Sergio Aido Wins ARIA High Roller Event #16:$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $159,800
Sergio Aido survived a volatile final three players that saw the chip lead change hands back and forth over the last two levels of play to win ARIA High Roller Event #16:$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $159,800. Joining Aido in the final three players were Sean Winter and Matas Cimbolas.
Each player had the chip lead multiple times at the final table, thanks to quads making an appearance twice. Aido was the first to find quads when he moved into the chip lead to stay after rivering quad kings against the full house of Cimbolas. Two shuffles later, Winter found a double when his aces rivered quads against the sevens of Cimbolas.
After losing to quads twice in three shuffles, Cimbolas doubled two hands in a row to move back in front of Winter but well behind the nearly 3.1 million in chips of Aido. Winter would finish in third place when his queen-ten ran into the ace-king of Aido.
An hour earlier, the eliminations were fast and furious as Dylan Linde finished in 4th place when he shoved his last 150,000 into the middle only to be called by Winter, who proceeded to flop a full house to send Linde to the rail. Manig Loeser also fell victim to Winter when his pocket sevens fell to a runner-runner flush.
Aido picked up his first knockout of the final table when Jack Hardcastle shoved his short stack into the waiting arms of Aido’s aces to send Hardcastle home in sixth place.
Justin Saliba was the first of the final table members to hit the rail when Aido left him with only 20,000 in chips following a failed bluff. Saliba would fall victim to Winter two hands later when Winter made trip fours on the turn, sending Saliba home in seventh place.
Between the two of them, Aido and Winter combined for all six eliminations at the final table.
Event #16 saw a field of 47 entrants for a total prize pool of $4,700,000. Sean Perry was eliminated on the money bubble for the second event in a row after having the chip lead heading into eight-handed play. Perry was left short when Winter rivered trip aces and put in a huge check-raise taking the chip lead when Perry made the call leaving him only 175,000. Perry would head to the rail in eighth place shortly thereafter when his pocket nines ran into the pocket kings of Cimbolas.
| ARIA High Roller Event #16:$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Results | ||||
| Place | Name | Country | Prize | PokerGO Tour Points |
| 1st | Sergio Aido | Spain | $159,800 | 160 |
| 2nd | Matas Cimbolas | Lithuania | $103,400 | 103 |
| 3rd | Sean Winter | United States | $70,500 | 71 |
| 4th | Dylan Linde | United States | $47,000 | 47 |
| 5th | Manig Loeser | Germany | $37,600 | 38 |
| 6th | Jack Hardcastle | United Kingdom | $28,200 | 28 |
| 7th | Justin Saliba | United States | $23,500 | 24 |
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Matas Cimbolas Eliminated in 2nd Place ($103,400)
Matas Cimbolas moved all-in from the small blind for his remaining 830,000 in chips, and Sergio Aido made the call.
Cimbolas: [Ac8h]
Aido: [AsTs]
Cimbolas was dominated and in need of help for the double.
The dealer spread the [Ah9d6d] to give both players top pair, and when the [2c] hit, Cimbolas was drawing dead before the [3d] hit the river.
Cimbolas follows up his first-place finish in event #15 with a second-place finish in event #16 for $103,400.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Aido | 4,700,000 |
830,000  |
| Matas Cimbolas | Busted |
-830,000  |
Sean Winter Eliminated in 3rd Place ($70,500)
Sean Winter moved all-in on the button for his last 755,000 in chips, and Sergio Aido called from the big blind.
Winter: [QsTd]
Aido: [AdKd]
The flop fell [Kh4c5h] to give Aido a top pair. When the [As] fell on the turn, Aido improved to aces-up, but Winter had outs to the straight.
The river [6d] completed the board, and Winter was eliminated in third place, taking home $70,500
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Aido | 3,870,000 |
920,000 |
| Matas Cimbolas | 830,000 | - |
| Sean Winter | Busted |
-930,000 |
Cimbolas Doubles Twice Through Aido
Matas Cimbolas moved all-in from the button for his last 145,000 and got called by Sergio Aido in the small blind.
Cimbolas: [Js9c]
Aido: [QsTd]
The board ran out [KdAsAc9h5h], and Cimbolas made a pair to double.
The next shuffle Cimbolas moved all-in, and Aido called again.
Aido: [7d8d]
Cimbolas: [QdTs]
The board ran out queen-high, and Cimbolas found the second double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Aido | 2,950,000 |
-25,000 |
| Matas Cimbolas | 830,000 |
715,000 |
Sean Winter Doubles Through Matas Cimbolas with Quads
Sergio Adio folded the button, and Sean Winter moved all-in for 465,000 from the small blind and Matas Cimbolas made the call.
Winter: [AcAs]
Cimbolas: [5d5c]
The board ran out [TdJd8hAhAd] to give Winter quad aces for the double and left Cimbolas with 115,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 930,000 |
230,000 |
| Matas Cimbolas | 115,000 |
-910,000 |
Quads For Sergio Aido
Picking up heads-up action with close to a million in chips in the middle and a completed board of [KdJcJs4dKs], Sergio Aido cut out a bet of 500,000.
Matas Cimbolas made the call.
Cimbolas: [AsJd]
Aido: [KhKc]
Aido had rivered quads and got paid to move into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Aido | 2,975,000 |
1,325,000 |
| Matas Cimbolas | 1,025,000 |
-1,055,000 |
| Sean Winter | 700,000 |
-235,000 |
Matas Cimbolas Doubles Through Sean Winter
Sean Winter moved all-in from the small blind, and Matas Cimbolas called from the big blind.
Winter: [As6s]
Cimbolas: [4d4s]
The board ran out [Jc2h5s3s2d], and Cimbolas secured the double to move into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Matas Cimbolas | 2,080,000 |
1,060,000 |
| Sean Winter | 935,000 |
-940,000 |
Sergio Aido Inching Closer to the Chip Lead
With over 300,000 in the middle and the board reading [Tc3d3cQd], Sean Winter used a time extension before cutting out a bet of 250,000. Sergio Aido made the call,
The river [2h] saw the action check through, and Aido table [Th8c] for a pair and Winter mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 1,875,000 |
-600,000 |
| Sergio Aido | 1,650,000 |
485,000 |
| Matas Cimbolas | 1,020,000 |
-60,000 |
Matas Cimbolas Doubles Through Sean Winter
Action folded to Sean Winter in the small blind, and he moved all-in and had Matas Cimbolas covered.
Cimbolas checked his cards and made the call for his last 540,000.
Winter: [Jh7c]
Cimbolas: [TdTh]
The board ran out [AcAh9cQsTc] to give Cimbolas a full house and the double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 2,475,000 |
-545,000 |
| Matas Cimbolas | 1,080,000 |
565,000 |
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