$2,500 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
PPC Aruba World Championship
$2,500 Main Event
Day: 3
Level 25
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
![Winner [Removed:65]!](https://s.pnimg.net/7W_Cwz_9J2TXKRhnNeNPTt5TuKQVTImirj6oy-_b3nI/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODM5LzUxL3hjNGQx/ODhjNmM2LkpQRw.webp)
That's a wrap, folks!
The 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,500 Main Event has come to a conclusion. The man walking away with the title and first-place prize was [Removed:65]. He defeated a tough final table of competitors, including a battle with Joe Ebanks heads up. The two final players struck a deal to determine the winner, and [Removed:72] earned an adjusted first-place prize of $59,139 while Ebanks took home $50,861.
The action was fast and furious right from the start. Andy Seth doubled up on the very first hand with pocket queens versus Ryan Franklin's 
, and then on the second hand of the day, Stephen Sindler was eliminated by David Tuthill. Sindler couldn't come from behind against Tuthill's 
holding a dominated .
From there, Franklin went out in eighth, Sterling Savill fell in seventh, Seth was eliminated in sixth, and that Tuthill lost out in fifth place. Tuthill's elimination was especially big because it gave Robin a massive chip lead at the time over the final four players. Tuthill five-bet jammed with pocket jacks, but ran into Robin's pocket kings to hit the rail. Then following Tuthill's bust out, RJ Sullivan fell in fourth place to leave three-handed action.
At the start of the day, [Removed:72] led the field, but all eyes were on defending champion Joe Serock. Serock won this event last year, and was looking to complete the amazing feat of capturing back-to-back titles. Serock did his best to make it to three-handed play, but that's as far as his run would go. Ebanks and his pocket threes delivered the final blow to Serock, who couldn't find another double holding 
.
When heads-up play began, [Removed:72] had the chip lead over Ebanks and he began to steadily pull away. Pot after pot seemed to get shipped over to [Removed:72], while Ebanks was constantly trying to gain traction in the match. Eventually, [Removed:72] won a few key pots to knock Ebanks under 400,000. It was then time for Ebanks to really look to get his money in, and he did so with pocket deuces. Unfortunately for him, [Removed:72] had pocket tens. Not all was lost for Ebanks, though, thanks to a lucky two on the river that saved his tournament life.
Immediately following Ebanks' double, the two players requested the tournament clock be stopped so they could work out a deal. After a brief discussion, the two shook hands and a deal had been made. The agreement was that [Removed:72] would take $59,139 and be awarded the title while Ebanks would finish in second place with $50,861. No final hand was played out.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Removed:65] | $59,139* |
| 2 | Joe Ebanks | $50,861* |
| 3 | Joe Serock | $26,000 |
| 4 | RJ Sullivan | $18,000 |
| 5 | David Tuthill | $14,000 |
| 6 | Andy Seth | $11,000 |
| 7 | Sterling Savill | $9,000 |
| 8 | Ryan Franklin | $7,000 |
| 9 | Stephen Sindler | $5,000 |
*Denotes a heads-up deal.
With that, [Removed:72] has emerged as the 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship Main Event champion. The German walked away with just under $60,000 in prize money after riding out his start-of-the-day chip lead to victory. Congratulations to [Removed:72] and to all the winners in the event.
Until next time, you can find us on the beach!
Level 25
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Immediately following Joe Ebanks' double up, he and [Removed:65] requested the clock be paused for them to discuss a deal. The numbers were run, and the two agreed on the ICM figures, which were $59,139 for [Removed:72] and $50,861 for Ebanks.
Following the deal agreement, the two players shook hands. Part of the deal agreement was that [Removed:72] would be awarded the title and declared the winner, which Ebanks was fine with and was allowed.
So with that, [Removed:72] was declared the winner of the 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,500 Main Event, taking home the title, the trophy, and $59,139 in first-place prize money.
Level 25
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Joe Ebanks limp-shoved from the button for 378,000 after [Removed:65] raised from the big blind after Ebanks had just called. [Removed:72] called with the 
and had Ebanks on the ropes with the 
.
The board ran out 
, and Ebanks had spiked a double thanks to a sneaky deuce on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![Profile photo of [Removed:65]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
1,440,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
|
760,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
||
Level 25
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Joe Ebanks raised to 35,000 from the button, and [Removed:65] called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. [Removed:72] checked, Ebanks bet 35,000, and Robin called.
The turn was the 
, and [Removed:72] checked. Ebanks bet 100,000, and [Removed:72] check-raised to 223,000. Ebanks called with just 380,000 behind.
The river was the 
, and Robin moved all in. Ebanks folded, and [Removed:72] won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,820,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
380,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 25
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 24
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,590,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
610,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
From the button, Joe Ebanks raised to 35,000. [Removed:65] called from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. [Removed:72] checked, Ebanks bet 25,000, and [Removed:72] called.
The 
on the turn was checked by both players to see the 
land on the river. [Removed:72] led for 56,000, and Ebanks folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,490,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
710,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
[Removed:65] raised to 35,000 on the button to start things off. Joe Ebanks then reraised to 100,000 from the big blind to up the stakes. [Removed:72] fired right back with a four-bet shove, and Ebanks quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,470,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
730,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
![[Removed:65] and Joe Ebanks heads up](https://s.pnimg.net/mv4jDwzrU-UL4doYrxjC4OALYJqdUiqhk4gkxJuPvGE/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODM5LzUxL3gyNjAy/ZjViZTVlLkpQRw.webp)
From the button, Joe Ebanks raised to 35,000. [Removed:65] called from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked, and the turn brought the . Again, both checked. The river was the in what seemed like a rather subdued pot, but then a small war broke out.
On the river, [Removed:72] checked, and Ebanks bet 30,000. [Removed:72] fired back with a check-raise to 86,000, and then Ebanks began counting out tall stacks of yellow T5,000 chips. He counted out four big towers and slid forward a reraise to 430,000. [Removed:72] gave it up, and Ebanks won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,315,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
885,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
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