Michael Tureniec is the final gold bracelet winner of the biggest and most succesful poker series in history. 4,360 players tried their luck in the final event, the $1,111 Little One for One Drop, creating a total prizepool of $3,924,000. Twelve players returned on the fourth and final day, all dreaming of taking home the bracelet.
Thai Tran was the chipleader, while Calvin Anderson and Ryan D’Angelo were in second and third. After Mohammad Abediarani (12th, $35,269) and Johnny Ngo (11th, $35,269) were eliminated, the players headed to the unofficial final table of 10. This was the line-up:
Seat 175% Extra + $75 Risk Free Bet! New players only. 175% on 1st Deposit + $75 Risk Free Bet | Player | Chips |
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Seat #1 | Michael Tureniec 5BTC or 111% + 111 Free Spins! New players only. Exclusive 111% Welcome Bonus + 111 Free Spins | 5.800.000 (36 bb) |
Seat #2 | Calvin Anderson | 1.300.000 (8 bb) |
Seat #3 | Lucas Blanco 350% or 5BTC + 150 Spins! New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 350% + 150 Free Spins | 7.100.000 (44 bb) |
Seat #4 | Thai Tran | 5.400.000 (34 bb) 250% Extra + $125 Free Chip! New players only. 250% on 1st Deposit + $125 Free Chip |
Seat #5 | Samer Al-Shurieki | 2.800.000 (18 bb) |
Seat #6 | Shai Zurr | 2.900.000 (18 bb) |
Seat #7 | Sam Ho | 3.300.000 (21 bb) |
Seat #8 | Carl Martel | 2.500.000 (16 bb) |
Seat #9 | Ryan D’Angelo | 7.200.000 (45 bb) |
Seat #10 | Guillaume Diaz | 3.900.000 (24 bb) |
It was gonna be a quick final table for Anderson, as he found himself all-in with
Diaz then busted in ninth with pocket 7’s against jacks and Shai Zurr’s ace-three wasn’t good enough against ace-queen.
Anderson took control from that point on, hitting an ace on the river with
Start of the day chipleader Thai Tran finished in fifth place for $133,028, and Tureniec knocked Sam Ho out, who finished fourth for $177,695. Shortstack Ryan D’Angelo managed to survive several moneyjumps, finished in third. He had his last chips in the middle with
A long heads-up battle followed between Anderson and Tureniec. In the final hand, Anderson 3bet shoves his last 11 million with
The results of the final table:
Place | Player | Country | Price |
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1 | Michael Tureniec | Sweden | $525.520 |
2 | Calvin Anderson | USA | $324.597 |
3 | Ryan D’Angelo | USA | $239.232 |
4 | Sam Ho | USA | $177.695 |
5 | Thai Tolly | USA | $133.028 |
6 | Lucas Blanco | UK | $100.380 |
7 | Samer Al-Shurieki | USA | $76.351 |
8 | Shai Zurr | Israel | $58.543 |
9 | Guillaume Diaz | France | $45.254 |