WPTDeepStacks Hollywood

WPTDeepStacks Hollywood at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, drew 1,404 entries, the fourth-largest in WPTDeepStacks history. After five days of action, Edwards Muñiz emerged victorious for the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood title and a first-place payday of $228,717, which includes a seat into the WPTDeepStacks Championship in April.

Résultats de la table finale
1st: Edwards Muñiz – $228,717*
2nd: Jason Block - $159,206
3rd: Peter Fellows - $103,316
4th: Brian Metter - $76,627
5th: Trung Pham - $57,739
6th: Howard Mash - $46,596
7th: Alcides Gomez - $38,348
8th: Justin Bianco - $30,276
9th: Aaron Rosenthal - $22,571

* First-prize amount includes a $3,000 prize package with the winner’s seat into the Season XVIII WPTDeepStacks Championship, which will be held in April at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, the 38-year-old lawyer plays poker recreationally and while he had planned to play in the Day 1C flight on Saturday, a change in his work schedule led to his arriving at the Seminole Hard Rock a day earlier to take part in the Day 1B field on Friday.

It was a crazy week. I was actually supposed to be taking a deposition in Jacksonville on Friday," said Muñiz after his win. "I was driving from Tampa to Jacksonville and I was on the Interstate when I got a call that the case settled, so I didnt have to take the deposition anymore, but I had already packed and my plan was to come down here afterward, so I just came down a day early."

Now playing on Friday in the Day 1B flight instead, a late surge from Muñiz changed the course of the entire tournament.

"It was a relatively normal day until about 20 minutes left in the last level where J'ai gagné un énorme flip et alors refroidi le chip leader, so I went from a below-average stack to the chip lead of the whole flight. From there, I've just been insanely lucky."

With a big stack in the bag and a free Saturday on deck, instead of playing the Day 1C flight as he had originally intended, Muñiz jumped in a Big O side event, despite not being all that familiar with the game. He wound up chopping the tournament three-handed and as the chip leader, he was the official winner.

"Killing time by playing poker and watching football is not a bad way to spend a Saturday. I was sure that that was the peak of the poker trip, until today happened."

When Day 2 began on Sunday, he was 9th in chips of the returning 273 players. That field was whittled down to the final table of nine players by night's end and Muñiz was still in the hunt, albeit last in chips.

"I came in last in chips today, so my strategy had to be very different because my position changed throughout. I got some good luck early that allowed me to build and get some momentum and play a more normal game. I could take advantage of the spots that I had and everything just went really well. I won my first flip and my last flip and you've got to run good in those spots. "

Il a rapidement grimpé dans le décompte des jetons, marquant la première élimination à la table finale. À partir de là, il a progressivement progressé, remportant des mains clés contre d'autres gros tapis pour se retirer, marquant finalement des éliminations consécutives dans des mains consécutives pour clôturer le match.

"I still can't believe it," a humble Muñiz concluded. "I can't even process it. It's been a magical few days."

Muñiz also jumps to second place in the WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year race. The WPTDeepStacks POY package includes a $10,000 passport to be used at global WPT events along with up to four nights of accommodation at select WPTDeepStacks properties. Second place in the WPTDS Player of the Year standings earns a $3,500 passport and third place takes home a $1,500 passeport.

"Regarding the WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year race, it's something I'm definitely going to look into. It sounds like a great opportunity."

Félicitations à Edwards Muñiz pour être devenu champion WPTDeepStacks !

Photographie par Melissa Haereiti / PokerPhotoArchive

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On the first hand of heads-up play, Jason Block (pictured right) limps on the button. Edwards Muñiz (pictured left) raises to 1,500,000 from the big blind, Block reraises all in for about 10,100,000 and Muñiz calls.

Bloc: Muñiz :

Le flop arrive , donnant l'avantage à Muñiz avec une paire de rois.

Votre Le tour ne change rien, laissant Block avec seulement deux retraits pour survivre.

La rivière est la , ending Blocks tournament with a runner-up showing for $159,206.

Edwards Muñiz wins WPTDeepStacks Hollywood for $228,717!

Un récapitulatif de l'événement sera publié plus tard dans la soirée.

Peter Fellows (pictured) raises all in for 2,900,000 from the button and Edwards Muñiz calls from the small blind.

Camarades: Muñiz :

Le tableau arrive , aucune aide pour Fellows, terminant son parcours à la troisième place.

Edwards Muñiz – 32,000,000
Jason Block - 10,100,000
Peter Fellows - Éliminé en 3e place ($103,316)

Brian Metter (pictured) raises all in for about 4,200,000 from the small blind and Edwards Muñiz calls from the big blind.

Mètre : Muñiz :

Le tableau est épuisé , donnant à Muñiz une quinte de valet pour éliminer Metter à la quatrième place.

Edwards Muñiz – 29,000,000
Brian Metter - Éliminé en 4e place ($76,627)

Brian Metter (photo ci-dessous) limpe depuis la petite blind et Edwards Muñiz (photo ci-dessus) check son option.

Ils checkent au tour d'un board where Metter bets 400,000. Muñiz raises to 1,800,000 and Metter calls.

La rivière est la , Metter checks, Muñiz bets 7,000,000 and Metter tanks for several minutes before he calls.

Muñiz montre for a wheel, Metter mucks and Muñiz wins the big pot pour augmenter son avance.

Edwards Muñiz – 24,000,000
Brian Metter - 2,450,000

Niveau 36 commence avec des stores de 200,000-400,000 avec une grosse blind ante de 400,000. The average stack is about 10,500,000 (26 (b).

Places assises 1: Peter Fellows – 10,700,000 (27 b)
Places assises 2: Brian Metter - 9,500,000 (24 b)
Places assises 3: Edwards Muñiz - 12,600,000 (32 b)
Places assises 4: Jason Block - 9,300,000 (23 b)

1st: $228,717*
2nd: $159,206
3rd: $103,316
4e: $76,627

5e: Trung Pham - $57,739
6e: Howard Mash - $46,596
7e: Alcides Gomez - $38,348
8e: Justin Bianco - $30,276
9e: Aaron Rosenthal - $22,571

* First-prize amount includes a $3,000 prize package with the winner’s seat into the Season XVIII WPTDeepStacks Championship, which will be held in April at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

Les joueurs sont sur une 20-minute de pause.

When play resumes the blinds will be 200,000-400,000 avec une grosse blind ante de 400,000.

Places assises 1: Peter Fellows – 10,700,000 (27 b)
Places assises 2: Brian Metter - 9,500,000 (24 b)
Places assises 3: Edwards Muñiz - 12,600,000 (32 b)
Places assises 4: Jason Block - 9,300,000 (23 b)

Brian Metter raises to 650,000 from the button and Jason Block (pictured) calls from the big blind.

Ils checkent au tour d'un board where Block check-calls 575,000 from Metter.

La rivière est la and Block check-calls 1,100,000.

Metter montre pour les valets et les sept, mais Block l'enlève avec pour les rois et les cinq.

Jason Block – 8,300,000
Brian Metter - 9,800,000

Trung Pham raises all in for about 2,000,000 from the button and Jason Block reshoves from the small blind for just a bit more.

Pham : Bloc:

Le tableau est épuisé , donnant des rois et des deux en bloc pour éliminer Pham à la cinquième place.

Jason Block – 4,900,000
Trung Pham - Éliminé en 5e place ($57,739)

Peter Fellows (pictured) raises all in for 4,975,000 from the cutoff and Trung Pham calls in the big blind.

Camarades: Pham :

Le tableau descend , donnant aux Fellows une paire de reines pour doubler grâce à Tram.

Peter Fellows – 10,400,000
Trung Pham - 2,150,000

Jason Block raises to 650,000 from the button, Brian Metter (pictured) three-bets all in for 4,800,000 from the big blind and Block calls with , leading Metters .

Le tableau est épuisé , donnant à Metter un trip à sept pour doubler Block.

Brian Metter – 10,050,000
Jason Block - 2,300,000

Howard Mash raises all in for about 3,100,000 from the hijack and Trung Pham isolates with a shove from the button.

Purée: Pham :

Le tableau est épuisé , donnant à Pham des as et des dix pour éliminer Mash à la sixième place.

Trung Pham – 7,200,000
Howard Mash - Éliminé en 6e place ($46,596)

Edwards Muñiz (photo) limpe depuis la petite blind et Trung Pham check son option au big blind.

Le flop est , Muñiz bets 300,000 and Pham calls.

Le tour est le and Muñiz check-calls 650,000 from Pham.

La rivière est la , Muñiz checks, Pham bets 2,000,000 and Muñiz calls.

Pham montre pour l'air, tandis que Muñiz table pour un plein de cinq pour gagner le pot et prendre la tête du classement.

Edwards Muñiz – 10,175,000
Trung Pham - 3,775,000

Niveau 35 commence avec des stores de 150,000-300,000 avec une grosse blind ante de 300,000. The average stack is 7,020,000 (23 (b).

Alcides Gomez raises all in for 3,475,000 from the button and Peter Fellows isolates with a shove of his own from the small blind.

Gomez : Camarades:

Le tableau est épuisé , donnant aux Fellows un ensemble de valets pour éliminer Gomez à la septième place.

Peter Fellows – 8,475,000
Alcides Gomez - Éliminé en 7e place ($38,348)

Brian Metter (pictured) raises all in from the small blind for 2,950,000 and Howard Mash calls from the big blind.

Mètre : Purée:

Le tableau descend , donnant à Metter un sept et un cinq sur la rivière pour doubler grâce à Mash.

Brian Metter – 6,150,000
Howard Mash - 3,100,000

Howard Mash relance depuis le bouton et fait face à Justin Bianco (photo) au big blind qui est déjà forcé de faire tapis.

Purée: blanc:

Le tableau est épuisé , aucune aide pour Bianco, qui termine son parcours à la huitième place.

Howard Mash – 6,800,000
Justin Bianco - Éliminé en 8e place ($30,276)

Justin Bianco raises all in for 2,775,000 from early position and Brian Metter calls all in for 2,375,000 depuis la petite blind.

blanc: Mètre :

Le tableau est épuisé , pas assez d'aide à Bianco, bloquant le doublé pour Metter.

Brian Metter – 5,250,000
Justin Bianco - 400,000

Niveau 34 commence avec des stores de 125,000-250,000 avec une grosse blind ante de 250,000. The average stack is 5,265,000 (21 (b).

Places assises 1: Peter Fellows – 4,225,000 (17 b)
Places assises 2: Brian Metter - 2,875,000 (12 b)
Places assises 3: Howard Mash - 6,250,000 (25 b)
Places assises 4: Edwards Muñiz - 7,325,000 (29 b)
Places assises 5: Justin Bianco - 2,775,000 (11 b)
Places assises 6: Trung Pham - 8,525,000 (34 b)
Places assises 7: Jason Block - 7,175,000 (29 b)
Places assises 8: Alcides Gomez - 2,975,000 (12 b)

1st: $228,717*
2nd: $159,206
3rd: $103,316
4e: $76,627
5e: $57,739
6e: $46,596
7e: $38,348
8e: $30,276

9th: Aaron Rosenthal - $22,571

* First-prize amount includes a $3,000 prize package with the winner’s seat into the Season XVIII WPTDeepStacks Championship, which will be held in April at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

The remaining eight players on are their first 15-minute de pause de la journée.