The final ten decided to make a deal and as a result Jesse Goulding was declared the winner. Jesse is a 21 year old amateur from Lansing, Michigan who primarily plays cash games when he plays. This is his first major tournament score. Jesse came down to Seminole Hard Rock Tampa with his friend and 7th place finisher Michael Manticoff. “We came down here for a little vacation and saw the tournament series going on and thought we would give it a shot.” Looks like that was a good idea on their part. Congratulations on your win Jesse!

Final results and payouts:

$300 + $30 + $20 NLH 6-Max (Re-Entry)
Blinds 4k/8k/1k ante

Mulla (left) Raises Garcia

Heads up Chip Counts

Devis Mulla (Tampa, FL) 735k
Lance Garcia (Houston, TX) 205k

$300 + $30 + $20 NLH 6-Max (Re-Entry)
Blinds 4k/8k/1k ante

A.Nonymous2 (Dillsburg, PA)
$3,638

On a board of K-9-3, Lance Garcia check-raises the second anonymous player (A2) in the field to 65k.

After betting the initial 25k, A2 moves all in for 300k and Garcia snap calls.

Garcia: KQ (pair of Kings)
A2: TT (under pair)

A2 doesn’t improve and is out in 3rd place for $3,638.

Garcia has a commanding 2.5 to 1 chip lead over Devis Mulla as they begin heads up play.

$300 + $30 + $20 NLH 6-Max (Re-Entry)
Blinds 3k/6k/1k ante

Joel King (Bradenton, FL)
$2,679

Joel King is all in for 95k with KT against Devis Mulla’s KQ.

There’s no help for King who finishes in 4th place for $2,679.

$300 + $30 + $20 NLH 6-Max (Re-Entry)
Blinds 2.5k/5k/500 ante

Derek Bowers (Alliance, OH)
$2,002

Lance Garcia raises to 12k, Derek Bowers makes it 72k (25k behind), A.Nonymous moves all in, Garcia folds and Bowers calls.

Bowers: 9♥ 7♥
A.Nonymous: A♥ J♥

Mr. A.Nonymous hits a Jack on the flop and gets the knockout.

Bowers finishes in 5th place for $2,002.

$125 + $20 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12K/24K Ante 4K

Here is how our final table looks with approximate chip counts as they start a 15 minute break.

$125 + $20 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12K/24K Ante 4K

Kelli Hastings moved all in for just under 200K with A-Q and was called by Scott Strickland with 6c-5c. “I’m feeling lucky,” said Strickland… and lucky he was as he would improve his hand to knock out Hastings in 11th place.

$125 + $20 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12K/24K Ante 4K

$125 + $20 + $20 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 12K/24K Ante 4K

Here is the order of finish and payouts for 13th through 24th place:

$300 + $30 + $20 NLH 6-Max (Re-Entry)
Blinds 2k/4k/500 ante

Kirk Adams (St. Pete Beach, FL)
$1,523

Kirk Adams is all in for 87k (22 bb) with QT and is glad to see he’s not dominated, but in a coin flip, against Lance Garcia’s pocket 9s.

Adams gets no help on the board and is out in 6th place for $1,523. This is Adams second cash of the series after getting a $16,221 piece of the 9-way chop in Event 1.