2010 NAPT High Roller Bounty Shootout
Day 2 Completed
2010 NAPT Venetian
2010 NAPT High Roller Bounty Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 NAPT Venetian
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
49
Level
9
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
1,000
Griffin openly admitted to being a little nervous about the final table and that he didn't want to try and get a few hours of sleep and risk not waking up in time. So instead, Griffin fired up some online poker tables and went at it. He had intended to just ease some nerves before the big day today, but ended up playing right up until the early afternoon today when he needed to head to start the final table. "It may not be the ordinary way to do things, but I'm not that ordinary," said Griffin.
Despite numerous naps during breaks and dozing off between hands, Griffin was able to battle through a very tough final table before finding himself heads up with Hoyt Corkins. Heads-up play last only a couple of hands before Griffin and Corkins got all in both holding top pair. Griffin had the better kicker and it held strong to the end.
For his win, Griffin took home a total of $560,000. It breaks down as $75,000 for winning his first table, $30,000 in bounties, and then $455,000 for first place. Not a bad day's work.
Scott Seiver was the player who earned the most bounties and that scored him a win of $100,000. With $75,000 for winning his table and $40,000 in bounties, that adds up to $215,000 total. Seiver won all of this, but only managed to come in fourth place at the final table. Here's how the final places at the final table look and all the money each player earned.
1st: Ashton Griffin - $560,000 (6)
2nd: Hoyt Corkins - $100,000 (5)
3rd: Joe Cassidy - $95,000 (4)
4th: Scott Seiver - $215,000 (8)
5th: Faraz Jaka - $95,000 (4)
6th: Brett Richey - $90,000 (3)
7th: Peter Eastgate - $85,000 (2)
That wraps up all of our coverage from the 2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Venetian. Until next time, this is the PokerNews crew signing off!
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. Griffin bet out 32,000, and Corkins popped it to 100,000. Griffin swiftly moved all in, putting Hoyt to a decision for his tournament life. Corkins had spent several minutes pondering every decision up until this hand, but it didn't take him very long to call all in. He tabled
for top pair. He wasn't pleased to see Griffin roll over 
for top pair with a better kicker. The 
on the turn changed nothing since a six would make Hoyt a straight but give Griffin a higher one. The river was the 
, sealing Corkins' fate as the second-place finisher. Corkins earned $25,000 for the five bounties he picked up along with $75,000 for making it to the final table. He's already chewing on a cigar at the payout desk.
Ashton Griffin - 691,000
Hoyt Corkins - 359,000
Showdown
Cassidy:
Griffin:
The board ran out
, giving Griffin a pair of nines to eliminate Cassidy. Joe earned $20,000 for the four bounties he collected and $75,000 for winning his first-round table. There is now a brief pause while tournament staff color up some of Griffin's chips and the tv crew prepares for heads-up play.
Level: 9
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
. Griffin fired 14,000 and Cassidy folded.
Flop:
- Both players checked.Turn:
- Cassidy bet 17,000. Griffin raised to 56,000, and Joe released his hand.
Announcer: "Ashton reraises to 40,000."
Fan: "Chuyeah! That's young money right there! Young money!"
Announcer: "Everyone folds and Ashton wins the pot."
Fan: "Young money in the building! Young money! Ch-chuyeah!"