Duey Duong Eliminated In Second Place ($97,000)
Oct 21, '18
Duey Duong
After discussing a deal that gave a little bit more cash to second place, the two players quickly found themselves in a big preflop confrontation.
Steve Jun raised to 260,000 on the button with K
K
and Duey Duong looked down at A
J in the big blind. He three-bet to 625,000, and Jun four-bet to 1,450,000.
Duong moved all-in for 5,525,000, and Jun snap called. The board fell J82
Q2 and Jun collected the final pot of the tournament.
Duong earned $97,000 for finishing runner-up, while Jun takes home the title, the trophy, and a first-place prize worth a little under $150,000. He will also appear on an upcoming cover of Card Player magazine.
Incredibly, this was Duong’s third final-table appearance in this event in the last four years, finishing third in 2015 for $50,000 and fifth in 2017 for another $31,075. Duong’s biggest career score came in 2011, when he took down another Big Poker Oktober event for $252,425.
Stay tuned for a complete recap of this event.
Player Tags: Duey Duong, Steve Jun
Said El Harrak Eliminated In Fourth Place ($39,235)
Oct 21, '18
Said El Harrak
Said El Harrak raised to 320,000 and Steve Jun three-bet to 950,000 from the big blind. El Harrak then moved all in for 4,500,000 and Jun snapped him off with pocket aces.
El Harrak needed a lot of help with KQ and got some on a flop of Q64. The turn was the K, improving him to two pair and giving him the advantage.
Unfortunately for the professional boxer, the river was the A, giving the big pot to Jun, who now has 12,650,000 in chips. El Harrak picked up $39,235 for his deep run.
Player Tags: Said El Harrak, Steve Jun
Jim Collopy Eliminated In Fifth Place ($29,640)
Oct 21, '18
Jim Collopy
Jim Collopy raised to 250,000 and Steve Jun three-bet to 950,000. Collopy called and the flop fell A
8
6
.
Jun bet 675,000, and Collopy called. The turn was the A and both players checked. The river was the 4, and Jun moved all in. Collopy quickly called with AQ for trip aces, but Jun had him outkicked with AK.
After counting down the stacks, Collopy was eliminated, earning $29,640 for his fifth-place showing. Jun moved up to 8,750,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jim Collopy, Steve Jun
Steve Jun Adds To His Stack Without Showdown
Oct 21, '18
Steve Jun
Jim Collopy raised to 125,000 and Steve Jun reraised to 585,000. Collopy four-bet to 900,000, and Jun five-bet shoved for 3,310,000.
Collopy reluctantly folded A2, while Jun dragged the pot with his pocket kings without ever see the flop. Jun now has 4,250,000, while Collopy falls to 4,200,000.
Player Tags: Steve Jun
Eric Jeffries Eliminated In Eighth Place ($13,680)
Oct 21, '18
Eric Jeffries
Steve Jun raised to 125,000 and Jim Collopy called behind him. Eric Jeffries then three-bet all in for 835,000, and Jun moved in as well to isolate.
Collopy ended up folding J10, and Jeffries showed pocket eights. Jun had pocket aces, however, and Jeffries failed to come from behind on a board reading 65492.
Jeffries earned $13,680 for his second final-table finish of the week, while Jun chipped up to 3,225,000.
Player Tags: Steve Jun, Eric Jeffries
