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 |