
84,000
84,000
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84,000 |
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