Event 8 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD)
Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 144
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| Ido Ashkenazi (Queens, NY) |
Ido Ashkenazi (Queens, NY) cashed in Event 1 of this series, but the min-cash is a results like he was likely disappointed with. Obviously it's better than not reaching the money...or bubbling...but Ashkenazi made a habit of making deep runs for most of last year. Ido is another player coming off of a "breakout" year so to say, as his best year (in terms of earnings) between 2010-2015 was $89,450. His earnings last year alone were over $230,000, and he also gained valuable experience playing under the bright lights. Ido reached the live streamed final table of Event 10 during the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open ($570 No Limit Hold'em). He would eventually chop the tournament heads-up, earning his largest payday to date ($158,304).
Askenazi made a strong move up the leaderboard moments ago, as he raked in a pot worth just over 80,000. The action was caught on the turn of a heads-up hand, with the board reading 10♠ 5♥ 9♣ 7♦. The chips would get in the middle with Ido having his opponent covered, as well as having him in bad shape. Ashkenazi flopped middle set with 9♠ 9♥, and just had to fade his opponents two-outer (holding Q♠ Q♣). A six on the river would seal the deal, and Ido would chip up to 115,000.
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