Event 13: Kenneth Po – 3rd Place ($6,100)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  30,000/60,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 101

Kenneth Po

Following a flop of AcQhQd with 360,000 in the pot, Kenneth Po was all in from the small blind for roughly 300,000 against Yuval Bronshtein in the big blind.

Po:  KsKcJcJh10s
Bronshtein;  AhQcJd6h2d

Bronshtein had flopped queens full of aces, shrinking Po’s straight draws to just two outs toa better full house with a king.

The Ad turn locked it up for Bronshtein with aces full of queens, ending Po’s tournament in third place.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  1,210,000  (24 bb)
Josh Pender  –  810,000  (16 bb)
Kenneth Po  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($6,100)

1st:  $15,895 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $9,915

Event 13: Yuval Bronshtein Flops Quads and Triples Up

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Yuval Bronshtein

Yuval Bronshtein raised all in for 170,000 from the button, Josh Pender called in the small blind, and Kenneth Po called in the big blind.

They checked down a board of KdKhKc6c9h.

Bronshtein tabled AsKsQc4c3s for quad kings, besting Pender’s and Po’s holdings to triple up.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  510,000  (10 bb)

Event 13: Josh Pender Doubles Back into the Chip Lead

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Josh Pender

Josh Pender limped his button, Yuval Bronshtein raised to 175,000 from the big blind, and Pender called.

The flop was Ac7c4h, Bronshtein bet, Pender raised all in for 365,000, and Bronshtein called.

Pender:  9h9c5c3c2c  (nut low, wrap wheel draw, flush draw)
Bronshtein:  As10h8d4c2h  (two pair – aces and fours, inferior low draw)

The 9s turn and 7d river completed the board, giving Pender nines full of sevens to go along with the nut low to scoop and double.

John Pender  –  1,080,000  (22 bb)
Kennth Po  –  740,000  (15 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  200,000  (4 bb)

Event 13: Two Doubles for Yuval Bronshtein Thru Josh Pender

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Yuval Bronshtein

Josh Pender raised to 140,000 from the button, Yuval Bronshtein raised all in for 10,000 more, and Pender called.

Pender:  AsKd7s3h3c
Bronshtein:  AcKh9d8c6d

The board ran out Kc10h8sKs3d, giving Bronshtein kings full of eights to double up.

Shortly thereafter, Bronshtein raised to 140,000 from the button and Pender called in the small blind.

The flop was 10s6d3h, Pender bet the pot, and Bronshtein called all in for 160,000.

Pender:  KcKhJs10h9s  (pair of kings)
Bronshtein:  AcAh8d4h2s  (pair of aces, nut-low draw)

The 5h turn fell, giving Bronshtein a six-high straight on the turn to lock it up, while further improving his low with to a wheel on the 2d river.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  640,000  (16 bb)
Josh Pender  –  330,000  (8 bb)

Event 13: Kenneth Po Doubles Thru Josh Pender to Take the Chip Lead

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Kenneth Po

Josh Pender limped in from the small blind, Kenneth Po raised to 120,000 from the big blind, and Pender called.

The flop came KdQh5h, Pender bet 240,000, and Po called after about 90 seconds.

The turn was the 3d, Pender bet effectively 155,000, and Po called all in.

Pender:  KcQc10h5s4s  (two pair, kings and queens – and fives)
Po:  Ah9s8c5d2h  (a pair of fives, nut-flush draw, nut-low draw)

The river was the 9h, giving Po the nut flush to double up into the chip lead.

Kenneth Po  –  1,030,000  (26 bb)
Josh Pender  –  800,000  (20 bb)

Event 13: Stephen Johnson – 4th Place ($3,975)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 101

Stephen Johnson

A short-stacked Stephen Johnson raised all in for about 100,000 from the small blind, and Yuval Bronshtein called in the big blind.

Johnson:  KsJh10h5d3s
Bronshtein:  7d7s6c5h4s

The board ran out Ah9h8cAc9c, keeping Bronshtein’s sevens best to eliminate Johnson in fourth place.

Yuval Bronshtein  –  315,000  (8 bb)
Stephen Johnson  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,975)

Event 13: Josh Pender Quarters Yuval Bronshtein

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 101

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 120,000 from the small blind, and Josh Pender called in the big blind.

The flop came AdKh4h, Bronshtein bet 175,000, Pender raised the pot, and Bronshtein called all in for about 410,000.

Bronshtein:  AcQcJd6h2h  (pair of aces, flush draw, six-four low draw)
Pender:  Ah8h7h4c2d  (two pair – aces and fours, nut-flush draw, seven-four low draw)

The 3s turn gave Bronshtein a six-four low, but the 5h river fell to give both a wheel for the low, while Pender made the better flush to win three-quarters.

Josh Pender  –  1,110,000  (28 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  205,000  (5 bb)

Event 13: Cris Luna – 5th Place ($3,100)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 101

Cris Luna

Following a flop of 10s6d3c, Cris Luna was all in for about 60,000 from the big blind against Josh Pender in the cutoff.

Luna:  As8d6h5c2c  (pair of sixes, nut-low draw)
Pender:  AdKc9s5d2s  (nut-low draw)

The 3s turn added a flush draw for Pender, while the Kh river paired him up and gave him the best hand with kings and treys, ending Luna’s tournament in fifth place.

Josh Pender  –  840,000  (34 bb)
Cris Luna  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,100)

Event 13: Harry Eisenberg – 6th Place ($2,480)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 101

Harry Eisenberg

Harry Eisenberg was knocked down to 25,000 after Stephen Johnson doubled through him.

Two hands later, Eisenberg committed his remaining 25,000 from the cutoff and was called in three spots.

They checked to the river of a Qh8s7d3h7s board where Stephen Johnson bet 45,000 from the big blind and Kenneth Po check-called in the small blind.

Johnson:  KsQsQd10c6s  (queens full of sevens)
Po:  AcAdJc9s4d  (eight-seven low)
Eisenberg:  AsKdJd9h7c  (trip sevens)

Johnson took the high, Po took the low, and Eisenberg was eliminated in sixth place.

Kenneth Po  –  415,000  (17 bb)
Stephen Johnson  –  320,000 (13 bb)
Harry Eisenberg  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,480)

Event 13: Shan Meruga – 7th Place ($2,110)

$600 Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 101

Shan Meruga

Shan Meruga opened to 70,000 from middle position, Kenneth Po three-bet to 240,000 from the cutoff, and Meruga called all in for 110,000.

Meruga: AdJs5s4d3d
Po:  AsKh7h3h2d

The board ran out Qh9s4h5c10h, giving Po a king-high flush to eliminate Meruga in seventh place.

Kenneth Po  –  410,000  (21 bb)
Shan Meruga  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,110)