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Brian Wells Overcomes the Field to Take Home the $280 NLH Bounty
After over 9 hours of play, Brian Wells has surpassed the 94 player field to take down Event #13 $280 NLH Bounty. Wells entered the final table with a shorter than average stack. He found a few ladder ups before quickly accumulating chips. With seven players remaining Wells found elimination after elimination.
He knocked out Kelly Snyder to bring play to heads-up. With the overwhelming chip lead, heads-up play was brief. Wells called off with ace-ten suited against pocket jacks and flopped two pair. His Cinderella story would not be ruined, as a clean runout gave him the trophy. Wells hadn’t found any bounties heading into the final table, however he eliminated five of the last six players on his way to the trophy.
Position Player Prize 1 
Brian Wells$5,114 2 Brendan Harder$3,525 3 Kelly Snyder$2,291 4 Tamara Hallett$1,762 5 Holy Heang$1,357 6 Jeffery Clarke$1,075 7 Paul Shakir$846 8 Ken Kaneda$669 9 Mike Graff$546 10 Shane Hall$440 -
Brendan Harder Eliminated in 2nd Place ($3,525)
Level: 24 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 1/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) 
Brendan Harden Brendan Harder moved all in, and was called by Brian Wells. Both players revealed their holdings.
Brendan Harder: J♠J♣
Brian Wells: A♠10♠The board ran out 10♣A♥2♦4♣4♦ to send Harder home as the runner-up.
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Kelly Snyder Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,291)
Level: 24 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 2/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) 
Kelly Snyder An all in and call occurred between Kelly Snyder and Brian Wells. Both players revealed their holdings.
Kelly Snyder: A♣Q♣
Brian Wells: J♦8♦The board ran out 2♦6♠J♥10♥2♠ to give Wells the pot.
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Tamara Hallett Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,762)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 3/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) 
Tamara Hallett Tamara Hallett moved all in short stacked and was called by Brendan Harder. Both players revealed their holdings.
Tamara Hallett: 7♠6♣
Brendan Harder: K♥7♦The board ran out Q♣7♥J♠2♠4♦ to send Hallett to the rail.
Brendan Harder: 1,120,000
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Holy Heang Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,357)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 4/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) 
Holy Heang Holy Heang moved all in after the flop of A♣10♠9♦, and was called by Kelly Snyder. Both players revealed their holdings.
Holy Heang: K♠10♣
Kelly Snyder: A♥6♦The board completed with the 2♣9♥ to give Snyder the pot.
Kelly Snyder: 700,000
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Jeffery Clarke Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,075)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 5/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) 
Jeffery Clarke An all in and call occurred between Jeffery Clarke and Brian Wells after the flop of 4♦J♠6♦. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jeffery Clarke: J♦10♠
Brian Wells: A♦J♥The board ran out K♣K♦ to send Clarke home.
Brian Wells: 855,000
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Paul Shakir Eliminated in 7th Place ($846)
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 6/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) 
Paul Shakir Paul Shakir moved all in for 50,000, and was called by Holy Heang. Both players revealed their holdings.
Paul Shakir: K♠2♥
Holy Heang: A♠K♥The board ran out 8♥7♠A♣5♦6♣ to give Heang the pot.
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Chip Counts at the Break
Player Chip Count Brian Wells 530,000 Tamara Hallett 460,000 Jeffery Clarke 450,000 Holy Heang 425,000 Brendan Harden 235,000 Kelly Snyder 170,000 Paul Shakir 85,000 -
Ken Kaneda Eliminated in 8th Place ($669)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 7/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) 
Ken Kaneda An all in and call occurred between Ken Kaneda and Holy Heang after the flop of Q♣6♠4♦. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ken Kaneda: Q♦10♠
Holy Heang: A♥Q♥The board completed with the 3♥3♣ to send Kaneda to the rail.
Holy Heang: 187,000
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Mike Graff Eliminated in 9th Place ($546)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 8/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) 
Mike Graff Mike Graff moved all in for 44,000, and two players made the call.
The board ran out 10♣4♣K♦9♠9♣, and both players checked through.
Jeffery Clarke revealed J♦9♥ to best Graff’s J♣J♠.
Jeffery Clarke: 362,000
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Final Table Faces
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Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Shane Hall 369,000 Paul Shakir 261,000 Jeffery Clarke 205,000 Tamara Hallett 176,000 Holy Huang 174,000 -
Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1st $5,114 2nd $3,525 3rd $2,291 4th $1,762 5th $1,357 6th $1,075 7th $846 8th $669 9th $546 10th $440 -
Leadings Stacks as Registration Closes
Player Chip Count Shihao Zhao 152,000 Antonio Ma 116,500 Jeffery Fischer 114,000 Lynne Stephenson 107,000 Tamara Hallett 102,000 Shane Hall 93,500 -
Big Stacks at the First Break
Player Chip Count Samuel Masson 91,800 Eric Dunham 80,900 Gordon Yu 65,200 Nadav Bitton 61,300 -
Hot Start for the $280 Bounty
As can be expected, the $280 NLH Bounty is racking up players and re-entries alike. Of the field of 60, 50 players remain with plenty of time to register. Among the field are notables such as Rob Lothian, Julius Roque, and Nadav Bitton. With the current field, The prize pool has ballooned to $11,400 ($8,400 prizes, $3,000 bounties).
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Little Bounty on the Side for Thursday
Event #13: $280 NLH Bounty ($200 + $50 + $30)
Date: Sep 25, 5 PM Blinds: 20 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 9 Levels (~8:30 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The Thursday night side dish is served with two cards and $50 bounties. For $280, players get 25k in chips for 20-minute levels.
The action kicks off at 5 PM, with 9 levels of late entry. That should put the last chance to buy in at about 8:30 PM. After that, it’s a race to the trophy before they finish. Alek Gillies will be handling the reporting on Thursday, but he’ll be watching the PLO game most closely.
Event #13: $230 NLH Bounty Winner Mike Aloneiss Last time around, Mike Aloneissi got his first PPT trophy after an even chop three ways. The game got 143 entries for prizes of $33,963 ($26,813 prizes, $7,150 bounties).
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Brian Wells Overcomes the Field to Take Home the $280 NLH Bounty
After over 9 hours of play, Brian Wells has surpassed the 94 player field to take down Event #13 $280 NLH Bounty. Wells entered the final table with a shorter than average stack. He found a few ladder ups before quickly accumulating chips. With seven players remaining Wells found elimination after elimination.
He knocked out Kelly Snyder to bring play to heads-up. With the overwhelming chip lead, heads-up play was brief. Wells called off with ace-ten suited against pocket jacks and flopped two pair. His Cinderella story would not be ruined, as a clean runout gave him the trophy. Wells hadn’t found any bounties heading into the final table, however he eliminated five of the last six players on his way to the trophy.
Position Player Prize 1 Brian Wells$5,114 2 Brendan Harder$3,525 3 Kelly Snyder$2,291 4 Tamara Hallett$1,762 5 Holy Heang$1,357 6 Jeffery Clarke$1,075 7 Paul Shakir$846 8 Ken Kaneda$669 9 Mike Graff$546 10 Shane Hall$440 -
Brendan Harder Eliminated in 2nd Place ($3,525)
Level: 24 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 1/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) Brendan Harden Brendan Harder moved all in, and was called by Brian Wells. Both players revealed their holdings.
Brendan Harder: J♠J♣
Brian Wells: A♠10♠The board ran out 10♣A♥2♦4♣4♦ to send Harder home as the runner-up.
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Kelly Snyder Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,291)
Level: 24 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 2/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) Kelly Snyder An all in and call occurred between Kelly Snyder and Brian Wells. Both players revealed their holdings.
Kelly Snyder: A♣Q♣
Brian Wells: J♦8♦The board ran out 2♦6♠J♥10♥2♠ to give Wells the pot.
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Tamara Hallett Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,762)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 3/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) Tamara Hallett Tamara Hallett moved all in short stacked and was called by Brendan Harder. Both players revealed their holdings.
Tamara Hallett: 7♠6♣
Brendan Harder: K♥7♦The board ran out Q♣7♥J♠2♠4♦ to send Hallett to the rail.
Brendan Harder: 1,120,000
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Holy Heang Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,357)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 4/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) Holy Heang Holy Heang moved all in after the flop of A♣10♠9♦, and was called by Kelly Snyder. Both players revealed their holdings.
Holy Heang: K♠10♣
Kelly Snyder: A♥6♦The board completed with the 2♣9♥ to give Snyder the pot.
Kelly Snyder: 700,000
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Jeffery Clarke Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,075)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 5/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) Jeffery Clarke An all in and call occurred between Jeffery Clarke and Brian Wells after the flop of 4♦J♠6♦. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jeffery Clarke: J♦10♠
Brian Wells: A♦J♥The board ran out K♣K♦ to send Clarke home.
Brian Wells: 855,000
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Paul Shakir Eliminated in 7th Place ($846)
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 6/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) Paul Shakir Paul Shakir moved all in for 50,000, and was called by Holy Heang. Both players revealed their holdings.
Paul Shakir: K♠2♥
Holy Heang: A♠K♥The board ran out 8♥7♠A♣5♦6♣ to give Heang the pot.
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Chip Counts at the Break
Player Chip Count Brian Wells 530,000 Tamara Hallett 460,000 Jeffery Clarke 450,000 Holy Heang 425,000 Brendan Harden 235,000 Kelly Snyder 170,000 Paul Shakir 85,000 -
Ken Kaneda Eliminated in 8th Place ($669)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 7/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) Ken Kaneda An all in and call occurred between Ken Kaneda and Holy Heang after the flop of Q♣6♠4♦. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ken Kaneda: Q♦10♠
Holy Heang: A♥Q♥The board completed with the 3♥3♣ to send Kaneda to the rail.
Holy Heang: 187,000
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Mike Graff Eliminated in 9th Place ($546)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 8/94 Prizes: $17,860 ($13,160 prizes, $4,700 bounties) Mike Graff Mike Graff moved all in for 44,000, and two players made the call.
The board ran out 10♣4♣K♦9♠9♣, and both players checked through.
Jeffery Clarke revealed J♦9♥ to best Graff’s J♣J♠.
Jeffery Clarke: 362,000
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Final Table Faces
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Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Shane Hall 369,000 Paul Shakir 261,000 Jeffery Clarke 205,000 Tamara Hallett 176,000 Holy Huang 174,000 -
Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1st $5,114 2nd $3,525 3rd $2,291 4th $1,762 5th $1,357 6th $1,075 7th $846 8th $669 9th $546 10th $440 -
Leadings Stacks as Registration Closes
Player Chip Count Shihao Zhao 152,000 Antonio Ma 116,500 Jeffery Fischer 114,000 Lynne Stephenson 107,000 Tamara Hallett 102,000 Shane Hall 93,500 -
Big Stacks at the First Break
Player Chip Count Samuel Masson 91,800 Eric Dunham 80,900 Gordon Yu 65,200 Nadav Bitton 61,300 -
Hot Start for the $280 Bounty
As can be expected, the $280 NLH Bounty is racking up players and re-entries alike. Of the field of 60, 50 players remain with plenty of time to register. Among the field are notables such as Rob Lothian, Julius Roque, and Nadav Bitton. With the current field, The prize pool has ballooned to $11,400 ($8,400 prizes, $3,000 bounties).
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Little Bounty on the Side for Thursday
Event #13: $280 NLH Bounty ($200 + $50 + $30)
Date: Sep 25, 5 PM Blinds: 20 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 9 Levels (~8:30 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The Thursday night side dish is served with two cards and $50 bounties. For $280, players get 25k in chips for 20-minute levels.
The action kicks off at 5 PM, with 9 levels of late entry. That should put the last chance to buy in at about 8:30 PM. After that, it’s a race to the trophy before they finish. Alek Gillies will be handling the reporting on Thursday, but he’ll be watching the PLO game most closely.
Event #13: $230 NLH Bounty Winner Mike Aloneiss Last time around, Mike Aloneissi got his first PPT trophy after an even chop three ways. The game got 143 entries for prizes of $33,963 ($26,813 prizes, $7,150 bounties).
| Position | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Brian Wells | $5,114 |
| 2 | Brendan Harder | $3,525 |
| 3 | Kelly Snyder | $2,291 |
| 4 | Tamara Hallett | $1,762 |
| 5 | Holy Heang | $1,357 |
| 6 | Jeffery Clarke | $1,075 |
| 7 | Paul Shakir | $846 |
| 8 | Ken Kaneda | $669 |
| 9 | Mike Graff | $546 |
| 10 | Shane Hall | $440 |
