Event 9: Mash Over Giordano

$360 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up (64 Max Players)
Players Remaining: 3 of 52

Howard Mash (right) defeats Frank Giordano (left)
Howard Mash (right) defeats Frank Giordano (left)

It was the last Semifinal to start but the first to finish. Howard Mash and Frank Giordano took turns with the lead until Mash grabbed it for good in a big all-in hand.

Mash was behind 44,000 to 56,000 when Giordano moved all-in with KdTs after the 6d4h3d flop and Mash called with the nutflush/wheel draw Ad2d. Ace-high was winning for Mash, the 7s turn did not help Giordano, and Mash paired the Ac river for good measure.

Giordano lasted a few more hands but shipped his Th2h straight into Mash’s kings to end the match.

This is the second straight Heads Up Finals appearance for Mash and he’s looking for back-to-back titles.

4th: Frank Giordano – $2,000