2014 PPC Aruba World Championship

$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 PPC Aruba World Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$62,764
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$267,720
Entries
138
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

Karp Wins Huge Pot With Set Over Set

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Steve Karp
Steve Karp

We got to the table with a bet of 8,600 in front of Steve Karp and 18,000 in front of Eugenio Castaneda on a board of {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Karp moved all in and Castaneda looked visibly frustrated at that move.

"I have a big hand," he said to Karp, who said nothing.

Castaneda shook his head and repeated himself. "I have a big hand" and added "don't think I'm ever folding" as he pushed forward a call.

His intuition was right as Karp had flopped a set with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} but it's hard to fold a set, which is what Castaneda held with his {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. The river gave one of the two quads but it was Karp who would hit when it was the {Q-Diamonds}.

Castaneda stood up, still shaking his head, and looked over at his friend Karp. The two had eaten dinner together less than a couple hours ago. "Good job Steve. Well played," said Castaneda, cracking a smile. Karp sat there, a sheepish look on his face, as he whispered "I got lucky." Karp is up to 125,000 after the hand with Castaneda slipping to 28,000.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Karp us
Steve Karp
125,000 58,000
Eugenio Castaneda
Eugenio Castaneda
28,000 28,000