2010 NAPT High Roller Bounty Shootout Day 1 | 2010 NAPT Venetian

02-23-2010 20:50 UTC-12

Eastgate Survives Again

[user140525]

Isaac Haxton had worn Peter Eastgate down again. And again Eastgate found a double up. Peter's {7-Diamonds}

were racing Ike's {K-Spades}

. The

flop and

gave Haxton plenty of outs on the river, but he couldn't find any of them with the {Q-Clubs}

on the river. Now Haxton is the shorter of the two with 79,000 to Eastgate's 96,000.

Tags: Isaac Haxton Peter Eastgate

02-23-2010 20:25 UTC-12

No Mercy

donpeters

After Chris Moneymaker raised and then Jason Mercier reraised all in. Moneymaker made the call. Moneymaker held the best of it with two red jacks and Mercier held the {A-Diamonds}

.

The flop came down {J-Clubs}

and all but closed the door on Mercier. The turn was the {K-Clubs}

and that was it. The river completed the board with the {9-Clubs}

and officially ended things. Mercier was sent home, earning only one bounty for his time spent in the High Roller Bounty Shootout.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Jason Mercier

02-23-2010 20:22 UTC-12

Back in Action

donpeters

The cards are back in the air.

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

02-23-2010 20:09 UTC-12

One table is finished now that Joe Cassidy eliminated Justin Bonomo.

Isaac Haxton and Peter Eastgate are heads up, as are Lee Markholt and Brett Richey.

The feature table is stuck at four people, with Chris Moneymaker, Jason Mercier, Hasan Habib, and Ashton Griffin still battling each other.

02-23-2010 20:00 UTC-12

Break Time

[user140525]

Time for another 15 minute break and a tape change.

02-23-2010 20:00 UTC-12

Bonomo Jinxes Haxton?

[user140525]

Peter Eastgate was all in against Isaac Haxton, who would win his table and move on to the final if he could eliminate Peter. And things looked good for Ike, who had {K-Spades}

against Eastgate's {K-Diamonds}

. But Ike's rail wasn't so sure. "Diamonds versus Ike? That's a classic race," said Scott Seiver. Justin Bonomo, who had just joined Haxton's cheering section after busting from his table, agreed.

The flop proved them right: {J-Spades}

. The

on the turn didn't change anything, nor did the {8-Diamonds}

on the river. "Classic ZeeJ jinx," said Eric Froelich. The two are close to even now. Haxton has 95,000, and Eastgate is up to 82,000.

Tags: Isaac Haxton Peter Eastgate

02-23-2010 19:56 UTC-12

Habib Doubles Again

donpeters

Hasan Habib just doubled up when his {K-Clubs}

held up against the {J-Diamonds}

of Jason Mercier on a board of {K-Hearts}

. Habib was all in for 21,600 preflop.

Tags: Hasan Habib Jason Mercier

02-23-2010 19:53 UTC-12

OMGoner

donpeters

Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond was all in with two red sevens against Brett Richey who called with the {A-Hearts}

. The board ran out {10-Spades}

and that was all she wrote for Galfond.

Richey is now heads up with Lee Markholt having claimed his first bounty of the tournament. He also has a big chip lead with about 140,000 to 35,000.

Tags: "OMGClayAiken"Brett Richey Phil Galfond