$1,100 Mystery Bounty ($1,000,000 GTD) Day 2 | 2023 PokerNews Cup

07-02-2023 18:37 UTC-12

Zagar Goes For Two Streets

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Liam Gannon

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Vid Zagar raised in the cutoff to 400,000 and in the big blind, Kyle Gross defended.

The flop came out A♠K♠9♥ and Gross check-called a bet of 350,000 from Zagar.

On the Q♥ turn, Gross checked once more and Zagar sized up to 800,000 for his bet size which Gross called once more.

The river of 6♥ saw action check through and Zagar showed Q♦6♦ for two pair, while Gross flashed 10♠7♠ for a missed flush draw and Zagar took the table captain position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vid Zagar	6,600,000 900,000	900,000
Kyle Gross	2,100,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Kyle Gross Vid Zagar

07-02-2023 18:42 UTC-12

Clement Kerrien Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,360)

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Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Clement Kerrien moved all in for 2,300,000 from under the gun and was called by Felipe Olivieri from middle position.

Clement Kerrien: A♣10♠
Felipe Olivieri: K♠K♦

Kerrien could not connect on the J♣5♦4♥3♣7♦ runout and was eliminated.

Kerrien's deep run netted him $12,360 plus an additional $86,000 in bounty prizes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Olivieri	19,500,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Clement Kerrien	Busted

Tags: Clement Kerrien Felipe Olivieri

07-02-2023 18:51 UTC-12

Rui Bouquet Eliminated in 14th Place ($12,360)

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Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Rui Bouquet opened to 400,000 from the hijack and was called by Felipe Olivieri from the big blind.

Olivieri check-called for 300,000 on the 9♠4♣2♠ flop before the 5♥ turn checked through to the 2♦ river.

Oliveria jammed and Bouquet quickly called off hs last 2,600,000.

Olivieria tabled J♣2♣ for rivered trips and cracked the A♥A♠ that Bouquet held.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Olivieri	24,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Rui Bouquet	Busted

Tags: Felipe Olivieri Rui Bouquet

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

07-02-2023 19:00 UTC-12

Pierce Mckellar Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,360)

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Liam Gannon

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Pierce Mckellar raised to 900,000 from under the gun and Johnny Kelly called in the hijack with all other players folding.

The flop came out Q♥J♣2♥ and Mckellar checked over to Kelly who bet 25,000 to put Mckellar all in. Mckellar quickly called and said "I only looked at one."

Pierce Mckellar: A♠A♦
Johnny Kelly: 7♥7♠

Mckellar leapt for joy as he peeled his second ace, but he quickly expressed concern saying "why did I celebrate?"

As if on cue, the turn 7♦ peeled off to give Kelly a set of sevens. The river 6♠ did not change and Mckellar exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Kelly	4,400,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Pierce Mckellar	Busted

Tags: Johnny Kelly Pierce Mckellar

07-02-2023 19:04 UTC-12

John Adderley Eliminated in 12th Place ($15,995)

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Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

John Adderley opened to 600,000 from under the gun and Felipe Olivieri defended his big blind.

Olivieri led out for 300,000 on the 3♣2♠2♥ flop and was called. He continued to be the aggressor on the 9♣ turn and bet 1,200,000. Adderley called.

Olivieri then jammed on the 8♥ river, and with around 3,800,000 behind, Adderley called for his tournament life.

Olivieri had trip deuces again, this time with Q♣2♣ and bested Adderley's A♥8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Olivieri	34,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000

John Adderley	Busted

Tags: Felipe Olivieri John Adderley

07-02-2023 19:10 UTC-12

Vasco Batista Eliminated in 11th Place ($15,995)

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Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Vasco Batista jammed for 4,050,000 from the small blind. Vid Zagar tanked for an age in the big blind but opted to call.

Vasco Batista: 10♠9♠
Vid Zagar: A♣5♠

Batista could not connect on the 4♦3♦3♣8♥4♥ runout, meaning Zagar's ace-high was enough to bring the tournament to its final ten players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vid Zagar	12,000,000 5,400,000	5,400,000
Vasco Batista	Busted

07-02-2023 19:22 UTC-12

Kurt Radinger Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,995)

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Liam Gannon

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Kurt Radinger moved all in for the 2,350,000 from under the gun and in the cutoff Forrest Raleigh moved all in for more which saw all other players fold.

Kurt Radinger: A♥Q♣
Forrest Raleigh: A♦10♣

The board ran out A♠10♥4♠7♠J♣ and the ace-ten made two pair on the flop to make the best hand and Radinger became the last elimination of the night.

Stay tuned for a full recap and seat draw for tomorrow's 2 p.m. restart.

Player	Chips	Progress
Forrest Raleigh	7,800,000 1,875,000	1,875,000
Kurt Radinger	Busted

Tags: Forrest Raleigh Kurt Radinger

07-02-2023 19:23 UTC-12

Final Table Seat Draw

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Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Forrest Raleigh	United States	7,800,000	26
1	2	Vid Zagar	Slovenia	12,275,000	41
1	3	Johnny Kelly	United Kingdom	4,075,000	14
1	4	Humberto Lopes Galindo	Portugal	5,000,000	17
1	5	Eduardo Amaral Silva	Brazil	3,100,000	10
1	6	Kyle Gross	United States	1,750,000	6
1	7	Tim Garles	United States	2,925,000	10
1	8	Kunal Patni	India	2,675,000	9
1	9	Felipe Olivieri	Argentina	30,825,000	103

07-02-2023 19:24 UTC-12

End of Night Chip Counts (full)

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Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Olivieri	30,825,000 3,175,000	3,175,000

Vid Zagar	12,275,000 275,000	275,000
Forrest Raleigh	7,800,000
Humberto Lopes Galindo	5,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Johnny Kelly	4,075,000 325,000	325,000
Eduardo Amaral Silva	3,100,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Tim Garles	2,925,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Kunal Patni	2,675,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Kyle Gross	1,750,000 350,000	350,000