LIVE EVENTS

Young Min Kim was the first player to go at the final table, he finished 6th for $800. The final five paused play midway through level 22 and agreed to an ICM deal that awards the winner with an additional $500.

The ICM payouts are as followed:

• Blair Miller – $2,379
• Ysrael-Masliah Moryoussef – $1,900
• Giovanni Petrella – $1,800
• Jordan Rochon – $1,765
• John A. – $1,620

Giovanni Petrella was eliminated shortly after the deal was made to finish in fifth for $1,800. Play continues…

Tommy Pinet and Hicham Hammoud were simultaneously eliminated in eighth and seventh place, making way for the top six to make up the final table. Penet finished eighth for $450 and Hammoud in seventh for $600. All remaining players are guaranteed at least $800 but no doubt they’d like to make it to the final five where the payout ladders up to $1,060.

Here is the final seating draw:

The field has reached the money! The players decided to make a bubble deal that reduces the top three payouts by $40 to award the 21st finisher with $120. Now just 15 players continue to compete for the $3,224 grand prize and as many bounties as they can collect. All remaining competitors are guaranteed to go home with at least $220.

The new chip leader Blair Miller has more than doubled the current chip average with a stack of 520,000, good for 86 big blinds. Hicham Hammoud moves to second place with an impressive 433,000 and Giovanni Petrella rounds out the top three with 420,000.

The field is shrinking and the stacks are growing. Just 28 players remain in level 15 and things are really heating up. The small stacks are definitely feeling the pressure from the increasing blinds and the aggressive style of play from the chip leaders. Competitors are eight spots from the money and going home with at least $170 plus whatever bounty chips they have collected.

Here’s a look at some the remaining players:

50 players are back on the floor after their second break. There’s a total of 3,900,000 chips in play tonight and the current average is 78,000. The field is 30 spots from reaching the money but many players are already going home with a nice amount based on their collection of bounty chips.

Hicham Hammoud is the new leader with a monstrous stack of 290,500, which is good for 193 big blinds. Shunn Jacques sits in second place as the only other player to cross the 200,000 chip mark with a stack of 204,000.

The late registration period closed at 9:15pm to bring the total number of entries to 156. The chip average sits just above 36,000 midway through level eight but a number of players have built mountainous stacks. Jeremie Trepanier is the current chip leader with a stack of 91,000 which is worth 91 big blinds. Glen Duncan is hot on Trepanier’s heels in second with 90,400 in chips .

Stay tuned for the prize pool to be announced shortly.

Event #6 is proving to be a popular tournament with 125 entries just two levels in. Players are proceeding with caution because there are no re-entries into tonight’s event, it’s a one shot deal. The late registration period will be open for another 90 minutes until 9:15pm before the beginning of level seven.

Here’s a look at some early action from the floor:

Welcome to the $100 + $20 + $100 6-Max 50/50 Bounty! The final event of the February Power Weekend boasts a $20,000 prize pool guarantee plus the lucrative bounty prize pool. Each player will receive a $100 bounty chip for each player they can remove from the tournament.

Competitors will begin with a 25,000 chip stack and play 6-handed through 20-minute blinds. The late registration window will be open until the beginning of level seven at 9:15pm. Tonight’s tournament is a freezeout, meaning re-entry is not permitted. A player’s bounty chip also serves as an all-in chip, meaning that if one is included in any bet or raise the player will be irrevocably all-in. The final table will begin when seven competitors remain.

Good luck to all players!

Event #6: $100 + $20 + $100 6-Max 50/50 Bounty

$20,000 Guaranteed