Event #15: $5,000 The Closer NLH Bounty Turbo
Day 2 Completed
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #15: $5,000 The Closer NLH Bounty Turbo
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 WSOP Paradise
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,190,000
Entries
238
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
37
Players Left
1
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
After two weeks of action on the felt here at the beautiful Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise has officially come to an end with Nick Schulman claiming victory in Event #15: $5,000 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em Bounty Turbo.
The final tournament of the series attracted 238 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,190,000. Schulman defeated Ren Lin in a short heads-up match to capture the first-place prize of $145,000 as well as the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
$5,000 The Closer NLH Bounty Turbo Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Schulman | United States | $145,000 |
| 2 | Ren Lin | China | $110,000 |
| 3 | Arkadiy Tsinis | Ukraine | $84,600 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $65,200 |
| 5 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | $50,800 |
| 6 | Shaun Deeb | United States | $39,400 |
| 7 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | $30,500 |
| 8 | Meir Meystel | United States | $23,400 |
| 9 | Sosia Jiang | New Zealand | $18,100 |
| 10 | Ebony Kenney | United States | $14,100 |
Winner's Reaction
As heads-up play began, Schulman's wife and daughter arrived on the rail just in time to witness him winning his sixth WSOP bracelet. When asked about what it means to have them present Schulman mentioned, "Got my family over there, love them so much. That was huge for me this trip. They usually don't travel with me but my little girl is old enough or what have you."
He continued, "Bringing them to The Bahamas was great, it's a special thing. I'm grateful for the life poker has afforded me and I'm 40 now so some perspective I suppose comes with that. We just had a really great trip, it was so fun. I accepted the bad days. I was thankful for the good days. And this is a really sweet way to close it out."
Day 2 Eliminations
Only 37 competitors returned for Day 2 action, all looking to close out the series on a high note. The tournament's structure set a quick pace, with the remaining field that started the day nearly cut in half within the first few levels. Even after the two-table redraw, players continued to get eliminated at a rapid-fire rate.
Many familiar faces returned for one last chance at winning a piece of WSOP hardware before heading home. Those who made deep runs but ultimately fell short of capping off the series with a final table were Artur Martirosian (28th), Michael Acevedo (23rd), Daniel Zack (19th), Georgios Sotiropoulos (14th) and Hossein Ensan (12th).
Ebony Kenney, the Day 2 chip leader heading into the day, navigated her way to the ten-handed final table but was eliminated in tenth. She was involved in a double knockout that saw the other female at the final table, Sosia Jiang, exit in ninth.
Poker's Elite Go Toe-to-Toe
With a total of 22 bracelets combined among the final seven players, the stage was set for some of the biggest names in the poker world to battle it out. In what would prove to be a dream final table lineup, it was clear that the bracelet and the legacy were more important than the remaining prize pool.
Schulman entered the final table second in chips and showed no signs of slowing down. He started by knocking out Samuel Mullur and Shaun Deeb in seventh and sixth places, respectively, when they were both down to just a couple of big blinds.
Next to fall was Santhosh Suvarna in fifth when he got it all in with queen-ten against Schulman's jack-eight. Schulman found an eight on the turn to propel himself atop the counts four-handed.
Shortly after Daniel Negreanu exited in fourth courtesy of Lin, Schulman found his next victim in Arkadiy Tsinis. He won a crucial flip with ace-queen against Tsinis' pocket treys to give him nearly a two-to-one chip advantage entering heads-up play.
It only took a few hands for Schulman to be crowned a winner, with him extending his lead right out of the gate. In the final hand of play, Lin was left with less than ten big blinds and got it all in with queen-eight against Schulman's ace-king, which proved to be best.
After winning his second no-limit hold'em bracelet in 2024, Schulman was asked to what he attributes his success in the format to this year. He explained, "No-Limit wise, I mean I really do love the game. I think being more willing to just accept things out of my control and just try to better myself. Really all the cliches you can think of kind of help. But then poker's so sick because you never know, maybe were just getting lucky. So I'm just trying to take it one day at a time."
That wraps up coverage of the $5,000 The Closer NLH Bounty Turbo here at the 2024 WSOP Paradise. Be sure to follow PokerNews for future events all around the globe.
Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Nick Schulman moved all in from the small blind for Ren Lin's stack of 2,375,000. After mulling over his decision, Lin made the call to put himself at risk.
Ren Lin: Q♠8♥ 
Nick Schulman: A♣K♣
Schulman had the best of it with his ace-king, but Lin had two live cards to try and double up. The board ran out 3♠5♣4♥9♦7♣ and the ace-high of Schulman was still best, eliminating Lin in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,900,000
2,600,000
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2,600,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Ren Lin limped on the button and Nick Schulman checked his big blind option.
Schulman checked the 4♣K♦5♦ flop and called after Lin fired 250,000. Another check from Schulman followed the 2♣ turn, with Lin sliding out a bet of 600,000.
Schulman called and the dealer flipped over the 7♥ river. Both players opted to check it down, with Schulman tabling Q♣7♣ for a pair of sevens.
Lin could only muck his cards, as Schulman extended his heads-up chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,300,000
2,325,000
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2,325,000 |
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2,600,000
-2,325,000
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-2,325,000 |
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Level 32
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Ren Lin folded on the button, and Nick Schulman raised from the small blind to put Arkadiy Tsinis all in for his stack of 2,350,000. After giving it a quick thought, Tsinis made the call.
Arkadiy Tsinis: 3♠3♥
Nick Schulman: A♠Q♦
It was a flip with Tsinis in front with his pocket treys, but at risk. Tsinis stayed in the lead after the J♠10♦10♣ flop, but Schulman picked up counterfeit outs, and a Broadway straight draw. The 6♠ on the turn added a few extra counterfeit outs, but the K♥ on the river gave Schulman a Broadway straight, to take the pot and knock out Tsinis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,975,000
2,275,000
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2,275,000 |
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4,925,000
-475,000
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-475,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
One hand after being left with half a big blind, Daniel Negreanu was forced all in and at risk once Ren Lin opened to 400,000.
Daniel Negreanu: 5♣4♥
Ren Lin: K♣J♦
Lin was the only one to catch a piece of the Q♦7♣K♠10♥2♠ runout, making top pair and sending Negreanu to the rail in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,400,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu moved all in from under the gun before Ren Lin shoved for slightly less on his left.
Ren Lin: 10♠10♦
Daniel Negreanu: A♠8♥
Negreanu told Lin that he could feel an ace coming, but the 2♠7♠J♦4♠K♥ runout left him empty and saw Lin hold to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,200,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
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4,700,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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1,800,000
-2,140,000
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-2,140,000 |
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100,000
-2,400,000
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-2,400,000 |
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Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Nick Schulman moved all in from under the gun for 1,900,000 and Daniel Negreanu reshoved in the small blind to isolate.
Nick Schulman: A♦10♦
Daniel Negreanu: K♥J♦
The flop came 5♣A♠6♠ with Schulman pairing his ace to pull ahead even further. The K♣ turn gave Negreanu some hope but the 6♣ river saw the pot being pushed Schulman's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,200,000
2,400,000
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2,400,000 |
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2,500,000
-1,100,000
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-1,100,000 |
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Level 31
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Action folded to Ren Lin in the small blind, and he raised all in for his stack of 1,350,000. Nick Schulman in the big blind used two time extensions, before making the call to put Lin at risk.
Ren Lin: K♦3♠
Nick Schulman: Q♠9♥
Lin was in front with his king high, and once the board ran out K♥6♦J♠Q♥6♠ he improved to two pair, kings and sixes, to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000
1,250,000
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1,250,000 |
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1,800,000
-1,800,000
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-1,800,000 |
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