Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Daniel Dvoress – these are only several of the players Bryn Kenney swept past to emerge victorious in the 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €100,000 Super High Roller. He not only collected a payout of €1,784,500 and the tournament’s trophy, but also made history yesterday at Monte Carlo Casino.
With his latest victory, Kenney became the first-ever player to win two €100,000/$100,000 PokerStars-sponsored Super High Roller tournaments. The prominent poker pro scooped his first such title last January, when he bested the field of the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller.
Here it is also important to mention the fact that Saturday’s triumph built on Kenney’s success from earlier this year. The player performed more than well at the inaugural PokerStars Championship Bahamas, winning two high roller tournaments – the $50,000 one and the $25,500 one – and making a final table in the $100,000 Super High Roller.
Turning our attention back to the PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo, Kenney had a tough task to accomplish, although he made it look much easier than it actually was. The player started the €100,000 Super High Roller’s final day, played on Saturday, as the chip leader, followed by Russian Viacheslav Buldygin. The two players dominated the final table, eliminating three opponents each.
But first things first, nine players returned to contend for a piece of the prize pool, which was to be split among the final eight. Isaac Haxton, a player with huge high roller experience, became the unfortunate bubble boy, leaving the tournament with no payout. Each of the remaining eight players was secured with a €237,950 minimum payday.
Canada’s Sam Greenwood was the one to scoop that payout, hitting the rail in eighth place. Czech Martin Kabrhel followed Greenwood out the door, taking home €303,350 for his deep run. Steffen Sontheimer was the next to go, with €380,700 reserved for him as the player who finished 6th.
Ole Schemion, who came fresh from a victory in the €10,300 Opening Event, finished fifth in the Super High Roller, good for €487,715. David Peters left in 4th place for €630,600, and Daniel Dvoress busted in third place to collect €832,800 and set the heads-up between Kenney and Buldygin.
Two-handed duel kicked off with Kenney holding massive chip lead over his final opponent. The two players battled it out for a while, time during which Buldygin was not able to improve his situation very much. On the final hand, they went all-in with Kenney tabling a pair of deuces against Buldygin’s suited king and queen. A deuce on the flop secured Kenney with an advantage that was maintained until the final river was dealt. Busting in second place, Buldygin left the tournament €1,290,800 richer, not a bad consolation prize.
