Cesar Garcia Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $2,000 No-Limit Hold'emSpaniard Tops Field of 1,419 First Gold Bracelet and $447,739 |
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Cesar Garcia has won event no. 23 at the 2016 World Series of Poker, a $2,000 no-limit hold’em event. The 27-year-old from Spain topped a field of 1,419 entries to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $447,739.
“For me, this is a dream," Garcia told WSOP.com after the win. "It’s the most important thing you can do in the poker world. I am really proud. I love the series; the place, the people. I am really happy to win. It is like a dream come true for me.”
Garcia came into the final table as the chip leader and outlasted some tough competition in Anthony Spinella (9th – $34,188), Thiago Nishijima (8th – $44,478), Craig Varnell (7th – $58,569) and Craig McCorkell (6th – $78,053).
The event was only scheduled to last three days, but play was halted late on Friday evening with only two players remaining, setting up a heads-up showdown on day four. Viliyan Petleshkov held the lead with 8,715,000 in chips to Garcia’s 5,480,000.
The two returned at 1:00 PM local time on Saturday and played only 19 hands before it was all over. Garcia was able to find a double up to take the lead and ran with it from there.
On the final hand Garcia limped from the button with blinds of 100,000 – 200,000 with an ante of 30,000. Petleshkov made it 600,000 to go. Garcia then moved all in and after some thought Petleshkov made the call for 5,140,000 with the K
J
. Garcia was ahead with the A6
.
The board ran out 4
4378 and Garcia’s ace was enough to win the pot and the title, sending Petleshkov to the rail as the runner-up with $276,660.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at this final table:
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points |
| 1 | Cesar Garcia | $447,739 | 960 |
| 2 | Viliyan Petleshkov | $276,660 | 800 |
| 3 | Yuriy Boyko | $198,185 | 640 |
| 4 | Adrian Buckley | $143,598 | 480 |
| 5 | Kamel Mokhammad | $105,253 | 400 |
| 6 | Craig McCorkell | $78,053 | 320 |
| 7 | Craig Varnell | $58,569 | 240 |
| 8 | Thiago Nishijima | $44,478 | 160 |
| 9 | Anthony Spinella | $34,188 | 80 |
For more coverage from the summer series, visit the 2016 WSOP landing page complete with a full schedule, news, player interviews and event recaps.
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