Votre S19 World Poker Tour World Online Championships (WOC) on partypoker has crowned another winner and it was once more a player from Brazil who went all the way. Poker has been booming in the South American powerhouse and two contenders were in the mix for the final table of Event #03 WPT500. When the dust had settled after a short-lived final day, it was Pedro Cavalieri who emerged as the eventual winner.
He came out on top of a field of 2,295 entries and claimed the lions share of the $1,147,500 prize pool after cutting a heads-up deal with Austria's Thomas Hueber. Cavalieri entered the final table as the chip leader and remained in the top spot for the vast majority of the proceedings. His efforts were rewarded with a payday of $153,504 while Hueber claimed a consolation prize of $137,624.
Bernardo Soares a terminé à la troisième place tandis que les célèbres pros du poker bulgare Stoyan Obreshkov et Ognyan Dimov ont dû se contenter respectivement des cinquième et septième places.
Deux autres visages familiers de la scène internationale du poker ont été les deux premiers finalistes à partir. Stevan Chew a perdu un flip avec as-roi contre les valets de Silvio Costa. Peu de temps après, Maxi Lehmanski a touché le rail lorsque son as-neuf assorti s'est retrouvé deuxième derrière le roi-reine de Dimov.
L'affrontement qui a fortement influencé le résultat final a ensuite eu lieu juste après la première pause. Dans une bataille premier contre deuxième en jetons, Dimov a 4-bet coincé ses valets dans la poche des rois de Cavalieri et s'est retrouvé avec des miettes. Le Bulgare s'est fait sentir peu après, suivi de Samuel Kabelitz en sixième position.
Après une série de revers, Obreshkov était le plus petit tapis commun et a perdu un flip contre Hueber, qui est devenu le commandant en second. Cavalieri a dominé l'action avec une agressivité implacable pour s'éloigner davantage et y est arrivé avec dix-huit contre roi-reine pour éliminer Costa en quatrième position.
Three-handed play was a brief affair as Bernardo Soares three-bet jammed with ace-queen only for Hueber to isolate with ace-king behind and remain ahead thanks to his kicker advantage. Heads-up then started nearly even in chips and more than 70 big blinds deep, which prompted an ICM deal to soften the pay jump blow between Cavalieri and Hueber.
It was over soon after when the flopped two pair of Hueber with nine-six suited were counterfeited by pocket tens for an overpair, as the river paired up the board. Cavalieri earned the $10,000 on top that they were playing for and has been crowned as the newest WPT500 gagnant.
Final Result Event #03 WPT500:
1st Place: Pedro Cavalieri (Brazil) – $153,504*
2nd Place: Thomas Hueber (Austria) - $137,624*
3rd Place: Bernardo Soares (Brazil) - $80,309
4th Place: Silvio Costa (Portugal) - $53,241
5th Place: Stoyan Obreshkov (Bulgaria) - $36,219
6th Place: Samuel Kabelitz (Austria) - $27,618
7th Place: Ognyan Dimov (Bulgaria) - $21,383
8th Place: Maxi Lehmanski (Germany) - $16,950
9th Place: Stevan Chew (Australia) - $13,212
*includes heads-up deal of the final two players, who played for $10,000 au gagnant