Blinds 40k/80k/10k ante
Antonio Amato (Downingtown, PA)
$18,128
Antonio Amato uses a huge double-up to stay alive and then defeats Andrew Jeffrey with A♠ 8♣ against pocket 5s.
On the final hand, Amato hits an eight on the flop and trips on the river to win the tournament and the trophy.
"It feels really good," says Amato, who works as a cook and is a Borgata regular. "I like the fast structure," he says of the turbo format.
The key heads up hand came when Amato was at risk with KJ against Jeffrey's A9.
The flop came Q 9 x, giving Amato a gutshot straight draw, which he hit with a river 10. The 1.5 million chip double-up gave Amato the chip lead and the eventual title.
Amato earns $18,128 for the win and a framed winner's photograph from IMPDI.
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