Registration for Event #14, the NL Hold’em 50/50 bounty, is picking up as we enter the second level of play. Late registration is open until 10:15pm so there’s still lots of time to join the field.

Here’s a quick look at the field so far:

Tonight’s 50/50 Bounty is now underway as the introductory announcements have been made and the clock has begun to count down in level 1.

The event is a $500 + $100 + $500 NL Hold’em 50/50 Bounty event. You read correctly – each player in this amazing bounty tournament will be given a $500 Bounty chip that they must cede to the player that eliminates them from the tournament! Not $25, not $100… Five hundred dollars!

We’ve hosted at 50/50 Bounty tournament at this level several times, and if history is a guide it’s sure to be a fantastic tournament. Given the sometimes wild dynamics of any bounty tournament, it’s certain to be one of the most fun events on the schedule as the pressure is amped up by such a huge bounty chip. Not only will the “traditional” prize pool be impressive, but the prizes locked up in players’ bounty chips is HUGE!

This is a two-day event and blinds throughout will be 30 minutes in length. Players start with a 25K stack and play will continue through 13 levels tonight.

As is the case for all events with a buy in of greater than $500, late registration will be available through the first 6 levels of the tournament, which means that players have until 10:15pm to join in the fun – and we expect to draw new players right until the end of late reg.

Players should remember that their bounty chips serve as an all-in chip – any time it is included with a bet or raise a player will be considered to be all-in. As well, although it is customary to keep your “earned” or won bounty chips on the table, players are under no obligation to do so – a player may put it in his or her pocket.

Good luck on the felts!