Luiz Antonio Silva Wins WPT World Online Championships Micro Main Event ($148,985)
Luiz Antonio Silva has won the World Poker Tour World Online Championships $109 Micro Main Event. He topped a field of 8,465 players to win $148,985 in the first of three Main Events as part of the HUGE festival on partypoker.
Just 56 players returned for the final day's play, with Alexandre Andrade leading the way, but he fell in 16th for $5,020. partypoker Ambassador Patrick Leonard finished eighth for $10,450 after making the final table, and Team partypoker's Matthew Staples finished 55th for $1,540.
WPT WOC Micro Main Event Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luiz Antonio Silva | Brazil | $148,985 |
| 2 | Kim Heidemann | Denmark | $104,299 |
| 3 | Yin Zhang | Luxembourg | $66,686 |
| 4 | Philipp Zeckai | Germany | $43,630 |
| 5 | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | $29,770 |
| 6 | Andre Figueiredo | Brazil | $20,070 |
| 7 | Joris De Baas | Netherlands | $13,950 |
| 8 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | $10,450 |
| 9 | Anis Homaidan | Brazil | $8,540 |
Final Table Recap
Silva came into the final table with the chip lead, but didn't hold onto it for long.
| Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz Antonio Silva | Brazil | 444,100,000 | 74 |
| Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 321,900,000 | 54 |
| Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | 234,200,000 | 39 |
| Philipp Zeckai | Germany | 224,700,000 | 37 |
| Andre Figueiredo | Brazil | 137,800,000 | 23 |
| Yin Zhang | Luxembourg | 133,300,000 | 22 |
| Kim Heidemann | Denmark | 64,400,000 | 11 |
| Anis Homaidan | Brazil | 57,500,000 | 10 |
| Joris De Baas | Netherlands | 57,000,000 | 10 |
A three-way all in saw Philipp Zeckai holding aces against the sevens of Anis Homaidan and the queens for partypoker's Patrick Leonard. The aces held to see Zeckai move into the lead as Homaidan was eliminated. Leonard followed him out in eighth place after losing a flip to Hamish Crawshaw.
Joris De Baas would also be flipped from the tournament by Silva, before Yin Zhang eliminated Andre Figueiredo in sixth.
Zhang was beginning to build up some momentum, as he then eliminated Crawshaw and Zeckai in quick succession to move over one billion in chips. However, two doubles from Kim Heidemann cut his lead, and Silva also doubled through the Luxembourger to regain the lead.
And it was hero to zero for Zhang who fell in third place, with Silva holding a 2:1 chip lead into heads-up play.
Heads-Up Play
The final hand of the tournament was of jaw-dropping nature.
With the blinds at 8 million/16 million, Kim Heidemann raised to 33.4 million and Luiz Antonio Silva three-bet to 104 million. Heidemann shoved for 534.8 million and Silva called.
Kim Heidemann: 
Luiz Antonio Silva: 
The flop 
appeared safe, but the 
turn gave Silva a flush draw. The 
river completed the Brazilians flush, and secured him victory in the process.
Watch the final hand here!
What's Up Next?
The next Championship event on the WPT World Online Championships schedule is Event #7: $1,050 Mini Main Event Championship. This event comes with a $5,000,000 guarantee. Day 1a attracted 2,510 entries with Day 1b taking place this Sunday at 19:05.
- Day 1b - Sunday, September 6th at 19:05 (BST)
- Day 2 - Monday, 7th September at 19:05 (BST)
- Day 3 - Tuesday, 8th September at 19:00 (BST)
- Day 4 - Wednesday, 9th September at 19:00 (BST)
There are also plenty of other side events taking place every day, so make sure you head to the partypoker client to find out the latest tournaments!
WPT World Online Championships Winners
| Date | Event | Field | Prize pool | Winner | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/20 | Event #1: $3,200 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship | 145 | $500,000 | Paul Tedeschi | $92,105 |
| 7/28/20 | Event #2: $3,200 Pot Limit Omaha Championship | 342 | $1,026,000 | Alex Manzano | $176,132 |
| 8/4/20 | Event #3: $3,200 8-Max Championship | 1,062 | $3,186,000 | Gavin Cochrane | $540,664 |
| 8/11/20 | Event #4: $3,200 6-Max Championship | 999 | $3,000,000 | Nick Petrangelo | $494,550 |
| 8/18/20 | Event #5: $3,200 Knockout Championship | 1,035 | $3,105,000 | Daniel Smyth | $413,391 |
| 8/25/20 | Event #6: $3,200 Mix-Max Championship | 989 | $3,000,000 | Andrey Kotelnikov | $488,508 |
| 9/1/20 | Event #7: Micro Main Event Championship | 8,465 | $1,000,000 | Luiz Antonio Silva | $488,508 |
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