$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLOLevel 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 94 5o1n5v

No Limit Hold’em 

On a flop of , Harold Mahaffey checked from the small blind and Asher Conniff moved all in for 25,000 out of the big blind. Mahaffey called and the cards were tabled.

Mahaffey showed and was in the lead against Conniff’s . The turn was the and the river was the to give Mahaffey a straight and the pot.

Conniff was eliminated in eighth place and took home $1,125 for his efforts. Mahaffey continues to extend his chip lead over the rest of the field.

Harold Mahaffey – 630,000
Asher Conniff – Eliminated 

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 94

Pot Limit Omaha 

Asher Conniff got his last 15,500 into the middle preflop from the small blind against Mark Gaudino in the big blind.

Conniff showed and was up against Gaudino’s .

The board ran out and Conniff doubled up just before the players take a 10-minute break.

Asher Conniff – 31,000
Mark Gaudino – 65,000

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 94

Pot Limit Omaha

On a flop of , Barry Gallaher got all in from the cutoff for about 50,000 against Cesar Fuentes in the small blind.

Gallaher showed and was up against Fuentes’ . The turn was the , giving Fuentes a straight, and the river was the to eliminate Gallaher in ninth place.

Gallaher earned $846 and Fuentes took the pot.

Cesar Fuentes – 190,000
Barry Gallaher – Eliminated 

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 94

Pot Limit Omaha 

After a couple raises preflop, Cesar Fuentes got his last 48,000 into the middle preflop against Asher Conniff in middle position.

Fuentes showed and was in the lead against Conniff’s .

The board ran out and Fuentes’ rockets held up to double up.

Cesar Fuentes – 102,000
Asher Conniff – 23,000

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 94

No Limit Hold’em 

Cesar Fuentes raised to 10,500 from the cutoff and Bradley Young called on the button. Asher Conniff three-bet to 30,000 out of the big blind and Fuentes quickly folded.

Fuentes got a count from the dealer and then moved all in for 145,000.

“I’m going to need you to count that,” said Conniff to the dealer.

The dealer broke down the stacks and verified the amount for Conniff. Conniff took a minute of thought and then called.

Conniff showed and was in the lead against Young’s . The flop was , giving Conniff the better pair and the nut flush draw to go with it.

The turn was the , however, and Young took the lead with trip kings. The river was the and Young doubled up.

Bradley Young – 307,000
Asher Conniff – 68,500

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 94

No-Limit Hold’em

Asher Conniff raised to 8,500 in early position, Barry Gallaher called in position, and Bradley Young defended his big blind to create three-way action.

The flop was , and all three players checked. The turn was the . Young checked, Conniff bet 10,000, Gallaher called, and Young folded. The river was the , and Conniff bet 25,000. Gallaher quickly called.

Conniff tabled , winning the pot with a set of kings.

Asher Conniff – 220,000 (55 bb)
Barry Gallaher – 75,000 (19 bb)

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 94

Pot Limit Omaha 

On a flop of , Barry Gallaher checked from the small blind and John Palace moved all in for 35,000 from early position. Mark Gaudino folded from the cutoff and Gallaher called.

Palace showed , but needed a king to stay alive against Gallaher’s .

The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to Gallaher with a set of fours.

Palace was the unfortunate bubble boy and the remaining nine players are credited with a final table appearance and have locked up a cash of at least $846.

Barry Gallaher – 145,000
John Palace – Eliminated 

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 94

With the elimination of Elliott Zaydman in 11th place, the final 10 players have taken their seats at the unofficial final table.

Along with the official final table bubble, this is also the money bubble. The next player eliminated takes home nothing and the final nine players are guaranteed at least $846.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts of the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Barry Gallaher – 50,000
Seat 2: Jon Brody – 86,500
Seat 3: Schneur Borenstein – 82,500
Seat 4: John Palace – 72,000
Seat 5: Cesar Fuentes – 130,000
Seat 6: Bradley Young – 173,500
Seat 7: Harold Mahaffey – 460,000
Seat 8: Asher Conniff – 131,000
Seat 9: Mark Gaudino – 126,000
Seat 10: Marc Levy – 166,000

Here are a look at the payouts after the money bubble bursts:

1st: $9,870
2nd: $5,358
3rd: $3,384
4th: $2,538
5th: $1,974
6th: $1,692
7th: $1,410
8th: $1,128
9th: $846

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 94

Pot Limit Omaha 

On a flop of , Elliott Zaydman got all in for about 25,000 and got action from Asher Conniff.

Zaydman showed and was up against Conniff’s .

The turn was the and the river was the . Conniff rivers the wheel and Zaydman was eliminated in 11th place.

There is a short pause in the action while the final 10 players re-draw for seats at the unofficial final table.

Asher Connif – 131,000
Elliott Zaydman – Eliminated 

$570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 94

No Limit Hold’em 

Bradley Young raises to 6,500 from the hijack and Asher Conniff defended his big blind.

They were heads-up to a flop of and both players checked. The turn was the and Conniff bet 5,500. Young raised to 12,500 and Conniff called.

The river was the and Conniff checked. Young  bet 18,000 and Conniff quickly called.

Young showed and Conniff flashed the before mucking his hand.

Bradley Young – 130,000
Asher Conniff – 97,000