Event #49: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Barny Boatman is the latest big name to win a World Series of Poker bracelet after he took down Event #49 of the 2013 WSOP amid emotional scenes in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

The third and final day of the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event started with 21 players, all of them in the money. Kevin MacPhee was the first player eliminated and he was followed to the cashier cage by a steady stream of eliminations. When Michael Quick's pocket queens lost out to Paul DaSilva's    – DaSilva turned a flush – the final table was set.

Roger Lussier was the first player eliminated at the final table; his    could not come from behind to beat the dominating    of Brian O'Donoghue.

Seven hands later, Noah Sandler's tournament came to an abrupt end, again at the hands of O'Donoghue. Sandler committed his stack with    on a      flop but ran into the    of O'Donoghue. Sandler didn't improve to a full house and the tournament was down to seven players.

Seven became six on Hand 28 of the final table when DaSilva made an ill-timed move with    on a     flop while Boatman was sat with    for a set of nines. DaSilva received no help from the turn or river and he crashed out in seventh place.

Robin Ylitalo finished in sixth place after a blind-versus-blind confrontation with Boatman. Ylitalo shoved with    and Boatman called with   . Ylitalo caught a six on the     flop, but the   turn and   river improved Boatman to a flush and sent Yliatlo home early than many would have expected.

Boatman continued his spell of eliminating players when on Hand 58 Aditya Prasetyo moved all in from the cutoff with pocket tens and Boatman made an easy call from the big blind with a pair of queens. The ace-high board was void of drama and Prasetyo exited.

Taras Kripps' stack had started to dwindle and he made a move with   . Unfortunately for Kripps, O'Donoughe woke up with    and made the call. Kripps caught a king on the turn of the       board, but the river improved O'Donoghue to a straight and resigned Kripps to a fourth place finish.

Three-handed play lasted almost 30 hands and ended when Van Tran's tournament did. Tran lost a huge pot that left him with less than four big blinds, but he started to make a comeback by winning four all-in hands in a row. On his fifth attempted he jammed with    and O'Donoghue called with   . A king on the flop and an ace on the river crushed Tran's hand and the tournament went heads-up.

Boatman and O'Donoghue started the one-on-one battle within one big blind of each other and neither player really ran away with proceedings. The match was less than epic, except in length (174 hands), but the scenes after Hand #276 of the final table were a remarkable sight.

Hand #276 of the final table saw Boatman open to 240,000 and O'Donoghue three-bet to 550,000. Boatman made it 1.1 million and O'Donoughue moved all in. Boatman called with    and was up against   . A board reading       sealed the deal for Boatman, who was mobbed by his rail, his brother Ross leading the celebrations that are sure to go on long into the night.

Final Table Results

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Hand 268: Brian O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 269: O'Donoughue limped and Barny Boatman checked. The players then checked down the       board, Boatman showing an ace to win the pot.

Hand 270: O'Donoughue received a walk.

Hand 271: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 272: Boatman raised to 240,000 and folded to a 550,000 three-bet.

Hand 273: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 257: Brian O'Donoghue opened, Barny Boatman folded and the heads-up duo continue their quest for the longest heads-up battle in history.

Hand 258: Boatman opened to 200,000 and O'Donoghue folded.

Hand 259: O'Donoghue opened and Boatman, you guessed it, folded.

Hand 260: Boatman raised to 200,000 and O'Donoghue called. They checked the     flop. O'DOnoghue bet 275,000 on the   turn and Boatman called. O'Donoghue then check-called a 300,000 bet on the   river and lost to Boatman's   

Hand 261: O'Donoghue opened to 200,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 262: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Boatman mucked.

Hand 245: Barny Boatman received a walk.

Hand 246: Brian O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 247: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 248: Boatman raised to 200,000 and O'Donoghue called. O'Donoghue checked then folded to a 100,000 bet on a     flop.

Hand 249: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 250: Boatman raised to 200,000 and was called. The     flop was checked. O'Donoghue bet 275,000 on the   turn and Boatman called. Both players checked the   and Boatman won with his   .

Barny Boatman	6,500,000	2,000,000
Brian O'Donoghue	3,500,000	-2,111,000

Hand 233: Barny Boatman received a walk.

Hand 234: Boatman raised to 200,000 and Brian O'Donoghue three-bet to 500,000. Boatman folded and the dealer started shuffling the deck for the next hand.

Hand 235: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 236: Boatman raised to 200,000 and again there was no post flop action.

Hand 237: O'Donoghue bet 200,000 and Boatman mucked.

Hand 238: Boatman raised to 200,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Hand 222: Barny Boatman opened to 200,000 and Brian O'Donoghue three-bet to 500,000. Boatman made it one million to play and it got the job done because O'Donoghue folded.

Hand 223: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Boatman called. The players checked the     flop and the   turn. Boatman checked the   river and folded to a 100,000 bet from O'Donoghue.

Hand 224: Boatman raised to 200,000, O'Donoghue three-bet to 475,000 and then folded when Boatman four-bet to 1.475 million.

Hand 225: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 226: Boatman opened to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand 211: Brian O'Donoghue opened to 200,000 and Barny Boatman folded.

Hand 212: Boatman opened to 200,000 and folded to a 500,000 three-bet preflop.

Hand 213: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 214: Boatman raised to 200,000 and won the pot.

"Barny, Barny give us a wave!" demanded the rail. Boatman waved and the rail exploded into a soccer-style chant!

Hand 215: O'Donoghue opened to 200,000 and Boatman called. Boatman check-folded the     flop when O'Donoghue bet 200,000.

Hand 201: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 202: Boatman raised to 200,000 and was called. The     flop was checked by both players, but Boatman bet 115,000 on the  . O'Donoghue called and then both players checked the   river.

Boatman showed   , which beat the    of his opponent.

Hand 203: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 204: Boatman set the price to play at 200,000 and O'Donoghue put in the extra chips to call. The     flop was checked by both players, but the   turn was bet to the tune of 250,000 by O'Donoghue. Boatman folded.

Hand 205: Boatman received a walk.

The action seems to have taken a turn for the worse since the break. Before the break the duo were really starting to go each other. That seems to have stopped now.

Hand 190: Brian O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 191: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Barny Boatman called. Boatman checked the arrival of the     flop and folded to a 200,000 continuation bet from O'Donoghue.

Hand 192: Boatman raised to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand 193: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 194: Boatman raised to 200,000 and was called. The flop came out     and both players checked. O'Donoghue checked the   and Boatman checked behind. Both players checked the   river. Donoghue won with the   .

Hand 195: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 185: Brian O'Donoghue raised to 160,000 and folded when Boatman three-bet to 450,000.

Hand 186: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 187: O'Donoghue raised to 180,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 188: Boatman opened to 180,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand 189: O'Donoghue received a walk.

The level has ended and the players sent on a 20-minute break.