Andy "Cody" Fitting Wins Summer Slam 2018 Event #6
Andy "Cody" Fitting topped a field of 146 entries to capture the trophy in Summer Slam 2018 Event #6:$120 No-Limit Hold'em after a heads-up chop with Mark Roberts. Both players locked up $3,000 as part of the deal, and Fitting snatched up the leftover $284 and the trophy.
Deal negotiations sparked up many times at the final table but were always turned down. Fitting was one of the voices to quickly shut down those negotiations. Even three-handed, the shorter stacks requested to look at the numbers. Fitting's reply was simple, "There are no numbers." Though it was easy to turn down with the sizeable lead Fitting had.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy "Cody" Fitting | United States | $3,284 |
| 2 | Mark Roberts | United States | $3,000 |
| 3 | Greg Illig | United States | $1,734 |
| 4 | Ken Wasik | United States | $1,297 |
| 5 | Jay DiVirgilio | United States | $943 |
| 6 | Jay Rock | United States | $721 |
| 7 | Steve Bullard | United States | $555 |
| 8 | Joe King | United States | $430 |
| 9 | Steve Bullard | United States | $347 |
Registration officially closed with the total number of entries reaching 146. A prize pool worth $13,870 was created and the top 15 spots were paid. Once again, hand-for-hand play was not required as subsequent eliminations at each table with 17 players remaining left the field in the money.
Jason Nablo had been battling a short-stack for some time and was the first player to bust with some consolation. Paul Muoio (14th), Brad Webster (13th), Anthony Soluri (12th), and Anthony Tavolino (11th) were the next to go before the finalists converged to a single table.
Roberts would edge closer, and the two would eventually agree to the chop.
After losing the majority of his stack in a threeway all in against Greg Illig and Ken Wasik that Illig ended up tripling, Mike Patrick's last two bigs were swept up by Roberts, and he was the first casualty of the final table.
The two shortest stacks then finally picked up hands they could get it in with. Unfortunately for Don Moeller, his pocket tens were ill-timed as Steve Bullard woke up with pocket aces. No help came, and Moeller busted in ninth.
Joe King and Bullard were then eliminated in back-to-back hands before Jay Rock was dropped in sixth place. Jay DiVirgilio lost a race with ace-jack to Wasik's pocket tens to fall in fifth. Now, Fitting began to take control; building a monster stack and adding to it with the elimination of Wasik in fourth.
Illig attempted to take a stand against his two big-stacked opponents but it wasn't to be, and Roberts took Illig's last four big blinds to set up a heads-up battle with Fitting. Fitting had a bit less than a two-to-one advantage on Roberts. Roberts would edge closer, and the two would eventually agree to the chop.
After the two finalists agreed to a deal, Roberts and Fitting played a few hands back and forth before finally getting it in on the turn of a 6♣A♥7♦8♠ board. Fitting was ahead with two pair tabling the 8♣7♣, but Roberts had outs with the 9♣7♥. The river was a brick and Roberts was eliminated as the runner-up while Fitting captured the trophy.
The focus will shift to the Summer Slam 2018 Main Event on Thursday as Day 1a of the $200,000 guarantee kicks off at 3 p.m. Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage throughout the event.
