Charles Sylvestre Wins Event No. 3 ($491,360)
Jun 02, '13
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 3,164
Players Eliminated:
3rd: William Guerrero – $215,107
2nd: Seth Berger – $303,952
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William Guerrero Eliminated in Third Place (215,107)
Charles Sylvestre raised to 100,000 on the button preflop and William Guerrero reraised all in from the small blind for close to 1 million. Sylvestre called and they flipped over their cards.
Guerrero was in the lead with pocket nines and he was ahead of the A
4
held by Sylvestre. The board was dealt A6
455
and Sylvestre won the hand with a higher two pair than Guerrero, who was eliminated in third place. This set up a heads-up final between Sylvestre (4,600,000) and Seth Berger (4,892,000).
Charles Sylvestre Wins Event No. 3 ($491,360) — Seth Berger Eliminated in Second Place ($303,952)
Early in the heads-up final Charles Sylvestre raised to 150,000 from the button and Seth Berger called. The flop was dealt AK3 and Sylvestre bet 225,000. Berger called and then he checked a brick on the turn. Sylvestre fired out 500,000 and Berger called once more.
The river delivered the 8 and Sylvestre moved all in. Berger called all in but he mucked his cards when Sylvestre flipped over AJ. Berger was eliminated in second place, good for $303,952. That made Sylvestre the champion of Event No. 3 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Re-entry) and he was awarded $491,360 and a gold bracelet.
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Player Tags: Seth Berger, William Guerrero
