Anders began his Syndicate career way back in event 10 of Season 8, finishing in 19th place out of 50 and having such a good time that he came right back… three seasons later! Anders returned for season 11, playing in 15 events, and has been a regular ever since. Since then he’s played in 129 Syndicate events and made a lot of deep runs, but the one thing he hadn’t done – was win a tournament!
Well that changed on Saturday!
In a 49 player field (with 22 re-entries), Anders claimed his first Syndicate title. As usual there were a lot of memorable hands that no one remembers, but the final hand of the night was fun! With the blinds at 50k/100k, Anders held the chip lead over Farid. Farid called from the button. Anders checked, and they saw a flop of 10♦ 7♣ A♠.
Anders bet.
Farid raised.
Anders shoved.
Farid snap-called, almost beating Anders into the pot.
Anders said “uh oh” and turned over the mighty 7♥ 4♣, while Farid proudly tabled A♥ 2♣,
The turn brought the innocuous Q♥.
The river delivered Anders’ new favorite card: the 4♥.
Only then did Anders remind the crowd (of Jonkey, Farid and Patsy) that this was his first Syndicate victory, prompting congratulatory hugs all around!
Here’s a picture of Farid congratulating Anders…
In 3rd place was Tom Luu, with his third final table of the season. Steve A followed in 4th, also with his third final table finish. Gonzalo grabbed 5th for his first points of the season, and Paul R, Matt G, and Charles finished 6th through 8th to round out the money winners.
Final Table:
1. Anders
2. Farid
3. Tom L
4. Steve A
5. Gonzalo
6. Paul R
7. Matt G
8. Charles
9. Alan
10. TK
The Leaderboard: Scotty “All or Nothing” Najjar stays atop the rankings with two wins already this season. Robert remains in 2nd position after his 11th place finish this week. Tom L moved into 3rd, followed by Steve A and Anders tied for 4th – all due to their strong finishes this week.
Coming Up: Our next event is Saturday, November 22nd at 3pm. This will be a regular tournament with a 40k starting stack.
The Season 20 results and information can be found HERE
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