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David Singontiko Wins $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-or-Better at 2011 World Series of Poker

Captures First Bracelet and $268,000

by Brian Pempus  |  Published: Jul 03, 2011  |  

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Credit: WSOPDavid Singontiko is a perfect one-for-one in World Series of Poker events. The 21-year-old Californian won the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better Friday evening (the first event he has ever played) at the 2011 WSOP.

The amateur poker player beat out one of the most inexperienced final tables of the summer en route to capturing the piece of poker hardware and the $268,000 first place prize.

The field was massive yet again for this event, as 946 players turned out to compete in one of the Series’ most unique tournaments.

Here are the elimination hands as featured in Card Player’s live updates:

John Reiss Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,063)

John Reiss raised to 84,000 from under the gun, Jeffrey Gibraltar reraised to 150,000, Reiss moved all in and Gibraltar called.

Reiss: AHeart Suit 7Spade Suit 7Club Suit 2Diamond Suit
Gibraltar: AClub Suit KSpade Suit JClub Suit 4Club Suit

The board came KClub Suit 9Diamond Suit 5Spade Suit 10Spade Suit 9Spade Suit, giving Gibraltar top pair on the flop to win the pot. John Reiss was the first one eliminated in 9th place ($20,063).

Robert Campbell Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,746)

David Singontiko raised the small blind to 75,000 before the flop, Robert Campbell moved all in from the big blind and Singontiko called.

Campbell: AHeart Suit 5Club Suit 4Spade Suit 2Club Suit
Singontiko: JDiamond Suit 9Heart Suit 5Heart Suit 4Club Suit

The board came JClub Suit 3Heart Suit 2Diamond Suit KSpade Suit ASpade Suit, giving Singontiko the wheel on the river to scoop the pot. Robert Campbell was eliminated in 8th place ($25,746).

Cliff Kettinger Eliminated in 7th Place ($33,396)Cliff Kettinger

David Singontiko raised to 49,000 before the flop, Cliff Kettinger reraised to 159,000, Singontiko four-bet shoved and Kettinger called all in.

Singontiko: ASpade Suit 7Spade Suit 5Diamond Suit 2Heart Suit
Kettinger: AHeart Suit AClub Suit 9Club Suit 2Club Suit

The board came 8Heart Suit 4Club Suit 2Diamond Suit 6Diamond Suit 6Heart Suit, giving Singontiko a straight and the nut-low to scoop the pot. Cliff Kettinger was eliminated in 7th place ($33,396).

Marco Oliveira Eliminated in 6th Place ($43,830)

Jeffrey Gibraltar raised 75,000 before the flop, Marco Oliveira shoved and Gibraltar called all in.

Gibraltar: ASpade Suit 8Spade Suit 6Spade Suit 2Club Suit
Oliveira: ADiamond Suit 7Club Suit 3Spade Suit 2Diamond Suit

The board came QSpade Suit 9Diamond Suit 4Diamond Suit 10Spade Suit 8Heart Suit, giving Gibraltar a pair of eights to scoop the pot. Marco Oliveira was eliminated in 6th place ($43,830).

Thomas Scarber Eliminated in 5th Place ($58,235)

Thomas Scarber opened the pot for 105,000 before the flop, David Singontiko shoved and Scarber called all in.

Singontiko : AHeart Suit 5Club Suit 4Club Suit 3Spade Suit
Scarber: KSpade Suit KDiamond Suit 6Club Suit 3Diamond Suit

The board came AClub Suit JDiamond Suit 10Club Suit 2Diamond Suit 4Spade Suit, giving Singontiko top pair on the flop to crack Scarber’s kings and win the pot. Thomas Scarber was eliminated in 5th place ($58,235).

Igor Sharaskin Eliminated in 4th Place ($78,413)Igor Sharaskin

Igor Sharaskin opened the pot for 80,000 from under the gun and David Singontiko called.

The flop came QClub Suit 6Spade Suit 3Heart Suit, Singontiko checked, Sharaskin bet 125,00, Singontiko check-raised all in and Sharaskin called all in.

Singontiko: AHeart Suit 10Diamond Suit 3Diamond Suit 2Diamond Suit
Sharaskin: ASpade Suit 5Spade Suit 4Spade Suit 2Club Suit

The turn and river were the 6Diamond Suit and the 3Spade Suit, giving Singontiko trips on the turn to win the pot. Igor Sharaskin was eliminated in 4th place ($78,413).

Jeffrey Gibraltar Eliminated in 3rd Place ($107,148)

Jeffrey Gibraltar button-raised to 130,000 before the flop, David Singontiko reraised the size of the pot to 415,000 from the big blind and Gibraltar called.

The flop came 9Heart Suit 6Club Suit 3Spade Suit, Gibraltar got it all in and Singontiko called.

Gibraltar: AHeart Suit KHeart Suit 3Heart Suit 2Spade Suit
Singontiko: ASpade Suit 10Diamond Suit 9Spade Suit 3Diamond Suit

The turn and river were the 9Club Suit and the KDiamond Suit, giving Singontiko a full house to scoop the pot. Jeffrey Gibraltar was eliminated in 3rd place ($107,148) and David Singontiko took the chip lead against Michal Yee going into heads-up play.

Michael Yee

Michael Yee Eliminated in 2nd Place ($165,346)

Just minutes after heads up play began, Michael Yee was all in before the flop for 325,000 against chip leader David Singontiko.

Yee: KSpade Suit QClub Suit 5Spade Suit 3Club Suit
Singontiko: ADiamond Suit 10Diamond Suit 8Club Suit 5Heart Suit

The board came JSpade Suit 8Spade Suit 7Club Suit 6Heart Suit 10Heart Suit, giving Singontiko two pair to win the pot.

Michael Yee was eliminated in 2nd place ($165,346) while David Singontiko wins the gold bracelet in Event #51 and the $268,235 grand prize.

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