Hand #105: Nacho Barbero moved all in for 332,000 from the cutoff before Tobias Wenker iso-shoved from the button.
Barbero:
Wenker:
With Barbero trailing, the flop would put him further behind, and when the and fell on the turn and river, Barbero would exit in 5th place for a $67,732 payday as Wenker moved to 1,280,000 in chips.
Tobias Wenker, left, eliminated by Jake Scwartz, right.
Hand #130: Tobias Wenker received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #131: Action folded around to Wenker who moved all in from the small blind. Schwartz was still stacking some chips from his double up and as soon as he looked down at his cards he announced a call.
Wenker:
Schwartz:
The flop came out offering no extra help to Wenker. On the turn, Wenker was left drawing dead. The dealer put out the meaningless on the river and Wenker was eliminated from the tournament while Schwartz piled up the chips.
Hand #146: Jake Schawartz received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #147: Schwartz raised to 60,000 from the small blind and won the pot.
Hand #148: Schwartz raised to 60,000 from the button. From the small blind Simeon Naydenov reraised to 165,000. From the big blind, Andrew Kloc moved all in. Action folded back to Naydenov who snap called.
Naydenov:
Kloc:
The flop came down and that gave Kloc a little hop as he saw the nine fist, but the jack kept Naydenov in the lead. The turn was the giving both players two pair. The river was another giving both players a full house, but Naydenov the better full house. Just like that Kloc was eliminated from the tournament in third place.
Hand 157: Naydenov raised to 60,000 and Schwartz called. The two took to a flop of , Schwartz checked as did Naydenov. On the turn Schwartz checked to Naydenov who bet 65,000. Schwartz reraised to 160,000. Naydenov folded.
Hand #158: The players each took a shot of tequila before the hand.
Jake Schwartz raised to 60,000 before the flop on the button. He was called by Naydenov from the big blind. The two men took to a flop of . On that flop Naydenov checked to Schwartz who made a bet of 55,000. Naydenov reraised to 150,000. With action back on Schwartz he reraised to 455,000. Naydenov moved all in and Schwartz called.
Schwartz:
Naydenov:
Naydenov had flopped the nuts but he needed to avoid Schwartz pairing up on the last two cards to lock up the bracelet. The turn was the , keeping Naydenov in the lead. The river was a blank , securing the elimination and removing Jake Schwartz from the tournament in second place.
Today there were 12 players returning to take their shot at the bracelet and the $326,440 first prize. At the end of it all, it was Simeon Naydenov with his head held high and his country's flag draped around his shoulders as he held the World Series of Poker Bracelet for his winner's photo. Naydenov was making his second appearance at a shootout final table this year and while he finished tenth in that event, he was able to do today what he couldn't then.
It only took about seven hours to reach a winner here in Event #36, but play today began with 12 men all trying to reach the final table. With the 12 players beginning at two six handed tables, two had to fall for the players to reach the official final table. It looked as if Nacho Barbero would be one of the first to fall as he found himself on a short stack, but he was able to double up to save is tournament life. The first to fall today was Vladimir Kochelaevskiy, who showed up late and left first. Kochelaevskiy was crippled after his couldn't catch up to Salman Bebehani's and he was eliminated on the next hand. Next to fall was Kevin Vandersmissen who was eliminated when his ran into Mike Watson's .
Heads up play only lasted 10 hands. Just before the last hand of the match, both Naydenov and Schwartz took a shot of tequila. That shot may have proved to be Schwartz's downfall because on the next hand he ran his top two pair into Naydenov's nut flush. Naydenov faded Schwartz's outs and that was it, the match was over. Schwartz walked away with second place prize money for his efforts while Naydenov took down $326,440 and a World Series of Poker bracelet for his accomplishments.
Lynn Gilmartin spoke with Naydenov after his win:
That's it for us at PokerNews.com here in Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. Be sure to stay tuned to all our coverage of the 2013 World Series of Poker.
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