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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

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

5:15pm: And sometimes they have it Our final three players are known for their ruthless aggression and ability to run without the ball, but sometimes they actually have a hand. Samm Stein came in for a raise to 7,900 and Jason Mercier called. The 4♥[Q♥A♣ flop drew a 9,300 bet...more

2:50pm: Jaka folds to Stein's shove Ever the aggressor, Faraz Jaka raised to 3,700 only to have Sam Stein play back at him with a reraise to 10,800. Jaka called and they saw a A♣T♠6♣ flop. Stein check-called a 15,000 bet from Jaka. The turn was the 2♥ and Stein...more

Twenty-five thousand, six hundred dollars. For some, it's a year's salary, for others, a down payment on a nice house in the suburbs. $25,600 could buy you a fully loaded Honda Accord or cover the cost of tuition for one year at some universities. However, for most of this crowd,...more

7:39pm: Jetten eliminated; Vazquez advances to finals Peter Jenn came in for a raise to 2,600, Luis Vazquez raised to 8,200, and Jetten called. On a flop of 2♥Q♦A♣, Vazquez checked, Jetten bet 9,000, and Vazquez called. The turn, 9♠, went check-check. The 3♦ river should've changed nothing, but...more

Level over It is. Back in 15 minutes. 4:35pm: Stein avoids grossness; William Reynolds gone On a flop of K♥8♥6♦, Sam Stein flopped two pair with K♣8♣, which was sort of sick for William Reynolds who check-raised with A♥K♠. They got it all in and Reynolds winced. Scott Seiver walked...more

2:01pm: Break time Players are now on a 15-minute break. 2.05pm: The Vasquez charge Luis Vasquez is our first $10,000 man as he has just picked up his second bounty of this tournament and eliminated Curt Kohlberg. This is one of those hands that was fairly standard pre-flop but then...more

by Howard Swains Late last night, our plans for the penultimate day, NAPT Mohegan Sun report were left in tatters by the final hand played at the tables. Despite seven hours of competition that were all about the dominance of Vanessa Selbst, Mike Beasley inched into the chip lead going...more

5:55pm: Vanessa Selbst wins NAPT Mohegan Sun On the seventh hand of heads up play, Vanessa Selbst came in for a raise to 200,000, Mike Beasley moved all-in with Q♥T♠, and and Selbst snap-called with A♥8♠ The board ran out 3♦6♣K♦7♣8♣. Selbst claimed the NAPT title and $750,000. Mike Beasley...more

4pm: Level over That's the end of level 28; 15 minutes until level 29. 3:55pm: The time is...not now Alistar Melville open-shoved under the gun for 1,425,000. The similarly short-stacked Scott Seiver asked for a count and then said, "We gotta play some time."   But not this time. Seiver...more

2.45pm: Level up That's the level up. Join us on the other side. 2:44pm: Woods takes some from Selbst Vanessa Selbst came in for a raise to 145,000 ad got the call from Mike Woods. On a flop of 2♦7♦T♥, Woods checked, Selbst bet 245,000, Raymond folded, and it was...more

Poker tournaments are funny. Staring at one long enough is like looking directly into the sun. When you turn away, there is nothing but a giant orange circle in your eyes. You're blind to anything else. Today Vanessa Selbst is that giant orange circle and Mike Beasley is that anything...more

9.35pm: Raymond slays Hall, sets final table And then there were eight. Derek Raymond made it 120,000 from the button and Mike Beasley called in the small blind. Brandon Hall moved all in from the big blind, but this was a squeeze too many. Although he thought about it for...more

7.20pm: Dinner Yum, yum. Back in 75 minutes. 7.15pm: Chop chop This could have been the end of Cliff Josephy. It was actually a chopped pot. Here's what happened: Josephy raised to 105,000 from early position and Derek Raymond called from the big blind. The flop came Q♣T♦8♦. Raymond checked,...more