2010 NAPT Venetian

2010 NAPT High Roller Bounty Shootout
Day: 2
12
Event Info

2010 NAPT Venetian

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♦8♦
Prize
$560,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
49
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
1,000
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Cassidy Breaks Out the Four-bet

[user140525]
[user140525]
Joe Cassidy comin' atchya
Joe Cassidy comin' atchya
Ashton Griffin raised, and Hoyt Corkins made it 38,000 to go. Then Joe Cassidy woke them both up with a cold four-bet to 133,000. Griffin quickly ducked out of the way, and Corkins went back to his deep-in-thought routine. Finally he found a fold, and Cassidy got a smattering of applause from the few railers left.

Cassidy's Aggression Wins

donpeters
donpeters
Joe Cassidy had the button and made his standard preflop raise to 14,000. Ashton Griffin called from the small blind and then Hoyt Corkins called from the big blind.

The flop came down {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Griffin and Corkins checked to the preflop raiser in Cassidy. He fired 26,000 and Griffin got out of the way before putting his head back down and starting to doze off again. Corkins folded shortly after and Cassidy's cheering section let out some loud roars and a round of applause for their man.

Tags: Ashton GriffinHoyt CorkinsJoe Cassidy

Get the Coffee Ready

donpeters
donpeters
"Wake me up when it's my turn."
"Wake me up when it's my turn."
The crowd has dwindled down to about 25-30 people now in the Bellini Ballroom. A handful of them are actually sleeping in their chairs, but the majority of them seemed into the action despite the slow play and lack of exciting hands. Among those sleeping in his chair is Ashton Griffin who is actually playing at the final table.

Earlier, Griffin was caught sleeping on a row of chairs on the break. He was up all night playing online poker and opted to skip out on sleep. It looks like it finally is catching up with him as you can see from the picture.

Outside of that, Joe Cassidy has the largest group of railbirds in the room. There's about 15 people seated together all cheering for Cassidy in every pot he plays. Even if he just calls a bet on the flop, the crowd gives a little cheer. Some of the same group of also cheering for Griffin as well.

With the way things look right now, everyone involved is in for a very, very late night.

Tags: Ashton GriffinHoyt CorkinsJoe Cassidy

Level: 8

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Give Me a Break

[user140525]
[user140525]
We're off on a 15-minute break. Hopefully the action will pick up when the players return.

Here's where things stand after level seven:

Ashton Griffin - 433,000
Hoyt Corkins - 402,500
Joe Cassidy - 214,500