Dimitar Danchev Wins 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main EventBulgarian Earns $1,859,000 And Takes Early Lead In Player Of The Year Race |
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Dimitar Danchev
Danchev entered the final table as the second shortest stack, but he survived to three handed play and then built his stack before making it heads-up with a 2-to-1 deficit to American pro Joel Micka. Danchev was able to double up, winning a key race when his 22
outran the A
K
of Micka on a Q
6
3
8
10
board.
Danchev extended his lead, and on the final hand all of the money went in preflop with Micka holding 44
and Danchev the A
Q
. The board ran out A
6
2
10
7
to send the final pot to Danchev, securing him the title and all that came with it. Micka earned $1,190,000 and 1,900 Player of the Year points for his runner-up showing, putting him solidly into second place in the POY race in the early goings.
Jerry Wong went into the final table as the chip leader, but eventually hit the rail in third place with $725,000. Other notables at the final table included recent World Poker Tour Montreal main event champion Jonathan Roy (4th – $560,000), Owen Crowe (5th – $435,000) and Yann Dion (7th – $230,000).
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at this final table:
Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
1 | Dimitar Danchev | $1,859,000 | 2280 |
2 | Joel Micka | $1,190,000 | 1900 |
3 | Jerry Wong | $725,000 | 1520 |
4 | Jonathan Roy | $560,000 | 1140 |
5 | Owen Crowe | $435,000 | 950 |
6 | Andrey Shatilov | $325,000 | 760 |
7 | Yann Dion | $230,000 | 570 |
8 | Joao Nogueira | $165,900 | 380 |
Photo courtesy of PokerStars/Neil Stoddart.