Championship: Brandon Kessous Bluffs Jack Thu Off a Queen-High Flush

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Brandon Kessous
Brandon Kessous

Brandon Kessous raised from the small blind to 375,000, and Jack Thu called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of Js7h5hJh, Kessous checked, Thu bet 325,000, and Kessous check-raised to 1,150,000. Thu called.

The river card was the 9h, Kessous bet 1,800,000, and Thu used several Time Chips to tank for a long time before he folded, and Kessous took the pot.

Brandon Kessous:  Ac4c  (ace high)
Jack Thu:  Qh3h  (flush)

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  6,875,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  14,375,000  (96 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  13,250,000  (88 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  6,950,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  1,800,000  (12 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.