Championship: Mark Dube Takes One on the River From Chance Kornuth, Who Didn’t Recognize Him

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 1,180

Mark Dube
Mark Dube

With the final board showing 9d4h3h3c10s and nearly one million already in the pot, Mark Dube bet 1,025,000 from UTG+1, and Chance Kornuth went into the tank in the hijack.

Eventually, Kornuth said, “I kind of feel like you have me,” and he folded. Dube took the pot.

Kornuth said, “That play you made against Petrangelo almost got you paid there,” likely referring to a hand from yesterday.

Then Kornuth introduced himself and asked Dube for his name. Both players are wearing face masks, and Dube is surprised that Kornuth doesn’t recognize him, saying he called him by name yesterday.

Eventually, Dube lowered his mask for a moment so Kornuth could recognize him.

Mark Dube  –  2,000,000  (67 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  3,215,000  (107 bb)

With 31 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,525,000 (51 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $23,925, and the next pay jump is $27,470 for 27th place.