Thursday, June 30, 2022 3:19 AM Local Time
Chris Fraser Bags 22 Bounties in Event #62: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout

Action has ended for the day in Event #62: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout with 20 players remaining. The tournament was scheduled as a single-day event but another day was added due to the size of the field.
Chris Fraser had a fantastic day that saw him bagging an impressive 22 bounties worth $500 a piece for $11,000 in bounty prizes. The Englishman is after his first bracelet and looking to add to his $423,272 in Hendon Mob-reported earnings.
Despite all the bounties, Fraser bagged 1,350,000 in chips to put him toward the bottom of the pack, while big stacks include John Bredengerd (8,500,000), David Sanchez (6,850,000) and Shaun Colquhoun (5,500,000).
Event #62: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
| 1 | John Bredengerd | 8,500,000 | 43 |
| 2 | David Sanchex | 6,850,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Shaun Colquhoun | 5,500,000 | 28 |
| 4 | Yuhei Sanada | 4,875,000 | 24 |
| 5 | Kevin Davis | 4,625,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Harpreet Padda | 4,375,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Dimitre Dimitrov | 3,100,000 | 16 |
| 8 | Terence Kluczkowski | 3,025,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Ken Drewry | 2,975,000 | 15 |
| 10 | Romain Guilbert | 2,875,000 | 14 |
The Super Turbo Bounty event attracted 2,569 entrants, which is nearly double the 1,441 players that entered last year. The tournament generated $2,145,115 in prize money with a minimum cash being worth $1,502 and a first-place prize of $301,396.
Players who were in the action early included big names like Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, David Peters, Nadya Magnus, Shannon Shorr, Joe Cada, David Williams, Alex Foxen and Scott Seiver.
With 20-minute levels, it didn't take long for the field to dwindle down and by the dinner break, there were less than 200 players remaining.
Notably, poker media figure Kevin "Kevmath" Mathers locked up his first cash in a WSOP bracelet event and ultimately fell in 362nd place when his pocket tens were pipped by an opponent's fishhooks.
Others who cashed in the Super Turbo Bounty event include Brian Altman, Eric Froehlich, Kevin MacPhee, Adrian Buckley, JC Tran, Dara O'Kearney, Joao Vieira and 2013 Main Event Champion Ryan Riess.
Kevin Mathers
Action will pick back up on Thursday, June 30 at 3 p.m. local time in the Bally's Event Center with blinds at 100,000/200,000/200,000. Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back for continued coverage of the Super Turbo Bounty event.
Thursday, June 30, 2022 3:18 AM Local Time
Day 2 Seat Draw
Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
Bally's | 1 | 1 | Mihai Manole | Romania | 2,525,000 | 13 |
Bally's | 1 | 4 | Kevin Davis | United States | 4,625,000 | 23 |
Bally's | 1 | 5 | Bryan Avroch | United States | 1,600,000 | 8 |
Bally's | 1 | 6 | John Bredengerd | United States | 8,500,000 | 43 |
Bally's | 1 | 7 | Romain Guilbert | United States | 2,875,000 | 14 |
Bally's | 1 | 8 | Harpreet Padda | Canada | 4,375,000 | 22 |
Bally's | 1 | 9 | Jae Lee | United States | 1 | 0 |
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Bally's | 2 | 1 | Merijn Van Rooij | Netherlands | 1,150,000 | 6 |
Bally's | 2 | 2 | Jan Bednar | Czech Republic | 2,375,000 | 12 |
Bally's | 2 | 3 | Shaun Colquhoun | United States | 5,500,000 | 28 |
Bally's | 2 | 6 | Dash Dudley | United States | 725,000 | 4 |
Bally's | 2 | 7 | Dimitre Dimitrov | United States | 3,100,000 | 16 |
Bally's | 2 | 8 | Terence Kluczkowski | United States | 3,025,000 | 15 |
Bally's | 2 | 9 | Kenneth Drewry | United States | 2,975,000 | 15 |
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Bally's | 3 | 1 | Kerrie Shelton | United States | 2,900,000 | 15 |
Bally's | 3 | 2 | Chris Fraser | United Kingdom | 1,350,000 | 7 |
Bally's | 3 | 3 | Yuhei Sanada | Japan | 4,875,000 | 24 |
Bally's | 3 | 4 | Lucas Tabarin | Mexico | 1,550,000 | 8 |
Bally's | 3 | 6 | Elvis Toomas | United States | 1,550,000 | 8 |
Bally's | 3 | 7 | David Sanchez | United States | 6,850,000 | 34 |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 3:06 AM Local Time
End of Day 1 Chip Counts
John Bredengerd | 8,500,000 | 8,500,000  |
David Sanchez | 6,850,000 | 2,950,000  |
Shaun Colquhoun | 5,500,000 | 2,700,000  |
Yuhei Sanada | 4,875,000 | 4,875,000  |
Kevin Davis | 4,625,000 | 4,625,000  |
Harpreet Padda | 4,375,000 | 635,000  |
Dimitre Dimitrov | 3,100,000 | 3,100,000  |
Terence Kluczkowski | 3,025,000 | 3,025,000  |
Ken Drewry | 2,975,000 | 2,975,000  |
Romain Guilbert | 2,875,000 | -1,125,000  |
Mihai Manole | 2,525,000 | 2,525,000  |
Jan Bednar | 2,375,000 | 575,000  |
Kerrie Shelton | 2,025,000 | -550,000  |
Bryan Avroch | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000  |
Lucas Tabarin | 1,550,000 | |
Elvis Toomas | 1,550,000 | 50,000  |
Chris Fraser | 1,350,000 | -1,850,000  |
Merijn van Rooij | 1,150,000 | 1,150,000  |
Dash Dudley | 725,000 | -530,000  |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:55 AM Local Time
Bagging Time
Action has ended with 20 players bagging for the night. Stay tuned for a recap of the day's events.
Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:52 AM Local Time
Sanchez Doubles Through Ho; But Can't Quite Snag His Bounty
Blinds: 100,000/150,000/150,000
David Sanchez was all in preflop versus Kyle Ho with the players holding very similar stacks.
David Sanchez:
Kyle Ho:
The flop brought excitement, pairing Ho's ace, but also giving Sanchez a pair of kings and a flush draw.
The turn did nothing for anyone, but the on the river gave Sanchez a winning two pair.
After the chips were counted down, Sanchez received a full double up, with Ho holding just 40,000 chips after the hand, less than half of a small blind.
David Sanchez | 3,900,000 | 1,700,000  |
Kyle Ho | 40,000 | -1,460,000  |

Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:32 AM Local Time
Guilbert Crosses Four Million
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
After Jesus Garibay shoved his final 200,000 from early position, Romain Guilbert in the big blind was the only party interested in collecting his bounty. He also had a hand to do it with.
Jesus Garibay:
Romain Guilbert:
The board came to eliminate Garibay and send the field to its three-table redraw.
Romain Guilbert | 4,000,000 | 1,100,000  |
Jesus Garibay | 0 | |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:29 AM Local Time
Fours Hold for Lee
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
The small blind limped in and Jae "Unbelievable" Lee raised all-in for 1,500,000 from the big blind. The small blind took a moment and called.
Jae "Unbelievable" Lee:
Small Blind:
Lee was able to win the flip to double up and stay alive as the board ran out .
Jae "Unbelievable" Lee | 3,000,000 | 500,000  |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:23 AM Local Time
Fisher Felted Shortly After Folding
Blinds: 60,000/120,000/120,000
Not long after preserving his stack against Elvis Toomas, Manuel Fischer opted to jam the last of his chips in from the hijack, only to be called by Kerrie Shelton on the button.
Manuel Fischer:
Kerrie Shelton:
The board came , giving Shelton Fischer's bounty, and boosting his stack over 2,500,000
Kerrie Shelton | 2,575,000 | |
Manuel Fisher | 0 | |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:13 AM Local Time
Fischer Won't Risk His Stack For Toomas' Bounty
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
While the average stack size in the room is just over 20 big blinds, there still is the potential for some postflop play or raising and folding.
Case in point a recent raise to 200,000 from Manuel Fischer in early position was met by a jam for a bit over 1,000,000 by Elvis Toomas in late position.
Fischer chose to fold rather than risk ten big blinds and go after Toomas' bounty, with Toomas adding a quick 450,000 to his stack without showdown.
Elvis Toomas | 1,500,000 | 135,000  |
Manuel Fischer | 1,230,000 | |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:59 AM Local Time
Bounty Leader Fraser Claims Another Victim
Blinds: 50,000/100,000/100,000
Chris Fraser has been laying waste to this tournament all day long and has just claimed his 21st bounty of the day!
Jean Ferreira jammed from the button for about 400,000 and was called by Fraser in the big blind.
Jean Ferreira:
Chris Fraser:
Fraser didn't have to wait long to take the lead in his quest for another bounty as the flop came , pairing Fraser's ten.
The turn and river brought Ferreira no help, sending another bounty to Fraser for a total of $10,500 in bounties on the day, to go along with at least $9,160 which is the current payout with 33 players remaining.
Chris Fraser | 3,200,000 | 500,000  |
Jean Ferreira | 0 | -950,000  |

Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:31 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts at Last Break of the Night
Harpreet Padda | 3,740,000 | 3,740,000  |
Romain Guilbert | 2,900,000 | 2,900,000  |
Shaun Colquhoun | 2,800,000 | 1,300,000  |
Chris Fraser | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000  |
Ren Lin | 1,900,000 | 150,000  |
Jan Bednar | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000  |
Elvis Toomas | 1,365,000 | 765,000  |
Tommy Zhang | 1,250,000 | 1,250,000  |
Kristen Hillenbrand | 1,130,000 | -200,000  |
Dmitrie Dimitrov | 1,100,000 | 50,000  |
Elie Nakache | 600,000 | -950,000  |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:30 AM Local Time
Final Break
The remaining 36 players are on their final 20-minute break of the evening.
Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:20 AM Local Time
Lee Cracks Kings
Blinds: 40,000/80,000/80,000
Jae "Unbelievable" Lee open-jammed in early position and a player who had him covered re-jammed from middle position.
Jae "Unbelievable" Lee:
Opponent:
Lee needed to hit an ace and did so when the flop came . Nothing changed on the runout of and he earned a double up after cracking kings.
Jae "Unbelievable" Lee | 2,500,000 | |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:16 AM Local Time
Plans For a Hard Stop Announced
With nearly double the number of entrants as last year, the success of this event has prompted a needed plan for a hard stop to prevent play through the night.
Tournament staff has announced that play will be halted at 3 a.m. with any remaining players returning Thursday at 3 p.m. to complete the event.
Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:04 AM Local Time
Chen Sent Away by Mighty Rohr

Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Pete Chen moved all in from under the gun for a bit under 400,000. Steven Rohr moved in for slightly more from the button.
"I have a big pair," said Chen jokingly as he flipped his cards in an attempt to win a race.
Pete Chen:
Steven Rohr:
The flop brought a jack for Rohr, leaving the WSOP bracelet winner in need of a four to survive.
Unfortunately for him, neither the turn or river brought Chen the help he needed, and he was eliminated with just six tables remaining in the field.
Steven Rohr | 825,000 | |
Pete Chen | 0 | -575,000  |

Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:03 AM Local Time
Colquhoun Doubles With Nines
Blinds: 30,000/60,000/60,000
Shaun Colquhoun opened in middle position and the small blind three-bet jammed. Colquhoun called off with 730,000 when the action folded around.
Shaun Colquhoun:
Small Blind:
The flop came to give Colquhoun a lock on the hand with a set and the runout of didn't change things for him to double up.
Shaun Colquhoun | 1,500,000 | 1,025,000  |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:54 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
David Sanchez | 2,200,000 | 1,000,000  |
Ren Lin | 1,750,000 | 275,000  |
Matthew Zarcadoolas | 1,400,000 | -50,000  |
Kristen Hillenbrand | 1,330,000 | |
Elvis Toomas | 600,000 | 25,000  |
Pete Chen | 575,000 | -225,000  |
Shaun Stroke | 0 | -260,000  |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:46 AM Local Time
Colquhoun Takes Another Hit from Mystery Opponent
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Shaun Colquhoun, who was among the chip leaders not long ago has taken another hit to his stack as he went after another bounty.
He raised to 130,000 on the button and was met with a jam from his opponent in the small blind who requested to not be identified.
Colquhoun called in hopes of scoring another $500.
Shaun Colquhoun: [asaq]
Small Blind:
The runout brought no help to Colquhoun, who saw his stack cut in half again.
Shaun Colquhoun | 475,000 | -500,000  |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:41 AM Local Time
Kings Hold for Ho
Blinds: 25,000/50,000/50,000
Kyle Ho was all in for around 800,000 against an opponent who had slightly less.
Opponent:
Kyle Ho:
Ho had his opponent pipped and his kings held up as the board ran out to eliminate the opponent, who was clearly annoyed with the setup.
Kyle Ho | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000  |
Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:34 AM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
Elie Nakache | 1,550,000 | 610,000  |
Ren Lin | 1,475,000 | -500,000  |
Matthew Zarcadoolas | 1,450,000 | 550,000  |
David Sanchez | 1,200,000 | |
Dmitrie Dimitrov | 1,050,000 | |
Pete Chen | 800,000 | 430,000  |
Shaun Stroke | 260,000 | |