he last news we had from the PLO Masters was that a deal was being discussed during the final table, when they were on the bubble with seven players left. Jason Glatzer was fully expecting to be the bubble boy, sitting on by far the shortest stack with just 10 big blinds left.
Luckily for Jason, the chip leader was determined to do a deal so he could watch the Champions League final between Dortmund and Real Madrid. He proposed a deal, which was ultimately accepted by the rest of the players.
Jason had joined the tournament as a late entry just one hand before the first break. His immediate goal was to make that first break and he achieved that in spectacular fashion by folding the first hand he played. His next goal was to survive until the second break, which he also managed to successfully complete. With 12 players left Glatzer admitted he would have been happy with 8th-12th place, but really didn’t want to bubble. With seventh place now receiving a payout via the deal, it was a job well done!
Congratulations to Matthias Kribben who took first place in the deal, also securing the trophy and the PLO Masters title.
Position | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | Matthias Kribben | Germany | €2,621* |
2 | Thomas Gugerbauer | Austria | €2,004* |
3 | Falk Louwers | Netherlands | €1,835* |
4 | Niko Santeri Kaivanto | Finland | €1,747* |
5 | Carlo Braccini | Italy | €1,728* |
6 | Anonymous | Italy | €1,555* |
7 | Jason Glatzer | United States | €907* |