Joe Cada raised preflop to 500,000 and Leo Soma reraised to 2,350,000. Cada then moved all in for around 4,000,000 and Soma snap called.
Joe Cada:
Leo Soma:
With one of his outs in his opponents hand and an ace in the window of the flop, it wasn't looking too promising for Cada's kings. The board ran out to give Soma top pair with aces, busting Cada out of the tournament in seventh place.
Leo Soma opened to 600,000 from the cutoff. He received a single caller, Ivan Zhechev, in the big blind. The two went heads up to the flop.
On the flop, Soma continued for 300,000. Zhechev called.
Soma fired again, now for 1,400,000 on the turn. Zhechev again found the call.
On the river, Soma fired his biggest barrel yet, to the tune of 4,000,000. Zhechev considered his decision a bit. A call here would be for all his chips. He eventually found the call, seemingly more out of frustration than an expectation to take the pot.
Ivan Zhechev:
Leo Soma:
While Zhechev had connected with the flop, he had not done so as well as Soma, whose flopped set was good enough to take down the big pot.
Zhechev was eliminated in sixth place and will take home a cash of $81,188.
Maximiliano Gallardo raised to 825,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Derek Sudell, the big blind. After a moment or two, he moved all in with the effective stack of just under 6,000,000. Gallardo made the call.
Derek Sudell:
Maximiliano Gallardo:
Sudell needed some help, but was drawing live. Not only did no help come on the flop for Sudell, but Gallardo now had a flush draw to go along with his overpair, limiting Sudell's outs even further. When the hit on the turn, giving Gallardo a set, Sudell tapped the table to say good game to his opponents, as he prepared to leave. The river completed the board, cementing the pot for Gallardo.
Derek Sudell was sent to the rail in 5th place. He'll take home a cash of $109,083.
Action folded around to current chip leader Leo Soma who moved all in. The lone person left to act was Daniel Wellborn, who started the day with the chip lead. Wellborn made the quick call.
Daniel Wellborn:
Leo Soma:
Wellborn was ahead for now, but that would not last long, as the flop gave Soma a pair and removed any chance of a flush for Wellborn. Soma's fan club erupted upon seeing the . Wellborn failed to hit on any outs as the board finished . Chants of "ALLEZ OLUX" and singing began pouring in from the rail as the board completed and Soma sent yet another opponent to the rail.
Daniel Wellborn was eliminated in 4th place. He will take home a cash of $148,171.
With action on Leo Soma in the small blind, he raised to 1,500,000 and got called by Maximiliano in the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked.
On the turn there was an , Soma bet 2,000,000 and Gallardo called.
A came down on the river and Soma moved all in. Maximiliano went into the tank for about five minutes before finally deciding to call. Cards went up and Soma showed for a straight to the ten and Maximiliano had , for a pair of sixes which sent him to the rails.
It was a long steady climb for Leo Soma to take home his first WSOP bracelet in Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em.
The event started with 2,393 entrants, but by the end of Day 3, Soma was the only one left standing taking home $456,889 for his efforts and of course a WSOP gold bracelet.
Just 16 players remained at the start of Day 3, with Soma starting in the middle of the pack. However, he quickly soared to the chip lead before the first break and never relinquished it. Throughout the day he was able to enjoy the unwavering support of a few fans, dressed in matching shirts with Soma's face printed on them.
Any time Soma scooped a pot, they made themselves heard, with chants, singing, and banging. Thomas Schultz finished in second place, taking home $282,358 for his efforts — a new career best cash for him.
Event #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Payout (USD)
1
Leo Soma
France
$456,889
2
Thomas Schultz
United States
$282,358
3
Maximiliano Gallardo
Argentina
$203,451
4
Daniel Wellborn
United States
$148,171
5
Derek Sudell
United States
$109,083
6
Ivan Zhechev
Bulgaria
$81,188
7
Joe Cada
United States
$61,098
Final Day Recap
Sixteen players started the final day, with five eliminated before the first break in an action-packed start. Maximiliano Gallardo flopped a straight flush while former bracelet winner Anson Tsang and Mustapha Kanit were sent to the rail.
A double elimination where both Ronit Chamani and Javier Garcirreynaldos hit the rail saw Soma's chip count continue to climb, overtaking start-of-day chip leader Daniel Wellborn.
The 2009 Main Event winner and four-time bracelet holder Joe Cada made it to the unofficial final table before he was knocked out in seventh place by Soma for $61,098.
Soma was in control, also sending Ivan Zhechev to the rail, before Gallardo attempted to close the gap with the elimination of Derek Sudell in fifth place.
Wellborn had held on to an above-average stack for most of the tournament and managed to make a deep run, but Soma was unrelenting and sent him to the rail as well. He took home $148,171 for his fourth-place finish.
In total, Soma was responsible for all but one of the eliminations at the final table, and although Schultz would double three-handed, Soma sent both him and Gallardo to the rail in quick succession to secure victory in front of a raucous partisan crowd.
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