Event 12 in the Playground Poker Fall Classic was the increasingly popular 50/50 Bounty Event priced at $500 + $100 + $500, where a $500 bounty chip was awarded every time a player was eliminated. A total of 205 players turned out for this one-day event, and after nearly 15 hours of poker, only one man was left standing – Mohamad Tareg.
Mohamad build himself a big stack early in the game, and managed to maintain a top stack through until the very end of the tournament. With already 9 bounty chips to his name at the start of the final table, Mohamad went on to eliminate 7 of his 9 final table adversaries to finish with an massive 17 bounty chips, totalling $8,500 in additional prizes.
When heads-up play began versus Richard Edwin Mask, Mohamad held a 5-to-1 chip lead and began leaning on his opponent. After several orbits, he opened his button to 90K, and called off the 500K all-in of Richard. He tabled 
, and although he was trailing the 
of Richard, he seemed very confident he was going to win the hand. “The ace always comes” he added, as the dealer started pulling out the community cards. The 
flop helped him a little, pairing his 5, but the 
turn removed one of his outs. Surely enough, as if it was written in the sky, the dealer peeled the 
on the river, sealing the victory for Mohamad.
With no deals made on the final table, he collected the $24,450 top cash prize, and with his 17 bounty chips his final score was of $32,950. He was awarded a sweet Playground Poker Fall Classic Champion’s Trophy for his first place finish.
Congratulations!
Event 12 Champion: Mohamad Tareg – $24,450.00 + $8,500.00 (17 bounties)
Event 12 runner-up: Richard Edwin Mask – $17,065.00
Last hand of play
