On a board reading , with about 17,000 in the pot already, Jonathan Marrie managed to get his stack in the middle from the small blind, and got action from Pierre Paulin in middle position.
Marrie was the player at risk with for a set of deuces, up against Paulin's overpair with .
The turn was the and the river was the to lock up the double for Marrie.
Lily Kornik raised to 2,300 from the cutoff and Allan Puzantian moved all-in for 15,600 on the button. Joshua Abiscott was in the small blind and moved all-in over the top for about 58,000. Kornik got out of the way, sending her hand into the muck.
Puzantian was at risk and well behind with , up against Abiscott's .
The flop came and Abiscott remained ahead with two pair aces and tens. The turn, however, was the and Puzantian made a full house, jacks full of tens, to take the lead. The river was the and Puzantian doubled through while Abiscott hung his head in disappointment before smiling and paying the bet.
Frederic Pierre was down to 20,000 in chips and got his remaining stack in the middle before the flop. His opponent was Edward Hislop, but to his disappointmenth his was up against Hislop's .
The flop came and Hislop remained ahead with aces. The turn was the and the river was the to send Pierre to the rail.
The field is dropping and the big stacks are rising to the top.
Eric Leblond took an early lead several levels ago and has been putting in work to maintain it. He now sits on 145,000 for the top stack so far. Bradley Copestake is making another run again and sits close behind in second.
We got to the table just as the dealer was shipping Peter Chien a nice pot after doubling up.
The board read and Chien had 11,000 in front of him, with about 13,000 in the pot already. Chien held for a pair of aces with a queen kicker and his opponent, William Blais, mucked his hand and paid the bet.
Chien now sits on 35,000 and avoided sending his expensive bounty across the table for now.
The numbers are in! Event #10 $1,100 No Limit Hold'em 50/50 Bounty generated a prize pool worth $72,000 plus another $72,000 in bounties at $500 per knockout!
First place is taking home $16,750 along with the coveted World Cup of Cards trophy, the title and all of the bragging rights that come with it. This tournament will be paying out 15 spots.
, with about 17,000 in the pot already, Jonathan Marrie managed to get his stack in the middle from the small blind, and got action from Pierre Paulin in middle position. 
for a set of deuces, up against Paulin's overpair with 
. 
and the river was the 
to lock up the double for Marrie.
, up against Abiscott's 
.
and Abiscott remained ahead with two pair aces and tens. The turn, however, was the 
and Puzantian made a full house, jacks full of tens, to take the lead. The river was the 
and Puzantian doubled through while Abiscott hung his head in disappointment before smiling and paying the bet.
was up against Hislop's 
.
and the river was the 
to send Pierre to the rail.
