$100,000 NLH 8-Handed
The busy weekend in Monte Carlo continued after Saturday's Main Event with the $100k NLH 8-Handed tournament, in which players for 120 paid entries collected exactly $12,000,000.
The bubble burst when there were still 21 players in the game. In the first hand for hand, Lewis Spencer sent his short stack into play with A T . The chip leader at the time - Punnat Punsri called with K Q and hit a Q on the river which sent Spencer home without a reward. The remaining 20 players could enjoy a certainty of $156,000.
The final table was formed after Nacho Barbero completed a full house that beat Jahabbes Straver's straight. As the chip leader, it was Barbero who sat down at the final table with a 113 blind stack.
Final table:
Nacho Barbero – 113 BBs
Punnat Punsri – 52 BBs
Danny Tang – 30 BBs
Ben Heath – 25 BBs
Christoph Vogelsang – 25 BBs
Daniel Dvoress – 24 BBs
Phil Ivey – 12 BBs
Franciso Benitez – 11 BBs
Jonathan Jaffe – 9 BBs
Final table
The first to be eliminated was Franciso Benitez, who in the preflop all-in sent queens into play, which after the board was laid out were not enough to flush Dvoress with A Q . The number eight place was taken by the five-time Triton champion - Phil Ivey, whose game this time was not enough for the title and had to be satisfied with the winning of $372,000.
After winning the first $50k Turbo Bounty event, Jonathan Jaffe also added a seventh place finish in the $100k NLH 8-Handed event. The sixth position belonged to Dan Dvoress, who was not enough for the aces in the hands of Vogelsang. Fifth Ben Heath was also taken twice by Vogelsang and got closer to current chip leader Barbero.
Christoph Vogelsang took a few more million pots from Punsri to take the chip lead. The fourth place was finally taken by the Thai player Punnat Punsri. In the last three, Danny Tang was lagging behind with 12BB. Finally, he decided to send all in with a more than good combination of A K . Barbero decided to call with A7 which turned out to be a good idea as the flop landed a seven. Danny Tang did not turn his second participation in the current Triton series into a fifth title, but he took home a cool $1,296,000.
From one blind all the way to the title
Before heads-up, Barbero had 47 big blinds and Vogelsand 33. Both players agreed on a deal. Vogelsang had a certainty of $2,144,000 and Barbero $2,198,000, with the trophy and half a million dollars up for grabs.
Barbero first collected a few pots and consolidated his chip lead before Vogelsang managed to double up with K Q to K J . Barbero then doubled with A 5 to A 2. After a few more double ups, the stacks evened out again. An important game came on the board 3 6 J 5 7 when Vogelsang held a set of sevens and Barbero "just" two pairs with 5 6 .
In the last game of the evening, Vogelsang held K T and Barbero Q 8 . After the 9 5 Q 9 turn, it looked like another double up, but the river horse K destroyed all the hopes of Nacho Barber, who became the runner-up of the tournament. Christoph Vogelsang thus won the tournament after six years and 46 attempts. He managed to do it despite the fact that at one point, before the bubble burst, he had 1 big blind in front of him. In this case, he turned chip and chair into a valuable victory, for which we congratulate him!
Event #6 – $100,000 NLH 8-Handed
1 – Christoph Vogelsang, Germany – $2,644,000
2 – Nacho Barbero, Argentina – $2,190,000
3 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – $1,296,000
4 – Punnat Punsri, Thailand – $1,068,000
5 – Ben Heath, UK – $858,000
6 – Dan Dvoress, Canada – $672,000
7 – Jonathan Jaffe, USA – $504,000
8 – Phil Ivey, USA – $372,000
9 – Francisco Benitez, Uruguay – $288,000
Source: triton-series.com
