Francisco Sosa managed to achieve the feat of winning the championship title for the second consecutive time in this special monthly edition tournament at Casino Life del Valle in Mexico City, after prevailing in a thrilling heads-up match against Julio Ramírez , resolving a champions’ showdown where he emerged victorious to pocket a good MXN$58,000 as a reward.
In this edition of the already classic monthly event in this capital venue, at the end of August, participants had to cover the buy-in set at MXN$2,500 and a total of 53 unique entries were generated, while among them 27 rebuys were made, resulting in a total of 80 entries, distributing the guaranteed amount among the top 10 competitors, ensuring a minimum of MXN$5,000 in their cash prizes.
It was Federico Chun who was eliminated on the bubble of the final table, although he did manage to cash with the established min-cash. Andrés González made his presence felt in this venue where he is frequently found and increased his payout to MXN$6,000 for the 9th place obtained. The presence of the players was also notable
Francisco Sosa achieved the back-to-back feat by becoming champion in July and August
After participating in this 8th edition of the special end-of-month tournament at Casino Life del Valle, Francisco Sosa defended his title obtained at the end of July, where he prevailed as champion against a larger field that recorded 129 entries and after overcoming Sergio Reyes in the final heads-up, claimed the champion’s trophy for his showcase along with an attractive payout of MXN$72,125. Thus, he managed to achieve the complex feat of becoming champion for the second consecutive time, this time defeating the also champion Julio Ramírez , champion of the May edition of this year.
In this final table, the presence of regular players in the capital’s felt was notable: Eduardo Antimo , who finished in 8th place with a payout of MXN$7,500, while Carlos Hidalgo managed to climb one more position to reach 7th for another MXN$10,000 in his cash. This time it was Gerardo Orozco who was just one step away from making the podium and rose from his seat in 4th place with a more considerable payout of a good MXN$20,000.
In third place we saw Keneth Quintana , who thanks to his good decisions and excellent performance was able to earn a prize of MXN$25,000, while clearing the way for the final heads-up, a high-caliber duel between champions where Sosa was able to secure his second consecutive total victory, demonstrating that consistent and well-worked play pays off, managing to add a good MXN$58,000 to his cash history at this venue in the heart of Mexican poker.
