Jul 6, 2015
Hand #115 – Lucio Antunes (pictured below) moves all in from the button, and Craig Varnell (pictured above) calls with . Antunes turns over , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board comes , and Varnell wins the pot — and the tournament — with trip kings.
Lucio Antunes finishes as the runner-up, earning $223,000*.
Craig Varnell wins the partypoker presents: WPT500 at ARIA Resort & Casino, earning $330,000* and a WPT500 trophy.
Congratulations to Craig Varnell!
1st: Craig Varnell – $330,000
2nd: Lucio Antunes – $223,000
3rd: Alexander Lakhov – $150,700
4th: Nick Binger – $100,000
5th: Chad Roudebush – $75,000
6th: Hunter Cichy – $60,000
7th: Brett Mueller – $50,000
8th: Brent Berger – $41,000
9th: Milan Harper – $33,000
* These are the official payouts, and do not reflect any deals between the players. Note that every player who survived to Day 2 received $800 at the end of Day 1 that is not reflected in the amounts above.
Photography by Joe Giron