Jôle Simard

The amazing turnout in the $200 + $30 + $100 Bounty created a prize pool worth playing for, to say the least. 24 players will get a payout slip tonight, and many more will get at least a piece of their buy-in back through Bounty chips. Here are the payouts:

Rank | Pos	Prize | Bourse
1st	$9,810.00
2nd	$7,370.00
3rd	$5,550.00
4th	$4,185.00
5th	$3,150.00
6th	$2,375.00
7th	$1,790.00
8th	$1,345.00
9th	$1,015.00
10th-11th	$765.00
12th-13th	$705.00
14th-15th	$655.00
16th-17th	$605.00
18th-19th	$560.00
20th-21st	$515.00
22nd-23rd	$475.00
24th	$440.00

After 8 levels of play in the $200 + $30 + $100, 2 players have managed to crack 100K. Tony Lei and Jahkheem Polydore had the best starts, and sit at the top of this break’s leaderboard.

Here is our top ten:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Tony	Lei	101,000
Jahkheem	Polydore	100,500
Joseph	Dadoun	93,500
Maxime	Marcouiller	91,500
Yvan	Waltzing	89,500
Dennis	Pedersen	89,000
Gianfranco	Giordano	86,500
Kevin	Godin-Patenaude	77,000
Estrella	Cadoch Znaty	76,500
Lachezar	Katev	75,500

Here is a collection of bounty hunters photos from levels 4-5:

Event #16 was the first of 2 Bounty Events today. This one started at 12:00pm, and had a $100 + $10 + $25 buy-in. 126 players showed up for this bounty hunt, and played all afternoon for a chance to put their hands on the Champion’s Trophy.

When play got to the money, Pierre-Olivier Adam was already the chip leader, and never let go of his position. A few familiar faces were seen on the final table, including Jean-Pascal Gauthier, Isham Yamani, Olivier Lamarre, Gary Lucci, Mitchael Ferguson and staff member Marc Chanthamynavong.

When 3 players were left, Marc managed to double through Mitchael, leaving him with nothing but a few chips. When he put them in, he found that he had 2 players to beat to stay alive.

Marc called his micro shove, then Pierre-Olivier made it 173K to go. Marc called the bet, then both players checked the flop. Marc threw in a 150K bet on the turn, which was called, and fired all-in on the river, which was also called by Pierre-Olivier, who had just rivered a straight (full hand below).

Marc Chanthamynavong won $2,302 for his great final table run, while our Champion took home $2,980 and the stunning Champion’s Trophy.

Congratulations!

Champion of Event #16: Pierre-Olivier Adam – $2,980.00

Runner-up: Marc Chanthamynavong – $2,302.00

Last hand of play:

When Gary Lucci put in his last 151K, he was called by both Marc Chanthamynavong and Pierre-Olivier Adam. They both checked a few times, until Pierre-Olivier bet the river, making Marc fold.

Pierre-Olivier:
Gary: 1s

Board:

Pierre-Olivier had runnered 2 spades for the flush. Gary takes $1,660 for his 4th place finish. Pierre-Olivier, who was already far in the lead, now has a true grip on the Champion Trophy. Unless a miracle happens, it is going to be a race for 2nd between Marc and Mitchael Ferguson.

When we got to the table, the pot was already built with many chips of various colors, and Isham was facing a 225K bet that effectively put him all him.

After some thinking, he decided to commit the rest of his chips to the pot, and Gary Lucci showed a set of 5s, hit on the turn. Isham’s ace-ten had hit a second pair on the flop, and we can imagine that much of the chips had been pushed before the turn came out, hence the grunt that our 6th place finisher let out.

Isham Yamani took $740. Olivier Lamarre finished shortly after, and his 5th place is good for $940.

They both add a handful of Bounties to their winnings. Good job!