Michael Gathy Wins Event No. 34 ($278,613)
Jun 21, '13
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 1,629
Players Eliminated:
4th: Sergey Rybachenko – $81,720
3rd: Yueqi Zhu – $113,358
2nd: Benjamin Reason – $172,252
Live Updates:
Sergey Rybachenko Eliminated in Fourth Place ($81,720)
Sergey Rybachenko raised to 80,000 under the gun and Michael Gathy raised to 175,000. Rybachenko reraised all in for 700,000 and Gathy called. The two players then revealed their cards.
Gathy: A
J
Rybachenko: Q
10
Board: K
94
68
Rybachenko was eliminated in fourth place and Gathy increased his chip lead to 3.2 million.
Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in Third Place ($113,358)
Michael Gathy raised to 85,000 and Yueqi Zhu called. The flop was dealt K96 and Gathy bet 90,000. Zhu raised all in and Gathy called. The two players then flipped over their hands.
Gathy: K5
Zhu: 109
Turn and River: 32
Zhu was eliminated in third place and Gathy won the hand to take a lead of 3.9 million into a heads-up final against Benjamin Reason (1,000,000).
Michael Gathy Wins Event No. 34 ($278,613) — Benjamin Reason Eliminated in Second Place ($172,252)
Benjamin Reason raised to 80,000 preflop on the button and Michael Gathy reraised to 180,000. Reason four-bet all-in for 905,000 and Gathy called. The two final players then flipped over their cards one last time.
Gathy: A9
Reason: KJ
Board: 9839A
Gathy won the pot and the tournament with trip nines. Reason was eliminated in second place and took home $172,252. Gathy won a gold bracelet and was awarded the top prize worth $278,613.
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Player Tags: Yueqi Zhu, Sergey Rybachenko, Benjamin Reason, Michael Gathy
