Chanracy Khun Wins 2013 World Poker Tour Barcelona Main EventCanadian Wins €200,000 For Topping 249-Player Field |
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Chanracy Khun eliminated every single opponent at the six-handed live streamed final table of the 2013 bwin World Poker Tour Barcelona €3,500 no-limit hold’em main event.
For the win the Canadian earned €200,000 ($258,448) and 612 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win, sending him into a three-way tie for 120th-place in the overall POY standings.
A total of 249 players entered the event, building a prize pool of $1,029,661. In the end it came down to Khun and France’s Benjamin Pollak. The last of the money went in after Khun opened, Pollak moved all-in and Khun called with 8
8
.
Pollak was behind with the K7, but flopped a lot of outs when the A99
hit the board. The turn J left Pollack with one pull at any diamond of one of the three remaining kings, but the 7 on the river secured the pot and the title for Khun. Pollack earned $162,822 for this runner-up finish at his third WPT event final table.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded to the final nine:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Chanracy Khun | $258,448 | 612 |
| 2 | Benjamin Pollak | $162,822 | 510 |
| 3 | Antonio Alfaia | $107,256 | 408 |
| 4 | Najib Tahiri | $80,119 | 306 |
| 5 | Bruno Garcia Cotelo | $59,443 | 255 |
| 6 | Sergio Fernandez | $47,813 | 204 |
| 7 | Alvaro Ballesteros | $38,767 | 153 |
| 8 | Paul Testud | $31,014 | 102 |
| 9 | Mario Sanchez | $24,553 | 51 |
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