��Aaron Zang produced background above the weekend after winning the Triton Million Charity Invitational No-Restrict Hold'em tournament.
The high roller tournament set a new record for the biggest buy-in in poker historical past at �1,050,000, which converts to roughly $1.77 million US. A total of 54 entrants ponied up the practically $2 million purchase-in.
For outlasting them all Zang pocketed $sixteen,810,979 US, although that was the most significant money.
When only two gamers remained Zang and Bryn Kenney made a deal before the begin of heads-up play. At the time Kenney had a sizable four.5-to-1 chip lead on Zang. Under the deal they struck Zang received his $sixteen million, whilst Kenney cashed a enormous $twenty,606,421.
The large payout elevated Kennedy's lifetime existence-poker earnings to $fifty five,748,855, putting him ahead of �former record-holder Justin Bonomo as the best tournament funds winner of all time.
Back to the tournament final results, in spite of Kennedy's chip lead, the cards went Zang's way throughout heads up. About a dozen hands into heads up play Zang made a huge double up when his �pocket sixes topped Kenney's King-Queen. Two hands later on Zang took more than the chip lead following he flopped journeys.
On the final hand of the tournament, with Zang now nicely ahead Kenney pushed all-in with the flop showing 8s-4s-3c. Following Zang called Kenney showed As-6s for a flush draw. Zang was ahead with 8d-5d for a pair of eights. Needing any spade or an Ace, Kenney came up quick on the turn when the 9c fell. He also missed on the river when the Kd appeared offering the hand and the tournament title to Zang.
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