WSOP: Kornuth Wins Event No. 50Outlasts Mizrachi and Gardner Along the Way |
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Success in poker requires skill, but it’s still a game of Chance.
And early Thursday morning event No. 50 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) it was all about Chance.
Chance Kornuth had to overcome a field of 460 players and a dangerous final table on his way to his first World Series of Poker title and the hefty $508,090 first-place prize.
The finish was Kornuth’s second WSOP cash of his career, and to earn it he had to outlast 2002 WSOP main event runner-up Julian Gardner and Robert Mizrachi, who has already cashed five times at this year’s WSOP and won his WSOP bracelet at the 2007 WSOP $10,000 world championship of pot-limit Omaha.
When Kornuth got heads up with Kevin Boudreau he won a massive pot in a straight-over-straight situation to take a nice chip lead, then Chance took a chance and hit trip eights on the final hand.
Boudreau earned $313,792 for his runner-up finish.
Final-Table Results
1. Chance Kornuth — $508,090
2. Kevin Boudreau — $313,792
3. Danny Smith — $226,923
4. Edward Martin — $165,825
5. Scott Mandel — $122,455
6. Julian Gardner — $91,387
7. Eric Liu — $68,902
8. Robert Mizrachi — $52,471
9. Jose Barbero — $40,364
Here’s a look at the elimination hands:
Barbero Busto in Ninth ($40,364)
With Danny Smith raising to 65,000 and Robert Mizrachi calling in front of him, Jose Barbero pushed his last 256,000 all in. Smith called and Mizrachi folded. Their hands:
Barbero: A
K
J
8
Smith: A A
Q 8
Smith hit a set on the flop of A 8 6 and Barbero was in trouble. The turn was the 4 and the 6 river sent Barbero to the rail in ninth for $40,364.
Smith took the pot and moved up to 1.3 million in chips.
Mizrachi Falls in Eighth ($52,471)
Robert Mizrachi check-raised a flop of J 7 3 to 480,000 after Scott Mandel led with 120,000. Mandel reraised all in, having Mizrachi covered. Mizrachi called. Their hands:
Mandel: J 7 4 4
Mizrachi: A A J 10
Mizrachi was trailing but the K turn gave him even more cards to draw to. The 5 hit on the river and Mandel held on to knock Mizrachi out in eighth place ($52,471).
Mandel had 1.3 million after the win.
Liu Outdrawn, Gone in Seventh ($68,902)
Chance Kornuth raised to 60,000 and Eric Liu potted to 225,000. Kornuth made the call and the flop ran A 10 7.
Kornuth moved all in and Liu called, putting his tournament life on the line. Their hands:
Liu: A A Q 2
Kornuth: Q J 10 2
Liu held top set but Kornuth had straight and flush draws. The K turn card nailed Kornuth’s straight draw and the 9 river meant that Liu was gone in seventh place, making $68,902.
Kornuth’s stack grew to 1.6 million.
Julian Gardner Eliminated in Sixth Place ($91,387)
Chance Kormuth raised to 80,000 preflop and Julian Gardner made the call after spending a moment in the tank. The flop fell J 9 6 and Kornuth bet 85,000. Gardner moved all in, Kornuth made the call, and they flipped over their cards:
Kornuth: K J 9 7
Gardner: 8 7 64
Turn and River: K and 10
Kornuth won the hand to grow his stack to 2.31 million and Gardner was eliminated in sixth place ($91,387).
Scott Mandel Eliminated in Fifth Place ($122,455)
Scott Mandel checked a flop of K J 3 and Chance Kornuth checked as well after the two were heads-up in a raised pot preflop. The turn fell 8 and Mandel bet 100,000. Chance bet the pot and when the dust settled Mandel was all in for his tournament life. Their cards:
Mandel: 9 5 3 3
Kornuth: 8 8 6 4
River: 7
Mandel was eliminated in fifth place, good for $122,455.
Martin Busts in Fourth ($165,825)
Chance Kornuth raised to 280,000 from the button and Ted Martin moved all in from the small blind for 550,000. Kevin Boudreau called and so did Kornuth.
The flop came 10 6 2 and Boudreau moved all in for 340,000 more. Kormuth made the call and had both Boudreau and Martin at risk. Their hands:
Boudreau: A K Q 5
Kornuth: A 8 7 2
Martin: A K J 6
The turn was the 9, giving Boudreau the ace-high flush. The 4 landed on the river and Martin was eliminated while Boudreau tripled up to 2.4 million.
Two Pair Busts Smith in Third ($226,923)
Danny Smith raised only to have Kevin Boudreau put him all in. Smith called and they showed down:
Smith: A Q J 8
Boudreau: A K 7 3
The board ran out 9 6 3 Q K and Smith was blasted in third place, winning $226,923.
With that, Kevin Boudreau and Chance Kornuth were heads up with 3.6 million versus 3.2 million.
Kornuth Wins Event No. 50 ($508,090), Boudreau Finishes in Second ($313,792)
Chance Kornuth raised to 200,000 and Kevin Boudreau popped it up to 600,000. Kornuth called and they saw the flop of J 8 2.
A series of betting got Boudreau all in and at risk. Their hands:
Boudreau: A K K 4
Kornuth: Q 9 8 6
The turn brought the 8 to give Kornuth trip eights. The 3 finished the board and Boudreau was eliminated in second place, good for $313,792.
Kornuth took down his first WSOP title and $508,090.
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