Alex Keating raised to 6,000 and John Smith moved all in for 9,000 or so. Pat Walsh the reraised to 21,000 back to Keating, who moved all in himself. Walsh, who may have been after Smith's $10,000 bounty, quickly mucked and the cards were turned up:
Smith:
Keating:
Keating was ahead but not when the flop fell . Smith had paired his king to take the lead. The gave Smith two pair but also gave Keating some straight out. He could retake the lead and eliminate Smith with any ace, queen, or jack. Sure enough, the spiked on the river and Smith's long day came to an end in fifth place. He had five bounties to his credit, so he'll take home $58,000 for his efforts.
Pat Walsh raised to 7,000 on the button and Joe Tehan moved all in for about 50,000. Walsh snap-called and Tehan seemed to know he was in trouble.
Walsh:
Tehan:
Walsh was in a dominate position and managed to improve on the . The turn left Tehan drawing dead to a win but he could still chop with a four. Unfortunately for him, the river was the and he was sent home in fourth place. Tehan took home $56,000 for his performance in the Bounty Shootout.
Pat Walsh checked the flop of to Alex Keating. Keating bet 7,000 and Walsh check-raised to 26,000. Keating thought for a minute and then moved all in. He was met with a snap-call from Walsh.
Walsh tabled the for top and bottom pair. Keating held the for a heart flush draw.
The turn brought the to give Keating the flush and have Walsh on the ropes. The river was a miracle card for Walsh when the hit and gave him a full house. Walsh was all in on the flop for 171,000 and now has a commanding chip lead on the other two players.
With the elimination of Alex Keating in third place, that means either Ali Eslami or Pat Walsh will win this $10,000 ESPN Bounty Shootout. They'll earn an extra bounty for doing so and that means there will be a five-way tie for the most bounties at five. Jonathan Duhamel, Shawn Buchanan, Sameer Al Janedi and John Smith all have five with these two remaining players having four each. Let's see who wants it more.
From the button, Pat Walsh raised to 11,000. Ali Eslami reraised all in for 90,500 and Walsh called. Eslami tabled the and Walsh the .
The flop came down to give Eslami a straight draw. The turn brought the and gave him that straight. The river completed the board with the and Eslami doubled to 182,000. Walsh dropped to 268,000.