Chance Kornuth Continues Great 2016 with €351K Win in EPT Grand Final €10K High Roller

Chance Kornuth continued his best year ever in poker by winning the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €10,300 Single Reentry High Roller for €351,108 (approx. $400,000), following a three-way chop. Kornuth was awarded the win in a field of 214 entries and increased his 2016 live tournament earnings to over $1.5 million.

Final Table Results

*Denotes a three-way deal.

The deal was made immediately after Fedor Holz busted in fourth place, attempting to pick off a bluff from Kornuth. According to reports from the PokerStars Blog, Holz limped from the cutoff seat with the blinds at 30,000/60,000/5,000. Sergey Lebedev called from the small blind, and Kornuth checked his option in the big blind to see the flop come down . Lebedev checked, Kornuth bet 120,000, Holz called, and Lebedev folded.

The turn was the double pairing the board. Kornuth bet 325,000, Holz called, and the dealer delivered the on the river. Kornuth and his stack of a reported 2.9 million had Holz’s 1.2 million covered, and he shoved all in. Holz tanked before he eventually made the call. Kornuth showed the for a full house and, per the rules of the …

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