Event 20: 2nd Place - Goldberger

$260 + $40 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

 Leo Goldberger (Brooklyn, NY) 

$6,949

Goldberger was down 2 to 1 in chips when heads up play began, but pulled even with a great run of cards.  On four straight hands he got KK, AK, AA and JJ, but unfortunately the jacks didn't hold.

Goldberger, after showing the first three hands without a flop, is called by Doug Pinto with K 8. Pinto ends up with two pairs and most of the chips.

A few hands later Goldberger is eliminated when his pocket twos are counterfeited and Pinto's Q 2 wins the tournament with the queen kicker.

"I got a little unlucky at the end," said Goldberger, "but overall I played very, very good."

Goldberger, who started his own business dealing with self help, earned $6,949 for his runner-up finish.