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.

1. Gilberto Taveras-Garcia- $31,000
2. Vincent Leone- $30,476
3. Brian Ballantine- $15,546
4. Sean Carlson- $11,371
5. Angelo Gaudio- $8,489
6. Kawal Singh- $6,393
7. James Hundt Jr- $4,908
8. Dennis Zollo- $3,756
9. Phil Maddaleno- $2,987
10. Tina Panichi- $2,306

Gilberto Taveras-Garcia and Vincent Leone