Eddie Tong Wins Second Title of the 2019 Ante Up World Championship Series
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 #13: $160 NLH Knockout attracted 109 entries who created a $14,170 prize pool. The final six players worked a deal that saw them each secure $1,095 in prize money. Ultimately it was Eddie Tong who was deemed champion.
It marked the second win of the series for Tong, who previously won Event #6: $125 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout for $640 after a deal.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Tong | $1,095* |
| 2 | Omid Abidi | $1,094* |
| 3 | Georgene Farmer | $1,094* |
| 4 | Roderick Graham | $1,094* |
| 5 | Robert Santos | $1,094* |
| 6 | Albert Sanchez | $1,094* |
| 7 | Devon Wedum | $340 |
| 8 | Artemas Slaughter | $295 |
| 9 | Mark Mestrovich | $260 |
| 10 | Mark Ordaz | $230 |
*Denotes six-way deal.
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