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Event 11: RJ Sullivan Captures Purple Chip Bounty Title 291u6r

2016 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood $1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry) Entries: 165 Prize Pool: $167,500 January 18-19, 2016 2e3j3s

The 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open schedule featured two big bounty tournaments and Event 11 was the biggest of them. The $1,650 buy-in tournament drew 165 entrants looking to capitalize on knocking out other players. When all was complete, Florida poker pro RJ Sullivan was the player posing with the trophy.

Event 11 put $1,000 of each entry into the regular prize pool while a $500 bounty was placed on each player. Knock someone out, get a purple chip worth $500 cash.

The tournament was scheduled to play across two days and the field made it into the money with 18 remaining shortly before play concluded on Day 1. Joey Couden began Day 2 with the chip lead but could only convert that into an eight place finish.

Jason Wheeler and Joe Kuether traded the chip lead several times at the final table but Sullivan took it away during four-handed action. He never relinquished the lead and extended it as he knocked out the last three players.

All told, Sullivan collected ten bounties during the tournament including six at the final table enroute to the victory. This isn’t his first success in this style tournament, he made the final table and finished sixth in the $1,500 WSOP Bounty event this summer.

Sullivan also has success in the ballroom. He won two events here within one week during the 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

“I live three hours away,” Sullivan said. “But I always make sure to come down here for the big series.”

Sullivan earned $48,574 for his title along with $5,000 in collected bounties. A great way to wrap up his Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open run.

Final table results:

1st: RJ Sullivan – $48,574
2nd: Marcus Stein – $28,475
3rd Jason Wheeler – $16,750
4th Joe Kuether – $13,400
5th: Gaston Miculitzki – $10,050
6th: Timothy Banks – $8,375
7th: Daren Stabinski – $6,700
8th: Joey Couden – $5,025
9th: Justin Zaki – $3,769

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EVENT 11: Marcus Stein – 2nd PLACE ($28,475); RJ Sullivan Wins ($48,574)! 3r6i35

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante

Marcus Stein raised to 50,000 from the button, RJ Sullivan reraised all in from the big blind and Stein called all in for about 430,000.

Stein: 10h10d
Sullivan: 6h6d

The board fell Jh6s2c9d7d, giving Sullivan a set of sixes to eliminate Stein in second place for $28,475.

RJ Sullivan earned $48,574 for his victory. A recap of the event will be posted in the next hour or two.

Marcus Stein, 2nd Place ($28,475)
RJ Sullivan, Event 11 Champion ($48,574)
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Event 11: Heads Up Counts 6f5h4

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 990,000 (50 bb)

Seat 7: Marcus Stein – 430,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: RJ Sullivan – 1,550,000 (78 bb)

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Event 1: Jason Wheeler – 3rd Place ($16,750) 3a3v4g

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 660,000 (33 bb)

Jason Wheeler, 3rd Place ($16,750)

Jason Wheeler managed one small double of getting knocked down near the felt but he couldn’t build on it. His final hand came with a shove that was called by RJ Sullivan.

Wheeler was in trouble with 9s4d against Th9c and things got worse on the Tc3d2c flop. He needed runners to stay alive but was drawing dead after the Jh turn to go out in 3rd place for $16,750.

Jason Wheeler: Eliminated in 3rd Place ($16,750)
RJ Sullivan: 1,550,000

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Event 11: Stein Doubles Through Wheeler 6c5h1h

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 660,000 (33 bb)

Marcus Stein (right) doubles through Jason Wheeler (left)

Marcus Stein open-shoved from the button for 252,000 and Jason Wheeler called in the big blind. Stein was ahead with AcJc against Ah3h and stayed that way by also dodging chop outs on the AsKcQc9s6h board.

The hand gave Stein some breathing room while leaving Wheeler in trouble.

Seat 4: Jason Wheeler – 51,000 (3 bb)
Seat 7: Marcus Stein – 523,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: RJ Sullivan – 1,406,000 (70 bb)

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Event 11: Sullivan Leads Big at Break 1n5o73

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000/3,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 660,000 (33 bb)

The three remaining players opted to skip the scheduled dinner break in exchange for a standard 15-minute breather. RJ Sullivan has 69% of the chips in play at the three-handed table.

Seat 4: Jason Wheeler – 325,000 (20 bb)
Seat 7: Marcus Stein – 294,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: RJ Sullivan – 1,361,000 (85 bb)

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Event 11: Joe Kuether – 4th Place ($13,400) 40845

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 495,000 (31 bb)

Joe Kuether

Joe Kuether tried to recover from his loss to RJ Sullivan when he called all-in from the big blind after Marcus Stein shoved from the button.

They were flipping with Stein’s 6c6s ahead of Kuether’s AsTs and stayed that way on the 8h7s4h flop. Kuether hit the Ah turn to take the lead but Stein spiked the gut-shot 5c river to send Kuether out in third.

Joe Kuether: Eliminated in 3rd Place ($13,400)
Marcus Stein: 325,000

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Event 11: Sullivan Moves Further Ahead 6g1s5e

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 495,000 (31 bb)

RJ Sullivan has become our first player over 1 million after dragging another big pot, this time off Jason Wheeler.

Sullivan raised to 35,000 from the button and Wheeler called in the big blind to the 8d6d4h flop. Wheeler led for 41,000 and Sullivan called before the Td turn. Wheeler checked/called 85,000 from Sullivan and the river came 6c. Wheeler checked once again and Sullivan fired 145,000 to get a call for his turned set of ten with TsTh.

RJ Sullivan: 1,300,000
Jason Wheeler: 340,000

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Event 11: Sullivan Takes the Lead 4w1r4x

$1,650 No Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 495,000 (31 bb)

RJ Sullivan takes the lead

RJ Sullivan made a big move in one hand to jump himself into the four-handed chip leader. He limp/called a 50,000 bet from Joe Kuether in the blinds to the JsTd6h flop.

Sullivan checked/called a 60,000 bet and the dealer put out the 3h turn before he led out for 95,000. Kuether called the bet and Sullivan bet out another 165,000 after the 7c river.

Kuether thought for a minute and called. Sullivan tabled 6s6c for the flopped set and Kuether mucked his hand.

Seat 3: Joe Kuether – 155,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Jason Wheeler – 695,000 (43 bb)
Seat 7: Marcus Stein – 135,000 (8 bb)
Seat 8: RJ Sullivan – 995,000 (62 bb)