What we commonly know as shootouts--in the Wild West or even in the 'Hood--are invariably speedy affairs. The quickest on the draw is usually the winner; he who hesitates is lost. But although poker has provided and borrowed many idioms from common parlance, a shootout in the card-playing sense is not necessarily swift. Indeed, at the Crystal Casino in Los Angeles today, it took more than 11 hours of poker before we crowned our newest NAPT Bounty Shootout champion. Eric Baldwin's victory was a feat of endurance, stamina and focus under sustained pressure - and he also had to kill
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Eric Baldwin, bounty shootout Los Angeles champion
NAPT Los Angeles Bounty Shootout: Baldwin beats best friend to win in marathon
Mohegan Sun
NAPT Mohegan Sun Bounty Shootout: Jason Mercier notches another win
by Brad Willis and Change100 Jason Mercier is a winner. If that seems too obvious a statement, we only point it out because it happens so often, we're afraid we're caught in a recurring dream sequence in which Mercier stands there with a trophy and a big smile on his...more
NAPT Mohegan Sun Bounty Shootout: Levels 7 & 8 updates (3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante)
Mercier defeats Stein for NAPT Mohegan Sun Bounty Shootout title Two hands after that last sickening hand, Stein was out. He doubled once to 40,000, and then lost on the next hand when he couldn't make 9♥3♥ beat Mercier's T♠6♣. Jason Mercier's published winnings including bounties,a $25,000 seat in the...more
NAPT Mohegan Sun Bounty Shootout: Level 5 & 6 updates (2,000-4,000-500)
7:42pm: Dinner break Players are now on dinner break until 9pm ET. Here are the heads-up chip counts Sam Stein: 426,000 Jason Mercier: 449,000 7:36pm: Stein folds to the four-bet Jason Mercier raised to 10,000 from the button and Sam Stein called from the big blind. All hell broke loose...more
Los Angeles
NAPT Los Angeles Bounty Shootout: Levels 5-12 updates (5,000-10,000-1,000)
3:50am: Eric Baldwin wins the NAPT Los Angeles Bounty Shootout ($134,280), Justin Young eliminated in second place Justin Young opened for 24,000 on the button, and following a three-bet to 60,000 from Eric Baldwin, he tossed his own bounty chip into the pot, declaring himself all-in. Baldwin quickly called, having...more
NAPT Los Angeles Bounty Shootout: Levels 3&4 updates (600-1,200-200)
6:46pm: Break time The players are now on an hour-long dinner break. 6:43pm: Jaka-Jaka on the button The players have now chosen to put the Faraz Jaka bounty button in play. 6.30pm: Pat Pezzin out in seventh; Mohsin Charania claims bounty And just like that, another one is down. Mohsin...more
NAPT Los Angeles Bounty Shootout: Levels 1&2 updates (500-1,000-100)
4.25pm: Break time That's the end of the level and we'll now take a 15-minute break. Back with full counts soon. 4.20pm: Young bluffs through three Mohsin Charania got things started, raising to 2,300 from under-the-gun. Kevin MacPhee called from the hijack and Justin Young called on the button. Michael...more
Las Vegas
NAPT to debut on ESPN2 tonight
The newest poker tour in North America is about to meet the world's most prestigious sports network for some primetime televised poker. Tonight at 10pm ET, ESPN2 will air the first episode highlighting the PokerStars North American Poker Tour's inaugural stop at The Venetian in Las Vegas. [Note: This blog...more
NAPT Venetian: Ashton Griffin Defeats Hoyt Corkins to Claim $25K Bounty Shootout Victory
Some invitations are simply meant to be accepted. When the parents invite you for holiday dinner, you should probably accept. If your significant other invites you on a trip to a luxurious vacation destination, thinking twice might cause you some trouble. And when PokerStars.net invites you to play in the...more
NAPT Venetian: Levels 7-9 (4,000-8,000-1,000) $25,000 Bounty Shootout final table
1:30am: Ashton Griffin wins NAPT Venetian $25,000 Bounty Shootout It took just two hands of heads-up play to find our champion. Hoyt Corkins made it 18,000 to go and Griffin called. The flop came 4♠5♦9♠. Griffin led at it for 32,000. Corkins didn't hurry his decision and eventually raised...more
Atlantic City
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