PPC Aruba World Championship

$2,500 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

PPC Aruba World Championship

Final Results
Winner
[Removed:65]
Prize
$59,139
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,250
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

$2,500 Main Event

Day 3 Completed

[Removed:65] Wins 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,500 Main Event

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Winner [Removed:65]!
Winner [Removed:65]!

That's a wrap, folks!

The 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,500 Main Event has come to a conclusion. The man walking away with the title and first-place prize was [Removed:65]. He defeated a tough final table of competitors, including a battle with Joe Ebanks heads up. The two final players struck a deal to determine the winner, and [Removed:72] earned an adjusted first-place prize of $59,139 while Ebanks took home $50,861.

The action was fast and furious right from the start. Andy Seth doubled up on the very first hand with pocket queens versus Ryan Franklin's {A-}{K-}, and then on the second hand of the day, Stephen Sindler was eliminated by David Tuthill. Sindler couldn't come from behind against Tuthill's {A-}{Q-} holding a dominated {K-}{Q-}.

From there, Franklin went out in eighth, Sterling Savill fell in seventh, Seth was eliminated in sixth, and that Tuthill lost out in fifth place. Tuthill's elimination was especially big because it gave Robin a massive chip lead at the time over the final four players. Tuthill five-bet jammed with pocket jacks, but ran into Robin's pocket kings to hit the rail. Then following Tuthill's bust out, RJ Sullivan fell in fourth place to leave three-handed action.

At the start of the day, [Removed:72] led the field, but all eyes were on defending champion Joe Serock. Serock won this event last year, and was looking to complete the amazing feat of capturing back-to-back titles. Serock did his best to make it to three-handed play, but that's as far as his run would go. Ebanks and his pocket threes delivered the final blow to Serock, who couldn't find another double holding {Q-}{10-}.

When heads-up play began, [Removed:72] had the chip lead over Ebanks and he began to steadily pull away. Pot after pot seemed to get shipped over to [Removed:72], while Ebanks was constantly trying to gain traction in the match. Eventually, [Removed:72] won a few key pots to knock Ebanks under 400,000. It was then time for Ebanks to really look to get his money in, and he did so with pocket deuces. Unfortunately for him, [Removed:72] had pocket tens. Not all was lost for Ebanks, though, thanks to a lucky two on the river that saved his tournament life.

Immediately following Ebanks' double, the two players requested the tournament clock be stopped so they could work out a deal. After a brief discussion, the two shook hands and a deal had been made. The agreement was that [Removed:72] would take $59,139 and be awarded the title while Ebanks would finish in second place with $50,861. No final hand was played out.

PlacePlayerPrize
1[Removed:65]$59,139*
2Joe Ebanks$50,861*
3Joe Serock$26,000
4RJ Sullivan$18,000
5David Tuthill$14,000
6Andy Seth$11,000
7Sterling Savill$9,000
8Ryan Franklin$7,000
9Stephen Sindler$5,000

*Denotes a heads-up deal.

With that, [Removed:72] has emerged as the 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship Main Event champion. The German walked away with just under $60,000 in prize money after riding out his start-of-the-day chip lead to victory. Congratulations to [Removed:72] and to all the winners in the event.

Until next time, you can find us on the beach!

Joe Ebanks and [Removed:65] Strike a Deal

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Immediately following Joe Ebanks' double up, he and [Removed:65] requested the clock be paused for them to discuss a deal. The numbers were run, and the two agreed on the ICM figures, which were $59,139 for [Removed:72] and $50,861 for Ebanks.

Following the deal agreement, the two players shook hands. Part of the deal agreement was that [Removed:72] would be awarded the title and declared the winner, which Ebanks was fine with and was allowed.

So with that, [Removed:72] was declared the winner of the 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,500 Main Event, taking home the title, the trophy, and $59,139 in first-place prize money.

Tags: Joe Ebanks

Ebanks Doubles

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Joe Ebanks limp-shoved from the button for 378,000 after [Removed:65] raised from the big blind after Ebanks had just called. [Removed:72] called with the {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and had Ebanks on the ropes with the {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}.

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and Ebanks had spiked a double thanks to a sneaky deuce on the river.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:65]
[Removed:65]
1,440,000 -380,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
WSOP 1X Winner
760,000 380,000

Tags: Joe Ebanks

Ebanks Knocked Below 400K

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Joe Ebanks raised to 35,000 from the button, and [Removed:65] called from the big blind to see the flop come down {A-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades}. [Removed:72] checked, Ebanks bet 35,000, and Robin called.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}, and [Removed:72] checked. Ebanks bet 100,000, and [Removed:72] check-raised to 223,000. Ebanks called with just 380,000 behind.

The river was the {A-Spades}, and Robin moved all in. Ebanks folded, and [Removed:72] won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:65]
[Removed:65]
1,820,000 230,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
WSOP 1X Winner
380,000 -230,000

Tags: Joe Ebanks

Level: 25

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

More for [Removed:72]

Level 24 : 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante

From the button, Joe Ebanks raised to 35,000. [Removed:65] called from the big blind, and the flop came down {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{5-Spades}. [Removed:72] checked, Ebanks bet 25,000, and [Removed:72] called.

The {8-Hearts} on the turn was checked by both players to see the {9-Spades} land on the river. [Removed:72] led for 56,000, and Ebanks folded.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:65]
[Removed:65]
1,490,000 20,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
WSOP 1X Winner
710,000 -20,000

Tags: Joe Ebanks

Shove from [Removed:72]

Level 24 : 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante

[Removed:65] raised to 35,000 on the button to start things off. Joe Ebanks then reraised to 100,000 from the big blind to up the stakes. [Removed:72] fired right back with a four-bet shove, and Ebanks quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:65]
[Removed:65]
1,470,000 155,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
WSOP 1X Winner
730,000 -155,000

Tags: Joe Ebanks

Ebanks Fighting Back

Level 24 : 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
[Removed:65] and Joe Ebanks heads up
[Removed:65] and Joe Ebanks heads up

From the button, Joe Ebanks raised to 35,000. [Removed:65] called from the big blind, and the flop came down {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Both players checked, and the turn brought the {2-Diamonds}. Again, both checked. The river was the {10-Diamonds} in what seemed like a rather subdued pot, but then a small war broke out.

On the river, [Removed:72] checked, and Ebanks bet 30,000. [Removed:72] fired back with a check-raise to 86,000, and then Ebanks began counting out tall stacks of yellow T5,000 chips. He counted out four big towers and slid forward a reraise to 430,000. [Removed:72] gave it up, and Ebanks won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:65]
[Removed:65]
1,315,000 15,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
WSOP 1X Winner
885,000 -15,000

Tags: Joe Ebanks