José García
The Main Event of this series had a massive turnout, registering a total of 1,018 entries, accumulating an attractive prize pool that reached US$512,054, which was distributed among the top 121 participants, who secured a minimum payout of US$804.
The tournament’s final table began with chip leader Zachary Evers
José García materialized his historic feat after defeating Andrew Robinson in the final heads-up
García’s first significant leap came after Zachary Evers
After a delicate moment for García, he tried to steal a pot from Matthew Costentino
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Stein, who had started as the second-highest in chips, managed to climb to 4th place with a considerable payout of US$29,263. He was eliminated by Andrew Robinson
In the final heads-up, a confrontation that lasted only a couple of hands. José sealed his victory by prevailing with his A 9 over Robinson’s A 6, seeing community cards 5 J 7 3 7, giving the final pot to García’s higher cards, who claimed the US$88,007 assigned to the tournament champion.
In his own words, José shared with the media: “I want to thank my wife, my family, and my friends. They believed in me more than I could believe in myself.”
Main Event RunGood Series of Poker, Lodge Card Club (Austin, Texas)
Buy-in: US$600
Entries: 1,018
Prize pool: US$512,054
Final table payouts
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