People are familiar with the adage that aggression works in poker, but the players are taking it to the next level here tonight. We have the format, a 6-max bounty, to thank for that; with wide ranges and bounties in play, it’s no surprise that the chips are flying.
A hand we just saw shows just how aggro the play has been tonight. With the blinds at 1.5K/3K, the player under the gun, Shailesh Patel, opened the action to 13K. Immediately to his left was Ryan Garonce, who raised to 25K. It folded back to Patel, and he made the call. The two players saw the flop of 
, and Patel made a donk bet of 22K. Garonce immediately raised to 50K, trying to put the pressure back on Patel. Before long Patel moved all in for around 130K, which drew a quick call from Garonce who had Patel covered.
Patel: 
Garonce: 
The turn, 
, and river, 
, did not change the results of the flop, and Patel took over the chip lead with that huge pot.