Action has slowed down quite a bit on this final table, and players have taken a very passive approach in these final stages of the 50/50 Bounty Event.

Players have just returned from a short break, and below is the chip distribution of the final 8 players:

Alain Mathieu went on a bit of a roller-coaster ride early on this final table, as he lost most of his stack on the first hand with 66 < AK, and then tripled up the next hand with 88 > AK. A few hands went by before he elected to shove his now 8bb stack with , however he fell to the hands of Dave Primeau who held .

9th place: Alain Mathieu – $390.00

Alain Mathieu

We are now in the money in the 50/50 Bounty, as Romain Briand was eliminated in 19th place, and the remaining 18 players have locked in a minimum cash prize of $210, with $3,897 reserved for the eventual winner.

Here is a look at the “in the money” players:

Congratulations!

The field dropped to 20 players as play went on break, and we are now just 2 eliminations away from being in the money. The top 18 players are scheduled to earn a cash prize, although many players have already cashed out some money thanks to the bounty structure.

Here are the top stacks as play enters level 17:

1. David Letourneau-Sullivan – 398,000
2. Peter Johnson Messer – 296,000
3. Jonathan Poissant – 280,000
4. Shawn S – 277,000

Only 30 players remain of the 171 player field in this 50/50 Bounty Event, and they are spread across three 10-handed tables. Here is a look at the remaining players and their seating distribution:

The 50/50 Bounty was a one day event that took place on Sunday June 19th. A total of 171 entries culminated to a prize pool worth $16,587.00, and the payout structure is listed in the table below. In addition to the prize pool, there is also a $100 bounty reward given for every player eliminated from the tournament.