Ben Farrell Wins Zynga Poker WPT500 Las Vegas ($155,000); Nikita Luther Finishes as Runner-Up ($109,300)

Jun 27, 2019

Champion Ben Farrell

Photo:  Zynga Poker WPT500 Las Vegas Champion Ben Farrell celebrates with his friends.

Two hands later, Ben Farrell moves all in, and Nikita Luther calls all in for 3,925,000 with Heart KSpade Q. Farrell turns over Club ADiamond 5, and Luther needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes Spade ADiamond 9Heart 6Club 6Spade 6, and Farrell wins the pot — and the WPT500 title — with a full house, sixes full of aces.

Nikita Luther finishes as the runner-up, earning $109,300.

Heads Up Nikita Luther
Photo:  adda52 Pro Nikita Luther

Ben Farrell wins Zynga Poker WPT500 Las Vegas, earning the trophy, the title, and $155,000 — the biggest cash of Farrell’s career. Congratulations, Ben!

1st:  Ben Farrell  –  $155,000
2nd:  Nikita Luther  –  $109,300
3rd:  Sung Joo Hyun  –  $75,000
4th:  Min Ji  –  $55,000
5th:  Trey Morris  –  $40,000
6th:  Eduards Kudrjavcevs  –  $30,000
7th:  Jakub Wojtas  –  $22,000
8th:  Ritesh Shah  –  $17,000
9th:  Jim Pennella  –  $14,000

Champion Ben Farrell

Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive


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