Championship Day 1B: Ken Barkoff Triples Up

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  919

Ken Barkoff
Ken Barkoff

Ken Barkoff got it all in preflop from middle position for 8,900, and the player in the hijack called, as did the big blind. Any further betting would create a side pot.

The flop came 10d8d5d, the big blind checked, the hijack moved all in, and the big blind folded.

The player in the hijack showed AsAc, but Barkoff turned over AdKd for a flopped diamond flush. Barkoff just needed to avoid a handful of runner-runner possibilities to stay alive.

The turn card was the Kh, the river card was the 6d, and Barkoff won the pot with his diamond flush to triple up in chips.

Ken Barkoff  –  28,000  (35 bb)

The tournament clock shows 919 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,812. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $5.79 million.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level, shortly after 5:30 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.