Competition:
Friday, May 22, 2015 to Sunday, May 24, 2015
Event 10A/B: $1,675 MAIN EVENT
- Buy-in: $1,675
- Prizepool: $565,315
- Entries: 376
- Remaining: 0
EVENT UPDATE
Sunday, May 24, 2015 6:42 PM Local Time
David Kluchman Wins the Foxwoods Main Event ($124,370)
David Kluchman holds more than 6 million of the 7.52 million chips in play, and he open-shoves from the button for 950,000 effective.
Michael Thibeau slowly squeezes his hole cards before announcing a call.
Kluchman:
Thibeau:
The race is on and Kluchman's pocket pair holds a slim lead. The dealer fans a flop, and although he missed making a pair, Thibeau picks up a slew of additional outs. Any king will counterfeit Kluchman's threes, while any ten will give Thibeau a Broadway straight.
The turn comes and the river is the , missing Thibeau entirely to give Kluchman the pot, the win, a gold Circuit ring, and a berth in the season-ending National Championship.
Thibeau earns $76,883 for his runner-up finish, and from his excited handshakes with friends on the rail, it's clear he's quite pleased with the result of his deep run.
A full report of Kluchman's victory will be posted shortly.
David Kluchman - 1st Place ($124,370)
Michael Thibeau - 2nd Place ($76,883)