$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 120

Joseph Marzilli was down to only 17,500 and put those in the middle with an early open. Tom Middelton raised it to 35,000 from the small blind and Joseph Drory folded his big blind after a little thought.

Middleton:
Marzilli:

“Thanks,” Marzilli told Middleton. “For now.”

His pair didn’t hold up long, not making it past the flop. The turn and river were no good for Marzilli to send him out in 7th place.

Tom Middleton – 330,000 (66 bb)
Joseph Marzilli – Eliminated in 7th place ($4,800)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 120

A few hands after Gimbel was sent out, Jeremy Joseph mixed it up again. This time he got all-in against Nicholas Immekus and was in trouble with against the of Immekus.

Joseph picked up some outs on the flop, blanked the turn, then got a reaction from the rest of the table when the river came .

They gave the stacks a look and Joseph had Immekus covered by a bit to send him out in 8th place.

Jeremy Joseph – 330,000 (66 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – Eliminated in 8th place ($3,600)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

Harrison Gimbel returned from the break and immediately put his short stack in the middle under the gun. Jeremy Joseph called next to act and Kenneth Watson moved all-in for 84,500.

The rest of the table got out of the way, including Joseph, and Watson had Gimbel dominated.

Gimbel:
Watson:

The board ran out to give Watson the hand and send the former PCA champ out in 9th place.

Kenneth Watson – 155,000 (31 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – Eliminated in 9th place ($2,700)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

On one of the last hands of the level, Joseph Marzilli three-bet shoved for 36,000 and Harrison Gimbel called with . Marzilli needed to fade the over cards versus his and the board cooperated to give him another double.

“How many times can I win these flip?” Marzilli asked the table.

The final table went on their first break of the day and will return in 15 minutes.

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 154,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Marzilli – 82,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Kenneth Watson – 85,000 (17 bb)
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 240,500 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Nicholas Immeleus – 158,000 (32 bb)
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 226,000 (45 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Middleton – 299,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Joseph Drory – 164,500 (33 bb)
Seat 9: Harrison Gimbel – 31,000 (6 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

Another 30 minutes down with no major hands but a lot of pleasant conversations about mangoes. Blinds increased at the top of the hour with the average stack staying the same at 160,000 but down to only 40 big blinds.

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 220,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Marzilli – 86,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3: Kenneth Watson – 85,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 180,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Nicholas Immeleus – 120,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 150,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Middleton – 290,000 (73 bb)
Seat 8: Joseph Drory – 170,000 (43 bb)
Seat 9: Harrison Gimbel – 145,000 (36 bb)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

Cards in the air for the $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty final table with blinds at 1,500/3,000 and a 500 ante. They’ll play 60-minute levels for the duration.

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NL Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

Event 12 was the biggest buy-in tournament of the series so far and it had the added twist of a $500 bounty on each player. The tournament drew 120 entrants to easily surpass the $100,000 Guarantee but only nine players remain with a shot at the title.

Tom Middleton leads the final table when they return but the structure is still deep and slow. This could take a while to determine the outcome.

The restart is set to go at 2pm and we will be here to follow all the action.

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 111,500 (28 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Marzilli – 56,500 (14 bb)
Seat 3: Kenneth Watson – 163,000 (41 bb)
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 191,500 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Nicholas Immeleus – 149,500 (37 bb)
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 173,500 (43 bb)
Seat 7: Tom Middleton – 301,000 (75 bb)
Seat 8: Joseph Drory – 150,000 (38 bb)
Seat 9: Harrison Gimbel – 139,500 (35 bb)

Final table payouts:

1st: $34,800
2nd: $20,400
3rd: $12,000
4th: $9,600
5th: $7,200
6th: $6,000
7th: $4,800
8th: $3,600
9th: $2,700

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty
End of Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 120

Day 1 of the $1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty has come to a close and of the 120 original entries, only nine players remain.

The final nine are credited with making the official final table and will come back at 2 p.m. on Monday to play down to a winner.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final nine players:

Seat 1: Jeremy Joseph – 111,500
Seat 2: Joseph Marzilli – 56,500
Seat 3: Kenneth Watson – 163,000
Seat 4: Colin Robinson – 191,500
Seat 5: Nicholas Immeleus – 149,500
Seat 6: Toby Boas – 173,500
Seat 7: Tom Middleton – 301,000
Seat 8: Joseph Drory – 150,000
Seat 9: Harrison Gimbel – 139,500

Here is a look at the remaining payouts:

1st: $34,800
2nd: $20,400
3rd: $12,000
4th: $9,600
5th: $7,200
6th: $6,000
7th: $4,800
8th: $3,600
9th: $2,700

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
End of Level 13: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 120

Level 13 has concluded, and the field has been sent on their final 15-minute break of the day. When they return, they’ll play three more levels before the survivors bag up for the night.

Jeremy Joseph is the chip leader with 19 left, one of four players with six-figure stacks.

Jeremy Joseph – 165,000
Toby Boas – 148,000
Harrison Gimbel – 145,300
Tom Middleton – 100,000

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 13: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 120

Got some cutthroat competition for last woman standing in this $1650 bounty @Luscious_Lon @shrpo @SHRThePokerRoom pic.twitter.com/qIPb3rzKwS

— Cate Hall (@catehall) August 8, 2016