Congratulations to Thomas Boivin of Belgium who was the outright winner in our DCPS Event #53 $2,500 NLH Mystery Bounty $1,000,000 guarantee on 7.09.23

Thomas takes home the DeepStack Championship gold coin, the trophy, and $136,792 + $57,000 in bounties

Level 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000/400,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 1

Thomas Boivin jammed and Ran Shahar called all in for his stack of approximately 5,700,000.

Shahar: K♥6♥
Boivin: A♥2♣

The J♣9♣7♠ flop kept Boivin in front, and the A♦ turn locked up the pot, as the meaningless Q♣ river confirmed the result.

Shahar was eliminated as runner-up for $98,320 + $5,000 in bounties, while Boivin takes home the trophy and $136,792 + $57,000 in bounties for his victory.

Thomas Boivin – 26,900,000
Ran Shahar – 0

Level 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 2

Ran Shahar raised to 1,000,000 on the button and Thomas Boivin moved all in from the small blind. Marc Rivera thought for a bit before moving in his 2,350,000 chips in the big blind, and Shahar folded.

Rivera: A♦Q♥
Boivin: A♣K♥

Rivera was in rough shape on the K♠7♦3♠ flop, although the J♠ turn provided a glimmer of hope with a straight draw. The 2♠ river confirmed the result, however,  and Rivera was eliminated in third place for $71,594 + $4,000 in bounties.

Thomas Boivin – 15,300,000
Ran Shahar – 11,600,000
Marc Rivera – 0

Level 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000/300,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 3

Marc Rivera raised to 600,000 on the button and Thomas Boivin flatted the small blind, only to check-fold to a bet of 400,000 on the A♠Q♣7♥ flop.

Ran Shahar – 14,950,000
Thomas Boivin – 9,900,000
Marc Rivera – 2,050,000

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 3

Ran Shahar raised to 500,000 on the button and Alonzo Hock Lau three-bet jammed for 2,150,000 in the small blind. Thomas Boivin thought about it in the big blind before he folded, and Shahar called.

Lau: 10♥10♦
Shahar: J♠J♦

Lau was pipped, and the board ran out 7♣3♦2♦6♦6♣ to eliminate him in fourth place for $52,827 + $55,000 in bounties.

Ran Shahar – 14,800,000
Thomas Boivin – 7,700,000
Marc Rivera – 4,400,000
Alonzo Hock Lau – 0

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 4

Thomas Boivin raised to 500,000 in the hijack and Stephane Revelly jammed the big blind, prompting Boivin to instantly called and turn over his hand.

Revelly: K♦Q♥
Boivin: A♦A♣

The A♠J♣6♥ flop gave Boivin top set, although Revelly still had outs to Broadway. However, the 4♣ turn and 3♠ river bricked out to send the pot to the Belgian.

Boivin’s 3,800,000 chips slightly covered his opponent’s stack, and Revelly was eliminated in fifth place for $39,504 + $12,500 in bounties.

Thomas Boivin – 7,900,000
Stephane Revelly – 0

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 5

With roughly 725,000 in the pot on a K♥Q♠10♥ flop, Marc Rivera ended up getting his 2,525,000 in from the small blind against Ran Shahar in the big blind.

Rivera: 8♥6♥
Shahar: Q♦7♦

The 9♠ turn kept Shahar in front, but the 7♠ spiked the river and both players clapped their hands before Shahar realized he misread his opponent’s hand, and Rivera secured the double with a rivered straight.

Ran Shahar – 11,600,000
Marc Rivera – 5,775,000

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 5

Ran Shahar shoved the button and Florian Pesce called all in for his stack of about 600,000 in the big blind.

Pesce: K♥K♣
Shahar: 10♣8♠

Pesce woke up with kings, but the board ran out A♣Q♦9♦4♠J♦ and Shahar rivered a straight to score another bounty, while Pesce was eliminated in sixth place for $29,945 + $12,500 in bounties.

Ran Shahar – 14,500,000
Florian Pesce – 0

Level 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000/250,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 6

Ran Shahar – 13,500,000
Stephane Revelly – 3,525,000
Thomas Boivin – 3,300,000
Marc Rivera – 3,275,000
Alonzo Hock Lau – 2,450,000
Florian Pesce – 850,000

Level 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000/200,000
Total Entrants: 671
Players Remaining: 6

Marc Rivera raised to 400,000 in middle position, Ran Shahar flatted the hijack, and Rogen Chhabra shoved all in for roughly 2,300,000 on the button. Rivera folded and Shahar snap-called.

Chhabra: A♠K♦
Shahar: A♥A♦

Chhabra ran right into the rockets, and although the K♠10♦7♣ flop provided a sweat, the 5♦ turn and 9♦ river bricked out to eliminate Chhabra in seventh place for $23,014 + $11,000 in bounties.

Marc Rivera – 5,000,000
Rogen Chhabra – 0