Just a few hands after the dinner break and we have our champion. The last hand of the tournament began when Nelson Robinson opened the button to 120,000. Rocco Palumbo then asked how much Robinson had, before three-betting to 300,000. A few moments thought and Robinson would four-bet all in. Palumbo shrugged and made the call and the two players turned their hands over.
Palumbo:
Robinson:
MISSON The Charles Nelson Robinson Fund was established in 1970 to support and promote quality educational, human services, and health care programming for underserved populations in Hartford, Connecticut. Charles Robinson participated in more than 22 live tournaments in total. That makes him the # 8577 poker player in United States and # 16969 in the alltime cash list. His greatest cash was winning more than USD 34,845.00 in a single live tournament.
Robinson was behind and in need of some help. The flop was the opposite of help and by the time the turn and the river had run out, it was all over for Robinson.
For his effort, Robinson takes home $288,448 which is added to the almost $250,000 he won for finishing in 33rd place in last year's World Series of Poker Main Event.