Vu Wins; Five-Handed ICM Deal
After the elimination of Dara Taherpour in sixth place, players revisited talks of an ICM deal.
Players were conveniently approaching a break and their chip counts were updated, which made reviewing a detailed ICM deal possible.
David Vu had recently regained the chip lead and crippled Ike Nlemchi after stacking off with A♥K♥ against Nlemchi's pocket kings. Vu turned the nut flush, which put him back in the table captain position before players revisited the ICM talks.
Chip Counts
Player | Stack | BB |
David Vu | 18,050,000 | 60 |
Erin Parisien | 7,375,000 | 25 |
Lorraine Widener | 6,425,000 | 21 |
Tim Bandini | 3,250,000 | 11 |
Ike Nlemchi | 1,150,000 | 4 |
After reviewing the numbers, every player was happy except for Tim Bandini. Bandini wanted more than his assigned value but eventually gave in to the deal. Adjusted payouts are below.
David Vu wins Event 2 of October Pokerfest at Texas Card House Houston! Vu had bought in directly once before he reentered after winning a $20 sweat. Vu beat out a field of 1,298 players and turned $220 into $25,450!
Day Two Payouts (adjusted for five-handed ICM Deal)
Prize pool: $207,680
1st | $25,450 |
2nd | $18,940 |
3rd | $18,010 |
4th | $13,975 |
5th | $9,870 |
6th | $5,680 |
7th | $4,730 |
8th | $3,920 |
9th | $3,240 |
10th-12th | $2,740 |
13th-15th | $2,290 |
16th-18th | $1,870 |
19th-21st | $1,610 |
22nd-24th | $1,350 |
25th-27th | $1,100 |
28th-36th | $960 |
37th-45th | $820 |
46th-54th | $690 |
55th-63rd | $580 |
64th-72nd | $510 |
73rd-90th | $450 |
91st-104th | $400 |
Double Bags (5) | $5,000 |
Day One Payouts | $20,240 |