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Richard Kellett raised to 50,000 from the button, Jonathan Marcu three-bet all in for 195,000 from the big blind, and Kellett called.

Kellett: 
Marcu: 

The board ran out , giving Kellett kings and sevens to eliminate Marcu in third place.

Richard Kellett  –  2,160,000  (108 bb)
Jonathan Marcu  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($10,250)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 229

Scott Carragher limped from the small blind, Matthew Lamrecht raised to effectively 465,000 from the big blind, and Carragher called all in with , racing with Lambrecht’s .

The flop came , safe for Lambrecht’s sixes.

The turn fell, giving Carragher the lead with tens and sixes.

The river completed the board, giving Lambrecht sixes full of nines to eliminate Carragher in fourth place.

Matthew Lambrect  –  2,500,000  (125 bb)
Scott Carragher  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($6,710)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 229

Farid Dridi raised all in for 250,000 from the cutoff and Scott Carragher called from the big blind.

Dridi: 
Carragher: 

The board came , no help to Dridi, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Scott Carragher  –  640,000  (32 bb)
Farid Dridi  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,180)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 229

Matthew Lambrecht opened to 65,000 from UTG/hijack, Scott Carragher three-bet all in for 180,000 from the big blind, and Lambrecht called.

Lambrecht: 
Carragher: 

The board ran out , giving Carragher an ace-high straight to double through Lambrecht.

Scott Carragher  –  390,000  (20 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  1,760,000  (88 bb)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 229

Richard Kellett  –  1,975,000  (99 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  1,700,000  (85 bb)
Jonathan Marcu  –  365,000  (18 bb)
Farid Dridi  –  300,000  (15 bb)
Scott Carragher  –  230,000  (12 bb)

1st:  $24,065
2nd:  $16,100
3rd:  $10,250
4th:  $6,710
5th:  $5,180

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$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 229

Rich Alati raised to 34,000 from the hijack, Farid Dridi called from the button, Jonathan Marcu called from the small blind, and Richard Kellett called from the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Alati who continued for 53,000. Only Kellett called.

The turn was the , Kellett checked, Alati bet 180,000, Kellett check-raised to 500,000, and Alati called all in for four roughly 440,000 with for a set of jacks. Kellett, however, tabled for an ace-high straight.

The river was the , no help to Alati, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Richard Kellett  –  2,100,000  (131 bb)
Rich Alati  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,295)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 229

With the board reading , Igor Tretyakov was all in for what looked like 285,000 and Richard Kellett called on the button before Rich Alati folded.

“I hope I’m drawing live,” Tretyakov said.

Tretyakov:
Kellett:

“I’m drawing dead,” Tretyakov said when he saw the hands. He had a wheel draw but Kellett had the hand locked up with the club flush and the river sealed the deal to send Tretyakov out of the Purple Chip Bounty in seventh place.

Richard Kellett – 1,300,000 (81 bb)
Igor Tretyakov – Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,660)

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$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 229

Gaston Miculitzki got it all in from the cutoff for about 225,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Richard Kellett in the big blind.

The board came , and Kellett won the pot with a pair of nines to eliminate Miculitzki in eighth place.

Richard Kellett  –  1,080,000  (90 bb)
Gaston Miculitzki  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($3,100)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 654,000 (55 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,660 each.

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 229

Barrett Threadgill open shoved for 147,000 from middle position and Rich Alati called in the small blind. Matthew Lambrecht moved all in over the top from the big blind and Alati quickly folded.

Lambrecht:
Threadgill:

Threadgill needed to catch an ace or some magic cards to double but missed the board to exit in ninth place.

Matthew Lambrecht – 1,170,000 (117 bb)
Barrett Threadgill – Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,540)

$1,100 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 229

This event got down to the final table at almost the exact same time as Event 15, so it was a bit chaotic as everyone drew for random seats at their final tables.

Here is the updated lineup, along with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Rich Alati  –  285,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  970,000  (97 bb)
Seat 3.  Igor Tretyakov  –  580,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Gaston Miculitzki  –  470,000  (47 bb)
Seat 5.  Barrett Threadgill  –  150,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Farid Dridi  –  230,000  (23 bb)
Seat 7.  Jonathan Marcu  –  500,000  (50 bb)
Seat 8.  Richard Kellett  –  565,000  (57 bb)
Seat 9.  Scott Carragher  –  770,000  (77 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 510,000 (51 big blinds). Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $24,065
2nd:  $16,100
3rd:  $10,250
4th:  $6,710
5th:  $5,180
6th:  $4,295
7th:  $3,660
8th:  $3,100
9th:  $2,540