Carter Gill Wins Latin Series of Poker Millions for $175,070
This past weekend, Carter Gill made his fifth straight final table in the Latin America region. Back in November, Gill won the Latin American Poker Tour Season 6 Grand Final in Punta del Esta, Uruguay, and on Saturday he scored another victory by topping a field of 1,290 players to win the Latin Series of Poker Millions Main Event in Panama for $175,070.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Gill | $175,070 |
| 2 | Raz Alon | $100,600 |
| 3 | Maziar Keshavarzi | $75,675 |
| 4 | Leonardo Tarazona | $57,250 |
| 5 | Jose “Nacho” Barbero | $43,625 |
| 6 | Francis Cruz | $33,950 |
| 7 | Adam Reynolds | $26,190 |
| 8 | Oscar Ortiz | $20,370 |
| 9 | Guillermo Echevarria | $16,490 |
According to the cardplayerla.com live blog, the first final table elimination came when Adam Reynolds raised from the button and then called an all-in shove for 670,000 from Guillermo Echevarria.
Echevarria: A♣9♣
Reynolds: A♦10♠
Echevarria had some major kicker problems, and things got even worse when the flop came down K♦10♦5♦ to pair Reynolds’ ten and give him a flush draw. The 4♣ turn left Echevarria drawing dead, and after the 8♣ was put out on the river, he was sent to the rail in ninth place for $16,490.
After Oscar Ortiz fell in eighth place for $20,370, Reynolds followed him out the door after running his Q♥Q♠ straight into the A♦A♠ of Gill. The board ran out 6♣5♦7♠J♦9♠ and Reynolds had to settle for seventh place and $26,190.
The next to go was Francis Cruz in sixth place for $33,950, and then Team PokerStars Pro Nacho Barbero fell in fifth. It happened in Level 29 (40,000/80,000/10,000) when the short-stacked Argentinean moved all in under the gun and Leonardo Tarazona called from the big blind.
Barbero: J♦10♥
Tarazona: K♣8♦
Barbero was drawing to two live cards, but he was left wanting after the board ran out A♦2♠3♣8♦6♣. Barbero took home $43,625 for his performance.
After Tarazona and Maziar Keshavarzi fell in fourth and third place respectively, Gill faced off against Raz Alon holding a 4-1 chip lead. In what would be the final hand, Alon opened for 200,000 from the button only to have Gill three-bet to 600,000. Alon responded with a four-bet to 1.1 million and then called when Gill moved all in.
Alon: A♠7♣
Gill: A♣K♠
Gill was well out in front, but the J♣8♠8♥ flop put out some chop options. The 3♥ turn didn’t change much, and neither did the 6♣ river. Gill held to eliminate Alon in second place and lay claim to the title.
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