Kenny Huynh’s straight wins WSOP Online Event 19
Kenny Huynh upgraded his trip sixes to a straight to win his first World Series of Poker bracelet early Monday.
Huynh (screen name Chopuh) won Event 19 of the WSOP Online, a $400 No-limit Hold’em tournament, earning $133,856.82. He prevailed in a field of 2,545 entries (1,757 players and 788 rebuys).
He won heads-up against Matthew Berger (610610), who earned $82,732.86.
In the final hand, both players held trip sixes on a board of four-five-six-six, but Berger held the lead with nine-six to Huynh’s six-three. That changed on the river when a deuce fell, giving Huynh a six-high straight. He went all-in, and Berger called with his trips and lost.
Huynh had more than $200,000 in career tournament earnings coming into the event, according to the Hendon Mob Poker Database, but he had only one cash for $979 in WSOP tournaments before Monday’s victory.
The flagship WSOP that is normally held every summer at the Rio Convention Center has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. leg of the WSOP Online includes one event every day through July 31. Players must be physically located in Nevada or New Jersey to play.
Event 20, a $500 Pot-limit Omaha six-handed tournament, starts at 3 p.m. Monday and is expected to finish early Tuesday. Event 21 is a $777 No-limit Hold’em six-handed tournament that starts at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
A series for players who live outside the U.S. — or Americans who can travel out of the country — started Sunday and runs through Sept. 6 on GGPoker.
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