| Buy-In: | $1,365 + $135 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $973,245 |
| Entrants: | 713 |
After a 3-hour long heads-up battle with Jacobo Fernandez, David Singer has claimed the title in the $1,500 pot-limit hold'em event.
First, Singer doubled up when, from the button, Fernandez min-raised to 80,000 and Singer popped it to 240,000 total. Fernandez then moved Singer all-in for 800,000. Singer called and his A
K
was racing against Fernandez's 55. The board came K
A1084 and Singer had won a 1.7 million chip race, putting Fernandez on his back foot for the first time in many hours of play.
The final dagger came on the very next hand: 7536 read the board when Singer put out a bet of 50,000. Fernandez wasted no time in raising to 180,000, but was clearly unhappy when Singer moved all-in for all of Fernandez's remaining chips. After a long period of deliberation, Fernandez called, revealing his 7
3. His suspiscions were confirmed, however, when Singer turned over Q4 for a straight. The river was the J and David Singer threw his fist into the air in celebration.
Jacobo Fernandez earns $136,643 for his runner up finish, and David Singer takes home $214,131 along with his coveted first bracelet.
Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000
Players Left: 2
Chip Leaders:
Jacobo Fernandez - 1,400,000
David Singer - 750,000
Eliminations: None
Storylines:
Blinds: 12,000 - 24,000
Players Left: 2
Chip Leaders:
Jacobo Fernandez - 1,200,000
David Singer - 950,000
Eliminations: None
Storylines:
It's been a back and forth battle with neither player giving up much. Fernandez has taken the lead, but it's only a 10 big blind swing.
Both players are playing very close to the vest and hardly any hands have been shown down. Most pots have been minimal and the average preflop raise has been just over a minraise. Despite the tempting odds, both players are patiently waiting for the right moment. If anybody remembers David Singer's heads up match with Kido Pham at Caesar's Palace last October, you know we could be in for a long night.
The remaining two players are now back from the dinner break. The blinds are now 12,000 - 24,000, giving each player roughly 40 big blinds.
Shuffle up and deal.
After a quick double up shortly before the break, David Singer is now leading Jacobo Fernandez. Here are the current chip counts:
David Singer - 1,150,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 1,000,000
The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break until 9:15.
Blinds: 10,000 - 20,000
Players Left: 2
Chip Leaders:
Greg Alston Eliminated in Third Place ($82,725)
Greg Alston raised to 34,000 and Jacobo Fernandez put him all in for his last 100,000 or so . Alston made the call and showed down pocket jacks, which was well ahead of Fernandez and his pocket eights. Unfortunately for Alston, the board came K7689 and he was eliminated in third place, earning $82,725.
Jacobo Fernandez Dominates Early Heads Up Play
In a span of just a few hands, Jacobo Fernandez came over the top of five David Singer bets, each time succesfully getting Singer to lay his hand down. These hands cost Singer nearly 75 percent of his stack, and on the next hand, he got it all in.
David Singer Doubles Up - Fades 14 Outs
On a flop of Q72, Singer once again led for 25,000, and once again, Fernandez came over the top, this time to 100,000. After a brief deliberation, Singer moved all in and Fernandez quickly called with 83 for a flush draw. Singer showed down K2 and was a bit surprised to be in the lead. The turn and river came 99 and Singer dodged a few bullets to double up to just over 600,000.
Blinds: 8,000 - 16,000
Players Left: 3
Chip Leaders:
Eliminations: Zachary King (7th Place), Joe Tehan (6th Place), Russ Harriman (5th Place), Robert Lipkin (4th Place)
Storylines:
The short stacks finally succumbed in level 18 as Zach King, Russ Harriman, Robert Lipkin and Joe Tehan hit the rail.
Big Hands:
Zachary King Eliminated in Seventh Place ($34,063)
With just over 80,000 in his stack, Zachary King was forced to make his move against Greg Alston. Unfortunately for the young online pro, his A8 ran into the AA of Alston. King failed to catch any miracles as the board came down K1099J to eliminate him in seventh place.
Russ Harriman Sucks Out on Joe Tehan
Joe Tehan has been taking abuse all day, and it continued even further when Russ Harriman shoved from the button. Tehan snap called from the small blind showing AJ and was pleased to see Harriman's 98. But the board came J106Q4 and Harriman hit a straight to double up to around 105,000.
Joe Tehan Eliminated in Sixth Place ($43,796)
Joe Tehan got the rest of his short stack in with J10 against the pocket nines of David Singer. The flop of AQ2 gave him some extra outs, but the turn and river came 87 to brick out, sending Tehan to the rail in a disappointed sixth place. Tehan earns $43,796 for his efforts.
Russ Harriman Eliminated in Fifth Place ($55,474)
Harriman had been hovering around the 100,000 chip mark for quite some time before picking up pocket queens. The small all-in amount made it too easy for Greg Alston and he made the call with AJ. The board rolled out A3255 and Harriman made his exit $55,474 richer.
Not too bad for his second career cash.
Robert Lipkin Eliminated in Fourth Place ($67,640)
After being relatively quiet the entire day, Robert Lipkin decided to make a move at the wrong time and his 75 ran into the pocket jacks of David Singer. The board didn't even come close to Lipkin's hand and he was eliminated in fourth place, leaving the remaining three players to battle for the bracelet.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Left: 7
Chip Leaders:
Greg Alston Sucks Out To Double Up6 against David Singer's AQ. The board rolled out A92410 and Sugar Bear was busted in eighth place, earning $26,764. 
Tehan Takes Some From King65 and King continued with a bet of 37,000. Tehan called and the turn was the 10. This time around, Tehan bet 45,000 and King thought for a bit before calling. The river was the K and Tehan bet almost enough to put King all in. King thought for a long while, then decided to fold and save his remaining 84,000. 
David Singer Doubles Up.... Twice53 Greg Alston put David Singer all in for just under 70,000 and Singer made the call, showing AQ. Alston turned over JJ and failed to catch his two-outer when the turn and river came 103. That pot brought Singer up to 162,000, which he used for his next double up a few hands later.Singer raised it up to 22,000 under the gun and got a call from Al Barbieri on the button. The flop came down Q32 and Singer bet 40,000. Barbieri called and the 8 hit the turn. This time Singer moved all in for about 100,000 and Barbieri called, turning over KQ, which was behind to Singer's pocket aces. The A on the river didn't change anything and Singer doubled up once again to about 325,000.
Singer Gives Some Back
Singer vaulted into second place with his two double ups, but gave some of it back on a hand with Greg Alston. Alston raised to 27,000 preflop and Singer made the call in the big blind. The flop came A94 and both players checked. The turn was the J and Singer led for another 27,000. Alston moved all in for another 113,000 and Singer took a few moments before letting his hand go.
Zachary "CKingUSC" CKing Doubles Up
With a rail that included online notables Vivek "psyduck" Rajkumar, Shaun Deeb and Chris "cdbr3799" Dombrowksi, Zachary Clark had been getting anxious to get his chips in the middle. A situation finally presented itself after a series of preflop raises with Russ Harriman and King's pocket jacks held up against Harriman's pocket nines to keep him in contention with 170,000.
Glen "Miss Pretty" Bean Eliminated in Ninth Place ($19,646)
Glen Bean hung around on the short stack for quite some time before being forced to get it in with J-8 against Zachary Kings's A-Q. Bean caught an eight on the flop to give him some hope, but an ace on the river sent him packing. Bean earned $19,646 for his efforts.
Blinds: 4,000 - 8,000
Players Left: 9
Chip Leaders:
Eliminations: None
Storylines:
Joe Tehan has fallen from the chip leader position after losing several early confrontations, most notably with Al "SugarBear" Barbieri.
Big Hands:
Joe Tehan Falters Early
Play has been relatively cautious, but on hand no. 5, Joe Tehan raised to 20,000 and Greg Alston made the call on the button. The flop came J97 and Tehan checked. Alston bet 26,000 and Tehan made the call. The turn was the 6 and Tehan checked once again. This time, Alston fired out 41,000 and Tehan was forced to muck his hand.
Jacobo Fernandez Defends His Blinds
It seems like blinds will be tough to steal from new chip leader Jacobo Fernandez. Each time someone has raised him, he has come over the top to shut it down.
Al Barbieri Wins a Monster Pot
In the first real showdown of the day, Al Barbieri limped in early position and Joe Tehan reraised to 28,000 from the small blind. Barbieri decided to call and both players saw a flop of KQ6. Tehan checked, and Barbieri bet 40,000. Tehan then check raised to 102,000 and Barbieri just called. The turn put three diamonds on the board when it came the 4 and Tehan decided to check. Barbieri instantly went all in for 153,000, and Tehan frustratedly mucked his cards. Barbieri showed pocket aces with the A as he took the pot.
After the hand, Barbieri was up to around 425,000 and Tehan was down to 265,000.
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