Rokas Asipauskas Denies Alex Keating Second Bracelet at WSOP Paradise
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A marathon heads-up battle saw Lithuania's Rokas Asipauskas emerging victorious over Alex Keating in Event #6: $5,000 Super COLOSSUS at World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise in the Bahamas to win $504,950 and his first bracelet.
In doing so, he denied the well-known American pro (who has no relation to popular high-stakes cash game player Alan Keating) his second bracelet. Keating won his first bracelet in the $5,000 penultimate event at the 2023 WSOP in Las Vegas.
Also looking for a second bracelet was poker coach Jonathan Little (5th - $116,700), while fellow longtime American pro Chino Rheem was once again denied a maiden bracelet as he finished fourth for $162,500.
The final table also included Canada's Francois Billard (3rd - $230,600), Britain's Kevin Appleyard (6th - $85,400), India's Krishna Madhariwar (7th - $63,700) and Austria's Armin Rezaei (8th - $48,400).
The event drew 527 runners for a prize pool of $2,555,950. Other players who cashed include Shannon Shorr, Anthony Zinno, Nadya Magnus, Kane Kalas, Martin Jacobson and Tom Middleton.
Event #6: $5,000 Super COLOSSUS Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rokas Asipauskas | Lithuania | $504,950 |
| 2 | Alex Keating | United States | $333,000 |
| 3 | Francois Billard | Canada | $230,600 |
| 4 | Chino Rheem | United States | $162,500 |
| 5 | Jonathan Little | United States | $116,700 |
| 6 | Kevin Appleyard | United Kingdom | $85,400 |
| 7 | Krishna Madhariwar | India | $63,700 |
| 8 | Armin Rezaei | Austria | $48,400 |
Even Longer Heads-Up Match in the Mystery Bounty
An even longer heads-up match is still underway in the Atlantis ballroom in the Event #1: $2,500 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty.
In that event, Yayun Liu is heads-up against fellow American Mark Darner, who was propelled to the final table through a massive suckout with pocket jacks that saw him crack both aces and kings.
The final table also included Serbia's Bogdan Jontulovic (3rd - $200,000), Lithuania's Tomas Jozonis (4th - $140,000) and Canada's Matthew Klapstein (5th - $100,000).
The $2,500 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty, which drew 2,396 runners for a prize pool of $5,990,000 and was originally scheduled to go four days, saw the big $250,000 bounty going to Jack Germaine on Day 2.
Event #1: $2,500 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $350,000 | ||
| 2 | $265,000 | ||
| 3 | Bogdan Jontulovic | Serbia | $200,000 |
| 4 | Tomas Jozonis | Lithuania | $140,000 |
| 5 | Matthew Klapstein | Canada | $100,000 |
| 6 | Michael Nugent | Canada | $75,000 |
| 7 | Christopher Nguyen | Germany | $60,000 |
| 8 | Johnny Bromberg | United States | $46,000 |
| 9 | Vera Dong | United States | $33,000 |
Meanwhile, Event #5: $250,000 Triton Invitational is still on the money bubble after several hours.
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