The remaining players in Event #16 are back from a short break, and with 16 players remaining they are quickly nearing the money bubble.
Pierre Olivier Adam is currently far ahead of the field with 560,000 in chips, doubling any other opponent in play. Isham Yamani holds second place with 263,000, and Mitcheal Ferguson rounds the top 3 with 240,000.
The top 13 are scheduled to be paid, and hand-for-hand should begin in a few minutes.
After just 8 levels in today’s Bounty tournament there are already two players that have amassed over 100,000 in chips:
Neither one is any stranger to playing with a big stack – we’ll see what kind of advantage that a lead proves to be in the hands of skilled players…
During the last break we captured this photograph at the request of Gaetan Perrault (black hat).
Players are now on break and we will endeavour to put together a leaderboard while they’re away from the tables.
Today’s Bounty tournament had a guarantee of $5,000, but this was smashed when 126 players appeared, contributing to a prize pool of $12,222.00. This represents the “normal” part of the prize pool – there’s another $25 per player held in bounty chips as well.
The prize pool will be paid out according to the following table – plus, the champion will get an awesome Fall Classic Champion’s trophy.
| Rank | Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1st | $2,980.00 |
| 2nd | $2,302.00 |
| 3rd | $1,710.00 |
| 4th | $1,290.00 |
| 5th | $980.00 |
| 6th | $740.00 |
| 7th | $560.00 |
| 8th | $420.00 |
| 9th | $320.00 |
| 10th-11th | $240.00 |
| 12th-13th | $220.00 |
Registration has now closed in today’s Bounty event and there are 126 players in total that have come out for the event.
Here are some photos of the early action.
Today is the final day of the Playground Poker Fall Classic for 2017 and, in addition to Day 5 of the WPT Montreal, it features two fantastic bounty tournaments. This afternoon’s event is a $100 + $10 + $25 NL Hold’em Bounty tournament with a tidy $5,000 guaranteed prize pool. Note that the guarantee in any bounty event includes both the “normal” prize pool and the money locked up in players’ Bounty chips, each of which is worth $25 for this event.
Players will start with 20,000 in tournament chips and play through 20 minute levels until a champion is crowned. Players should make an effort to be on time – with half of the Tournament Hall taken up by the WPT Final Table set, space may be limited! That being said, late registration is available through the end of the break following level 4, and it’s most likely that everyone will be able to take a seat in the event as usual.
Good luck to everyone playing today!