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2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun
2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Total Entries
35
Level
8
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
1,000
Players Left 1 / 35
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Seat 1: Sam Stein - 237,400
Seat 2: Jason Mercier - 264,300
Seat 3: Matt Glantz - 143,800
Seat 4: Shawn Buchanan - 103,800
Seat 5: Faraz Jaka - 125,700
. Glantz checked and Buchanan put out a bet, forcing a fold from Glantz.
The flop came
and Buchanan checked. Mercier bet 7,600 and Buchanan raised it to 20,000. Mercier moved all in and Buchanan called for his tournament life.Mercier:
Buchanan:
Buchanan was ahead with top-two pair against Mercier's flush draw and maintained it when the
hit the turn, but Mercier added a straight draw. The 
hit the river and Mercier made the flush to eliminate Buchanan in 5th place.Shawn gets $60,000 for winning his starting table and another $20,000 in bounties.
600-1,200 with a 100 ante, 8.33% of big blind
800-1,600 with a 200 ante, 12.5% of big blind
1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante, 15% of big blind
1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante, 16.67% of big blind
1,500-3,000 with a 500 ante, 16.67% of big blind
Notice how as the levels increase, the ante becomes a bigger portion of the big blind each time. Here's a look at the NAPT Mohegan Main Event structure around the same levels and how those antes compared to the blinds.
600-1,200 with a 100 ante, 8.33% of big blind
800-1,600 with a 200 ante, 12.5% of big blind
1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante, 10% of big blind
1,200-2,400 with a 200 ante, 8.33% of big blind
1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante, 10% of big blind
You can see that in the Main Event, the antes didn't constantly become a bigger portion of the big blind and that they fluctuated around an average of roughly 9.8% of the big blind. The average of the first five levels of this final table is about 13.8% and it continues to grow.
It will be interesting to see how this affects play as the final table moves on.
The flop came
and Stein checked. Glantz bet 9,200 and Faraz Jaka called. Stein got out of the way and the 
fell on the turn. Glantz checked and Jaka fired 26,000, getting a quick call from Glantz.The river brought the
and Glantz checked. Jaka brought the heat, betting 60,000 and forcing a quick fold from Glantz to win the pot.
.It was checked to Mercier and he bet 9,100. Jaka folded and Stein called, leading to the
turn card. Sam checked and Jason bet 17,100, again called by Sam.The river was the
and both checked. Stein tabled 
and Mercier showed 
for a chop.
The flop came down
and Jaka checked. Stein fired 18,200 and Jaka mucked.
The flop came down
and Jaka bet 15,700. Mercier gave it up and Jaka took down it the pot.
