$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

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 and has Duarte’s dominated.

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

The turn is the and the river is the 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

$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 and Loving checks. Duarte bets 14,000 and Loving calls. The turn is the and Loving leads out for 29,000.

Duarte spends a minute in the tank and then calls. The river is the 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

$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

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 up against Stabinski’s .

The flop is and Stabinski takes the lead. The turn is the , giving Joseph an straight draw, but the river is the 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

$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 , Carlos Loving checks from the big blind and Donte Larsen bets 10,000 from middle position.

Loving calls and the turn is the . 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

$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

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

$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

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200
Total Entries: 106

The Black Chip Bounty tournament is cruising along and surpassed its $30,000 guarantee even before they hit the first break. There are over 100 entrants in the game including John Holley, David Jackson, Nancy Birnbaum, Ryan Dunn, and five-time SHR Poker champion Daren Stabinski.

We will pick up the action in this fun event once the dust settles from the Event 1 and Event 4 final tables.

$350 Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Perhaps the $150 multi-day Event 5 is just too long for your schedule or maybe you like knocking out players, the next new tournament might be for you. Event 6 is a $350 buy-in Black Chip Bounty tournament and will play out today from start to finish.

Each player in the tournament will have a $100 bounty on their head throughout the day and opponents can earn that black cash chip by knocking them out. There’s a $30,000 Guarantee on the tournament so it will draw a nice crowd of headhunters.

Each entrant will begin with 10,000 stacks and the tournament will play 30-minute levels. Late registration is available until 4:30pm and players can only re-enter a single time if they are eliminated. That will keep the field hungry and a tiny bit tighter.

Players are taking their seats and the game will underway shortly.

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet