Event 17: Yordan Petrov Wins ($82,265); Ian O’Hara Finishes as Runner-Up ($52,150)

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 149

Yordan Petrov
Yordan Petrov

In Hand #3 of heads-up play, Ian O’Hara moved all in button for 215,000, and Yordan Petrov called with 8s6d. O’Hara turned over Js10d, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ad4h2dKcKd, and O’Hara won the pot with his jack to double up in chips.

Ian O’Hara  –  480,000  (10 bb)
Yordan Petrov  –  2,505,000  (50 bb)

In Hand #4, Yordan Petrov limped for 50,000, Ian O’Hara moved all in for 430,000, and Petrov folded.

Ian O’Hara  –  530,000  (11 bb)
Yordan Petrov  –  2,455,000  (49 bb)

In Hand #5 of heads-up play, Ian O’Hara moved all in for 480,000, and Yordan Petrov called with 6s6d. O’Hara turned over Ah8s, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10c8h7c9d4c — O’Hara paired his eight on the flop, but Petrov turned a ten-high straight to win the pot — and the trophy.

Ian O'Hara
Ian O’Hara

O’Hara finished as the runner-up, earning $52,150, while Petrov won the biggest score of his career, worth $82,265.

Stay tuned for a recap, which will be posted later tonight.

1st:  Yordan Petrov  –  $82,265
2nd:  Ian O’Hara  –  $52,150
3rd:  Brock Wilson  –  $30,694
4th:  Steve Ekin  –  $18,634
5th:  Hiro Harada  –  $14,453
6th:  Aleksandr Gofman  –  $11,935
7th:  Jeffrey Lehouillier  –  $10,430
8th:  Robert Cahill  –  $9,313
9th:  Paul Balzano  –  $8,228
10th:  Chad Eveslage  –  $7,152
11th:  Jimmy Dang  –  $7,152
12th:  Victor Figueroa  –  $7,152
13th:  Dominique Mosley  –  $6,109
14th:  Trung Tran  –  $6,109
15th:  Michael Tureniec  –  $6,109
16th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $5,215
17th:  Rodrigo Semeghini  –  $5,215
18th:  Vladislav Varlashin  –  $5,215
19th:  Vadim Shlez  –  $4,470