Event #14: $600 Lone Star Surprise Bounty II | Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social

04-24-2021 12:20 UTC-5

VIP Bounties

Jeff McMillan

While most of the bounties will not come into play until the close of registration, there are a few notable exceptions in the form of the VIP bounties.

These players are big names in the Lone Star Poker Series who have been selected to be VIP players. Their bounties are in play from the start and are worth $300 each to anyone who have knock them out.

List of the VIP Bounties

#	VIP NAME	DESCRIPTION
VIP 1	LAURA HOPPE	$360 NL Holdem Bounty Champion Inaugural Lone Star Poker Series Season I
VIP 2	JOSH BURKHALTER	$400 Jacked Stack Champion Inaugural Lone Star Poker Series Season I
VIP 3	LOGAN HEWETT	$600 Lone Star Suprise Bounty I (LSPS Season II)
VIP 4	STEPHEN HART	$400 Super Stack Stack (Season II)
VIP 5	LINH DINH	$400 NLH Double Black Chip Bounty (Season II)
VIP 6	JIM ECHIVERRI
VIP 7	ROB VALDEN	$360 Triple Triple Draw Inaugural Lone Star Poker Series Season I
VIP 8	NIC VU
VIP 9	JEFF PLATT
VIP 10	James Duke	Supporter of the Lone Star Poker Series, Champions Poker Club & 4th place finisher on the Tournament Leaderboard
VIP 11	Ed Batinga	Supporter of the Lone Star Poker Series, Champions Poker Club & 5th place finisher on the Tournament Leaderboard
VIP 12	Isaac Trumbo	Executive Vice President of Champions Poker Group
VIP 13	ROY CHOI	President of Champions Poker Group
VIP 14	DEWEY TOMKO	"MULTI-BRACELET WINNER AT THE WSOP & WINNER OF MORE THAN $4.9 MILLION IN LIFETIME TOURNAMENT EARNINGS & PARTNER at Champions Poker Club
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VIP 15	KIM STONE	Co-Founder of the Lone Star Poker Series

04-24-2021 12:48 UTC-5

Nhan Scores First VIP Bounty

Jeff McMillan

Level 2 (100/200/200)

Josh Burkhalter was all in preflop in good position for a double as he held against the of Ryane Nhan.

But the flop came to give Nhan the set and but Burkhalter on the brink. The turn was a and the river a to confirm Burkhalter as the first VIP victim of the day and give Nhan the $300 VIP bounty envelope.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryane Nhan	65,000 65,000	65,000
Josh Burkhalter	Busted

Tags: Josh Burkhalter Ryane Nhan

04-24-2021 16:26 UTC-5

Jones Collects Elusive $1,000 Bounty

Jeff McMillan

The lone $1,000 bounty is now off the board in Level 8 of the Lone Star Surprise Bounty with Houston native Garrett Jones being the lucky recipient after he eliminated a player.

The two $500 bounties have also been collected and are off the board. Six $200 bounties are still out there as well as 11 of the VIP bounties.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garrett Jones	165,000 165,000	165,000

04-24-2021 22:03 UTC-5

Logan Hewett Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,304)

Jeff McMillan

Level 15 (5,000/10,000/10,000)

Logan Hewett moved all in preflop from under the gun for 175,000. It folded around to Loshua Manus in the bug blind who called.

Hewett was in trouble holding the up against the of Manus.

The flop came the turn was the and the river came the to end Hewett's night in 9th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Manus	397,000 204,000	204,000
Logan Hewett	Busted

Tags: Logan Hewett

04-24-2021 22:13 UTC-5

Rick Owens Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,660)

Jeff McMillan

Level 15 (5,000/10,000/10,000)

David Hubbard raised from the small blind, Rick Owens shoved from the big blind and Hubbard called.

Owens was at risk holding the against the of Hubbard.

The flop was no danger to Owens as it came the . The turn paired the six as the came off. The river gave Hubbard trips as the binked to eliminate Owens in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hubbard	543,000 136,000	136,000
Rick Owens	Busted

Tags: David Hubbard

04-24-2021 22:22 UTC-5

Rob Valden Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,134)

Jeff McMillan

Level 15 (5,000/10,000/10,000)

Rob Valden raised to 25,000 from under the gun. Alejandro Villaroel called from the button and so did Deepak Thomas from the big blind.

The flop came . Valden ripped 157,00 all in. Villaroel folded and Thomas snap called.

Thomas flipped over the set with the which was crushing the of Valden.

The turn was the and the river was the and Valden was eliminated in 7th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Deepak Thomas	432,000 218,000	218,000
Rob Valden	Busted

Tags: Rob Valden

04-24-2021 23:13 UTC-5

David Hubbard Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,727)

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 (10,000/20,000/20,000)

David Hubbard moved all in preflop and Jason Fitzpatrick re-shoved to get everyone else out of the pot.

Hubbard had the up against the of Fitzpatrick.

Fitzpatrick called for a nine of clubs on the flop and sure enough the flop came to send Hubbard out the door as the and finished the board to finish his night in 6th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Fitzpatrick	1,600,000 500,000	500,000
David Hubbard	Busted

04-24-2021 23:25 UTC-5

Alejandro Villarroel Elimanated in 5th Place ($3,439)

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 (10,000/20,000/20,000)

Joshua Manus moved all in for 258,000 from under the gun. Alejandro Villarroel was next ti act and thought for a while before calling with a slightly shorter stack,

Manus had the while Villarroel had the .

The flop came , the turn was the and the river didn't change anything to save Villarroel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Manus	560,000 197,000	197,000
Alejandro Villarroel	Busted

Tags: Joshua Manus

04-24-2021 23:43 UTC-5

Jim Echiverri Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,269)

Jeff McMillan

Level 18 (10,000/20,000/20,000)

Jim Echiverri was all in for his tournament life holding the [aah10h] and looking to stay alive against the of Jason Fitzpatrick.

The flop came , the turn was the to open up a flush draw. And the river brought home that flush as the came off to eliminate the last VIP bounty in 4th place.