The players are not taking it slowly here today, with just 20-minute levels, there have been some big pots brewing already.
On a board of A♥9♠4♥10♦3♦, Eben Kurtzman pushed out a bet of 3,500 and was called by Matthew Aaronson. Kurtzman tabled A♣10♠ for two pair, and Aaronson instantly mucked his cards.
With the board showing J♥K♦3♥3♦ and the pot already swollen to over 6,000, Olivier Murrachioli check-called Ewald Vonkanel's 1,500 bet and the players saw the 2♠ come on the river. This time, Murrachioli bet out for 1,500 and was snap-called by Vonkanel. Murrachioli flipped over AxKx and Vonkanel AxJx and Murrachioli was pushed the nice pot.
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Today sees the start of Event #34: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This one-day event gets underway at 10 a.m. local time, with late registration open for 11 levels (until approximately 2:20 p.m.). There will be 20-minute breaks every six levels, and a 60-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 21 (approx. 6 p.m.). Only one reentry is allowed in this event.
The starting stack is 25,000 chips, and all levels are 20 minutes long. Each player has a bounty of $500 on their head, which will be collected by the player who takes their last tournament chip. Bounties cannot be redeemed until after 5 p.m.
The reigning champion is Peter Park, who defeated Mark Dube in heads-up play. It was Park's maiden bracelet win, and he reigned supreme over a field of 2,110 players to claim the lion's share of the $1,761,850 regular prize pool. With bounties, the final prize kitty reached $2,816,850, and Park claimed the top prize of $243,705, in addition to a slew of $500 bounties.
Park used to play full-time but found his passion in aviation and switched careers. Despite the change-up in his profession, Park said he still played online every day and that the bracelet was a very big deal for him.
Year
Entries
Winner
Country
Payout
2024
2,110
Peter Park
United States
$240,724
2023
2,226
Pengfei Wang
United States
$270,700
2022
2,569
Dash Dudley
United States
$301,396
2021
1,441
Karolis Sereika
Lithuania
$195,310
2019
1,867
Jonas Lauck
Germany
$160,820
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