DARIO MINIERI WINS 2008 WSOP EVENT #31

Another marathon final table that stalled at three players even though they were going all-in every couple of hands. The chips moved around the table as Lady Luck let the flops favor the short stack. Finally Justin Filtz moved all-in with pocket aces and was called by Seth Fischer holding big slick. A King on the flop and another on the turn gave Fischer a winning set and sent Filtz to the rail in third place. Filtz collected $214,139 for his troubles.

Heads-up the all-ins continued and again the Great Poker God favored the short stack. One all-in saw Dario Minieri call Fischer all-in bet with a 3,4 of spades. Fischer showed pocket Kings but the turn and river were fours to give Minieri the winning set. Dario never looked back and continued to charge until he had Fischer all-in, covered and needed a King to stay alive. The King didn’t come and the youthful Dario Minieri claimed the victory and his first WSOP bracelet. In addition to the jewelry Dario also received $528,418. Seth Fischer’s second plae finish was good for $330,519.

Congratulations to Italian, Dario Minieri, champion of the 2008 WSOP event #31, $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-handed.