Allen Cunningham made it 500 to go and the player in the cutoff flatted. The button and blinds folded, leaving the two heads up to the flop.
The dealer fanned on the felt and Cunningham continued for 1,000. His opponent clicked it back to 2,000 only to have Cunningham three-bet to 7,000. His opponent instantly moved all in for about 8,500 total and Cunningham called.
Cunningham:
Opponent:
Cunningham was looking to fade clubs on the coming streets and did exactly that as the turn and river were the and , respectively. Cunningham's set of kings won him the pot and he now has about 21,000.
With registration closed for this event, the prize pool information has officially been released. The event drew a total of 445 players for a total prize pool of $600,750. The top 48 players will make the money with a min-cash being worth $2,703. From there, each player will look toward the $153,220 first-place prize that comes with the coveted gold WSOP bracelet.
Here's a look at the payouts for the official final table of six. More information can be found under the "Payouts" tab above.
Final Table Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$153,220
2
$94,618
3
$61,396
4
$40,550
5
$27,033
6
$18,923
Level: 9
LIMIT FLOP/DRAW GAMES - 300 500 500-1,000
STUD GAMES 100 200 500 500-1,000
NO-LIMIT (2-7/HOLDEM) AND POT-LIMIT GAMES 50 100 200 -
Phil Laak opened his button with a raise and the player in the small blind made it three bets to go. The big blind folded and Laak called. The small blind took one new card on the first draw while Laak opted for two. Laak's opponent continued a found a call.
The second draw saw Laak's opponent stand pat while he took one. Laak's opponent moved all in for his last 675 and Laak flung out calling chips. He stood pat once again on the final draw while Laak picked up one.
Laak showed .
"You're drawing dead," said the all in player, fanning .
Laak plucked a second from the felt before his hand was pulled into the muck. With this hit, he's down to about 7,600.
Martin Staszko completed his small blind and James Van Alstyne made it 600 to go from the big blind. Staszko called and the two saw a monotone flop of hit the felt. Staszko checked, Van Alstyne continued for 600, and Staszko bet enough to put Van Alstyne all in. He snapped for his tournament life and the hands were turned up.
Van Alstyne:
Staszko:
The board finished off with the and the , allowing Van Alstyne to double with his flopped flush. He now has about 5,700 to Staszko's 8,800.