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.
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