Event 6: Donte Larsen Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,680)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 140
Average Stack: 350,000

Donte Larsen
Donte Larsen

Daren Stabinski raises to 16,000 under-the-gun and Donte Larsen three-bets to 41,000 from the cutoff. Stabinski moves all in and Larsen calls.

Larsen is the player at risk and is all in for about 170,000. Larsen shows AhKh and Stabinsi shows 3h3d.

The board runs out Qs8s7h4d9h and Stabinski wins the flip to eliminate Larsen. Stabinski takes the chip lead from Carlos Loving and nears half a million chips.

Daren Stabinski – 490,000
Donte Larsen – Eliminated

Event 6: Eric Riley Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,400)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 140
Average Stack: 280,000

Eric Riley
Eric Riley

Joel Duarte raises to 18,000 from the cutoff and Eric Riley moves all in on the button for about 45,000. Duarte calls and the cards are tabled.

Duarte shows 7d7s and is dominated by Riley’s JhJd.

The flop is Js8s4s and Riley flops top set, but Duarte is drawing live with a flush draw. The turn is the Kh, keeping Riley in the lead, but the river is the 10s to give Duarte a flush and eliminate Riley.

Riley takes home $1,400 for his sixth place finish and Duarte picks up another $100 for the bounty.

Joel Duarte – 310,000
Eric Riley – Eliminated

Event 6: Seth Gilson Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,120)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 140
Average Stack: 233,333

Seth Gilson
Seth Gilson

Seth Gilson moves all in from the hijack for 57,000 and Joel Duarte calls from the cutoff.

Gilson shows Kh10d and is dominated by Duarte’s KcQc. The board runs out 7s7d5h2hJd and Gilson hits the rail in seventh place.

Gilson earns $1,120 and Duarte moves up the chip counts.

Joel Duarte – 310,000
Seth Gilson – Eliminated

Event 6: Shawn Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place ($840)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 140
Average Stack: 200,000

Shawn Nguyen
Shawn Nguyen

Shawn Nguyen raises to 12,000 from middle position and Daren Stabinski calls from the cutoff.

The flop is Kd8c7d and Nguyen checks. Stabinski bets 15,000 and Nguyen check-raises to 35,000. Stabinski moves all in and Nguyen calls off his stack, all in for about 70,000 total.

Nguyen shows 9d6d, giving him an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. He has lots of equity against Stabinski’s 7h6h, good for bottom pair.

The turn is the 8h and the river is the Ah to brick off for Nguyen and give Stabinski the pot. Nguyen is eliminated in eighth place and takes home $840 for his final table appearance.

Daren Stabinski – 260,000
Shawn Nguyen – Eliminated

Event 6: Francisco Milanes Eliminated in 9th Place ($630)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 140
Average Stack: 175,000

Francisco Milanes
Francisco Milanes

Joel Duarte raises to 12,000 under-the-gun and Francisco Milanes moves all in for 34,500 from early position. Action folds back around to Duarte, who gets an exact count from the dealer and then spends a minute in the tank.

Duarte calls and the cards are tabled. Milanes shows Kd9h and has Duarte’s Qc9c dominated.

The flop changes everything, however, as it comes QsJh4s, giving Duarte top pair and leaves Milanes drawing to three outs.

The turn is the 4s and the river is the Js to send Milanes home in eighth place. He takes home $630 for his efforts and the final eight players are going on a 15-minute break.

Joel Duarte – 240,000
Francisco Milanes – Eliminated

Event 6: Carlos Loving Shoves on Joel Duarte

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 140
Average Stack: 155,000

Joel Duarte raises from the cutoff and Carlos Loving defends his big blind.

They are heads-up to a flop of Ks6s5c and Loving checks. Duarte bets 14,000 and Loving calls. The turn is the 4d and Loving leads out for 29,000.

Duarte spends a minute in the tank and then calls. The river is the Qd and Loving moves all in for effectively Duarte’s remaining 110,000.

Duarte spends a couple minutes in the tank before tossing his hand into the muck. Loving drags the pot and nears the 400,000 chip mark.

Carlos Loving – 380,000
Joel Duarte – 110,000

Event 6: Johanssy Joseph Eliminated in 10th Place ($560)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 140
Average Stack: 155,000

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Johanssy Joseph

Daren Stabinski raises on the button and Johanssy Joseph moves all in for about 70,000 out of the small blind. Stabinski calls and it’s a flip for Joseph’s tournament life with his JdJh up against Stabinski’s AhQc.

The flop is Qd10c10h and Stabinski takes the lead. The turn is the 9c, giving Joseph an straight draw, but the river is the 3s and Stabinski sends Joseph home in 10th place.

Joseph takes home $560 for his run and the final nine players earn an official final table appearance. Joseph picks up an additional $100 for eliminating Joseph.

Daren Stabinski – 207,000
Johanssy Joseph – Eliminated

Event 6: Donte Larsen Draws First Blood at Final Table

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 140
Average Stack: 140,000

On a flop of Jh10h10s, Carlos Loving checks from the big blind and Donte Larsen bets 10,000 from middle position.

Loving calls and the turn is the 2h. Loving leads out for 23,000 and Larsen moves all in for about 85,000. Loving takes a few moments in the tank and then tosses his hand into the muck.

Donte Larsen – 150,000
Carlos Loving – 285,000

Event 6: Carlos Loving Leads Unofficial Final Table

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty 
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 140
Average Stack: 140,000

Final 10 in the $350 Black Chip Bounty
Final 10 in the $350 Black Chip Bounty

With the elimination of the 11th place finisher, there is a slight pause in the action a the final 10 players re-draw for seats at the unofficial final table of 10. Carlos Loving has a sizable chip lead on the field with more than 150,000 separating him and his closest competitor.

They are all guaranteed a cash of at least $560, but they all have their sights set on the $8,120 first place prize money.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Dante Larsen – 127,500
Seat 2: Seth Gilson – 101,000
Seat 3: Joel Duarte – 180,000
Seat 4: Francisco Milanes – 92,500
Seat 5: Eric Riley – 136,000
Seat 6: Carlos Loving – 331,500
Seat 7: Shawn Nguyen – 105,000
Seat 8: Howard Talesnick – 160,000
Seat 9: Daren Stabinski – 108,000
Seat 10: Johnssy Joseph – 78,000

Event 6: Prizepool Released for Black Chip Bounty Tournament

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Players Registered: 140
Players Remaining; 27

With late registration closed and the field moving towards the money, the prizepool information has been released for the $350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty event.

There were 140 players that entered the event, which generated a prizepool of $42,000. $28,000 goes into the main pool and there are $14,000 in bounties up for grabs. The top 18 players will earn a cash.

Here are a look at the payouts:

1st: $8,120
2nd: $4,760
3rd: $2,800
4th: $2,240
5th: $1,680
6th: $1,400
7th: $1,120
8th: $840
9th: $630
10th-12th: $560
13th-15th: $490
16th-18th: $420