2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$241,735
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$851,175
Entries
351
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Chop the Payout?

As Jamal Kunbuz was in the process of busting, action was still in progress at another table with a player all in.

The betting folded all the way around to the blinds, where Carter Gill looked down at {K-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}. He decided to ship it in for about 60,000 with only one player to act behind him. That player, however, squeezed out {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} and made the call, having Gill slightly covered. At this point, Kunbuz had already been eliminated, and if Gill couldn't catch up, he and Kunbuz would share the last payout spot.

No need for that though. The flop revealed {2-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {K-Hearts}, vaulting Gill into the lead. The turn was the {A-Spades} and the river came the {2-Clubs}. Carter Gill came charging back from behind to scoop a monster pot and cripple his opponent. He is now up to 125,000 chips, and doesn't have to worry about splitting a payout spot with anyone.