2019 Ante Up World Championship
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
After all three players in the hand checked on the flop of ![]()
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, Abdulaziz Alaquil bet 25,000 on the
turn. Martin Verdeggal min raised to 50,000 from the small blind, and Sasha Sabbaghian cold called on the big blind. Alaquil also called.
All three players checked through the
river, and Alaquil took down the pot with ![]()
, which was good against Sabbaghian's ![]()
and Verdeggal's ![]()
.
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Noel Rodriguez bet 75,000 from the big blind, on the turn with the board showing ![]()
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. Robert Angeleri folded from the cutoff, and the pot puts Rodriguez within reach of the 1-million chip mark.
In a three-way pot, the action checked to Mike Zimmer on the button, who bet 50,000 on a ![]()
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flop. Jon Des Pois folded in the small blind, as did Richard Fifiled from early position.
While the Ante Up World Championship $1,650 Main Event is the premier tournament on the schedule, it’s far from the only one. In fact, the tour has been at Thunder Valley since early July hosting a slew of side events.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team wasn’t on hand to capture the action from those events, but we still wanted to offer fans a brief look at all those who’ve captured titles during the Ante Up World Championship.
For example, Event #11: $160 NLH Seniors Championship drew 257 runners and created a $33,410 prize pool. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Lora Stewart (12th - $645), Ronen Joseph (15th - $550), Charlton Atwood (18th - $465), Edward Scott (24th - $300), and Tom Fancher (33rd - $230).
In the end, Michael McGonigle defeated Michael Cerezo in heads-up play to win the title and $7,605 first-place prize.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael McGonigle | $7,605 |
| 2 | Michael Cerezo | $5,355 |
| 3 | Carlo Vitale | $3,425 |
| 4 | John Northwood | $2,085 |
| 5 | Charles Endres | $1,610 |
| 6 | Frederic Soria | $1,335 |
| 7 | Francis Pao | $1,120 |
| 8 | Kathleen Twomey | $935 |
| 9 | Stephen Knapp | $760 |
| 10 | Lynda Hernandez | $645 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000