Event 5: Anthony Lambert Wins in a Heads-Up Chop with Thomas Boyden ($43,103 Each)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 202

Anthony Lambert
Event 5 Champion Anthony Lambert

Anthony Lambert raised to 80,000, and Thomas Boyden called.

The flop came Qc10d9h, Boyden checked, Lambert bet 60,000, and Boyden check-raised to 175,000. Lambert moved all in, and Boyden snap-called all in for 840,000 with Jh8s for a flopped queen-high straight.

Lambert turned over KhKd for an overpair with a gutshot straight draw, and Boyden needed his straight to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the 8d, the river card was the 9d, and Boyden won the pot with his queen-high straight to double up in chips.

Thomas Boyden  –  1,880,000  (47 bb)
Anthony Lambert  –  2,160,000  (54 bb)

Thomas Boyden
Runner-Up Thomas Boyden

Shortly after that hand, the two players agreed to an even chop of the prizepool while Lambert had a slight chip lead.

As chipleader, Lambert is declared the champion, and he received the title and the trophy.

Here are the full final table payouts, including the revised payouts for first and second:

1st:  Anthony Lambert  –  $43,103
2nd:  Thomas Boyden  –  $43,103
3rd:  Joseph Presho  –  $20,103
4th:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  $12,236
5th:  David Shaw  –  $9,444
6th:  Mike Vela  –  $7,828
7th:  Ryan Hogan  –  $6,780
8th:  Frank Miceli  –  $5,976
9th:  Curtis King  –  $5,208
10th:  Matthew Leecy  –  $4,507
11th:  Oscar Lindo Zeledon  –  $4,507
12th:  Kenneth Taffaro  –  $4,507
13th:  Sam Panzica  –  $3,821
14th:  Andrew Kelsall  –  $3,821
15th:  Anthony March  –  $3,821
16th:  Kevin Hazzard  –  $3,174
17th:  T.K. Miles  –  $3,174
18th:  Gloria Shenefield  –  $3,174
19th:  Izadi Hamid  –  $2,551
20th:  John Gorsuch  –  $2,551
21st:  Christopher Agnello  –  $2,551

Congratulations to Anthony Lambert!