$1,650 Six Max Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

Blinds  2,500/5k/500 ante 

After trading chips for more than 2 hours, Joe Gibbons defeats James “Ping Pang” Kerr heads up.

Kerr is all in for his last 80k and ahead with vs Gibbons’ .

Flop: (Gibbons, pair of Queens)

Turn: (Kerr, flush draw)

River:

Kerr misses the flush on the river and Gibbons wins the hand and tournament with two pairs.

“It’s great that I won in my backyard with all the people I know,” says Gibbons who wins $14,625 to go along with 8 bounties for another $4,000.

Gibbons also takes home the signature guitar which he says will go to his son Joey “the guitar player.”  While is son Alex, “the hockey player,” gets to celebrate a win since his beloved New York Rangers are trailing 3 games to none in the Stanley Cup finals.

Gibbons also earns a $3,500 seat into the Championship Event (June 12-18). He’s a retired businessman who’s played professional poker for the last six years.