
Seven hours of final table and two of heads-up. That was what it took Carlos Serrano 
Final Table
The Colombian had arrived as the clear chipleader at the final table, with a stack of just over five million chips. However, some premature clashes caused his stack to drop considerably during the first levels of the day, yielding the lead but without becoming completely short-stacked.
After nearly two hours of play, the first elimination of the day finally arrived. Renato Grossi 




After having lost some pots, Choca’s stack had decreased and he ended up facing Carlos Serrano in a duel of A Q against A 4. The board did not help Christian, who thus left the tournament in 6th place. A few minutes later, Hernan Pañutti 


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Eventually, it was Diego Nicolás who finished in 3rd place. The Argentine was eliminated after pushing A K against Bukhtiiarov’s pair of J J. Despite hitting the A on the flop, the J also came out, granting the Russian the set. In this way, «Tibu» left the table with a payout of US$72.305.
Marathon Heads-Up
The heads-up between Carlos Serrano and Oleg Bukhtiiarov was a separate chapter in this outcome. The difference was not that large: 9.200.000 for the Colombian; 8.200.000 for the Russian. Both were willing to give it their all to take the trophy, and that’s how we ended up witnessing a duel of nearly two hours between these two great competitors.

Oleg Bukhtiiarov (Left) And Carlos Serrano (Right).
The final battle was a true emotional rollercoaster. After the first hour of play, it seemed Serrano was heading for a relatively quick victory, as he had managed to take his stack up to 13.000.000 points, against his rival’s 4.400.000. However, Bukhtiiarov still had the energy to keep fighting.
Through perseverance and a lot of patience, the Russian grew until he eventually took the lead, reaching 9.400.000 points against 8.000.000. However, this would not last long. Quickly, Serr