Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:59 PM Local Time
Davide Suriano Wins the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship ($335,553)!
We began Event #40, the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship, with 136 players. After 135 matches, only one emerged with an undefeated record. 25-year-old Davide Suriano outlasted the field, capturing his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet and a $335,553 pay day. While Suriano was not among the elite names at the start of the event, he beat his fair share of the game's best to capture the title.
Let's recap his road to victory, shall we?
Suriano received a bye in the play-in round, automatically sending him to the round of 128 where he faced Scott Seiver. A short-stacked Seiver got his chips in with against Suriano's . A king on the river fell to give Suriano the victory, setting up a match against Dan Cates in the Round of 64. The chips went in very early and Suriano trailed with against Cates' , but the board ran out , giving Suriano a set to earn a seat against Shane Moran in the Round of 32. After gaining the upper hand, Suriano locked up the min-cash when his held up against Moran's .
With Day 1 in his rearview mirror, Suriano began Day 2 by facing Serkan Kurnaz. In what turned out to be the longest match in the Round of 16, Suriano closed it out when Kurnaz shoved the river of a board with . Suriano called with for a full house to advance to the Round of 8 for a date with online heads-up specialist Ankush Mandavia. Suriano made relatively quick work of Mandvaia, sealing the deal when his held against Mandavia's . The next round brought another heads-up phenom in Daniel Colman, but once again Suriano controlled the pace of the match. He locked up the victory when his topped Colman's . Suriano flopped a set, turned a full house and was on his way to the final for a match with Sam Stein.
In what many expected to be a slow, long and drawn out heads-up duel, Suriano put the pedal to the medal immediately. He never once surrendered the chip lead and closed it out in just 36 hands.
"This victory is going to change my life," Suriano told our own Remko Rinkema after the match.
Here is complete look at Suriano's path to victory:
| Round | Opponent Defeated |
|---|
| Round of 128 | Scott Seiver |
| Round of 64 | Dan Cates |
| Round of 32 | Shane Moran |
| Round of 16 | Serkan Kurnaz |
| Round of 8 | Ankush Mandavia |
| Round of 4 | Daniel Colman |
| Finals | Sam Stein |
Congratulations to Davide Suriano on his excellent achievement and thank you for following our hand-for-hand coverage of his victory!
Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:19 PM Local Time
Sam Stein Eliminated in 2nd Place ($207,347)
Hand #36: Davide Suriano raised to 125,000 and Sam Stein moved all in for 1,175,000 from the big blind. Suriano gave it some thought before eventually making the call to put his opponent at risk.
Stein:
Suriano:
"If I win this one it's going to be all over," Stein said with a smile before the flop came down .
The board ran out , and Stein was knocked out. Suriano's friends jumped all over him to celebrate the seventh bracelet for Italy in World Series of Poker history.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:16 PM Local Time
Hands# 34-35: Two For Suriano
Hand #34: Davide Suriano raised to 125,000 from the button and picked up the blinds.
Hand #35: Davide Suriano received a walk.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:11 PM Local Time
Level 4 started
Level: 4
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 0
Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:08 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Davide Suriano | 6,445,000 | 525,000  |
| Sam Stein | 1,235,000 | -525,000  |
Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:08 PM Local Time
Hands #28-33: The Davide Suriano Show
Hand #28: David Suriano raised to 150,000 on the button and Sam Stein called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a board of where Suriano bet 100,000. Stein called to the see the river, which both checked. Suriano tabled for aces full or fours to win the pot.
Hand #29: Sam Stein raised to 100,000 on the button and Davide Suriano three-bet to 375,000 from the big blind. Stein folded.
Hand #30: Davide Suriano raised to 150,000 on the button and Sam Stein defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Stein check-folded to a bet of 200,000 from Suriano.
Hand #31: Sam Stein raised to 100,000 on the button and Davide Suriano reraised all in to effectively 1.26 million. Stein tanked for about 45 seconds before he folded.
Hand #32: Sam Stein got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #33: Sam Stein raised to 100,000 from the button and Davide Suriano folded.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:00 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Davide Suriano | 5,920,000 | 1,325,000 |
| Sam Stein | 1,760,000 | -1,325,000 |
Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:00 PM Local Time
Hands #24-27: There's No Stopping Suriano
Hand #24: Davide Suriano raised to 125,000 and Sam Stein called from the big blind. The flop brought out and Stein checked to Suriano who bet 150,000. Stein called and on the turn the popped up. Stein checked and Suriano grabbed more chips, as he bet 600,000. Stein folded and Suriano picked up this pot.
Hand #25: Sam Stein raised to 125,000 from the button and Davide Suriano called. The flop brought and Suriano checked to Stein who bet 125,000. Suriano called and on the turn the popped up. Suriano checked again and this time Stein checked behind. The fell on the river and both players checked. Suriano showed and raked in another pot.
Hand #26: Davide Suriano called from the button and Sam Stein checked. The flop brought on which both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked again. Stein bet 50,000 on the river and Suriano called showing , which was enough to take down this pot.
Hand #27: Sam Stein raised to 125,000 from the button and Davide Suriano called. The flop brought and Suriano checked to Stein who bet 150,000. Suriano called and on the turn the hit. Suriano checked again and Stein bet 425,000 this time around. Suriano called and the river completed the board with the . Suriano checked and Stein checked behind. Suriano showed and Stein mucked his cards once again.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:49 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Davide Suriano | 4,595,000 | 455,000 |
| Sam Stein | 3,085,000 | -455,000 |
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:49 PM Local Time
Level 3 started
Level: 3
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 0
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:49 PM Local Time
Hands #19-23: Suriano Extends His Lead
Hand #19: Sam Stein raised to 100,000 on the button and received no action.
Hand #20: Davide Suriano raised to 95,000 on the button and Sam Stein folded.
Hand #21: Sam Stein raised to 100,000 on the button and Davide Suriano called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Suriano checked to Stein who bet 125,000. Suriano check-raised to 350,000, Stein called and the turn fell. Suriano fired 900,000 and Stein quickly folded.
Hand #22: Davide Suriano raised to 95,000 and Sam Stein called from the big blind to see a flop.
Stein checked to Suriano who continued for 125,000. Stein called, the fell on the turn and both checked. The river completed the board and Stein bet 225,000. Suriano tanked for about 60 seconds, ultimately folding.
Hand #23: Sam Stein raised to 100,000 on the button and Davide Suriano defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Suriano checked to Stein who bet 125,000. Suriano raised to 350,000 and Stein folded.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:39 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Davide Suriano | 4,140,000 | 0 |
| Sam Stein | 3,540,000 | 0 |
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:39 PM Local Time
Hands #14-18: Suriano Maintains a Small Lead
Hand #14: Davide Suriano raised to 80,000 from the button and Sam Stein called. The flop brought and both players checked. The turn brought the and the action was checked again. The river was the and both players checked. Stein showed but that was not enough against .
Hand #15: Sam Stein raised to 100,000 from the button and Davide Suriano three-bet from the big blind to 300,000. Stein folded and Suriano took down this pot.
Hand #16: Davide Suriano raised to 80,000 from the button and Sam Stein called. The flop brought out and Stein checked right away. Suriano bet 150,000 and Stein made the call. The turn was the and Stein checked again, after which Suriano checked behind. The river was the and Stein checked again, getting Suriano to check behind. Stein showed and he raked in this pot.
Hand #17: Sam Stein raised to 100,000 from the button and he picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #18: Davide Suriano called from the button and Sam Stein checked. The flop brought and both players checked. The turn was the and the action was checked again. The river was the and Stein bet 50,000. Suriano called and showed , which gave him the pot with a straight.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:30 PM Local Time
Level 2 started
Level: 2
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 0
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:30 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Davide Suriano | 4,140,000 | -55,000 |
| Sam Stein | 3,540,000 | 55,000 |
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:29 PM Local Time
Hands #11-13: Last Hands of Level 1
Hand #11: Sam Stein raised to 75,000 on the button and won the pot.
Hand #12: Davide Suriano limped the button, Davide Suriano checked his option and they proceeded to check to the turn of a board. Stein bet 40,000, Suriano called and the river completed the board. Stein bet 75,000, Suriano folded and Stein collected the pot.
Hand #13: Davide Suriano received a walk in the big blind.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:25 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Davide Suriano | 4,195,000 | 25,000 |
| Sam Stein | 3,485,000 | -25,000 |
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:24 PM Local Time
Hands #6-10: A Flush For Suriano
Hand #6: Davide Suriano raised to 75,000 from the button and Sam Stein called from the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and Stein checked again after which Suriano bet 50,000. Stein check-raised to 200,000 and Suriano let go of his hand.
Hand #7: Sam Stein raised to 75,000 from the button and Davide Suriano called. The flop brought out and Suriano checked to Stein who bet 100,000. Suriano looked back down at his cards and folded.
Hand #8: Davide Suriano raised to 75,000 from the button and Sam Stein called. The flop brought out and Stein checked right away. Suriano checked behind and the turn was the . Stein checked and Suriano checked behind. On the river the hit and Stein checked again to Suriano who opted to bet 150,000. Stein called and Suriano showed for a flush to take down this pot.
Hand #9: Sam Stein raised to 75,000 from the button and picked up the blinds.
Hand #10: Davide Suriano raised to 75,000 from the button and picked up the blinds.
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:16 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Davide Suriano | 4,170,000 | 330,000 |
| Sam Stein | 3,510,000 | -330,000 |
Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:16 PM Local Time
Hands #1-5: Suriano Takes Early Lead
Hand #1: Sam Stein raised to 75,000 on the button and Davide Suriano defended his big blind.
The flop came down , Suriano checked and Stein continued for 75,000. Suriano check-raised to 175,000, resulting in a fold Stein.
Hand #2: Davide Suriano limped the button, Sam Stein checked his option and the flop fell . Stein check-called 30,000 from Suriano to see the turn. Stein checked to Suriano again who bet 175,000. Stein folded, giving Suriano the pot.
Hand #3: Sam Stein raised to 75,000 on the button and took down the pot.
Hand #4: Davide Suriano raised to 75,000 on the button, Sam Stein called from the big blind and the flop fell . Stein check-folded to a bet of 75,000 from Suriano.
Hand #5: Sam Stein raised to 75,000 on the button and Davide Suriano three-bet to 250,000 from the big blind. Stein folded and Suriano collected the pot.