Welcome to Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
The second iteration of Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty is set to kick off at 11 a.m. local time at the 2018 World Series of Poker. Last year, Sweden's Rifat Palevic triumphed over a field of 1,867 runners to earn his first career bracelet and the $183,903 top prize.
This is a single-day event. Each player will receive 5,000 starting chips and blinds will be 25/50 when play begins. Each level will be 20 minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break every six levels. Players will have a 75-minute dinner break after Level 19 at approximately 6:00 p.m.
Players will receive $300 from the prize pool for each knockout they score. Bounties cannot be redeemed until after the dinner break has concluded. Re-entry is not permitted, however, late registration will remain open until the end of Level 6 (at about 1:20 p.m.)
Keep it here for coverage of Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty and throughout the 2018 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.
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which missed both players entirely and Hellmuth's opponent took the pot.
and Berry took the pot with top two pair to double up.
and Baker made quad jacks to take the pot and collect Berry's bounty chip.
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and Ospina could not connect with the board. Duong got the elimination and is now over the one million mark.
of Noam Yahav. By the river, Yahav's hand was best and Vrooman was eliminated in 17th place.
and Young was now behind. The 