It took 36 hands … back and forth for 34 of them … then came hands #35 and #36 (#s 363 and 364 of the whole final table).
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Cada Wins It All!
12 minutes agoAfter falling into an almost 3:1 chip deficit, Joe Cada grabbed control once again.
He made it 3 million preflop and Moon called.
The flopped rolled out Tc 9h 5d and both players tapped the table.
The 10d would bring some fireworks, however, as Moon check-raised all-in after a 3 million chip bet from Cada.
Cada leaned back in his chair for a few minutes pondering a call that would be for his tournament life.
Suddenly and decisively, he laid it all on the line making that call.
Moon showed 8s 7s for the open-ender and Cada\’s Jh 9d was ahead.
Moon would need a six or a jack to win the Main Event title, but it was not to be as the 3h river fell, handing Cada the double-up and the chip lead.
Following the hand, Cada was up to 108 million and Moon ground down to 86 million.
A few hands later, the two got into a preflop raising war that saw Cada push in with nines and Moon make the call for his tournament life with Qd Jd.
The flop came 8c 7s 2c and chants of \”Joey\” filled the theatre. The turn brought the Kh and Cada needed to fade just one more card.
As the crowd murmured in anticipation, the river came the 7c and the Main Event title and $8.5 million was suddenly Cada\’s.
A roar of approval could be heard all the way to Freemont Street.
Darvin Moon will take home $5.1 million for his second-place finish, but the World Championship and all the glory that goes now belongs to Joe Cada.
Level: 40
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 200,000
Average Stack: $194,820,000
Players Left: 1
Tables Left: 1