As expected, the 6-Max Bounty tournament attracted a lot of players – who played in a fierce tournament from beginning to end. There were 20 or so eliminations just in the final 2 hours, and from the moment there were just 3 tables remaining there were players who were looking to make some kind of deal.
Considering the weak chip holdings of several of the players, the leaders initially refused any kind of agreement. When the tourney got down to 2 tables there were more negotiations, but more refusals as well and play continued – particularly because of one player with a markedly inferior chip count.
Once eliminated, the remaining 11 players quickly agreed to an ICM chop, and to keep their own bounty chip as well. The following are the players’ holdings at the time as well as the amount agreed to in the deal.
- Jean-Guy Larosilière: 1,022,000 chips, $2,767 (8 bounties)
- Jeremy Chandler: 492,000 chips, $1,960 (14 bounties)
- Domenico Agatiello: 447,000 chips, $1,865 (6 bounties)
- Jonathan Poissant: 383,000 chips, $1,710 (3 bounties)
- Christopher Fowler: 377,000 chips, $1,700 (3 bounties)
- K.P.: 345,000 chips, $1,615 (9 bounties)
- Michael Gabrial: 266,000 chips, $1,390$ (6 bounties)
- Alexandre Martel: 224,000 chips, $1,260 (? bounties)
- Richard Berenbaum: 196,000 chips, $1,165
- Eric Borduas: 133,000 chips, $925 (5 bounties)
- Daniel Gates – $640 (1 bounty)
4 of the 11 Winners
