2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout | 2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun

04-13-2010 03:44 UTC-12

High Roller Final Table

Mickey Doft

It's almost time for the start of the $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout Final Table here at the 2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun. Yesterday, 35 players took to the felt in a uniquely formatted event. Five tables of six players and one table of five played down to one winner each in to fill up the final table. Here's the six that made it.

Seat 1: Sam Stein (3)
Seat 2: Jason Mercier (3)
Seat 3: Matt Glantz (2)
Seat 4: Shawn Buchanan (4)
Seat 5: Faraz Jaka (3)
Seat 6: Luis "Bachy" Vazquez (4)

The numbers in parenthesis represent the total bounties each player has earned up until this point. Don't forget that the person with the most bounties when this is all said and done will get an automatic entry into the next NAPT High Roller event.

Everyone left still has a $5,000 bounty on their head and the winner will be getting the grand prize of $350,000! Each player will start with 150,000 chips and the blinds at 600-1,200 with a 100 ante.

Things will be getting underway shortly, so stay tuned!

04-13-2010 04:26 UTC-12

Starting with Less

donpeters

Due to the fact that Luis "Bachy" Vazquez won the only table that was five handed yesterday, it has been ruled that he'll been starting the day with 125,000 chips instead of the 150,000 that everyone else is starting with. We asked Bachy what he thought about the decision and he didn't seem to mind.

"It's no big deal, I'm used to starting with less chips," he said. "I'm used to coming from the bottom, this is my time to make it happen."

We'll see if the 25,000-chip disadvantage affects Vazquez's play or hinders him at all as the final table plays out.

Tags: "Bachy"Luis Vazquez

Level: 1

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

04-13-2010 04:32 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal

Mickey Doft

The final table is off and running.

04-13-2010 04:33 UTC-12

Stein Gets It Started

Mickey Doft

Sam Stein raised to 3,000 in the hijack and got folds from the rest of the table, taking the first pot of they day.

Tags: Sam Stein

04-13-2010 04:35 UTC-12

One For Jaka

Mickey Doft

Faraz Jaka raised to 3,000 on the button and Luis "Bachy" Vazquez called from the small blind. Sam Stein folded his big blind and the flop came down {4-Hearts}

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Vazquez checked and Jaka bet 4,500, getting his opponent to fold and taking down the pot.

Tags: Faraz Jaka Luis Vazquez

04-13-2010 04:40 UTC-12

Buchanan Wins a Small One

Mickey Doft

Luis "Bachy" Vazquez raised to 3,000 in the hijack and Shawn Buchanan called from the big blind.

The flop fell {5-Clubs}

and Buchanan led out 3,000. Vazquez gave it up and Buchanan won the pot.

Tags: Shawn Buchanan

04-13-2010 04:45 UTC-12

Glantz Dodges Jaka's Quads

Mickey Doft

Matt Glantz raised to 2,700 on the button and Faraz Jaka defended his big blind.

The flop came down {4-Clubs}

and Jaka checked. Glantz bet 3,500 and was quickly raised to 8,500 by Jaka. Glantz called and the turn was the {Q-Hearts}

. Jaka bet 13,000 and Glantz didn't go anywhere, making the call. The river was the {6-Diamonds}

and Jaka checked. Glantz checked behind and Jaka tabled {6-Hearts}

having made quads on the river, but was unable to get Glantz to bite.

Jaka is the early chip leader.

Tags: Faraz Jaka Matt Glantz

04-13-2010 04:54 UTC-12

Bachy Bluffed by Jaka

donpeters

Matt Glantz raised to 3,000 from middle position before action moved over to Faraz Jaka on the button. He reraised to 8,000. Luis "Bachy" Vazquez made the call out of the small blind and Glantz folded, leaving Vazquez and Jaka heads up to the flop.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}

and Vazquez checked. Jaka checked behind. The turn paired the board with the {J-Spades}

and Vazquez fired 11,000. Jaka made the call before the river card produced the {6-Clubs}

. Vazquez fired 19,000. Jaka took a moment and then raised, making it 81,000 to go. Vazquez went into the tank for a little while. He seemed really confused by the raise from Jaka and eventually folded his hand, showing that he was letting the {A-Hearts}