Boris Kolev shoved his last 500,000 into the middle and Shannon Shorr was the lone caller.
Boris Kolev: 
Shannon Shorr: 
The board ran out 
and Shorr's aces held to eliminate Kolev from the tournament in 12th place for $46,131.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,375,000
1,165,000
|
1,165,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Mark Ioli got in his stack of about 700,000 and was at risk against Maxi Lehmanski.
Mark Ioli: 
Maxi Lehmanski: 
The board ran out 
to keep Ioli ahead with the better kicker and double him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
1,550,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
||
Ardit Kurshumi raised to 120,000 from the small blind and Max Lehmanski called.
The flop was 
. Kurshumi bet 175,000 and Lehmanski called.
The turn was 
. Kurshumi continued for 650,000 and Lehmanski shoved. Kurshumi called and turned over 
, while Lehmanski tabled 
.
The river was 
and no help to keep Kurshumi in the tournament. He was eliminated in 13th place for $46,131.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Ardit Kurshumi shoved in his 680,000 stack from the hijack and Maxi Lehmanski called in the big blind.
Ardit Kurshumi: 
Maxi Lehmanski: 
The board ran out 
to keep Kurshumi ahead and give him the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
-830,000
|
-830,000 |
|
|
1,510,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
On December 13, one of the most highly-anticipated tournaments of the 2021 Wynn Winter Classic took place in the $5,200 Progressive PKO Bounty, a format usually reserved for online play but brought to the live realm by Ryan Beauregard and his team.
The tournament featured a $250,000 guarantee and crushed it by drawing 154 entries and creating a $452,760 prize pool, which was split between the regular and bounty pools.
The top 17 players finished in the money, and some of those to cash but fall short of the final table were Romain Lewis (15th - $8,014), Shannon Shorr (13th - $9,055), and final table bubble boy Chance Kornuth (10th - $10,323), just to name a few.
The final table was an international affair, and the tournament concluded when Bulgaria's Boris Kolev defeated Germany's Daniel Smiljkovic in heads-up play to win a $131,548 top prize plus $88,000 in bounties.
| Place | Player | Hometown/Nationality | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | $131,548 |
| 2 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | $78,554 |
| 3 | Sung Joo Hyun | Korea | $50,347 |
| 4 | Ryan Laplante | Las Vegas, Nevada | $34,718 |
| 5 | Felipe Ramos | Austira | $25,717 |
| 6 | Tobias Schweht | Austria | $20,329 |
| 7 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | $16,621 |
| 8 | Elijah Berg | Newton, Massachusetts | $13,900 |
| 9 | Michael Rocco | Tustin, California | $11,908 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Before the break, Boris Kolev opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Z Stein called on the button.
On the flop, Kolev bet 100,000 and Stein called. Both players checked the turn.
The completed the board and after Kolev checked, Stein bet 680,000, leaving just a single brown T-25,000 chip behind. Kolev went into the tank and eventually called.
Stein flipped over and took the pot for practically a double-up as Kolev mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,730,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
3,480,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
2,100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,950,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,925,000
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,600,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
|
1,210,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,175,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
1,050,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
1,025,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
980,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |
The remaining 13 players are now on a 10-minute break at the end of Level 24.
Zachary McDiarmid raised to 110,000 from middle position and Boris Kolev called from the button while Eli Berg came along from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Berg checked. McDiarmid bet 150,000 and both opponents called.
The turn was and Berg checked again. McDiarmid bet 475,000 and Kolev called while Berg got out of the way. The river was 
.
McDiarmid bet 525,000 and Kolev called, turning over 
for a pair of jacks. McDiarmid showed 
for the losing hand and tossed it in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,050,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,050,000
-840,000
|
-840,000 |
|
|
1,185,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
