It took about 9 hours to play down from the 50 returning players to a winner tonight, but going from six left to the winner was lightning-fast. They played nine-handed for quite a while, then stalled again at six for a bit, with short stacks trying to jostle for ladders.
Once the dam burst with Michael Baldwin’s elimination in 6th place, the game was over within half an hour. Kyle Ho was riding a big stack through most of the day, and held the lead from 6-handed all the way down to the end.
In the final hand, both Ho and runner-up Trevor Otterson hit pairs, with Ho on ten-seven and hitting his ten, and Otterson on nine-eight and hitting his nine. Both players were suited, with Ho in spades and Otterson in diamonds. Ho turned two pair to take a bigger lead, and held for his third circuit ring.
Ho actually won this very event back in May of 2023, when he bested 224 entries for a win worth $45,635. He also picked up a ring last year in Montreal in another $1k event where he beat 236 players for $46,000. This win should push Ho’s lifetime earnings over $1.15 million.
Final Table Results from $1k
See the Payouts tab for a full look at the prizes.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyle Ho | $68,673 |
| 2 | Trevor Otterson | $45,799 |
| 3 | Richard Berenbaum | $31,199 |
| 4 | Zizhu Zhao | $21,710 |
| 5 | Matt Kwong | $15,438 |
| 6 | Michael Baldwin | $11,225 |
| 7 | John Scalise | $8,349 |
| 8 | Michael Bernstein | $6,355 |
| 9 | Christopher Floyd | $4,954 |
| 10 | Antonio Ma | $3,957 |
