Event 8 was a $1,100 50/50 Bounty. Upon registration, every player received a $500 Bounty chip to be surrendered to the player who eliminates them. The $100,000 guarantee was blown out of the water by the massive response of 188 players. In the field, many strong tournament players were found, some of which made it all the way to the final table.

The final table featured Kevin MacDonald (9th), Michael Malm (8th), Ruben Perceval (7th), Patrick Braga (5th), Stuart Taylor (3rd) and of course, Dilovan Hussein (1st). Those were the most common faces, but all finalists played a strong game, and that is why they appeared on it.

When Dilovan took out Kevin MacDonald in 9th place, he took a massive lead, earning the first 7-figure stack. After that, a lot of poker was played, and his skilled opponents did not make it easy for him. In fact, he had to cede his driver seat more than once, but always found a way to bounce back.

When the 3-way chop was agreed upon, all 3 players were still playing very seriously, with the PPFC Champion’s Trophy, $1930, and bragging rights on line. Andrew MacDonald was the first to fall, and went to the cashier with a ticket worth $15,450.

Shortly after, Dilovan limped on the button with , and Stuart Taylor thought he needed to put the pressure on, being behind in chips. He went all-in with , and Dilovan snap-called, happy to have set a successful trap.

Well done!

Event 8 Champion: Dilovan Hussein – $17,380.00

Runner-up: Stuart Taylor – $15,450.00

 

3rd place: Andrew Macdonald – $15,450.00

Last hand of play:

Our 3 finalists in the $1,100 Bounty are extremely close in stacks, within 2 blinds of each other. The moment for an even chop was perfect, and so they did, reducing the variance in a major way.

All 3 secured $15,450, and left $1,930 for the eventual winner, who will also take home the PPFC Champion’s Trophy. As usual after a chop play is expected to speed up.

The 4th position goes to Simon Pier Belair-Grondin. He open-shoved his 7 big blinds from the button with , and was called by Andrew Macdonald with . The king was hit on the turn, sending Simon to the rail.

His deep run is worth $5,680 on top of his numerous Bounties. Well done!

With the big blind now at 50K, Patrick Braga was not going to let go of . As chance had it, Stuart Taylor, 1 of 2 players who covered him, had been dealt on that hand. With no help on the board, Braga was forced to leave in 5th position. He walked away in disappointment, but not without cashing $4,390 for his 5th place finish and a handful of Bounties.

Congratulations on yet another final table!

Here is the chip distribution of our final 4:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Seat | Siège	Stack | Tapis
Simon Pier	Belair-Grondin	Table 66 - Seat 1	680,000
Andrew	Macdonald	Table 66 - Seat 5	715,000
Stuart	Taylor	Table 66 - Seat 7	1,835,000
Dilovan	Hussein	Table 66 - Seat 8	1,370,000

Carlos Gerones lost a big hand against Simon Pier Belair-Grondin with against Simon’s . No pair was hit, and king high prevailed. He was left with less than 100K, which he was pretty much forced to invest from the big blind. His then lost to , and he was out in 6th position.

Play continues with Dilovan Hussein leading, about 1.5M in his stack. Stuart Taylor follows with a little over 1M, and Simon Pier Belair-Grondin and Patrick Braga are working with about 700K. Andrew Macdonald has about 400K.

Carlos Gerones’ made him $3,630 tonight, but he also had an impressive tower of $500 Bounties, which he earned earlier in the tournament when he had an overwhelming chip lead.

Great job!

Ruben Perceval had done a good job building a stack, but with these blinds, it did not take too long for it to be ground down. His 700K had been reduced to about 400K when he picked up . In his elimination hand, Dilovan Hussein raised to 100K, and Ruben pushed. When the action came back to Dilovan, he snapped with .

The board was revealed:

After last night’s 6th place in the $250 Frenzy, Ruben Perceval now finishes 7th in the $1,100 Bounty. His performance tonight is good for $3,100. Nice run!