Event 26: Cesar Fuentes Wins Following Six-Way Chop

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 506

Event 26 champion, Cesar Fuentes ($15,500)
Event 26 champion, Cesar Fuentes ($15,500)

Just moments after Luis Miranda’s 7th-place elimination, the remaining six players agreed to give Cesar Fuentes $15,500 — just $896 less than 1st-place — while each of them pocketed $5,444. After a verification of the offer, all remaining players confirmed the deal and Fuentes took the title.

A full report on the tournament will be posted shortly. In the meantime, here’s a look at its final results.

$5,444
Marcela Newmark ($5,444)
Alfredo Ratmiroff ($5,444)
Alfredo Ratmiroff ($5,444)
David Coughlin ($5,444)
David Coughlin ($5,444)
Damen Gooljar ($5,444)
Damen Gooljar ($5,444)
Esteban Garcia ($5,444)
Esteban Garcia ($5,444)

7th: Luis Miranda – $1,973
8th: Antonio Colon – $1,427
9th: Marty Robbins – $1,032
10th: Aaron Klausman – $789
11th: Yigal Hen – $789
12th: Yitzhak Quinn – $789
13th: Jameel Harris – $638
14th: Michael Borrelli – $638
15th: David Recke – $638
16th: Jeff Fogel – $546
17th: Nesly Jean Baptiste – $546
18th: Jeffrey Berry – $546
19th: Daniel Mariani Sung – $455
20th: Eli Levy – $455
21st: Andrew Reid – $455
22nd: Roy Paulena – $455
23rd: Rubens Apovian – $455
24th: Gil Morgensztern – $455
25th: Elliott Zaydman – $455
26th: Rafael Ramos – $455
27th: Joan Schank – $455
28th: Trent Smith – $395
29th: Joe Patalano – $395
30th: Richard Leger – $395
31st: Jesse Delbene – $395
32nd: Ethiel Garcia – $395
33rd: Jorge Chavez – $395
34th: Howard Mash – $395
35th: Carl Cajuste – $395
36th: Michael Abitol – $395