Hand-for-hand lasted for the better part of 2 levels, during which at 7 different occasions a short stack doubled-up. It was finally Mario Lepine who was eliminated one spot shy of the money, as he committed his final chips from the big blind faced with a under the gun shove. Mario tabled 
but was outdrawn but the 
of Martin Peltier, bringing the Bounty Event into the money.
In the money!
- Level: 21
- Small Blind: 8K
- Big Blind: 16K
- Ante: 2K
- Chip Average: 199K
- Remaining: 16
- Entries: 159