Event 18: Wilson Outlasts Walsh

$1,000 + $60 +$200 Double Black Chip Bounty Semi-Turbo NLH

End of Level 22:  Blinds 8000/15000/15000 bb ante
Entrants: 71
Remaining: 2
Average: $710,000

Brock jams over a raise for his last 500,000 and puts Dan to thinking, eventually folding .

“Damn it,” he mutters as Brock shows him the .

Then, more chips for Brock when he check calls turn on a dynamic board with a weak showdown hand and is good. Walsh found a protection bet on the turn, but it was too weak at showdown after all. He pitches the in disappointment, as Brock shows on .

This pot gives Brock the lead back.

Then, the tournament could be over. They get it in on , and Dan is flummoxed. He has but Brock has . His tournament is saved, however, by the eight pairing and forcing a chop.

Dan gets in a min check raise in an interesting spot where Brock is unlikely to have much on – and gets a fold, but it might not be what he wanted, especially considering the ornate checking motion he gave before letting Brock bet.

Then, Dan has a huge double up opportunity, versus , but an ace on the river gives the preflop action all to Brock. Dan is crippled.

He fades his first all in, and manages surviving another hand.

Then, Brock shoves , and Dan calls it off with a suited connector.

The flop brings both pairs, but Brock leaves Dan dead to a gutter, turning trips. The river fills Wilson up, and it’s over, over on .

Dan played big, bounty taking pots and made a great run to heads-up.

Very strong run for Brock. The heads-up call with third pair on the understanding Dan likely had far too many bluffs was especially impressive, and part of what make him a worthy Bounty champ.

Congrats to both players!