The fifth tournament of the PGT Sprint festival, featuring a $10,500 buy-in, saw 61 entries. The prize pool soared to $610,000, with the top 9 players cashing in the event.
Soverel entered the official seven-player final table as the chipleader and strengthened his position in a pivotal moment during five-handed play. From the small blind, Soverel opened with 9 s 6 s, while Becker 3-bet from the big blind with A h K d. Soverel called, and on the flop 8 s 7 h 5 s, he hit a straight. The turn A d gave Becker top pair, an unfortunate turn of events for him. The river 2 s improved Soverel's hand to a flush. After Becker's bet, Soverel went all-in, which Becker called, ending his run in the tournament.
Heading into the heads-up against David Coleman, Soverel held a dominant 4:1 chip lead. Just two hands in, both players were all-in. Coleman had the edge with A h T s versus 8 d 7 d, but the river Q s J c 5 c 6 s 7 s gave Soverel a pair, sealing his victory.
Results Event #5: $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em PGT Sprint
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Winnings |
|
1. |
Sam Soverel |
USA |
$195,200 |
|
2. |
David Coleman |
USA |
$122,000 |
|
3. |
Kuan Han Lee |
USA |
$85,400 |
|
4. |
Nick Seward |
USA |
$61,000 |
|
5. |
Jeremy Becker |
USA |
$45,750 |
|
6. |
Michael Berk |
USA |
$33,550 |
|
7. |
Kent Stephens |
USA |
$24,400 |
|
8. |
Victoria Livschitz |
USA |
$24,400 |
|
9. |
Sam Laskowitz |
USA |
$18,300 |
Sources: PGT, X
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