Early on within the heads-up match for the 2024 World Collection of Poker $1,500 no-limit maintain’em shootout title, Dan Sepiol tried a multi-street bluff along with his missed straight draw that culminated in a river overbet. His opponent, Robert Natividad, went into the tank earlier than finally making the decision with third pair to increase his already sizable chip result in roughly 17:1.
“It doesn’t really feel good, particularly once you simply bluffed off your complete stack however I sort of, like, performed my stack that was in entrance of me and simply tried to make one of the best choices,” Sepiol advised WSOP reporters after the occasion was over.
Sepiol was quickly all-in with an open-ended straight draw towards two pair and hit the wheel on the top to double up and out of the hazard zone. From there the skilled participant, with greater than $7.1 million in prior match earnings chipped away at Natividad’s lead, then moved forward, then pulled away himself. Ultimately, the 2023 World Poker Tour World Championship winner closed out the victory, securing his first bracelet and the highest prize of $305,849.
This was the primary title and third final-table end of 2024 for Sepiol, who closed out 2023 with a career-best win price almost $5.3 million within the beforehand talked about WPT season-ending championship. The 1,080 Card Participant Participant of the Yr factors he earned for this newest win have been sufficient to maneuver him into seventy fifth place within the 2024 POY standings introduced by International Poker.
The 1,534-entry turnout for this occasion constructed a prize pool of $2,047,890 that was paid out among the many high 160 finishers who received their preliminary single-table sit’n’go. The 16 gamers that got here out on high of their second desk moved on to the ultimate day of play, having locked up $15,027.
From there, the occasion performed out like a standard no-limit maintain’em occasion. bracelet winner Vitor Dzivielevski (fifteenth), three-time _WSOP Circuit ring winner Brad Albrinck (thirteenth), and $25,000 heads-up championship winner Darius Samual (tenth) all fell on the way in which to setting the official remaining desk.
Natividad scored the primary two knockouts of the day, eliminating Aaron Pinson (ninth – $28,577) and two-time bracelet winner Scott Ball (eighth – $36,385) to enter the ultimate seven with the chip lead.
Six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus’ Q-8 outran the A-5 of brief stack Sean Ragozzini (seventh – $46,948) to additional slim the sector. Two-time bracelet winner and World Poker Tour champion Daniel Strelitz then beefed up his stack by busting Richard Dixon (sixth – $61,380), with J-8 suited coming from behind to beat A-7 with an eight on the river.
Strelitz ended up working pocket jacks into the pocket queens of Sepiol. Jeremu Ausmus was additionally concerned with the hand, however ended up laying down A-Okay after Strelitz four-bet shoved over his three guess and Sepiol cold-called in between. Ausmus would have made one of the best hand on the ace-high runout, however because it was, Sepiol’s pocket queens held to ship Strelitz to the rail with $81,298 for his fifth-place exhibiting.
Ausmus was quickly all-in with A-9 suited going through the Q-6 suited of Sepiol, who had shoved from the small blind. Sepiol flopped a flush draw after which turned a pair. Ausmus didn’t obtain any assistance on the river and was eradicated in fourth place ($109,071). He now has greater than $18 million in lifetime match earnings to his identify.
James Davidson was the clear brief stack getting into three-handed play. He managed a double up, however was quickly all-in and in danger with A-10 trailing the A-Q suited of Natividad. Each gamers paired their ace, and Davidson’s kicker issues continued by the river. He earned $148,196 because the third-place finisher.
Natividad entered heads-up play with 27,000,000 to Sepiol’s 11,500,000. As beforehand talked about, he pulled even additional forward within the early going, solely to have Sepiol start to mount a rally after having his massive bluff picked off.
After a few lead adjustments, Sepiol ran one other bluff later within the match, once more with a missed straight draw. This time it bought by. After Natividad folded his fourth pair, he requested to see Sepiol’s playing cards and was proven seven excessive as Sepiol dragged within the pot to maneuver forward within the match.
The very subsequent hand ended up being the final of the match. Natividad limped in from the button with A
9 from the button and Sepiol checked his possibility with Q
10. the flop got here down Q
87. Sepiol checked his high pair and Natividad guess half pot. Sepiol check-raised from 750,000 to 2,300,000. Natividad then made a small three guess 3,900,000. Sepiol four-bet click on again to five,500,000. Natividad moved all-in for 16,300,000 whole and Sepiol made the decision. The J on the flip and seven on the river stored Sepiol forward to earn him the pot and the title.
Natividad secured $203,889 because the runner-up. This was the most important match rating but for the Cerritos, California resident. He now has greater than $1.2 million in profession cashes underneath his belt.
Here’s a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the remaining desk:
Place
Participant
Earnings
POY Factors
1
Daniel Sepiol
$305,849
1080
2
Robert Natividad
$203,889
900
3
James Davidson
$148,196
720
4
Jeremy Ausmus
$109,071
540
5
Daniel Strelitz
$81,298
450
6
Richard Dixon
$61,380
360
7
Sean Ragozzini
$46,948
270
8
Scott Ball
$36,385
180
9
Aaron Pinson
$28,577
90
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