By the time the cashier closed to new registrations, there were 197 players ready to fight for the Champion’s trophy in Event 16 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net. Over the course of the next 8 hours play continued along, moving into high gear once the bubble burst – and by the time the final table arrived, there was a player down approximately every orbit – blinds were high and the average stack was short.
Heads up play lasted just one single hand. Michael Gabrial had built up a stack quite early in the tournament and managed to keep up the pace the whole way. Several times he stayed out of trouble because he was stuck between two larger stacks and took a calculated risk… but other times by exhibiting caution – perhaps too much on occasion.
Congratulations to the Champion!
Event 16 Champion: Michael Gabrial – $4,814
2nd place: Presten Cloutier – $4,252
Last hand of play
