$300 Turbo Bounty
Day 1 Completed
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
$300 Turbo Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
Buy-in
300 CAD
Entries
251
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Norbert Rosario Wins PlayNow Championship Winnipeg $300 Turbo Bounty ($8,300)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The $300 Turbo Bounty is now in the books. Norbert Rosario locked up the trophy and $8,300, but Kyle Hartree locked up the biggest cash with $10,000 when the final four struck a deal that guaranteed payouts based on the chips stacks at the time, but left the trophy and player of the series points on the table to play for.
It was a fast paced affair from the start of the day. The final table of Day 2 of Event 1 was still playing out on one table as the Event 2 got underway. With $50 bounties on every player's head, and a fast blind structure, it's one of the most popular events on the PNPC calendar.
When the bell sounded to start Round 1, there were already 200 players in their seats, and by the time the rebuy period ended a little over two hours later, the total number had swelled to 251. That put more than $50,000 into the prize pool, and set the expected top prize at just under $15,000.
Twenty-six players shared in that prize pool, and it took around six hours to play down from 251 to 26. Matt Perin burst the bubble with a double knockout during hand for hand play when his pocket kings were able to hold against two opponents and send them to the rail.
The action didn't slow down once the bubble burst either. The eliminations were fast and furious and the ten-handed final table was set by 10 p.m. One notable bustout prior to the final table was Micky Gagic, who completed a fairly decent day by coming 15th in the bounty event after winning the first event earlier in the day. Norbert Rosario took the biggest stack of more than half a million chips to the final table, while Kyle Hartree limped into the final ten with barely four big blinds.
The Final Table Lineup
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Lauzon | 374,000 |
| 2 | Deven Lane | 303,000 |
| 3 | Matt Perin | 206,000 |
| 4 | Ken Hunter | 110,000 |
| 5 | Ken Cung | 240,000 |
| 6 | Maurice Gingras | 330,000 |
| 7 | Suzanne Martin | 218,000 |
| 8 | Les Skoden | 124,000 |
| 9 | Kyle Hartree | 65,000 |
| 10 | Norbert Rosario | 526,000 |
The players finally started to slow down a bit once the final table was set, but not by that much. Within 90 minutes, the tournament was five-handed after Deven Lane found a great spot with ace-king against the ace-queen of Maurice Gingras and the ace-four of Ron Lauzon. Lane and Lauzon were both at risk in the hand, but Lane's big slick held for a huge triple up, and sending Lauzon to the rail at the same time.
It took another half hour to get down to four-handed play when Ken Cung got out pipped by Kyle Hartree for the rest of his stack, and once the game got four-handed, they started looking at a chop. Despite coming to the final table with barely four big blinds, Hartree entered four-handed play as the chip leader by a fairly large margin, and he locked up $10,000 in the deal. Maurice Gingras guaranteed himself $8,600 while Norbert Rosario took $8,300 and Deven Lane pocketed $7,900.
That settled the money, but it didn't settle the tournament. They went right back to the felt to play for the trophy, as well as the player of the series points, which go toward the added prize of a free slate of buy-ins for the next PNPC series in spring 2020. Gingras was the first to go, taking the fourth place spot, and Kyle Hartree bowed out in third. Deven Lane and Norbert Rosario did have a bit of a heads up match, but in the end, Rosario spiked a six when he got his ace-six in against the suited ace-queen of Lane. Lane had to settle for second place while Rosario got the hardware.
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Deven Lane Eliminated in 2nd place ($7,900)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Norbert Rosario moved all in on the button and Deven Lane quickly called off his remaining 330,000.
Lane: 
Rosario: 
Lane was in good shape after the flop 
but the 
on the turn left him drawing slim. The 
on the river sealed it and Lane was eliminated in second place and took home $7,900 after they made a deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,510,000 | 1,210,000 |
|
Busted |
Kyle Hartree Eliminated in 3rd Place ($10,000)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Kyle Hartree and Norbert Rosario were involved in a blind on blind battle and Rosario came out on top. Hartree was eliminated in third place and took home $10,000 after they made a deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Maurice Gingras Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,600)
Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Maurice Gingras moved all in on the button and was called by Norbert Rosario in the big blind.
Gingras: 
Rosario: 
The board ran out 
and Gingras was eliminated in fouth place, taking home $8,600 after the deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Let's Make a Deal
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
With four players remaining in action, and the stacks relatively close to even, they've decided to make a deal. Kyle Hartree has the biggest stack at 910,000, with Maurice Gingras in second with 605,000. Norbert Rosario has 454,000 while Deven Lane has 485,000.
They ran the numbers by ICM and adjusted them slightly, so the new payouts will be as follows:
| Player | Prize |
|---|---|
| Kyle Hartree | $10,000 |
| Maurice Gingras | $8,600 |
| Norbert Rosario | $8,300 |
| Deven Lane | $7900 |
That leaves very little on the table to play for, but the trophy and player of the series points are still up for grabs. The finish order won't change the agreed payouts, but there's still value in the points, and the bragging rights of the trophy.
Ken Cung Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,170)
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ken Cung moved all in on the button for 300,000 and Kyle Hartree made the call in the big blind.
Hartree: 
Cung: 
Hartree got a clean run out as the board came 
. Hartree is now the chip leader and Cung was eliminated in fifth place for $3,170
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000 | 300,000 |
|
Busted |
Lane Wins Battle of the Blinds
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Norbert Rosario moved all in from the big blind and Deven Lane called off his last 230,000.
Lane: 
Rosario:
The flop gave Rosario two pair and Lane a gut shot straight draw 
. The turn did not change anything . But the on the river was just what Lane was looking for, as he improved to a straight and got the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
500,000 | 60,000 |
Blind-on-Blind Action
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Maurice Gingras opened the action from the button with a min-raise to 80,000. Kyle Hartree hit the tank for a few seconds before sliding out a stack of purples for 200,000.
It was Gingras' turn to hit the tank for a bit, but ultimately he elected to fold to the aggression of Hartree.