When the third iteration of PokerGO's Cash of the Titans began, there were seven combatants in the mix and a maximum of three $100,000 bullets allowed per player. By the time the second of the two-hour blind levels kicked off, all players remained in the fight, but negotiations between the group saw the bullet count raised to a total of seven.
With the bump in stakes, the bonus side bets – $75,000 per player, distributed to the Day 1 ($75,000), Day 2 ($150,000), and overall series ($300,000) profit leaders – had less of an impact, but still provided plenty of added incentive to fight for.
Alan Keating emerged from the carnage as the Day 1 profit leader thanks to a second-to-last hand $534,600 scoop against Justin Gavri. Andrew Robl, winner of the inaugural Cash of the Titans showdown, wasn't far behind with only a $5,600 margin separating him from Keating.
The Day 2 restart saw Andrew Pacheco tap out, forfeiting his $75,000 side bet and walking away from the game. Kirk Brown, Shawn Madden, and Darin Feinstein stuck around – though for Feinstein and Brown the end came prematurely as the former was eliminated and the latter followed Pacheco into forfeiture. While Keating topped the profit chart once again, Day 3 left nowhere to hide as only four players returned to the felt – with nearly $3M on the the table between them.
Robl takes control
When Day 3 play began, Keating had $985,900 in front of him, $685,900 of which was pure profit. Robl had a similar amount in play with $862,200 in his stack, but only $362,200 in profit. Gavri and Madden weren't out of the running just yet with $106,500 and $132,300 in profit respectively.
Throughout the day's play, Gavri emerged as a late contender for the $300,000 bonus – even taking control of the profit lead with about an hour left to play. Robl wasn't about to let Gavri run away with it, however, and as the finale approached he turned on the afterburners. As he scooped pot after pot with pure aggression, Robl inched closer and closer to the profit lead.
There was no last-minute theatrics to match Kristen Foxen's photo finish in Cash of the Titans II – the deck, and Robl, wouldn't allow it. When the final hand was dealt, Robl stood atop the leaderboard with $573,200 in profit and claimed the $300,000 bonus prize and his second Cash of the Titans victory.
Check out the five biggest pots from Cash of the Titans III in the video below.
Images courtesy of PokerGo/Antonio Abrego.
