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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 115

On a board reading , Philip Wojtuniecki checked from middle position and Manny Tarich bet 75,000 into a pot of around 100,000.

The river brought the and Wojtuniecki bet 90,000. Tarich thought a short while before calling with the winning . With that pot Tarich took the lead from Wojtuniecki.

Manny Tarich – 750,000 (94 bb)
Philip Wojtuniecki – 570,000 (71 bb)

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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 115

Right after doubling Romain Follet up Brandon Eisen was all in from the small blind for around 100,000 and called by chip leader Philip Wojtuniecki.

Eisen tabled and needed to get lucky against Wojtuniecki’s .

The flop came and Eisen called for a heart. The turn, , and river   came brick’s and the 2018 SHRPO Champion was the first player eliminated today.

Philip Wojtuniecki – 720,000 (90 bb)
Brandon Eisen – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,853)

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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 115

In a battle of the blinds Romain Follet was all in with against Brandon Eisen’s .

The board ran out and Follet’s pocket jacks held to avoid elimination.

Romain Follet – 260,000 (33 bb)
Brandon Eisen – 110,000 (14 bb)

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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 115

Today is Day 2 of the $1,650 No Limit Hold’em Event 23 Purple Chip Bounty. A total of 115 entries put more than $115,000 in the prize pool surpassing the guarantee. The eight survivors are set to return at 2:00 PM local time and play to a winner.

Philip Wojtuniecki had a fine showing on Day 1 turning his 20,000 starting stack into 611,000 by nights end. This was thanks in part to a huge hand to eliminate Nick Yunis in the last level of the night.

Other familiar faces in the field include Jaime Wiegrefe, Corey Burbick, and 2018 SHRPO Champion Brandon Eisen.

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions:

Seat 1.  Brandon Eisen  –  240,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Philip Wojtuniecki  –  611,000  (76 bb)
Seat 3.  Jaime Wiegrefe  –  181,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Manny Tarich  –  525,000  (66 bb)
Seat 5.  Brad Coultas  –  245,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6.  Corey Burbick  –  105,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeff Hakim  –  287,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8.  Romain Follet  –  121,000  (15 bb)

This is what they are playing for:

1st:  $33,922 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $20,988
3rd:  $12,535
4th:  $8,050
5th:  $6,095
6th:  $5,060
7th:  $4,370
8th:  $3,853

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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 115

Day 1 of the $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty comes to an end with eight players remaining. Here are the official chip counts and seating positions:

Seat 1.  Brandon Eisen  –  240,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Philip Wojtuniecki  –  611,000  (76 bb)
Seat 3.  Jaime Wiegrefe  –  181,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Manny Tarich  –  525,000  (66 bb)
Seat 5.  Brad Coultas  –  245,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6.  Corey Burbick  –  105,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeff Hakim  –  287,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8.  Romain Follet  –  121,000  (15 bb)

And here is the remaining prizepool, followed by the players who have already finished in the money:

1st:  $33,922 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $20,988
3rd:  $12,535
4th:  $8,050
5th:  $6,095
6th:  $5,060
7th:  $4,370
8th:  $3,853

9th:  Nick Yunis  –  $3,393
10th:  Danny Monosson  –  $2,990
11th:  Anthony Zinno  –  $2,990
12th:  Kenneth Frey  –  $2,990
13th:  Chad Trentacosta  –  $2,588
14th:  Adam Adler  –  $2,588
15th:  Tony Ruberto  –  $2,588

These final eight players will return tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm EST to play down to a winner.

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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 115

Romain Follet raised from the button to 16,000, Brandon Eisen moved all in from the small blind for 83,000, and Follet called with .

Eisen turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Eisen won the pot with two pair, aces and nines, to double up in chips.

Brandon Eisen  –  178,000  (30 bb)
Romain Follet  –  144,000  (24 bb)

A short while later, with the final board showing and about 47,000 already in the pot, Manny Tarich checked from the hijack, and Corey Burbick moved all in from the button for 32,000.

Tarich asked for a count before he called with for a pair of fours, but Burbick turned over to win the pot with a pair of kings and double up in chips.

Corey Burbick  –  111,000  (19 bb)
Manny Tarich  –  512,000  (85 bb)

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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 115

With the board showing on the turn and about 200K already in the pot, Philip Wojtuniecki moved all in under the gun for about 290,000, covering Nick Yunis, who was UTG+1 with about 100K in his stack.

Yunis tanked for a long time before he eventually called with for ace high. But Wojtuniecki turned over for a pair of fours. Yunis would need a king on the river to stay alive.

The river card paired the board with the , and Wojtuniecki won the pot with two pair, sixes and fours, to eliminate Yunis in ninth place.

Philip Wojtuniecki  –  590,000  (98 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($3,393)

This was the second top-10 finish of the day for Yunis, who was finished 10th in the Main Event this afternoon to earn $19,380.

The final eight players have an average chip stack around 288,000 (48 big blinds).

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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 115

With two players eliminated almost simultaneously, the final nine players combine to the final table. Here are their updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Brandon Eisen  –  95,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Philip Wojtuniecki  –  404,000  (67 bb)
Seat 3.  Nick Yunis  –  212,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Jaime Wiegrefe  –  224,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Manny Tarich  –  620,000  (103 bb)
Seat 6.  Brad Coultas  –  248,000  (41 bb)
Seat 7.  Corey Burbick  –  60,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Jeff Hakim  –  190,000  (32 bb)
Seat 9.  Romain Follet  –  230,000  (38 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $33,922 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $20,988
3rd:  $12,535
4th:  $8,050
5th:  $6,095
6th:  $5,060
7th:  $4,370
8th:  $3,853
9th:  $3,393

They will continue playing until the end of this level, and then stop for the night.

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Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 115

Chad Trentacosta and Adam Adler were eliminated in 13th and 14th places, respectively.

Chad Trentacosta  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($2,588)
Adam Adler  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($2,588)

Kenneth Frey limped under the gun for 5,000, Anthony Zinno moved all in from UTG+1 for 57,000, and Frey tanked for a while before he called with . Zinno turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Zinno won the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to double up in chips.

Anthony Zinno  –  127,000  (25 bb)
Kenneth Frey  –  75,000  (15 bb)

A short while later, Frey was all in from the cutoff for 62,000 with , but he was dominated by the of Jaime Wiegrefe in the small blind.

The board came , and Wiegrefe won the pot with a rivered ace-high straight to eliminate Frey in 12th place.

Jaime Wiegrefe  –  245,000  (49 bb)
Kenneth Frey  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($2,990)

A short while later, after the blinds increased to 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante, Anthony Zinno was eliminated in 11th place.

Anthony Zinno  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($2,990)

When Zinno was eliminated, there was already a hand in progress at the other table between Nick Yunis and Danny Monosson.

Monosson was all in for 98K with , and he was a favorite to double up against the of Yunis, who barely had him covered with 101K.

But the board came , and Yunis flopped a set of eights and rivered quads to win the pot and eliminate Monosson in 10th place.

Nick Yunis  –  212,000  (35 bb)
Danny Monosson  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($2,990)

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Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 115

Shortly after the Money Bubble burst, Tony Ruberto was knocked out in 15th place.

Tony Ruberto  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($2,588)

There was a three-way preflop all-in situation at Table 15, with Anthony Zinno in the cutoff with 90K, Jaime Wiegrefe on the button with 46K, and Brandon Eisen in the big blind with 105K.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Anthony Zinno:  
Brandon Eisen:  
Jaime Weigrefe:  

The board came — Eisen flopped a set of tens, but Weigrefe caught a runner-runner ace-high straight to win the main pot and triple up to 146K.

Eisen won a smaller side pot against Zinno to finish the hand with 118K, a gain of 13K for him in the hand.

Jaime Weigrefe  –  146,000  (29 bb)
Brandon Eisen  –  118,000  (24 bb)
Anthony Zinno  –  31,000  (6 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 165,000 (33 big blinds).