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Heads Up Deal, Taveras-Garcia Takes The Trophy And $31,000

$300 Capital Region Classic NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 30: 75,000/150,000/150,000 BB Ante
Total Entries: 574
Players Remaining: 2
The final two players agreed to stop the clock and discuss and adjusted payout deal. The stacks were counted down and Gilberto Taveras-Garcia was holding the lead with 9,225,000 to the 7,800,000 of Vincent Leone.
It didn’t take long for them to come to an agreement and Gilberto Taveras-Garcia will take home $31,000 along with the trophy and the cruise package.
Vincent Leone will earn $30,476 for his runner-up Capital Region Classic finish.
With his win here tonight Taveras-Garcia also accomplished another poker milestone moving to number one on the Rivers Schenectady all-time money list.
Below is a look at the final table results and the full Capital Region Classic results will be posted as soon as they’re available.
- Gilberto Taveras-Garcia- $31,000
- Vincent Leone- $30,476
- Brian Ballantine- $15,546
- Sean Carlson- $11,371
- Angelo Gaudio- $8,489
- Kawal Singh- $6,393
- James Hundt Jr- $4,908
- Dennis Zollo- $3,756
- Phil Maddaleno- $2,987
- Tina Panichi- $2,306
Gilberto Taveras-Garcia and Vincent Leone