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2014 PPC Aruba World Championship
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Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PPC Aruba World Championship
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$267,720
Entries
138
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Final Table Set to Start
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It's the final day of the 2014 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,200 Main Event and the final ten players will be starting play in just a little over an hour here. They are playing for the $72,163 first place prize and PPC Main Event trophy as well as a $5,000 package to next years Main Event. It's sure to be an exciting, action-packed day of poker here on the beautiful island of Aruba.
Aristoteles Neto comes into the final day with the chip lead with 763,000 in chips. That's 244,000 more than his nearest competitor, Josh Kay. Rounding out the top three is World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Joe Ebanks, who took second in this very event last year.
Ebanks is perhaps the most recognizable name at the final table but there are plenty of familiar faces sitting nearby. South Florida poker pro Steve Karp comes in with a short stack at 155,000 but if anyone has the experience to mount a comeback it would be him. Karp has nearly $900,000 in career tournament earnings and has numerous final tables to his credit. Young online pro Ryan Franklin is looking to add to his live tournament resume and John Ott needs to finish 8th or better to move into the lead on the PPC Player of the Year leaderboard. Winning that would give him a return ticket to this event next year.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Ebanks | 461,000 |
| 2 | Aftab Shakoor | 73,000 |
| 3 | Aristoteles Neto | 763,000 |
| 4 | John Ott | 373,000 |
| 5 | Ted Ely | 147,000 |
| 6 | Ryan Franklin | 325,000 |
| 7 | Steve Karp | 155,000 |
| 8 | Richard Bowers | 253,000 |
| 9 | Josh Kay | 519,000 |
| 10 | Jimmy Pashaj | 390,000 |
Play is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. local time at the beautiful Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa and won't end until a winner is crowned. Stay tuned right here to PokerNews for live coverage in just a bit.
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Cards Are In The Air!
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
And they are playing some poker...
Shakoor Doubles on First Hand, Karp on Second Hand
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Aftab Shakoor moved all in on the first hand with 
and would double up against Joe Ebanks 
when an ace would hit the turn. The very next hand, Ryan Franklin would move all in first to act from the small blind to apply pressure on the short-stacked Steve Karp but it was bad timing as Karp woke up with 
. Franklin's 
was unable to put a beat on Karp and just like that two of the shorter stacks have doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
388,000 | -73,000 |
|
315,000 | 160,000 |
|
170,000 | -155,000 |
|
|
161,000 | 88,000 |
Ted Ely Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,283)
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Ted Ely moved all in first to act for slightly more than 130,000 and Ryan Franklin, one to his left, moved all in as well. The rest of the table folded and Ely turned over 
and was up against Franklin's 
.
The flop came 
to give both players a pair with Franklin's aces in the lead. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
and Ely is the first player eliminated today. He finishes in 10th place for $5,283.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | 150,000 |
|
Busted |
Shakoor Doubles Again
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Aftab Shakoor was all in and at risk against John Ott and the two were racing with Shakoor holding and Ott 
. The flop came 
to keep Ott in the lead and he would keep that lead on the 
turn. Shakoor needed an ace, king, or queen on the river to stay alive and would do just that when the dealer put out the 
. A fist pump and celebratory clap came from Shakoor as he has moved from 73,000 to start the day to 375,000.
Ott fell to 175,000. He needs seventh to tie for PPC Player of the Year and sixth to win it so it's looking like he will need to hit at least one double up in order to do that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000 | 214,000 |
|
175,000 | -198,000 |
Richard Bowers Eliminated in 9th Place ($6,518)
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Aristoteles Neto opened for 25,000 and Rick Bowers moved all in for approximately 230,000. It was folded back to Neto who asked how much it was and then slid forward a stack of chips to indicate a call while turning over 
.
Bowers stood up and turned over . The dealer put out a flop of 
to keep him in the lead but the on the turn meant only an eight would keep Bowers in the tournament. The river was the 
and Bowers studied the board closely before muttering "hmmmmm" to himself. "Good game guys," he said, gathering his things.
Neto continues to hold the chip lead and is the first to top a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 337,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
585,000 | 66,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
365,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
360,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -138,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -25,000 |
Kay Four-Bet Shoves
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Josh Kay opened for 23,000 from the cutoff and Jimmy Pashaj reraised to 48,000. Kay moved all in and after about a minute in the tank, Pashaj folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
655,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
310,000 | -50,000 |