$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