“Relieved” — this single phrase described how Colin Robinson felt as he celebrates his maiden World Sequence of Poker bracelet.
Robinson defeated Carl Shaw heads as much as win Occasion #68: $2,500 No-Restrict Maintain’em, in a blaze of glory.
“The most important feeling is certainly reduction. I got here into the day fifth in chips and began out very poorly… Crap if I get out of the ultimate two tables with out making the ultimate desk it’ll be a little bit tragic. I’m gonna play my greatest and no matter occurs occurs. At this time, I suppose, was my day.”
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“An extended approach to come…”
Robinson had been on this place earlier than, having completed second in final yr’s WSOP Monster Stack. He was rewarded with $718,649 for his effort there and as we speak he takes dwelling $667,963 of the $4,959,525 prize pool.
He attributes his prior expertise to serving to him overcome the ultimate desk as we speak, recalling a hand within the Monster Stack run the place he ought to have ripped it with Ax2x as a substitute of simply elevating by 3 instances and calling off. “Generally performs that appear like they’re extra variance are literally much less.” Robinson added.
To get his first bracelet, Robinson needed to combat by means of the two,229 participant discipline to win the occasion. The 23 gamers who returned on Day 3 had a mixed 11 bracelets between them. Of these have been such names as Nacho Barbero, Mike Holtz, and Peter Park.
Robinson’s poker journey began over 10 years in the past as he discovered to play poker close to the tip of highschool with buddies. He mirrored that they might largely play sit and go codecs. When he moved to California he began enjoying on-line and met different on-line gamers who would coach him and change into shut associates.
An extended approach to come to as we speak the place Robinson shared that “As soon as we received to 4 handed I felt very assured that I used to be gonna win. I used to be considering a few of [the other players] needed to get some pay jumps. And I form of simply received the fingers and was working good.”
He completed by stating that he’d save his closing remarks “for the subsequent one.”
Occasion #68: $2,500 No-Restrict Maintain’em Closing Desk Outcomes
Day 3 Motion
Day 3 started with 23 gamers remaining out of the beginning discipline. The beginning of the day discovered a number of gamers doubling up earlier than Michael Liang and David Guay fell. Eliminations continued sporadically as Jin Hoon Lee, Rui Ferreira, and Jose Rodriguez have been quickly eradicated.
As play resumed with solely two tables, the pair of Michael Newman and Holtz hit the rail. A flurry of bustouts containing Gianluca Cedolia, Ari Shin, and David Dongwoo Ko introduced the play to quick handed on each tables.
Shortly after, a string of busts containing Alisson Piekazewicz, Andre Akkari, and Barbero introduced play all the way down to an unofficial remaining desk.
The Closing Desk
Ky Nguyen then ended on the mistaken facet of aces bringing the motion all the way down to the ultimate 9. Robinson sat third in chips as Shaw led the sector. It was a impasse for hours earlier than Ivan Stankov fell in a flip. Three hours handed as quick stacks appeared to all the time double and the sector maintained its numbers.
Gonzalo Almada was the subsequent particular person to face elimination being left quick stack from the prior hand. Robinson then received an enormous pot when he eradicated Park with Large Slick, and sat atop the remaining gamers with over a 3rd of the chips in play.
Robinson continued his present of dominance as he felted Akshat Bajaj after being dominated earlier than the flop. With over half of the chips in play, Robinson quickly busted Barry Shulman and Vitalijs Zavorotnijs in fast succession.
Inside fifteen minutes the event would conclude as John Reiter bumped into Robinson’s suited ace.
Lastly, Carl Shaw misplaced heads-up as Robinson discovered a four-card flush along with his outkicked Queen to win the occasion.
That concludes PokerNews protection of Occasion #68 $2,500 No-Restrict Maintain’em. Keep tuned for extra updates from the 2024 WSOP.
