Mike Malm Defeats Jarret Gray for $560 NLH Trophy

The final phase of this game turned into a bit of a marathon after they sprinted to the money. The 102-entry field hit the money about 9.5 hours after they started play, but the final table would take 6 hours to finish. They got down to 4 in about an hour, but then things stalled.

They battled 4 ways for about an hour before Amir Khan ended his night in 4th. Then the final three played 2.5 hours before Oleksandr Lobur finally relinquished his chips in 3rd. That put Mike Malm heads up with the lead against Jarret Gray, who was in a similar heads-up spot in May, but it was across the room in the Deepstack Hyper.

Heads up turned out to be relatively quick. The final hand came about 20 minutes after they started. Malm raised to 100k, and Gray called to the 9♠Q♥A♦ flop. Gray check-called for 50k to see the K♣ turn.

Gray checked again, but shoved over Malm’s 100k bet. Malm snapped it off. The king helped both players, as Gray was on K♠J♦ for second pair and a gutshot to Broadway, but Malm hit two pair with K♦9♥. The 8♦ river didn’t change anything, and Malm had all the chips and the trophy.

Final Results for the $560 NLH

Place	Player	Prize
1	Mike Malm	$13,745
2	Jarret Gray	$9,475
3	Oleksandr Lobur	$6,160
4	Amir Khan	$4,735
5	Shen Liew	$3,645
6	Keith Schultz	$2,890
7	Ron Lothian	$2,275
8	Brad Sevigny	$1,800
9	David Chau	$1,470
10	Jo Teliani	$1,185
11	Ambrose Ng	$1,070