The $150 + $20 + $50 6-Max Bounty tournament attracted 175 players who started with 25,000 chips and played through 20 minute levels while trying to knock each other out and collect a $50 bounty each time they scored a knockout. There was a guaranteed prize pool of $15,000, however, with the extra large field, the prize pool swelled to $25,200.
Play was action packed all night long and throughout the room you could hear the dealers on the different tables continuously announcing “all in.”
When play was down to just three tables, there was literally an all in every hand along with an elimination. All of the sudden, before you could blink an eye, the seven handed final table was formed.
Upon reaching the final table, the players requested the ICM chop numbers. After watching how fast the last 10 eliminations took place, the players figured that it might be in their best interest to chop. Once the players received the ICM payout numbers, they quickly agreed to the chop. Due to exceptional circumstances, the tournament director allowed this event to “chop and stop.”
Here are the final table payouts according to the ICM calculator and each of the player’s chip stacks:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis | Payout | Bourse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie | Daldalian | 1,035,000 | $3,490 |
| Manfred | Gunther | 946,000 | $3,375 |
| Abram (Avi) | Logasy | 889,000 | $3,300 |
| Jean Francois | Alexandre | 501,000 | $2,625 |
| John | Arcuso | 500,000 | $2,620 |
| Francois | Gagne | 322,000 | $2,175 |
| Frankel | Sylvestre | 184,000 | $1,725 |
Eddie Daldalian, the longtime tournament chip leader, controlled the largest stack in play at the time of the deal to become the 6-Max Bounty champion. Congratulations!
$150 + $20 + $50 6-Max Bounty Champion: Eddie Daldalian, $3,490
and Sylvestre checked. Lemire put in a bet of 27,000 and Sylvestre went deep into the tank. He then asked Lemire to see how much he had left behind. Lemire had another 45,000 after having put in his bet. It seemed to take minutes before Sylvestre decided to fold. Lemire looked at him and said “good fold” and then he decided to show his hand. He opened the 
, showing that he hit his ace on the flop and then ended up going runner-runner for a full house. It was obviously the right fold by Sylvestre.
and Desautels checked. Xu bet 800 and was called by Desautels . The 
fell on the turn and the action went check-check. The river brought the 
for a rivered full house. Xu shook his head and paid off the river bet as the chips were sent to Desautels.
and Alexandre led out for 2,500, Erica called. The turn was the 
and this time Alexandre threw in his bounty chip signalling that he was all in. Erica asked for a count and the dealer replied that it was 14,600. After tanking for a minute or so Erica called the clock on herself until eventually she open folded her cards, showing a pair of pocket jacks. Jean Francois never showed his cards.
