Hand #187: Kevin Eyster Wins the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($1,587,382*)

Dec 20, 2015

Champion Kevin Eyster

Kevin Eyster raises to 800,000, and Bill Jennings calls.

The flop comes Spade ASpade 9Club 4, Jennings checks, Eyster bets 600,000, and Jennings calls.

The turn card is the Heart 4, Jennings checks, Eyster bets 975,000, and Jennings moves all in for 5,300,000.

Eyster snap-calls with Diamond AClub Q (two pair, aces and fours), and Jennings turns over Heart KDiamond 9 for a lower two pair, nines and fours. Jennings needs to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the Heart 5, and Kevin Eyster wins the pot — and his second WPT title — with two pair, aces and fours.

Bill Jennings finishes as the runner-up, earning $929,745.

Kevin Eyster wins the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning $1,587,382, a WPT Champions Trophy, a pair of gold Monster 24K Headphones, a Hublot Oceanographic 4000 watch, and an Aurae Solid Gold MasterCard with $10,000 loaded onto it with Executive Lifestyle concierge benefits for one year.

This is the second WPT title for Eyster, who joins an elite group of two-time champions.

Congratulations to Kevin Eyster!

1st:  Kevin Eyster  –  $1,587,382*
2nd:  Bill Jennings  –  $929,745
3rd:  Ben Yu  –  $607,433
4th:  Jake Schwartz  –  $412,187
5th:  Cate Hall  –  $291,320
6th:  Eddie Ochana  –  $226,238

* First prize amount includes a $15,400 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.

Champion Kevin Eyster

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