Hand #222: Alex Kuzmin Wins the WPT Southern Poker Championship! ($601,469)

Jan 28, 2011

Kuzmin moves all in, and Force calls with [Jc9c]. Kuzmin shows [Kd4s], and if it holds up here, he’ll win the tournament.

The board comes [Qd5s4d3h2c], and Alex Kuzmin wins the pot — and the tournament with a pair of fours.

Leif Force finishes as the runner-up, earning $315,790 for second place.

Alex Kuzmin wins the WPT Southern Poker Championship, earning $601,469, a WPT bracelet, and a Beau Rivage bracelet. Kuzmin’s prize money includes a $25,500 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship.

Congratulations to Alex Kuzmin!

1st:  Alex Kuzmin  –  $601,469
2nd:  Leif Force  –  $315,790
3rd:  Allen Carter  –  $218,471
4th:  Shannon Shorr  –  $144,985
5th:  Pat Mahoney  –  $113,208
6th:  Ryan Hughes  –  $89,375

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