The most important event in the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is now part of history, as is the goal that Harrison Gimbel has achieved after seven though days of competition in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Gimbel, 19 years old, is now the youngest champion of the PCA since it started seven years ago with that cruise-based tournament won by Gus Hansen.
“I feel like a young rock star,” Gimbel said.
And it’s not for less. The youngster claimed the Main Event of the biggest poker festival ever held outside Las Vegas and he is now 2,2 million dollar richer and owns one of the most coveted trophies in the poker world.
Harrison Gimbel, 2010 PCA WinnerAfter busting Barry Shulman (the owner of Card Player magazine) on third, Gimbel reached the heads-up against Ty Reiman, who owned the most part of the chips. But not for long. Gimbel would overcome his deficit and then bluff out Reiman in another spot where Reiman had flopped the nut straight (although the river completed a possible flush) to claim the lead. He never let it go.
Barry ShulmanOn the final hand, both players ended all-in with a pocket pair. Tens for Gimbel, eights for Reiman. A ten on the flop left Ty with the only option of runner-runner quads. But, hey!, another eight fell on the turn, opening the miracle for the American. A jack on the river ended the whole thing.
Reiman will be content tomorrow with his 1.750.000 $ second place prize. Harrison Gimbel claimed the trophy, the 2.2 million, and his place in poker history books for being the youngest champion of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
2010 PCA Main Event Results:
1 — Harrison Gimbel, USA, $2,200,000
2 — Tyler Reiman — USA — $1,750,000
3 — Barry Shulman — USA — $1,350,000
4 — Benjamin Zamani — USA — $1,000,000
5 — Ryan D’Angelo — USA — $700,000
6 — Aage Ravn — Norway — $450,000
7 — Zachary Goldberg — USA — $300,000
8 — Thomas Koral — USA — $201,300
Foto del ganador cedida por PokerStars
