As eliminations continue to come at a rapid pace, five more $25,000 bounties have been claimed by the following players:
- John Riordan
- Ryan McKnight (his second of the day)
- Ron Moisecu
- Lemarc Harrell
- Darin Utley
Niveau: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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5,400,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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5,100,000
3,685,000
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3,685,000 |
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2,400,000
1,910,000
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1,910,000 |
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1,750,000
-130,000
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-130,000 |
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800,000
65,000
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65,000 |
The player under the gun had all their chips in the middle preflop with two callers putting their tournament life at risk. However, action still remained on the side between a player in early position and Steve Marku in the cutoff as they battled on a board of 9♦10♦2♣.
Marku's out-of-position opponent lead into him for an additional 400,000 chips to which he responded by reraising all in forcing a fold from his opponent and isolating the bounty at risk.
Under the gun: A♠4♠
Steve Marku: 9♣9♥
Marku had the at-risk player nearly flopped dead and it remained that way to the river. Marku claimed the pot and a bounty.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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3,000,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
Jimmy D'Ambrosio opened to 80,000 from early position only to see Tony Sinishtaj three-bet to 280,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way to send the action back to D'Ambrosio who responded by four-betting to 460,000. Sinishtaj quickly called.
D'Ambrosio continued for 80,000 following the J♦4♥K♣ flop and was promptly called.
There was no slowing down following the 9♠ turn as D'Ambrosio instantly fired off 265,000. Almost as quicklly, Sinishtaj committed calling chips.
Once the 5♥ river completed the board, D'Ambrosio loaded up one more barrel, pushing a hefty 365,000 across the betting line. Sinishtaj made the call and turned over K♥Q♣, sufficiently strong to scoop a sizable pot that saw his stack move north of the 3,000,000 mark. "No one at the table can complain we were tanking" joked D'Ambrosio as he remained in a jovial mood despite taking a hit to his chip total.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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4,050,000
-1,050,000
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-1,050,000 |
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3,500,000
2,775,000
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2,775,000 |
Niveau: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Aaron Miller open-shoved his stack for 880,000 and the player to his direct left re-shoved all in for an additional 120,000 making it 1,000,000 to go. Shant Marashlian woke up on the button with a hand and an opportunity to claim two bounties so called off the bet for a three-way all-in.
Early Position: 10♠10♥
Aaron Miller: A♣8♥
Shant Marashlian: J♦J♠
The board ran out 8♦2♣5♥7♥A♥ providing Miller the lifeline river he needed to ensure survival and a triple up. Marashlian as the covering stack claimed the bounty despite losing chips in the hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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3,300,000
2,825,000
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2,825,000 |
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2,840,000
2,260,000
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2,260,000 |
Shant Marashlian may have lost chips in the hand in which he claimed a bounty but that is unlikely to be on his mind as he was able to pull the first of the two $1,000,000 bounties in the chest. Congratulations, Shant Marashlian!
Action folded to Tyler Cornell in middle position who opened for 175,000. It folded to the small blind who made the call and Stephen Song defended his big blind. The players were off to a flop three ways.
The 4♠10♥2♦ flop landed and the blinds checked. Cornell quickly placed a bet of 200,000. The small blind folded but Song took his time and put in the check-raise to 550,000. With action back on Cornell he didn't waste too much time before putting in the extra 350,000 chips.
The J♣ turn landed and Song thought for a moment before checking. With action back on Cornell he opted to wager 500,000 and Song made the call.
The river landed a K♥ and Song checked again. Cornell thought for about a minute before ultimately checking back and the cards hit their back.
Stephen Song: J♠7♠
Tyler Cornell: A♠A♥
Cornell dragged a huge pot and chipped up big with a $1,000,000 bounty still in play.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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4,700,000
3,160,000
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3,160,000 |
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3,300,000
1,910,000
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1,910,000 |
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