$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/131

In a battle of the blinds, Paul Freedman winds up all in from the small blind for 398,000 with against Craig Witz in the big blind with .

The flop came down , giving Witz the lead with a pair of kings. The turn kept him ahead, but the river was the to give Freedman a pair of aces to win the pot and double up.

Paul Freedman – 802,000 (67 bb)
Craig Witz – 200,000 (17 bb)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/131

Craig Witz raised from the button, Paul Freedman reraised all in with a covering stack from the big blind, and Witz called all in for 304,000.

Witz:
Freedman:

The board ran out , safe for Witz to double up.

Craig Witz – 620,000 (52 bb)
Paul Freedman – 340,000 (28 bb)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/131

Paul Freedman limped from the small blind, Bob Norris raised all in for about 180,000 from the big blind, and Freedman called instantly with , leading Norris’ .

The board came down , not enough help to Norris, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Paul Freedman – 660,000 (55 bb)
Bob Norris – Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,703)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4/131

Juan Diaz raised all in for about 150,000 from the button, and Allan Bieler called from the small blind.

Diaz:
Bieler:

The board came down , giving Bieler a pair of aces to eliminate Diaz in fifth place.

Allan Bieler – 355,000 (30 bb)
Juan Diaz – Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,297)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5/131

Paul Freedman raised from the hijack, Greg Rosen reraised all in from the big blind for about 180,000, and Freedman called instantly.

Freedman:
Rosen:

The board ran out , no help to Rosen, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Paul Freedman – 450,000 (45 bb)
Greg Rosen – Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,100)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6/131

Craig Witz – 340,000 (34 bb)
Paul Freedman – 240,000 (24 bb)
Greg Rosen – 230,000 (23 bb)
Juan Diaz – 220,000 (22 bb)
Bob Norris – 170,000 (17 bb)
Allan Bieler – 130,000 (13 bb)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6/131

Eric Siegel raised all in for 31,000 from the hijack, and Bob Norris called from the big blind.

Siegel:
Norris:

The board came down , giving Norris top two pair to eliminate Siegel in seventh place.

Bob Norris – 160,000 (27 bb)
Eric Siegel – Eliminated in 7th Place ($956)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7/131

Allan Bieler raised all in from early position for 51,000, Lester Trimino called all in from the hijack for 39,000, and Juan Diaz gave both of them action from the small blind.

Bieler:
Trimino:
Diaz:

The board came down , giving Bieler aces and nines to double through Diaz while eliminating Trimino in eighth place.

Allan Bieler – 155,000 (26 bb)
Lester Trimino – Eliminated in 8th Place ($838)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8/131

Greg Rosen limped in from under the gun, Anthony Balgobin raised all in for 18,000 from the button, Juan Diaz called from the small blind, and Rosen called.

Diaz and Rosen proceeded to check down a board of .

Diaz showed , Rosen showed the same , and Balgobin couldn’t beat it with to bust in ninth place.

Greg Rosen – 260,000 (52 bb)
Juan Diaz – 180,000 (36 bb)
Anthony Balgobin – Eliminated in 9th Place ($740)

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em
Structure | Payouts
Prize Pool: $26,200
Bounty Prize Pool: $13,100
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10/131

Seat 1: Kyle Carino – 55,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Greg Rosen – 165,000 (41 bb)
Seat 3: Allan Bieler – 75,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Paul Freedman – 350,000 (88 bb)
Seat 5: Lester Trimino – 165,000 (41 bb)
Seat 6: Bob Norris – 130,000 (33 bb)
Seat 7: Craig Witz – 125,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Anthony Balgobin – 70,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9: Juan Diaz – 85,000 (21 bb)
Seat 10: Eric Siegel – 90,000 (23 bb)

Shortly after the final table began, short stack Kyle Carino busted in 10th place for $655.