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Kris Steinbach Annihilates the Field to Win Event #6: $560 Big Bounty; Malm & Meach Chop the Remaining Prize ($9,207)
Kris Steinbach Takes Down Event #6: $560 NLH Big Bounty After nearly twelve hours of play, Kris Steinbach has emerged the victor of Event #6: $560 NLH Big Bounty. He bested the 123 player field in dominant fashion picking up 12 bounties along the way. The field combined for a prize pool of $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties). Rounding out the podium positions are Mike Malm and Welly Meach who each took home $5,236 for their efforts.
To say Steinbach’s run was dominant would be an understatement. After his exit from the Day 2 $670 NLH, Steinbach max late registered the big bounty hoping to find some luck. He absolutely tore through the early stages of the field, picking up bounties and pots along the way.
With thirteen players left, he held a third of the chips in play. Once play entered the final table, Steinbach had 1,200,000 chips and never looked back. He found five of the six final table eliminations sitting with over eighty percent of the chips in play three-handed. Malm and Meach made a deal splitting second and third along with one bounty giving Steinbach the other bounty, along with the trophy
Event #6: $560 NLH Big Bounty Final Results
Position Player Prize 1 
Kris Steinbach$9,207 2 Mike Malm*$5,236 3 Welly Meach*$5,236 4 Jeffery Clarke$3,173 5 George Gializis$2,443 6 Joseph Roberts$1,935 7 Shihao Zhao$1,523 8 Mishel Nguyen$1,205 9 Ronny Der$983 10 Jerry Tria$793 11 William Lubyck$729 12 Colten Yamagishi$729 13 Angel Ashton$634 -
Updated Chip Stacks
Player Chip Count Kris Steinbach 2,590,000 Mike Malm 270,000 Welly Meach 225,000 -
Meach Finds the Double
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 3/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Mike Malm moved all in, and Welly Meach made the call for his remaining 144,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Welly Meach: J♣J♠
Mike Malm: 9♣9♦The board ran out K♥4♠J♦8♥6♠ for Meach to find the double.
Mike Malm: 465,000
Welly Meach: 318,000 -
Jeffery Clarke Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,173)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 3/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) 
Jeffery Clarke $560 Bounty Jeffery Clarke moved all in for 185,000, and Kris Steinbach made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jeffery Clarke: 3♥3♣
Kris Steinbach: 8♠8♥The board ran out 9♥Q♣6♥5♥10♥ for Clarke to hit the rail.
Kris Steinbach: 2,320,000
Mike Malm: 610,000
Welly Meach: 144,000 -
George Gializis Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,443)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 3/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) 
George Gializis Kris Steinbach opened to 35,000, and George Gializis moved all in for 84,000. Steinbach made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
George Gializis: Q♦5♥
Kris Steinbach: J♠3♣The board ran out 9♣3♦7♦10♠6♣ for Steinbach to take the pot.
Kris Steinbach: 2,080,000
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Malm Takes it Down
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 5/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Mike Malm opened to 40,000, and Kris Steinbach called from the button. Jeffery Clarke defended his big blind.
The flop came J♦6♠J♣, and Clarke was quick to check. Malm fired for 60,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Kris Steinbach: 1,755,000
Mike Malm: 503,000
Jeffery Clarke: 476,000 -
Joseph Roberts Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,935)
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 5/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) 
Joseph Roberts Mike Malm moved all in, and Joseph Roberts called for his remaining 182,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Joseph Roberts: 8♣8♥
Mike Malm: A♥K♣The board ran out the A♦Q♠9♥J♠K♠ for Malm to take the pot.
Mike Malm: 500,000
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Shihao Zhao Eliiminated in 7th Place ($1,523)
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 6/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) 
Shihao Zhao Action was caught after the flop of 3♠7♠, and Shihao Zhao moved all in for 240,000. Kris Steinbach made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Shihao Zhao: A♦A♥
Kris Steinbach: J♠4♠The board completed with the J♣2♠ to give Steinbach a flush.
Kris Steinbach: 1,525,000
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Mishel Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,205)
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000) Entries: 7/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) 
Mishel Nguyen Mishel Nguyen open jammed from under the gun for 200,000, and Kris Steinbach made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Mishel Nguyen: 5♦5♣
Kris Steinbach: A♦J♠The board ran out 10♦A♣10♥6♣8♥ to send Nguyen to the rail.
Kris Steinbach: 1,200,000
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Gializis Triples Up
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 8/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Action was caught after the flop of 4♦4♥5♦, and George Gializis moved all in for 51,000. Kris Steinbach made the call, and Mishel Nguyen went all in for 254,000. Steinbach made the fold, and both players revealed their holdings.
George Gializis: K♦6♦
Mishel Nguyen: 7♥7♣The board ran out J♥K♣ for Gializis to take the pot.
Kris Steinbach: 994,000
Mishel Nguyen: 203,000
George Gializis: 165,000 -
Jerry Tria Eliminated in 10th Place ($793)
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 9/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) 
Jerry Tria Jerry Tria moved all in for 54,000, and Mike Malm made the call.
Jerry Tria: 7♣7♥
Mike Malm: A♠Q♠The board ran out A♦2♦8♥2♣2♠ to bring play to the final table.
Mike Malm: 512,000
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Recent Eliminations
Position Player Prize 11th William Lubyck $729 12th Colten Yamagishi $729 13th Angel Ashton $634 -
Updated Chip Stacks
Player Chip Count Kris Steinbach 948,000 Mishel Nguyen 303,000 Joseph Roberts 302,000 Mike Malm 277,000 Shihao Zhao 240,000 Jeffery Clarke 239,000 William Lubyk 136,000 George Gializis 123,000 Ronny Der 111,000 Welly Meach 98,000 Jerry Tria 50,000 -
Big Bounty Side Action for Sunday
Event #6: $560 NLH Big Bounty ($300 + $200 + $60)
Date: Nov 23, 2 PM Blinds: 30 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 8 Levels (~7 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The Sunday side game features a big helping of bounties in the Big Bounty. $200 of the $560 buy-in goes to the flat bounty, with $300 to the prize pool and $60 to the house.
The game kicks off at 2 PM on Sunday afternoon, alongside Day 2 of Event #3, which will already be running in the money. Entries are open for 8 30-minute levels, and will close at about 7 PM when Level 9 begins. Players start their game with 25k in chips, and it won’t end until someone has all the chips.
Thomas Woodburn, Winner of the Big Bounty In PPT #4 a couple of months ago, Thomas Woodburn chopped this one heads up with Ken Kaneda. It was a late one, going around 14 hours before they finally decided the game.
Alek Gillies will be handling the reporting on Sunday, with this game as his focus after Event #3 finishes. I’ll be back on the reporting duties on Tue, Nov 25.
2025 PPT5 E6 
2025 PPT5 Sched
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Kris Steinbach Annihilates the Field to Win Event #6: $560 Big Bounty; Malm & Meach Chop the Remaining Prize ($9,207)
Kris Steinbach Takes Down Event #6: $560 NLH Big Bounty After nearly twelve hours of play, Kris Steinbach has emerged the victor of Event #6: $560 NLH Big Bounty. He bested the 123 player field in dominant fashion picking up 12 bounties along the way. The field combined for a prize pool of $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties). Rounding out the podium positions are Mike Malm and Welly Meach who each took home $5,236 for their efforts.
To say Steinbach’s run was dominant would be an understatement. After his exit from the Day 2 $670 NLH, Steinbach max late registered the big bounty hoping to find some luck. He absolutely tore through the early stages of the field, picking up bounties and pots along the way.
With thirteen players left, he held a third of the chips in play. Once play entered the final table, Steinbach had 1,200,000 chips and never looked back. He found five of the six final table eliminations sitting with over eighty percent of the chips in play three-handed. Malm and Meach made a deal splitting second and third along with one bounty giving Steinbach the other bounty, along with the trophy
Event #6: $560 NLH Big Bounty Final Results
Position Player Prize 1 Kris Steinbach$9,207 2 Mike Malm*$5,236 3 Welly Meach*$5,236 4 Jeffery Clarke$3,173 5 George Gializis$2,443 6 Joseph Roberts$1,935 7 Shihao Zhao$1,523 8 Mishel Nguyen$1,205 9 Ronny Der$983 10 Jerry Tria$793 11 William Lubyck$729 12 Colten Yamagishi$729 13 Angel Ashton$634 -
Updated Chip Stacks
Player Chip Count Kris Steinbach 2,590,000 Mike Malm 270,000 Welly Meach 225,000 -
Meach Finds the Double
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 3/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Mike Malm moved all in, and Welly Meach made the call for his remaining 144,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Welly Meach: J♣J♠
Mike Malm: 9♣9♦The board ran out K♥4♠J♦8♥6♠ for Meach to find the double.
Mike Malm: 465,000
Welly Meach: 318,000 -
Jeffery Clarke Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,173)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 3/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Jeffery Clarke $560 Bounty Jeffery Clarke moved all in for 185,000, and Kris Steinbach made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jeffery Clarke: 3♥3♣
Kris Steinbach: 8♠8♥The board ran out 9♥Q♣6♥5♥10♥ for Clarke to hit the rail.
Kris Steinbach: 2,320,000
Mike Malm: 610,000
Welly Meach: 144,000 -
George Gializis Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,443)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 3/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) George Gializis Kris Steinbach opened to 35,000, and George Gializis moved all in for 84,000. Steinbach made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
George Gializis: Q♦5♥
Kris Steinbach: J♠3♣The board ran out 9♣3♦7♦10♠6♣ for Steinbach to take the pot.
Kris Steinbach: 2,080,000
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Malm Takes it Down
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 5/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Mike Malm opened to 40,000, and Kris Steinbach called from the button. Jeffery Clarke defended his big blind.
The flop came J♦6♠J♣, and Clarke was quick to check. Malm fired for 60,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Kris Steinbach: 1,755,000
Mike Malm: 503,000
Jeffery Clarke: 476,000 -
Joseph Roberts Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,935)
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 5/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Joseph Roberts Mike Malm moved all in, and Joseph Roberts called for his remaining 182,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Joseph Roberts: 8♣8♥
Mike Malm: A♥K♣The board ran out the A♦Q♠9♥J♠K♠ for Malm to take the pot.
Mike Malm: 500,000
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Shihao Zhao Eliiminated in 7th Place ($1,523)
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 6/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Shihao Zhao Action was caught after the flop of 3♠7♠, and Shihao Zhao moved all in for 240,000. Kris Steinbach made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Shihao Zhao: A♦A♥
Kris Steinbach: J♠4♠The board completed with the J♣2♠ to give Steinbach a flush.
Kris Steinbach: 1,525,000
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Mishel Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,205)
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000) Entries: 7/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Mishel Nguyen Mishel Nguyen open jammed from under the gun for 200,000, and Kris Steinbach made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Mishel Nguyen: 5♦5♣
Kris Steinbach: A♦J♠The board ran out 10♦A♣10♥6♣8♥ to send Nguyen to the rail.
Kris Steinbach: 1,200,000
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Gializis Triples Up
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 8/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Action was caught after the flop of 4♦4♥5♦, and George Gializis moved all in for 51,000. Kris Steinbach made the call, and Mishel Nguyen went all in for 254,000. Steinbach made the fold, and both players revealed their holdings.
George Gializis: K♦6♦
Mishel Nguyen: 7♥7♣The board ran out J♥K♣ for Gializis to take the pot.
Kris Steinbach: 994,000
Mishel Nguyen: 203,000
George Gializis: 165,000 -
Jerry Tria Eliminated in 10th Place ($793)
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 9/123 Prizes: $58,425 ($33,825 prizes, $24,600 bounties) Jerry Tria Jerry Tria moved all in for 54,000, and Mike Malm made the call.
Jerry Tria: 7♣7♥
Mike Malm: A♠Q♠The board ran out A♦2♦8♥2♣2♠ to bring play to the final table.
Mike Malm: 512,000
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Recent Eliminations
Position Player Prize 11th William Lubyck $729 12th Colten Yamagishi $729 13th Angel Ashton $634 -
Updated Chip Stacks
Player Chip Count Kris Steinbach 948,000 Mishel Nguyen 303,000 Joseph Roberts 302,000 Mike Malm 277,000 Shihao Zhao 240,000 Jeffery Clarke 239,000 William Lubyk 136,000 George Gializis 123,000 Ronny Der 111,000 Welly Meach 98,000 Jerry Tria 50,000 -
Big Bounty Side Action for Sunday
Event #6: $560 NLH Big Bounty ($300 + $200 + $60)
Date: Nov 23, 2 PM Blinds: 30 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 8 Levels (~7 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The Sunday side game features a big helping of bounties in the Big Bounty. $200 of the $560 buy-in goes to the flat bounty, with $300 to the prize pool and $60 to the house.
The game kicks off at 2 PM on Sunday afternoon, alongside Day 2 of Event #3, which will already be running in the money. Entries are open for 8 30-minute levels, and will close at about 7 PM when Level 9 begins. Players start their game with 25k in chips, and it won’t end until someone has all the chips.
Thomas Woodburn, Winner of the Big Bounty In PPT #4 a couple of months ago, Thomas Woodburn chopped this one heads up with Ken Kaneda. It was a late one, going around 14 hours before they finally decided the game.
Alek Gillies will be handling the reporting on Sunday, with this game as his focus after Event #3 finishes. I’ll be back on the reporting duties on Tue, Nov 25.
2025 PPT5 E6 2025 PPT5 Sched
| Position | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Kris Steinbach | $9,207 |
| 2 | Mike Malm | *$5,236 |
| 3 | Welly Meach | *$5,236 |
| 4 | Jeffery Clarke | $3,173 |
| 5 | George Gializis | $2,443 |
| 6 | Joseph Roberts | $1,935 |
| 7 | Shihao Zhao | $1,523 |
| 8 | Mishel Nguyen | $1,205 |
| 9 | Ronny Der | $983 |
| 10 | Jerry Tria | $793 |
| 11 | William Lubyck | $729 |
| 12 | Colten Yamagishi | $729 |
| 13 | Angel Ashton | $634 |
