Event 14: Winner - Vidal

$500 + $60 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)  

Arnuflo Vidal (New York, NY) 

$28,225 

Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante

The pivotal hand comes with John Kostelac raising the button to 300k and Arnuflo Vidal making the call.

Flop: J♣ 10♦ 6♥

Vidal checks, Kostelac bets 400k and Vidal calls.

Turn: 4♠

Vidal moves all in for 650k and is at risk, Kostelac calls.

Kostelac A♠ Q♠ (gutshot straight draw)

Vidal: 10♠ 10♦ (set of 10s)

River 2♦

Vidal wins the hand and gets the double-up to 2.7 million, leaving Kostelac with just 200k.

A few hands later, Vidal uses A♠ Q♥ for the winning cards against Kostelac's 7♣ 4♣ .

"I was able to chip up because he was playing pretty tight," says Vidal who earns $28,225, his first career live tournament cash. "I played aggressive and waited for the right spots. It's fantastic."

Vidal owns a grocery store in New York City and says he got a call from his kids, Michelle, Chanel and Melinda, on Father's Day.  

He plans on making a quick trip home to set the store up for the week so he can return Monday to play in Day 1B of the Championship Event.