10pm: Level overLevel four is over. We now bring in level five.
9.55pm: Small pairsDaniel Negreanu's bounty have been claimed.
Joe Gibbons and the Team PokerStars Pro found themselves all-in preflop.
Negreanu: 2♦2♠Gibbons: 6♦6♠
The board, 5♥3♣J♣Q♠T♦, brought Negreanu no help and he was sent to the rail, leaving only two PokerStars Pro on the feature table. --AV
The game is up for Daniel Negreanu9.55pm: Klodnicki ousts EliasThis one isn't especially pleasant, especially in case your name is Darren Elias. He got his last chips within the pot pre-flop, called by Chris Klodnicki. Klodnicki "only" had A♦2♦ and Elias probably thought he was on for a double up together with his A♥8♠.
But the flop came 2♣4♠2♥, the turn was A♠ and the river 6♣. Klodnicki's come-from-behind boat sent Elias out. -- HS
9.50pm: Dombrowski downs SchwartzJustin Schwartz is "flipping badly" - and definitely that pessimistic assertion was confirmed within the last hand he played at Mohegan Sun tonight. After Chris Dombrowski opened to 1,600, Schwartz moved all in for his last 6,000-ish. After which they were flipping.
Schwartz: 8♥8♦Dombrowski: A♥Q♠
The flop favoured the overcards. It came K♦9♣Q♥ and the J♠J♣ turn and river changed nothing. Schwartz is out. -- HS
9.45pm: CannibalismThe Team PokerStars Pros are at it again. This time it was Victor Ramdin who found himself all-in against Vanessa Selbst.
Victor Ramdin eliminated by Vanessa SelbstRamdin held A♠K♣ and was up against Selbst's A♥7♣ on a Q♥2♦8♣ flop. The turn was a 7♥, giving Selbst a couple. The river changed nothing and Selbst added a PokerStars Team Pro bounty chip on top of hers. --AV
Vanessa Selbst in Bounty Shootout9.40pm: Another three wayJoe Sweeney raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and things were about to heat up, shootout style.
Darren Elias re-raised to 4,200 from the button and Alex Keating moved all-in for 16,450 from the large blind. Sweeney moved all-in too, and Elias, who had them both covered, quickly called.
ShowdownSweeney: K♣J♦Keating: Q♥Q♠Elias: A♦A♠
The flop came K♥9♠3♦, pairing Sweeney's King. The turn, J♥, paired his other card and the J♠ at the river gave him the whole house.
Sweeney won Keating's bounty chip and is up 52,000. Elias is now all the way down to 10,000. --AV
9.35pm: Three wayWhen you've a 3 way all in pre-flop before the primary break, you are expecting to look some premium hands. So it was in a confrontation between Pat Pezzin, Jonathan Tamayo and Nenad Medic, which ended up earning Medic his second bounty, tripling up Pezzin and sending Tamayo out.
As stated, they got all of it in pre-flop. Pezzin was the quick stack but had the most productive hand: K♣K♦. Tamayo had Pezzin covered, but had the worst hand: A♦Q♦. Medic had essentially the most chips and had J♠J♣.
The board ran 5♣2♣7♥6♣6♠ and that meant that Pezzin won the principle pot, Medic won the side pot, and Tamayo won nothing. Medic claimed the bounty from the side pot with Tamayo. -- HS
LEVEL UP. BLINDS 400-800-100 IN LEVEL 4
9.30pm: Time for TimoshenkoThe shootout massacre continues. This time, Dan Shak and Yevgeniy Timoshenko were those who went all-in preflop.
Shak: A♠Q♠Timoshenko: J♦K♣
The board was an unforgiving 6♦Q♦J♣2♥5♦ and Shak was forced handy his bounty chip over to Timoshenko, who now has over 50,000. --AV
9.25pm: Lind cracks Stein's acesGeorge Lind III has claimed his second bounty at the feature table, this time cracking the aces of Sam Stein. Lind had Q♦T♠ but made two pair at the K♦Q♣8♣T♥6♣ board, which was precisely one pair greater than Stein had. -- HS
The smiling assassin George Lind III9.20pm: No mercyTeam PokerStars Pro Joe Cada raised to 1,400 and Alex Wice re-raised to 3,500. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier made it 7,150 to move and Cada got out of ways. Wice opted for the 5-bet option and went all-in, Mercier made the call.
Mercier had Wice covered but Wice's A♠K♣ was prior to Mercier's A♥Q♦.The flop came K♥J♠2♠, giving Mercier a straight draw and déjà vu. "Now you have got 4 outs," said a tablemate. "Last time you hit it at the turn," said Ronnie Bardah.
The turn was indeed a T♠, giving Mercier the straight and prompting suspicion among his tablemates. "IS THAT THIS real life?" asked Bardah.
The river was a 5♣ and Mercier won another bounty. He's now past the 90,000 mark. --AV
9.10pm: Medic sends Heimiller to mortuaryDan Heimiller has become the most recent casualty, finding this actual Medic to be particularly damaging to his health. Heimiller flopped a collection together with his pocket tens, but by the point the board were dealt the entire way - 9♦T♥A♥J♠7♦ - Nenad Medic's 6♥8♥ had made a straight. I DID NOT see the action, but it surely seems likely that the money went in at the flop. -- HS
9.05pm: Battle of the prosTeam PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein and Jason Mercier got it all-in preflop.
Mercier: K♦Q♥Greenstein: Q♠Q♦
The flop came 9♣J♦3♦, giving Mercier the straight draw. The T♣ came at the turn, giving Mercier his straight.
"Oh God no, a king is coming," Mercier said because the river was being dealt.
But it was a 6♥, proving his gut wrong and earning him a Barry Greenstein bounty chip and autographed copy of "Ace at the River."
Barry Greenstein hands over his book to Jason Mercier"Three years I HAVE BEEN playing against Barry," said Mercier. "AND THAT I finally win a book." --AV
9pm: Waxman wiltsMax Waxman has become the second one player to go away from Greg DeBora's table, following Bryn Kenney out the door. This time it was Kyle Loman who took the bounty after the following.
Allen Bari opened to 1,200 from the bring to an end. Waxman moved all in for his last 1,900 from the button. Loman re-raised to 5,000 from the small blind, which was enough to get Bari out the way, and the 2 of them were heads up with Waxman under threat.
Waxman: A♠2♦Loman: T♣T♠
The board blanked and Waxman melted. Bounty goes to Loman. -- HS
LEVEL UP. BLINDS: 300-600 IN LEVEL 3
9.05pm: Not the worst handKyle Loman raised to 400 from under the gun and Jonathan Jaffe raised to 2,600. Both Matt Waxman, within the big blind, and Loman made the decision.
The flop came 9♦3♦7♣ and action was folded to Jaffe who bet 4,600. Waxman moved all-in, Loman folded and Jaffe made the call.
Jaffe showed 7♠3♦ for bottom two pair and Waxman tabled his Q♦Q♣."I'll take a nine said Waxman," in search of the counterfeit.
But an 8♠ at the turn and an A♣ at the river wasn't what he was searching for. Jaffe doubled as much as 50,000 while Waxman is now under the 2,000 mark. --AV
8.50pm: Lind busts Li, makes for uncomfortable road tripGeorge Lind III and Andrew Li are keeping off on a road-trip after this event, but there has been no love lost between the chums at the feature table. Lind has just sent Li out of the tournament, giving him ample time to organize the car.
Andrew Li, center, and George Lind III, leftIt was a straight race. Li had 9♠9♦ and Lind had A♦J♦. The jack flopped and did Li couldn't pull off a redraw. That was that. -- HS
8.45pm: Kenney's resurgence cut short by IllingworthBryn Kenney was the last player to register for this event, but he has become the primary to go away. Jonathan Jaffe opened the pot, making it 1,000 to move from the bring to an end. Daniel Illingworth, at the button, raised to 2,500 and Kenney moved all in from the small blind.
Jaffe folded, but Illingworth called. He had Kenney covered despite the latter's recent double up through Greg DeBora. It was another flip for Kenney, who had A♦K♥ against Illingworth's J♦J♥.
The board again favoured the pair. It came T♣9♠4♣9♣5♥ and Kenney was sent packing. -- HS
8.35pm: Kenney climbingWith only 3,800 left, Bryn Kenney moved all-in from early position. Everyone folded and he took down the blinds.
The very next hand Kenney employed the similar technique. This time, Team PokerStars Pro Greg DeBora decided to call.
Greg DeBoraDebora showed A♦J♣ and Kenney showed a small pair, 4♠4♥.
"Anyone fold an ace?" asked DeBora, and one player raised his hand. "What a few Jack?" And another player raised his hand, diminishing his odds.
The board fell 3 2♣K♦8♥9♣ and Kenney doubled as much as about 11,000. DeBora is right down to 14,500. --AV
8.25pm: Great minds think alikeAllen Bari raised to 400 from under the gun and Jonathan Jaffe re-raised to 1,200. Bari 4-bet to 2,575 and Jaffe made the call.
The flop came 9♣7♥6♥ and both players suspiciously checked. The turn, T♣, brought another round of checks. The river was an 8♦ and both players checked over again.
Bari showed A♠K♠ and Jaffe showed the similar cards with different suits, A♦K♣. They chopped the pot but Bari won the additional green 25 chip. --AV
LEVEL UP. PLAYING 200-400-50 IN LEVEL 2
8.25pm: Strong-arm JunglenAdam Junglen just quietly suggested to Jim Alex that tangling with him is a foul idea, putting Alex to a call for his tournament life at the last hand of level one.
The two of them were at a flop of J♥A♥8♥ and Junglen, who were under-the-gun pre-flop, bet 1,000. Alex, at the button, raised to 3,000 and Junglen immediately eyed his opponent's stack.
"You have 19 behind?" said Junglen. That was indeed what Alex still had left. After a couple of seconds, Junglen moved 19,000 of his own within the middle. Alex thought for a few minutes, twitched his mouth, and folded. -- HS
8.20pm: Raskin roasts LiMicah Raskin has just doubled up through Andrew Li, leaving Li very short indeed. Li opened the pot pre-flop and Daniel Negreanu raised. Micah Raskin then four bet, before Li five-bet to 21,525. Negreanu folded, but Raskin called for all his chips, and the 2 of them were racing:
Raskin A♥K♣Li: Q♥Q♦
Raskin got there the hard way, creating a flush to his king at the 9♣3♣8♣4♣x board. Li had Raskin covered, but he's now in big trouble, while Raskin leads the feature table. -- HS
8.10pm: Cada outmuscles DombrowskiThis is a stacked field and no mistake, and while the likes of Vanessa Selbst, Daniel Negreanu and Victor Ramdin, among others, do battle at the feature table, there's also a wealth of talent on table four.
In a row there are Joe Cada, Adam Junglen and Alex Wice, then comes the Team PokerStars Pro duo of Jason Mercier and Barry Greenstein. Mercier also happens to be the defending champion on this event.
Joe Cada at Bounty ShootoutChris Dombrowski isn't one to be intimidated, although he was just forced to put something all the way down to Cada after the 2009 World Champion found a check raise. Dombrowski had opened to 500 from the button and both Cada and Junglen had called from the blinds.
The flop came 8♦5♠7♠ and after Cada and Junglen checked, Dombrowski bet 800. Cada then bumped it to 2,800, which turned out to be enough to drive either one of them away. -- HS
8.05pm: Tamayo takes someThe board read Q♦K♦3♠ and Dan Heimiller bet out 1,100. Jonathan Tamayo raised to 3,000 and Heimiller shot back with a blue chip, raising to 8,000.
Tamayo made the decision and a 4♠ came at the river. Both players cautiously checked and Tamayo showed Q♣Q♠ for a suite of queens. Heimiller checked out his cards, sighed and threw them within the muck. He now has just over 16,000. --AV
8pm: Counterfeit, but still goodKyle Loman opened for 550 from early position and Daniel Illingworth called at the button. That tempted Scott Baumstein in from the massive blind, and he ended up happy to was tempted.
The flop came 5♣3♠9♥ and Baumstein checked. Loman bet 850, which Illingworth raised to 2,225. After Baumstein called, Loman thought best of it and folded.
The turn was 9♠ and Baumstein led for 3,275. Illingworth called. The river was 5♣ and Baumstein now tickled 2,000 at that. Illingworth called the small bet quickly, and Baumstein said: "I got a counterfeited boat." He tabled 3♦3♣.
He gave the look to be fearing the worst, but ended up scooping as Illingworth mucked. -- HS
7.50pm: Re-organising againThe continued delay to the beginning here's for the reason that Main Event has just wrapped for the day, allowing Vanessa Selbst and Dan Shak, either one of whom are on that final table, to enroll in the Bounty Shootout action. Steve O'Dwyer, another Main Event final table-ist, opted to not play here despite having registered. His seat was filled by Bryn Kenney.
7.35pm: Two downIt seems as if Dan Shak and Steve O'Dwyer may not be playing within the Bounty Shootout. Either one of them are still interested by the principle Event, that's now nine handed. -- HS
7.30pm: Starting?After the required 30 minute delay, players have now arrived to the Bounty Shootout room and flight B must be starting in about 10-15 minutes.
7pm: Flight B to beginAfter a quick-fire flight A of the $10,000 Bounty Shootout, wherein Scott Blackman, Eugene Katchalov, Jimmie Guinther and Michael Pesek booked their spot on the final, you join us now for Flight B, with a larger field and some very famous names.
The organisers have squeezed an extra table into the Bounty Shootout room, and feature put an additional chair around most of them. We're now going to observe four nine-handed tables and one eight-handed one, with the 44 players angling for that final table felt.
Players will earn $40,000 in the event that they win their heat ($36,000 for the eight-handed table) and $2,000 for every bounty chip they pick up. At time of writing, two of the registered players (Dan Shak and Steve O'Dwyer) are still getting into the primary Event, in order that they may un-register from this. We can obviously keep you posted.
Here's the table draw for this second flight, and please click over to the effects page to look who won what earlier on.
Flight B table assigments
Table 1 - Spades 1 Joe Sweeney2 Darren Elias3 Chris Klodnicki4 Alex Keating5 Dan Suied6 Gregory Merson7 Dan Shak8 Yevgeniy Timoshenko9 Charbel Azzi
Table 2 - Hearts 1 Nick Binger2 Eric Froehlich3 Dan Heimiller4 David Paredes5 Pat Pezzin6 Jason Somerville7 Jonathan Tamayo8 Nenad Medic9 Taylor von Kriegenbergh
Table 3 - Diamonds 1 Joe Gibbons2 George Lind III3 Andrew Li4 Bryan Colin5 Victor Ramdin6 Daniel Negreanu7 Micah Raskin8 Sam Stein
Table 4 - Clubs 1 Jim Alex2 Chris Dombrowski3 Joe Cada4 Adam Junglen5 Alex Wice6 Jason Mercier7 Barry Greenstein8 Justin Schwartz9 Ronnie Bardah
Table 5 1 Kyle Loman2 Greg DeBora3 Pat Walsh4 Jonathan Jaffe5 Daniel Illingworth6 Steve O'Dwyer7 Scott Baumstein8 Allen Bari9 Matt Waxman
Levels last HALF-HOUR and starting stacks are 25,000.
Television table at Mohegan Sun Bounty ShootoutReporting team: Howard Swains and Alex Villegas. Photographs: Joe Giron.
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