LIVE EVENTS

The $100 + $15 +$50 8-Max Bounty Re-entry was a great success. The evening began with a rush of entries and once late registration was closed, there were a total of 339 entries to increase the $20,000 guarantee to $32,374 and include the top 43 in the money.

The field was reduced fairly quickly as players took an aggressive approach in hopes of collecting as many $50 bounty chips as possible. Janet Slaughter took the early chip lead and while she fell behind after the second break, she later rejoined the leaderboard and eventually made it to the final table. Will Johnston and Tony Capone also frequented the leader board throughout the night.

The first four eliminations at the final table happened almost immediately after forming. Eddie Daldalian was the next to go in fifth place for a cool $2,090. Pengyu Yu was eliminated in fourth place to be awarded $2,640. This left Janet Slaughter, Will Johnston, and Tony Capone to round out the top three.

Slaughter was fearless, shoving more than any other player at the final table and somehow always coming out on top. Capone fell victim to her forceful play to go home in third with $3,400. After a few hands of chips going back and forth, Johnston and Slaughter agreed to an ICM deal which would award Johnston with $5,560, Slaughter with $5,455, and $600 extra to the winner.

The last hand of play saw Slaughter shove all-in which Johnston called. Slaughter opened up and Johnston The board read to give Slaughter the higher pair with two aces. Slaughter’s bold style of play paid off in the end to crown her the champion. Congratulations!

8-Max Bounty Re-entry Champion: Janet Slaughter, $6,054

Last hand of play:

Second place: Will Johnston, $5,560

Third place: Tony Capone, $3,400

Nicolas Majdalani was the first to go at the final table. He finished in 9th place to be awarded $640. Miguel Goncalo was next in eighth for $890 and Jenn Brooks in seventh place for $1,210.

Ian Armorer had one of the smaller stacks at the table when he went heads-up against Will Johnston. Ian opened pocket jacks to Johnston’s ace-ten. The board read giving Johnston a pair of aces to win the hand and send Armorer home in 6th for $1,610.

Five remain.

Zhen Yong Cai was eliminated in tenth place to narrow the field to nine players who now make up the final table. Cai went home with $480. All remaining competitors are guaranteed a min-cash of $640.

Here’s a look at the final seating draw:

The field is just one player from the final table. A string of bustouts took place before the players took their fourth break of the night. Sylvie Moscato Laflamme finished 15th for $390, Andy D’Alessandro was 14th ($390), David Burnard in 13th ($410), Nagy Ghonaim in 12th ($410), and Jonathan Jette-Prince in 11th for $480.

Tony Capone has moved back into the leaderboard since the first break with 1,850,000, good for 46 big blinds. Will Johnston continues to dominate with a huge stack of 1,700,000 chips and Janet Slaughter hangs on in third with 900,000.

Only 19 players remain in level 20. Nicolas Majdalani has come from behind to build up a huge stack and collect multiple bounty chips. Majdalani eliminated Michel Pouliot in 25th before taking on one of the former chip leaders, Ernest Kelly, in a heads-up battle.

Kelly shoved pre-flop with 202,000 in chips, Majdalani called. Kelly opened up and Majdalani The board flopped to Majdalani’s delight. Kelly held his breath for the turn but he didn’t get what he hoped for with The river revealed giving Majdalani three of a kind to Kelly’s two pairs. Kelly finished in 24th for $220.

Play continues…

A series of quick eliminations before the third break of the night has brought the field to the money. The 29 remaining players are all guaranteed a min-cash of $180 but everyone is working towards the grand prize of $6,984.

Will Johnston has moved from fourth on the leaderboard to first with a stack of 507,000. Johnston’s stack is worth 42 big blinds and is more than double the chip average of 233,700. Glen Duncan and Janet Slaughter have rejoined the chip leaders after falling behind in level seven.

Here’s a look at the full chip counts:

Level 16 has slowed the pace as players are just four spots from reaching the money. The remaining small stacks are definitely feeling the pressure from a handful of competitors who have taken control of their tables to build some pretty extensive stacks.

Here’s a look at the biggest stacks in the room:

66 players remain in level 14.  The pace of the tournament has moved relatively quickly up til now but there’s still plenty of poker to be played. Hopefully players are heavily caffeinated because it’s looking like they have a long night ahead.

There’s a new chip leader on the floor as the leaderboard has completely shifted since the last break. Abram Logasy has built a huge stack of 360,000 to move him to first place but Ernest Kelly is hot on his heels. Kelly is just a hair behind with 355,500. Both players won multiple pots throughout the last few levels to surpass their competitors while collecting a few bounty chips along the way.

Here’s a look at the current leaderboard:

The action continues through level 12 as the remaining 96 players gear up for the second break of the night. The average stack is now 69,000 which will get competitors about 29 big blinds. Several players have built a mountain of chips throughout the last two levels, while also collecting plenty of $50 bounty chips to sweeten the deal.

Here’s a look some recent action:

Players are back from the first break of the night and late registration is now closed. Tonight’s event smashed the $20,000 guarantee with a total of 339 entries, including 77 re-entries, to up the prize pool to $32,374! What a turnout.

Janet Slaughter has taken the early lead with a monstrous stack of 137,500, good for 171 big blinds. Robert Amireault is in second with 103,500, which is worth 129 big blinds. Considering the current chip average has just hit 33,500, the chip leaders are definitely sitting comfortably for the moment.

Here’s a look at the full leaderboard:

8-Max Bounty is proving to be a popular event! The prize pool guarantee of $20,000 has already been met by the 238 entries just three levels in. It currently sits at $22,729 and the late registration period is still open for another 80 minutes until 9:15pm, so it is sure to increase.

Here’s a look at the madness below: