Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration became one of this summer's most popular events at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The affordable buy-in attracted an astounding 6,803 entries, resulting in a total prize pool of $4,762,100. After two initial flights, the final day saw 341 players advancing.
A day full of eliminations whittled down to the final table, which included seasoned players like Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek and Craig Varnell. Moncek was responsible for knocking out several opponents at the final table, but ultimately finished in third place when his A c 9 c couldn't stand up to Price's K s Q c on a board of 6 h K h J h 9 s T s.
Price then began the decisive battle against Deniz Öney with a lead, which he gradually lost. The key moment in the heads-up came when Price doubled his stack with A d 9 s against Öney's K h 7 s, leaving Öney with less than a single big blind, and Price sealed his victory in the next hand.
Final Table Results of Event #81: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Summer Celebration
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1. |
Toby Price |
USA |
$500,000 |
|
2. |
Deniz Öney |
Germany |
$322,000 |
|
3. |
Michael Moncek |
USA |
$240,000 |
|
4. |
Spencer Gore |
USA |
$181,000 |
|
5. |
Craig Varnell |
USA |
$137,000 |
|
6. |
Mauro Sosa |
Argentina |
$105,000 |
|
7. |
James Murphey |
USA |
$81,000 |
|
8. |
Fabian Niederreiter |
Germany |
$63,000 |
|
9. |
Yibo Song |
China |
$50,000 |
Source: WSOP, WSOP Live
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