With 4 players remaining, a chip chop was proposed and the players all agreed to take their own bounty chips off the table ($100 each). $475 was reserved for the eventual winner, as all TonyBet Winter Festival events must be played to an eventual champion.

• Sébastien Gélinas: $3,540
• Fabian Domenech: $3,460
• Proper Azoulay: $3,420
• David Sorgente: $2,765
• Patrice Primeau: $1,975

After the deal was made, the pace of play picked up even more than it had played at earlier – and almost immediately was the first battle.

Patrice Primeau:
David Sorgente:

The board brought a 7 on the turn: and Patrice Primeau was eliminated.

5th place: Patrice Primeau, $1,975.00 (+ 4 bounties)

The next elimination was straight forward.

David Sorgente:
Prosper Azoulay:

Board:

4th place: David Sorgente, $2,765.00 (+ 6 bounties)

Here are some photos taken during the first level of Event 13, the 50/50 Bounty.

Tonight at 7pm is the final event of the 2016 TonyBet Winter Festival, a $100 + $20 + $100 NL Hold’em $100 50/50 Bounty tournament. The 50/50 in the name of the tournament refers to the fact that of each player’s buy-in, half goes to the shared prize pool, and half goes to a $100 Bounty chip, which a player must give to the player who eliminated him or her in the course of the action.

This event is always among the highlights in any festival at Playground Poker Club, and the fact that the bounty is so huge relative to the buy-in just adds to the fun.

Late registration is open until the break following level 4, which means that you can register until 8:30 for the event. If you haven’t played in an event yet – maybe now’s the time!