Details leading up to the flop are unknown, but Tracy Lawrence put his remaining 57,500 in the pot from the button on a flop.
John Dibella, who started the hand as one of the biggest stacks in the room, with more than 300,000 chips, thought it over for awhile before making the call from early position.
Tracy Lawrence:
John Dibella:
Lawrence had ace high with no flush draw, but was ahead of Dibella's four flush. No help came in for Dibella on the turn or river, and Lawrence chipped up to the 155,000 mark.
With showing on the flop, Michael Banducci bet 7,000 from early position into two opponents. Banducci got one fold, and a call from Todd Goodrich in middle position.
Banducci checked, and Goodrich bet 10.500 on the turn. Banducci made the call.
Banducci led out for 21,000 on the river, with a fourth club hitting the board. Goodrich thought it over for a few moments, then folded.
Eddie Coyne opened to 6,000 under the gun, the cutoff three-bet to 22,000, and Coyne called.
Coyne checked the flop, and the cutoff went all in for his last 49,000. Coyne made the call.
Cutoff:
Eddie Coyne:
Coyne was well ahead when the cards turned over, leaving the cutoff drawing thin. The turn was a brick, as was the river , and Coyne collected the pot, while his opponent headed to the exit.
Players are now on a 30-minute dinner break. A total of 66 players remain in Day 1b, and tonight's action will wrap up when the field is down to 41 players.
The cutoff opened to 6,000, Todd Goodrich three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind, the cutoff four-bet all in, and Goodrich called. Goodrich has his opponent covered going to the showdown.
Cutoff:
Todd Goodrich:
Board:
The cutoff player could only shake his head as he watched the come in on the flop, and the river sealed the big pot for Goodrich.
Final table of the Ante Up Winter Poker Classic Event #1.
While PokerNews is focusing its attention on this weekend's Ante Up Poker Tour $400 Main Event, it's not the only tournament that's played out here in the Ante Up Winter Poker Classic at Gila River Hotels & Casinos Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona.
In Event #1: $35 "Thank You For Your Service" NLH ($15 for military members) drew 288 runners and offered up an $8,840 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 36 players including Larry Juarez (11th - $159), Cheri Silard (14th - $133), Ray Marsh (20th - $88), Rick Watters (25th - $71), Kenneth Maher (30th - $62), and Samuel Fayzakov (36th - $57).
In the end, an eight-way deal was worked that saw seven players lock up $660 while chip leader James Doss took the title and $1,500 in prize money.