Clemen Deng Wins $3,000 NLH PKO for $156,530 + $92,750 in Bounties
In the $3,000 NLH PKO on December 16, 582 entrants generated a prize pool of $1,018,500, which was more than double the $500,000 guarantee.
The top 71 finishers made the money including John Riordan (11th - $12,846), Brian Altman (16th - $8,039), Stoyan Madanzhiev (62nd - $4,402), Jerry Wong (64th - $4,235), Fedor Holz (65th - $4,235), and Nate Silver (71st - $4,235).
One familiar face at the final table was European poker legend Bruno Fitoussi, who jammed preflop holding the A♠K♥ and found himself flipping against the 5♥5♣ of Clemen Deng. The K♠5♦J♠ flop gave Fitoussi a king, but it was no good as Deng improved to a set. The 3♦ turn closed the door on Fitoussi, and he exited in fifth place after the meaningless 7♠ was run out on the river.
On just the second hand of heads-up play, Dang moved all in with the Q♥5♦ and Leonard Carrillo called off with the 8♦7♥. The board ran out a dry 6♠K♦A♥J♦2♦ and Deng’s queen-high held to secure him the victory and the $92,750 PKO bounty.
$3,000 NLH PKO Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize + Bounty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemen Deng | $156,530 + $92,750 |
| 2 | Leonard Carrillo | $156,530 + $9,250 |
| 3 | Jordan Siegel | $96,342 + $22,500 |
| 4 | Eshaan Bhalla | $76,092 + $6,500 |
| 5 | Bruno Fitoussi | $58,969 + $5,500 |
| 6 | Alex Kulev | $44,782 + $30,250 |
| 7 | Lachezar Petkov | $33,466 + 9,750 |
| 8 | Namhyung Kim | $24,666 + $10,000 |
| 9 | David Gonzalez | $17,582 + $500 |