Tuesday, February 28th: Amato Raises Event 8 Trophy, The "Battles" Continue On

Event 8 Winner Michael Amato (Delray Beach, FL)

A small Event 8 schedule change saw the final eight players return yesterday afternoon for Day 3, and after four hours of dramatics, Michael Amato (Delray Beach, FL) was declared the winner after a heads up chop with Marty Zabib (New York, NY).  The two players were responsible for all of the final table eliminations except one (Eddie Uehara eliminated Ariel Williams), and for a good portion of the day, it looked like it was going to be all Marty Zabib.  At one point, when play was four handed, Zabib held over 50% of the chips in play, but Michael Amato's eliminations of both Uehara and Rafiki Brown would give him a 3:1 chip lead going into heads-up play.  The pair of remaining players would pause the clock to discuss a deal, and after about ten minutes, the two would confirm the agreement with a handshake.  Michael Amato would take home the trophy and $70,766, while Marty Zabib earned $55,100 for his runner-up finish.  Many of the final table players already confirmed their future attendance in this weekend's Battles At The Beach Main Event, but there are still two days of events before that headlining tournament.

Tuesday's "Battles" carry over $30,000 in combined guarantees, with the ever-popular "Tuesday $10k" part of the series schedule.

11:00am - Event 12 (Battles At The Beach) $250 No Limit Hold'em $20,000 GTD

- Players receive 15,000 in tournament chips
- All late registrants and re-entries receive a full stack
- Level are (30) minutes in length
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

6:00pm - Event 13 (Battles At The Beach) $40 No Limit Hold'em $10,000 GTD

- Players receive 12,000 in tournament chips
- All late registrants and re-entries receive a full stack
- Level are (20) minutes in length
- Late and re-entries for the first (8) levels

- Optional add-on at the end of Level 8 ($20 for 8,000 units, with 100% going towards prize pool)