Christophe Bouziane emerged victorious from the 35th event in the 2016 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Caribbean Series after he managed to outlast 67 other players. The cash portion the French scooped from the guaranteed prize pool amounted to $7,140.
The 35th event marked the end of the WSOPC Caribbean took place at the casino Royale, attracting a pool of a total of 68 players. The Turbo one-day event featured a buy-in of $365 and was finally won by the French player Christophe Bouziane after a heads-up battle with the American Hank Sitton, with the WSOP bracelet and WSOP Circuit ring winner Kevin Eyster being left on the third position.
What is particularly interesting about the heads-up battle in the WSOPC Caribbean event 35 is the fact that Hank Sitton entered the final table as a chip leader. Although it was a nine-handed final table, only the players who managed to rank in the top seven positions got a cash portion of the guaranteed prize pool which amounted to $20,400.
The first player who hit the rail at the event’s final table was Aroon Maharaj, as he did not manage to match Pierre Legrand’s hand. After his departure from the final table, the players got eliminated one by one until only three of them were left – Christophe Bouziane, Hank Sitton and Kevin Eyster. Unfortunately for Eyster, he obviously picked the wrong timing to push from the small blind and occupied the third position in the ranking.
The heads-up battle for the WSOPC Caribbean Event 35’s title started with Bouziane and Sitton almost even in chips. It took only a few hands before the French player emerged victorious from the competition, getting the largest cash portion of the guaranteed prize pool and leaving Sitton on the number 2 position.
With Christophe Bouziane emerging as the 2016 WSOPC Caribbean Event 35’s winner, the runner-up position was occupied by Hank Sitton from the USA. Sitton was granted with a $4,400 prize. Another American – Kevin Eyster – remained on the third place, scooping a consolation prize of $2,930.
Richard London was left on the fourth position, followed by Mark Ali from Trinidad & Tobago who got a prize portion of $1,560. Two other French players took positions six and seven, forming the final table results. Pierre Legrand was sixth, followed by Eric Herbert, who got a total of $1,050 for his participation.
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Harry Evans
