Play has tightened up in the 50-50 Bounty, and the short stacks keep coming back from the brink of elimination.
A hand that just played out offers a good example; Daniel Hughes moved all in from early position for roughly eight big blinds and picked up calls from the small blind, Rong Xu, and the big bling, Isham Yamani. The flop of
elicited quick checks from both Xu and Yamani. Play checked through on the
turn and
river so all hands had to be shown.
Xu:
Yamani:
Hughes:
It was a triple up for Hughes as the bounty chip eluded capture.
