Dan Cates within the $50,000 Poker Gamers Championship. Adam Friedman within the $10,000 Vendor’s Selection.
And now, Aaron Cummings in Occasion #63: $1,500 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.
Going back-to-back in the identical occasion is an unimaginable feat, with Cummings profitable his second bracelet after topping a 635-player area to win $157,172. He defeated Travis Erdman heads-up after the pair vied for the chip lead all through the ultimate desk, with Erdman settling for second place and $104,739.
Occasion #63: $1,500 Restrict 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Remaining Desk Outcomes
Winner’s Response
Cummings got here into the ultimate day seventh in chips, and regardless of being simply ten eliminations away from historical past, he wasn’t dwelling on his shot at making historical past.
“I positively considered [going back-to-back]” Cummings advised PokerNews. “But it surely’s nonetheless an extended battle to get there. I used to be slightly quick coming into the day, so I knew it was going to be powerful. However clearly there’s an opportunity.”
The individuals are all the time nice. That is why I play it. It is all the time enjoyable and the individuals are what makes it enjoyable.
Like final yr, Cummings says issues went easily. He gained all the large pots, and issues simply went his manner. In a tricky area, he needed to battle previous former bracelet winners, however says that the sphere is what makes an occasion like 2-7 Triple Draw enjoyable.
“The individuals are all the time nice. That is why I play it. It is all the time enjoyable and the individuals are what makes it enjoyable.”
From halfway by way of the ultimate desk, it appeared that the pair had been destined for heads-up, however issues did not go his technique to begin out as Erdman opened a large lead.
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“On this recreation, I really feel such as you simply need to play the palms one of the best you possibly can and let the chips fall the place they fall,” stated Cummings. “I simply continued to do this, and it rotated, and every thing went my manner after that.
“Certainly one of my previous pals has this quote, which is ideal for this. He says ‘It is like déjà vu yet again’ And that is all I have been fascinated by for the final quarter-hour. Every little thing’s an identical, it is simply loopy.”
‘It is like déjà vu yet again’ And that is all I have been fascinated by for the final quarter-hour. Every little thing’s an identical, it is simply loopy.
A spot in historical past for Cummings, who wins his second bracelet after doing it yet again.
Remaining Day Recap
A sedate begin to the day ultimately noticed play attain the ultimate desk in solely a few hours, with Jon Turner and Brandon Shack-Harris amongst these eradicated.
Begin-of-day chip chief Hideki Nakamura bubbled the ultimate desk, with Erdman main the ultimate seven. Two-time bracelet winner Nathan Gamble noticed his stack dwindle, and tripled up twice earlier than falling in seventh.
With the chip lead altering virtually each orbit, Andres Korn went on a march, profitable three palms in a row earlier than giving all of it again and in the end being eradicated by Kristan Lord. Lord then despatched David Mead to the rail, earlier than Lord himself was eradicated by Erdman.
Erdman and Cummings had been on the prime of the counts, and it felt virtually inevitable that the pair would meet heads-up. James Tilton fell in third with stacks degree coming into heads-up play.
Heads-Up Play
It felt like one-way site visitors to open up heads-up play, as Erdman gained a flurry of palms to open a greater than 3:1 lead over his opponent. Nonetheless, Cummings discovered his footing and battled again to as soon as once more degree the stacks.
Then it was Cummings’ flip. Forging a lead that appeared prone to be everlasting, it was Erdman’s flip as he battled again with three-in-a-row to even issues up.
In restrict video games, you must go on a streak. And that is what Cummings did. Making three nines in three palms to interrupt Erdman’s resistance. Regardless of Erdman doubling as soon as, the second all-in noticed Cummings safe victory and a historic back-to-back title.
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