James Romero won SHR event at PartyPoker MILLIONS South America
The $25 500 super high roller tournament has finalized at the PartyPoker MILLIONS series that is currently taking place in North America. The event gathered a field of 35 players, but only one of them was strong enough to overcome the rivals and take the first place. It was James Romero, a poker player from the USA, who managed to take down the competition, having earned $350 000 in prize money.
American poker player Marty Mathis became the tournament runner-up and was given $213 750 for finishing second. In total, there were 5 poker players who got in the money.
PartyPoker MILLIONS South America Super High Roller results:
| Place | Poker player | Country | Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Romero | USA | $350 000 |
| 2 | Marty Mathis | USA | $213 750 |
| 3 | Jacob Daniels | USA | $150 000 |
| 4 | Ivan Luca | Argentina | $100 000 |
| 5 | Francisco Benitez | Uruguay | $60 000 |
Just 15 participants entered the final day of the tournament. The popular German poker professional Rainer Kempe wasn’t able to get to the final table, but his colleague from Poland – Dzmitry Urbanovich – broke into the finals, but he could not hold out until the bubble.
In heads-up, none of the players had an apparent advantage, and the chip leader was changing practically during each hand.
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In the last hand of the match, Romero made a bet in the amount of 1 600 000 chips with A-10 (offsuit) and got a 3-bet all-in from Mathis, who had Q-J (offsuit). The flop showed a pair of aces, which improved on the turn and river and became a nut hand, eventually enshrining James Romero's victory in the tournament.
Throughout his poker career, Romero has earned over $4 430 000 in live events. His biggest winning is considered $1 938 100 for taking down the $10 000 Main Event at the WPT Five Diamond 2016.
