02-25-2010 13:11 UTC-12

It's All About the Bounties, Baby

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This isn't your average no limit hold'em tournament. The addition of $5,000 bounties for every elimination and the $100,000 prize for accumulating the most bounties changes the players' strategies. Scott Seiver wiped out his entire table in the first round, earning six bounties. That put him in the lead for the most-deadly-player race. But now he's the shortest stack at the table. Chipping up enough to be able to earn another bounty or two has to be on Seiver's mind. Though each player's $5,000 bounty is small in comparison to the $450,000 payday for the winner, the $100,000 prize is more than enough to effect ICM calculations.