Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:11 PM Local Time
Hand #156 - Ivan Luca Wins Event #30 and First WSOP Bracelet
Artur Rudziankov calls on the button and Ivan Luca raises to 480,000. Rudziankov shoves all in.
Luca takes off his glasses and pulls out his ear plugs, his curiosity piqued. "How much?" he asks.
"Four point three," says Rudziankov.
"Call," says Luca.
Luca -
Rudziankov -
The flop is and Luca is in the lead.
The turn is the , which gives both players aces and eights.
It's looking like a chop, until the hits the river, giving Luca aces and jacks with a ten, and winning the pot, the tournament, and his first WSOP gold bracelet.
When play resumed today, Luca was a three-to-one chip leader. Rudziankov battled back, winning an all in and even getting Luca to be all in for his tournament life. Luca survived that all in and eventually came back to win the tournament. A well played heads up battle by both players. Congratulations Franco Luca, Event #30 $1,000 No Limit Hold 'em Champion.