The final table of Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em, led by Peruvian all-time money list leader Diego Ventura, will kick off on Saturday, July 15th at 12 p.m. local time in the events center at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The nine remaining hopefuls battled through a record-shattering field of 1,417 players for their chance at the $402,054 first-place prize and the coveted gold bracelet. A total prize pool of $2,465,590 was generated and each player is guaranteed to take home at least $32,897 for their efforts.
Seat
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Martin Jacobson
Sweden
3,275,000
13
2
Thomas Kysar
United States
8,925,000
36
3
Diego Ventura
Peru
13,350,000
53
4
Francis Anderson
United States
1,625,000
7
5
Jimmy Setna
Canada
2,600,000
10
6
Jose Nadal
Mexico
2,825,000
11
7
Jason James
Canada
4,675,000
19
8
Louie Torres
United States
3,400,000
14
9
Leonid Yanovski
Israel
1,850,000
7
Ventura leads the way with 13,350,000, good for 53 big blinds, with Thomas Kysar in second place bagging up 8,925,000 and Canadian Jason James rounding out the top three with 4,675,000.
Jason James
Not to be counted out is 2014 Main Event winner and perhaps future hall of famer, Martin Jacobson, who sits in the middle of the pack with 3,275,000. Jacobson will be looking to add a second bracelet to an already impressive resume.
Martin Jacobson
It really is anyone's game considering the quick structure and average stack size. Players will return to Level 32 with blinds 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 big blind ante. Each level is 40-minutes and there will be a 15-minute break after every three levels.
All the Hall of Fame Bounties have been eliminated, so from here on, it's straight up no-limit hold'em.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$402,054
2
$248,502
3
$179,593
4
$131,324
5
$97,174
6
$72,773
7
$55,165
8
$42,336
9
$32,897
As always, keep it tuned right here to PokerNews for continued live coverage of this championship event.
