David Valcourt-Dube Dominates, Captures 50/50 Bounty Title For $4,405
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Early Thursday morning, at the World Cup of Cards inside Playground Poker Club, David Valcourt-Dube collected his 16th bounty when he eliminated his final opponent. Valcourt-Dube topped a field of 260 en route to the Event #13: NL Hold'em Bounty title and a first-place prize of $4,405.
Once four-handed, the final four players agreed to an ICM based chop, leaving $300 and the trophy to play for. Here is a look at how the final table prize money was distributed:
| 1 | David Valcourt-Dube | $4,405 | ||
| 2 | Martin Nguyen | $3,285 | ||
| 3 | Garry Thompson | $3,445 | ||
| 4 | Bruno Visotzky-Bernier | $3,475 | ||
| 5 | Charan Malhotra | $1,710 | ||
| 6 | Rong Xu | $1,290 | ||
| 7 | Samuel Derosby-Tremblay | $970 | ||
| 8 | Tina Howie | $720 | ||
| 9 | Kuong Kuoch | $540 | ||
| 10 | Bichr Awad | $410 |
On the final hand of the night, Martin Nguyen shoved on the button and Valcourt-Dube called. Nguyen was in big trouble with 
, behind Valcourt-Dube's 
. The board ran out 
and Valcourt-Dube's queen-high held.
Garry Thompson fell to Valcourt-Dube in third when his 
was out drawn by Valcourt-Dube's . Bruno Visotzky-Bernier was another victim of Valcourt-Dube. Visotzky-Bernier shoved preflop with 
and was called by Valcourt-Dube with an ace. Valcourt paired his ace on the flop and Visotzky-Bernier busted in fourth.
Fifth-place finisher Charan Malhotra fell to Garry Thompson in unfortunate fashion. All-in preflop with the best of it, holding 
to Thompson's 
, Malhotra seen his tournament life slip away with each passing card. The board ran out 
, giving Thompson a flush.
Rong Xu was eliminated soon after being crippled by Malhotra. Malhotra shoved all-in preflop with 
and Xu called with 
. The board ran out 
and Malhotra spiked a deuce to double through. A couple hands later, Xu was all-in and was called by David Valcourt-Dube's 
. Xu was ahead and needed to hold. Unfortunately Valcourt-Dube rivered a straight on a 
board and Xu was knocked out.
Samuel Derosby-Tremblay departed in seventh. The last woman standing, Tina Howie's deep run ended in eighth, and Valcourt-Dube's first bounty at the final table came from the elimination of Kuong Kuoch in ninth.
The final table got underway with a boom. A massive preflop, three-way all-in boosted Bruno Visotzky-Bernier into the chip lead. Bichr Awad shoved, Thompson moved all-in over the top, and Visotzky-Bernier called all-in. Visotzky-Bernier was way ahead with 
, up against the of Thompson, and Awad's 
. The board ran out 
and Visotzky-Bernier scooped the entire pot, busting Awad, and doubling through Thompson.
The very popular event at Playground gathered a notable crowd. Event #3 winner Dave S made the money, bowing out in 18th place for $280, and Multiple NL Quantum flight qualifier David Cadoche earned the first payout, busting in 27th for $190.
Some notables failing to make the money include Jonathan Bussieres, Kathy Sawers, Rodney Ramalho, Charles La Boissonniere, Jason Conforti, and Andrew Boujaoude.
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