Mitchell Halverson and Daniel Song both collected a bounty of $25,000 while Robert Rothstein and Georg Jancev claimed their $50,000 bounties.
Mitchell Halverson and Daniel Song both collected a bounty of $25,000 while Robert Rothstein and Georg Jancev claimed their $50,000 bounties.
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| Number of Bounties | Bounty Prize | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $1,000,000 | $0 |
| 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 2 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| 23 | $25,000 | $575,000 |
| 15 | $10,000 | $150,000 |
| 34 | $5,000 | $170,000 |
| 46 | $2,500 | $115,000 |
| 591 | $1,000 | $591,000 |
The 2025 World Series of Poker is underway, and poker’s biggest and most prestigious festival is back in its now-familiar home on the Las Vegas Strip.
For the fourth consecutive summer, the great and good of the poker world will descend on the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, a venue that, despite being a relatively recent change, already feels like home for the game’s biggest names and dream-chasers.
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Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
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Richard McNamara raised to 160,000 from under the gun. Matthew Odom then moved all in from under the gun plus one, followed by Nemeer Zeya, who shoved from the cutoff. McNamara folded, and the hands were tabled.
Matthew Odom: 8♠8♣
Nemeer Zeya : A♣A♦
The dealer ran out a board of Q♠10♣4♥10♥A♠, sending Odom to the payout desk.
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Samuel Bernabeu just scored back-to-back knockouts to earn himself two bounties.
First, Bernabeu shoved from the hijack with a monster stack and Charles Cunha called in the big blind for around ten big blinds.
Charles Cunha: A♠10♦
Samuel Bernabeu: Q♠J♣
Bernabeu spiked a queen on the Q♣7♠7♥9♦2♠ runout to eliminate Cunha.
In the very next hand, Bernabeu shoved for over 7,000,000 from middle position and Andrew Cook called for 535,000 from the next seat.
Andrew Cook: A♠J♥
Samuel Bernabeu: 8♣7♣
Bernabeu caught a pair on the 3♥8♦6♥ flop, but Cook took the lead on the A♦ turn. However, Bernabeu was still running hot as the 7♥ rolled off, giving him two pair and sending Cook out.
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Scott Kennedy raised to 105,000 from the big blind. Patrick McCormick raised all in for 1,275,000 from middle position and Kennedy called.
Patrick McCormick: A♣K♦
Scott Kennedy: A♠J♥
Both players looking for a pair to take the lead with McCormick at risk for his tournament life.
The flop came Q♦4♠8♣ giving no help to either player and McCormick in the lead.
As the turn card came the 6♠ Kennedy called for a jack on the river to eliminate McCormick.
With the river card of the 8♦ McCormick’s ace-king held and was good for a double up.
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690,000
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