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A shout of joy came from the corner of the room. Players turned their heads and asked the question, was it a $75,000 bounty? The answer was yes.
Francesco Blasio was stood holding his ticket, grinning, turning to the cameras. He was the first to pull one of the top two prizes.
The cards were already on the table and the chips being scooped as Conor Beresford made a full house to double up. He had J♦J♣ on a board of J♠4♦Q♥K♠K♦ against his opponent's ace queen suited.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Filippo Lazzaretto moved all in for 19,000, from the hijack. With a bounty on the line, he was called by Chakib Mhiri, Petar Kalev and Lukas Robinson in the cutoff, small blind and big blind respectively.
The action checked to Mhiri, who bet out 10,000 on the A♥10♣3♦ flop. Only Kalev called.
The 6♠ turn and 5♣ river checked through to a showdown.
Filippo Lazzaretto: A♦K♦
Chakib Mhiri: J♣10♦
Petar Kalev: Q♠J♦
Lazzaretto paired his ace on the flop putting him way out in front of his three opponents, ensuring him a quadruple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
202,500
|
202,500 |
|
|
158,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
74,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
Players were lined up at the bounty chest during the break to pull their prizes. So far, the two top prizes of $75,000 are still up for grabs.
Five out of the 13 second prizes of $25,000 have, however, already been pulled. The winners of those are Jon Kyte, Raphael Blouet, Ghassan Yared, Jonathan Baylis and Phillip Corion.
Here are the bounty prizes that remain.
| Bounty Prize | Number Available | Remaining | Total Value | Value Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 2 | 2 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| $25,000 | 13 | 8 | $325,000 | $200,000 |
| $10,000 | 17 | 13 | $170,000 | $130,000 |
| $2,000 | 6 | 6 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| $1,000 | 314 | 240 | $314,000 | $239,000 |
| $1,000 + Draw Again | 10 | 9 | $10,000 | $9,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Players in the $3,000 Mystery Bounty are heading for a 30-minute break. There are now 174 players remaining and 143 are set to get paid.
Bounty tokens can now be exchanged. So far, three of the $25,000 prizes have been pulled. Both $75,000 prizes are still up for grabs.
Ian Drake raised to 6,000, from the cutoff. Artem Sadovsky three-bet to 19,000, from the small blind, and Drake called.
"Keep it low and red," asked Drake as the dealer spread the 5♦A♦9♦ flop. Sadovsky check-called a bet of 10,000 from Drake.
The 8♦ turn saw Sadovsky play out of flow, leading for 10,000. Drake elected to see a river.
The 8♣ fell and Sadovsky moved all in for 30,000. Drake went deep into the tank before finally making the call.
Artem Sadovsky: Q♥Q♠
Ian Drake: A♣5♣
Drake's flopped two pair was counterfeited by the river, but this didn't deter him from making this hero call, ultimately sending Sadovsky to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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213,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Ting-Yi Tsai raised to 6,000 from middle position and Atanas Kodinov moved all in for 47,500 from late position. Aleksandr Kirichenko pushed all in over the top from the button and Tsai called for 62,000 to make for a three-way all in. Players turned their cards.
Atanas Kodinov: A♠A♣
Ting-Yi Tsai: 9♦9♣
Aleksandr Kirichenko: K♦K♣
The board ran out 8♥7♥9♥6♣7♦. Tsai made a set of nines on the flop and a full house, nines full of sevens, on the river. He cracked the aces and kings to scoop a huge pot and win a bounty token. Kodinov was eliminated and Kirichenko was left short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
32,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Manuel Fischer open raised to 6,000 from late position and Peng Yang three-bet to 24,500 from the small blind. Ren Lin then four-bet to 45,000 and both Fischer and Yang found the fold. Lin showed A♥A♣ as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
232,000 |