The number of players in the bounty is going down quickly, and if anything is accelerating as players who have allowed themselves to become short-stacked are getting it in and looking for that elusive double- or triple-up.
Or more, in the case of Casey Hansen. He shoved from utg for his last 17,800 and found an “under-shove” from Sasha Kljajic (for 16,400). If you’re counting, that’s two bounties of $25 each in play. Goose S then called as well from the cutoff, as did Hany Fermanian in the bb.
Action wasn’t closed between Goose and Hany, so no cards were exposed, and the flop was dealt:
. Both players checked, as they did following the turn
and the river
. Showdown.
All of the other Jacks appeared: Goose had
, Hany had
, and Sasha had the
– but none of that mattered, because Casey showed down
and scooped the whole pot, along with a bounty chip as well to sweeten the deal.