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Friday, March 29, 2019 7:29 PM Local Time
James Shearer - Event #2 Winner
James Shearer claimed his first World Series of Poker title after collecting the final bounty of Event #2 at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. The 31-year-old Lab Technician ultimately outmatched 97 opponents in the $400 buy-in, No-Limit Hold'em Bounty tournament, winning $6,761 and a debut gold ring.
At the end of Day 1, Shearer bagged a healthy stack, finishing as third in chips with around 150,000. He successfully doubled that amount on Day 2 and entered the unofficial final table as chip leader.
“I took a couple hits early on, so I was just kind of biding my time, but the guy I was heads up with took out five people within one limit,” Shearer explained. “All of a sudden, it was four… three… and we’re just sitting there, and he has all the chips and it was just kind of crazy to even attempt to dent his stack.”
Shearer stood his ground as one of the big stacks for a while. However, the real catalyst of the table was Jose Mendoza. In true Bounty-Hunter fashion, Mendoza began picking up knockouts left and right, eventually leaving just him and Shearer heads up for the ring.
“We kind of went back and forth,” said Shearer. “But, the last three hands, either Jose or myself had pocket fours. We showed twice when we didn’t get to showdown, and then, I had pocket fours when he went all in so it seemed almost fitting.”
The final hand pitted Shearer’s pocket fours against Mendoza’s ace-jack. Holding strong, the small pocket pair secured the title for Shearer and the celebration was on for the Omaha, Nebraska native.
Results
Friday, March 29, 2019 5:15 PM Local Time
In a matter of two hours, which included a fairly long bubble period, Event #2 finally reached an unofficial final table.
So far, Day 2 has been a profitable one for James Shearer who enters the final-ten showdown as chip leader and the only player with over 300,000 in chips.
Here is a look at the new seating arrangement and current chip counts:
Seat 1: Paul Griffin - 90,000 (15 bbs)
Seat 2: Jacob Renter - 65,000 (10 bbs)
Seat 3: Patrick Watkins - 79,000 (13 bbs)
Seat 4: Ryan Fetherkile - 74,000 (12 bbs)
Seat 5: Randy Belmont - 130,000 (21 bbs)
Seat 6: James Shearer - 317,000 (52 bbs)
Seat 7: Ryan Remmes - 181,000 (30 bbs)
Seat 8: Brian Simmons - 72,000 (12 bbs)
Seat 9: Jose Mendoza - 181,000 (30 bbs)
Seat 10: Darin Miller - 286,000 (47 bbs)
- 22 minutes left in Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Friday, March 29, 2019 1:33 PM Local Time
The Bounty ring event returns to the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Circuit scene at 2:00 p.m. There are 15 competitors remaining, all striving for the first-place purse of $6,761, a WSOP gold ring, and 50 Casino Championship points.
Leading to begin Day 2 will be Ryan Fetherkile. As yesterday, any knockouts claimed will be worth $100 a piece. The field is three bust outs away from making the money.
- Play resumes with Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Friday, March 29, 2019 2:49 AM Local Time
END OF DAY 1
Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty has finished 15 levels of
poker, bringing Day 1 to an close. The starting field of 98 entries now
stands at 15 players remaining, which is still three spots from the
money. Ryan Fetherkile edged out Darin Miller for the overall chip lead,
bagging 196,000. The Day 2 restart begins at 2:00 p.m. Friday.
Here is a full list of chip counts at the end of Day 1:
Friday, March 29, 2019 1:08 AM Local Time
Prizepool info for the Bounty event is now scrolling on the tournament clock:
Total Entries: 98
Total Prizepool: $22,540
Placed Paid: 12
First Place: $6,761
Min-Cash: $471
A full breakdown of the prize structure is available in the PRIZEPOOL tab, above.
Thursday, March 28, 2019 5:11 PM Local Time
Ring event number two on the day starts in just one hour. Event #2 has a $400 buy-in and offers $100 for all bounties earned in throughout the tournament. The No-Limit Hold'em ring event will take two days to complete. Day 2 is set to start at 2:00 p.m. Friday.
Day 1 will run through 15 levels of poker and registration will remain open for the first 12 levels of play. During the registration window, players are allowed one re-entry.
Here is an outline of Event #2:
- Players begin with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Blinds start at 25/50
- Registration remains open until the start of Level 13 (~11:45 p.m.)
- One re-entry is allowed during the registration period
- Levels 1-22 are 30-minutes long and Levels 23+ are 45-minutes long
- There will be a 15-minute break after Level 4, 8,12, 18, and 22
- Day 1 will play through 15 levels
- Day 2 resumes at 2:00 p.m. on Friday
- The winner will receive a WSOP gold ring
Thursday, March 28, 2019 4:58 PM Local Time