Kang Hyun Lee Wins Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em Event At World Series Of Poker

Kang Hyun Lee – Photo Credit: WSOP / Rachel Kay Miller

Kang Hyun Lee topped the sector within the $1,000 freezeout no-limit maintain’em occasion on the World Series of Poker within the early hours of July 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Canadian poker participant took dwelling the highest prize price $236,741 for the most important money of his poker profession and first event victory.

“It feels amazing! Just being a poker enthusiast my whole life, to finally get the most coveted award in the game, it just feels surreal,” mentioned the Edmonton resident and pot-limit Omaha specialist to reporters after his massive win. He was additionally excited to have some newfound bankroll to work with transferring ahead, “Yeah, I think I’m going to play a lot more events and probably head out to the WSOP Paradise that they just introduced this year.”

The two-day event attracted 1,710 entries, placing the whole prize pool at $1,521,900. The closing day of play noticed a returning subject of 124 gamers, which made for a marathon march to the finale that came about after 2:00 am within the morning. Noteworthy gamers that made a deep run included Ian Steinman (eleventh), David Kluchman (twenty eighth), Christopher Moon (twenty ninth), John Riordan (thirty fifth), Tony Gregg (thirty seventh), Jason DeWitt (forty ninth), and William Reynolds (fiftieth).

The closing desk was reached round 8:30 pm after Lee took out Quoc Le in tenth place to set the ultimate lineup of 9 gamers. Lee stayed quiet for a bit after that whereas poker professionals Vanessa Kade (eighth) and Asher Conniff (sixth) have been eradicated from the event. A protracted battle for fifth place then came about that noticed Kane Kalas fall by the hands of Ivan Millian, who held the chip lead after the hand.

Lee obtained again in motion when he took out Abdul Almagabeh in fourth place to take management of the chip lead for himself. Lee prolonged that lead throughout three-handed play, after which he eradicated Millian in third place to take a greater than 4:1 chip benefit into the ultimate match in opposition to Eric Mizrachi.

Just a few palms later the event was over. Mizrachi obtained all in brief preflop holding 85, and Lee had him coated and dominated with Ok5 within the gap. The board ran out OkQJJ6, and Mizrachi was eradicated in second place. He took dwelling $146,335 for the runner-up end, and this Mizrachi brother’s profession earnings at the moment are above $426,000.

Here is a have a look at the payouts awarded on the closing desk:

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