Ali Eslami raised from the button and made it 8,000 to go. Sameer Al Janedi called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Al Janedi led for 8,000 and Eslami raised to 28,000. Al Janedi showed the 
, meaning he had at least top pair, and folded. Al Janedi was left with 35,000 in chips.
Ali Eslami and Sameer Al Janedi finally got all the money in preflop. Eslami raised to 8,000 from the button, Al Janedi shoved for 27,000 and Eslami called.
Al Janedi: 
Eslami: 
The board ran out 
and Eslami's flush won him the hand and the table. He will join the others at the final table tomorrow along with his three bounties.
The second flight of tables for the $10,000 ESPN Bounty Shootout at The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California wrapped up on Friday with the last five spots at the final table being secured. Those five players who will be returning Saturday for the final table are Victor Ramdin, John Smith, Joe Tehan, Matt Woodward and Ali Eslami.
Ramdin was the first player to advance and did so after beating Jesse Martin heads up. Ramdin moved on with four bounties, but that’s not the story here. Ramdin won the $5,000 Main Event at The Big Event on Thursday night after defeating Joe Hachem. He scored $500,000 for that win and it would be unthinkable if he could also win the ESPN Bounty Shootout at the same stop with such top-notch competition.
Although Shawn Buchanan and Al Janedi are tied for the bounty lead with five apiece, they were eliminated prior to making the final table. Here’s how the bounty race stands going into the final table.
| Bounty Leaders | |
|---|---|
| Shawn Buchanan* | 5 |
| Sameer Al Janedi* | 5 |
| Victor Ramdin | 4 |
| Jonathan Duhamel | 4 |
| John Smith | 4 |
| Joe Tehan | 3 |
| Ali Eslami | 3 |
| Shane Schleger | 3 |
| Pat Walsh | 3 |
| Alex Keating | 1 |
| Matt Woodward | 1 |
The final table will commence at 2:00 PM PST out on the West Coast. The stakes will be raised as every bounty will be worth $10,000 and the winner is set to take home a first-place, winner-take-all prize of $171,700. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the live reporting from the floor.
The Bounty Shootout
Day 1b Completed
