Charles Hook’s Twentieth-place end within the Triton Invitational earlier this yr will need to have whetted his urge for food for WSOP bracelet success. As on the subsequent alternative, he is secured a maiden title in Occasion #13: $50,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha Excessive Curler.
He topped a star-studded ultimate desk that featured the Hungarian pair of Andras Nemeth and Laszlo Bujtas, seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Josh Arieh, and excessive curler stalwarts Stephen Chidwick and Jason Koon.
Hook then defeated Michael Moncek heads-up, denying Texas Mike a 3rd bracelet, to return out on high of a 115-player subject.
Occasion #13: $50,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha Excessive Curler Closing Desk Outcomes
1stCharles HookUnited States$1,456,000
2ndMichael MoncekUnited States$966,000
thirdAndras NemethHungary$673,000
4thStephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom$481,000
fifthJosh AriehUnited States$352,000
sixthLaszlo BujtasHungary$264,000
seventhJason KoonUnited States$203,000
eighthLautaro GuerraSpain$161,000
Closing Day Motion
Andras Nemeth led the ultimate 25 gamers into Day 2, however with simply 17 locations paid, nobody needed to go house empty-handed. Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu each fell brief, and play lastly went hand-for-hand two away from the cash bubble owing to the tempo of play.
Dirk Gerritse was eradicated earlier than Artur Martirosian eradicated Andreas Torbergsen to lock up the $105,000 min-cash.
Others who took house cash embody Martin Kabrhel (sixteenth – $105,000), Jason Mercier (fifteenth – $105,000), Yuri Dzivielevski (14th – $105,000) and Jesse Lonis, who went house in tenth place ($110,000), one wanting the ultimate desk.
By now Lautaro Guerra led the way in which however was below stress early by Josh Arieh. Nevertheless, the chip lead traded fingers between the remaining gamers, a lot in order that Guerra was subsequent out, adopted by Jason Koon and Laszlo Bujtas.
Arieh would fall only a handful of locations wanting an eighth bracelet, with Stephen Chidwick flaming out in fourth. There started prolonged three-handed play between Nemeth, Michael Moncek and Charles Hook.
The trio traded doubles earlier than Nemeth lastly fell in third place, leaving Moncek eyeing up a 3rd WSOP bracelet to disclaim Hook his first who led 9.1 million to 7.8 million.
It would not take lengthy for Moncek to stage the stacks and double into the lead. Nevertheless, Hook battled again and in spit of one other Moncek double, would shut out victory for his first WSOP bracelet
Will Shillibier
Managing Editor
He graduated from the College of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He additionally holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports activities Journalism.
