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Bracelet Winner Dao Bac
Congratulations to Dao Bac, who won his first ever gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker for his first place finish in the $1,000 buy-in S.H.O.E. event.
Bac took home a paycheck worth $157,975 for his efforts.
Here's how the rest of the final table panned out:
2nd: Adam Geyer - $ 86,691
3rd: Chip Jett - $ 55,801
4th: Raymond Davis - $ 34,012
5th: Imre Leibold - $ 26,572
6th: Vladimir Shchemelev - $ 20,793
7th: Michael Craig - $ 15,943
8th: Patrick Poels - $ 11,957
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2nd Place Finisher Adam Geyer
Here's how it went down:
Dao Bac completed the bet from the small blind, after which Adam Geyer made it 60,000 to go; Dao called.
The flop came . Bac checked to Geyer who bet 30,000, which was met by a reraise from Bac; Geyer just called.
The came on the turn and Bac once again checked to Geyer, who bet 60,000. Bac then check-raised a second time, upping the ante to 120,000. By this time, Geyer found himself pot committed and moved all-in for 30,000 more; Bac called.
When they turned their cards over, Geyer held a commanding lead, revealing for a pair of 7's with the top kicker; Bac showed a mere and was drawing to a 6 for a gutshot straight, or a 4 for two pair.
Amazingly, the was the last card off the deck, giving Bac his two pair and the gold bracelet.
For his second place finish, Adam Geyer received $86,691 in prize money.
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Dao Bac and Adam Geyer
Adam Geyer completed the bet from the small blind and Dao Bac raised it up to 60,000 from the big; Geyer called.
The flop came and both players checked.
The came on the turn and Geyer checked to Bac, who led out with a bet. Geyer then check-raised Bac, making it 120,000 to go, after which Bac reraised to 180,000; Geyer just called.
The fell on the river and Bac made one last 60,000 bet that was called by Geyer.
At the showdown, Bac revealed ; he had flopped a straight. Geyer mucked his hand and dropped below 200,000 chips as a result.
Bac completed the bet to 30,000 showing the ; Geyer called. Bac bet again on 4th street and Geyer made the call. After receiving the on fifth street, Bac led out for another 60,000, which made Geyer fold.
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Very little action ensued over the next seven hands. For the most part, Bac and Geyer exchanged bring-ins and antes, but neither gained any significant ground.
Geyer did, however, take down a small pot on Hand 152. Bac had bet 60,000 on sixth street, but folded when Geyer raised it to 120,000.