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Event 6: Joel Duarte Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,800)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 140
Average Stack: 700,000

Joel Duarte
Joel Duarte

Joel Duarte moves all in on the button for about 130,000 and Carlos Loving calls out of the small blind.

Duarte shows AcJc and is in the lead against Loving’s KcQh.

The flop is 7s4h3d and Duarte keeps the lead. The Kd falls on the turn and Duarte lets out a sigh of frustration as Loving takes the lead and Duarte is left with three outs to the river.

The river is the 8d and Loving drags the pot to eliminate Duarte in third for $2,800.

Loving now goes heads-up with Daren Stabinski with almost identical chip stacks and play for the title and $8,120.

Carlos Loving – 720,000
Joel Duarte – Eliminated

Event 6: Howard Talesnick Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,240)

$350 No Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 140
Average Stack: 466,000

Howard Talesnick
Howard Talesnick

Howard Talesnick raises to 20,000 from under-the-gun and Carlos Loving three-bets to 45,000 from the big blind.

Talesnick calls and they are heads-up to a flop of Kd8h2c. Loving checks and Talesnick moves all in for 115,000. Loving calls.

Loving shows QhQc and is in the lead against Talesnick’s As9h. The turn is the 9s, giving Talesnick two more outs, but the river is the 2h and Talesnick is eliminated in fourth.

Talesnick earns $2,240 and Loving moves over the 500,000 chip mark.

Carlos Loving – 560,000
Howard Talesnick – Eliminated

Event 6: Daren Stabinski Drags Another Pot

$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

There is about 60,000 chips in the pot on the turn with the board reading KdQd3d8d and Daren Stabinski bets 35,000 from under-the-gun.

Joel Duarte raises to 85,000 on the button and Stabinski takes a moment before calling. The river is the 3h and both players check.

Stabinski shows 2d2c, giving him a flush and Duarte mucks his hand. Stabinski drags the pot and has almost half of the chips in play.

Daren Stabinski – 650,000
Joel Duarte – 155,000

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