Championship: Yan Jiang ($133,430) Defeats Kevin Sturgis ($82,440)

$1,700 WPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $628,500  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante

Yan Jiang

Kevin Sturgis opened to 400,000 from the button and Yan Jiang three-bet to 1,200,000. Sturgis called, the flop was AcTh5d, and Jiang continued for another 1,200,000. Sturgis called, the turn was 4h, Jiang announced all in, and Sturgis folded.

Seat 4: Kyle Sturgis – 4,200,000 (28 bb)
Seat 7: Yan Jiang – 12,550,000 (84 bb)

Jiang kept the pressure on at the point and Sturgis dropped further. On the final hand, Jiang moved all in from the button and Sturgis called at risk for 2,925,000.

Jiang: AdQd
Sturgis: 7d7c

It was a fair fight and Sturgis needed his sevens to hold up to get back in the game. But Jiang took the lead when she paired her queen on the QsTd9s flop. Neither the Tc turn nor the Ts river were any help for Sturgis and he was eliminated in second place.

Jiang took the title and the $133,430 top prize.

1st: Yan Jiang – $133,430 + WPO Trophy
2nd: Kevin Sturgis – $82,440

Kyle Sturgis