Level: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun
High Roller Bounty Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
9
Level
10
Blinds
2,000 / 4,000
Ante
500
Pesek Takes From Sweeney
Joe Sweeney put in a raise on the button and Michael Pesek called form the big blind.
The flop came down 
and both checked.
The turn fell the 
and Pesek bet 2,500, but Sweeney popped it to 9,000. A call from Pesek brought the 
on the river. Both checked again as Pesek showed 
for a wheel to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
11,675
|
11,675 |
|
51,000
-12,450
|
-12,450 |
Mercier Nearing Starting Stack
Level 4
: 400/800, 100 ante
Jason Mercier raised to 1,600 from middle position and Joe Sweeney called from the hijack.
Flop: 
Mercier bet 2,450 and Sweeney came along to see the 
turn. Another bet from Mercier, this one 5,600, was not called by Sweeney as Mercier took down the pot.
Mercier has about 46,000 now.
Guinther Makes a Believer Out of Katchalov
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Level 4
: 400/800, 100 ante
Micah Raskin opened to 1,600 from early position, and he was called by both Eugene Katchalov and Jimmie Guinther, both in position.
The three men took a 
flop, and Raskin knocked the table. Katchalov took the betting lead with 3,200, and only Guinther called to continue to the turn.
It was the 
, and the action check-checked to the river. Katchalov led out again now, firing 4,600 at the pot. After a quick pause to consider, Guinther raised to 13,700 total, and Katchalov spent a minute in the tank himself before surrendering his cards into the muck.
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Three-Betting Big
Level 5
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Micah Raskin raised to 3,000, and Jonathan Jaffee three-bet big to 17,200 from the button. Raskin gave it a good long look, but he eventually returned his cards to the dealer face-down.
Blackman Finds a Pot
Level 5
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Four players were in for 2,900 preflop, but we couldn't tell who the raiser was (Michael Pesek, we think). In any event, they took a 
flop, and everyone checked to Scott Blackman in position. He fired 5,000 into the pot, and his three opponents slowly folded in turn to allow him to chip back up out of the basement.
He's back to 40,000.
Guinther Makes Two
Level 5
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Jimmie Guinther raised to 3,000 from middle position, and he found calls from both Taylor von Kriegenbergh and Joe Sweeney across the table.
The three men took a flop of 
, and everyone checked to the 
turn. Guinther continued out with a bet now, firing 6,500 at the pot. Von Kriegenbergh called, Sweeney ducked out, and it was heads up to the river. Check-check again.
Guinther turned up 
, and his two pair was enough to win the pot.
All In and a Call!
Level 5
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Micah Raskin opened to 2,700, and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet shoved on him again. It looked to us like 17,200, but the floor announced 16,200, and Raskin made the call with the covering stack. It's the first all-in-and-a-call today; let's see the cards.
Showdown
Raskin: 
Jaffe: 
Jaffe was at risk, but he was well in front as the cards lay. The board kept him safe, too, coming 
to secure his double up. That bounty is staying put for now. Despite out count, Jaffe was paid an additional 16,200, bumping him up to about 36,000, while Raskin drops back to about 40,000 himself.
Joe Sweeney Eliminated in 9th Place ($52,000)
Level 5
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
On the last hand of the level, we've lost our first player from this final table.
It began with Eugene Katchalov opening to 2,400, and Joe Sweeney called from the small blind to go heads up to the flop. It came 
, and Sweeney decided to take the betting lead. He did so in a big way with an all-in shove for what looked like 28,300 total. Katchalov snap-called, and Sweeney knew he was in trouble.
Showdown
Sweeney:
Katchalov: 
Well, that's why Katchalov called so quickly! He'd flopped the nuts with his diamonds, and Sweeney was drawing dead to runner-runner.
The turn 
ended any potential drama, and the river 
was too little, too late for the at-risk player.
That's the end of the road for Joe Sweeney, walking out in 9th place with $40,000 plus six bounties for a total cash of $52,000. Not too shabby for the local.