$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 Limits
Remaining Players: 1 of 107

After starting heads-up nearly even in chips during Level 22, when the blinds increased to 30,000-60,000 during Level 23, Johnny Crowther caught fire and steamrolled his way to a big chip lead.
Kennedy said he went 0-for-Level 23, never winning a hand (not counting split pots).
During a round of Omaha-8, with the final board showing and a sizable pot built up, Kennedy folded, leaving himself with just 36,000 in chips.
Crowther let him off the hook and showed his cards — for a jack-high straight with an 8-6 low.
Johnny Crowther – 1,248,000 (16 BB)
Chris Kennedy – 36,000 (1/2 BB)
Kennedy got it all in on the next hand with pocket kings to Crowther’s pocket jacks.
Chris Kennedy:
Johnny Crowther:
The board came , and Kennedy won the pot with kings full of sixes to double up to 72,000.
Chris Kennedy – 72,000 (1 BB)
Johnny Crowther – 1,212,000 (15 BB)
They split the next pot, and then Crowther folded to a shove, bumping Kennedy to 112,000. They split the next pot, and then Kennedy scooped a hand in Stud-8 to double up to 224,000.
Chris Kennedy – 224,000 (3 BB)
Johnny Crowther – 1,060,000 (13 BB)

Kennedy was climbing out of the hole, but less than 10 minutes later, they got it all in on sixth street during a round of Stud-8.
Johnny Crowther:
Chris Kennedy:
Kennedy rivered two pair, aces and kings, but it was no good as Crowther caught a queen-high straight on sixth street to win the pot — and the title and the trophy.
Congratulations to “Brooklyn” Johnny Crowther!
1st: Johnny Crowther – $11,382 + Trophy
2nd: Chris Kennedy – $7,035
3rd: Larry St. Jean – $4,661
4th: John Fahmy – $3,218
5th: Kenneth Po – $2,320
6th: David Shmuel – $1,750
7th: Bart O’Connell – $1,384
8th: Steve Rutter – $1,150
9th: Donald Yucius – $1,007
10th: Kai Hicks – $1,007
11th: Chris Tryba – $931