Friday, June 19, 2015 11:01 PM Local Time
Hand #82 - Congratulations to Byron Kaverman, Winner of Event #37 ($657,351)
Doug Polk moves all in on the button for just shy of 1 million chips and Byron Kaverman calls. Their respective rails stand up and being to shout as the cards are tabled. Polk shows
and needs to find some help against Kaverman's
.
Both players head to the rails and the spectators begin to shout for certain cards. The dealer spreads a flop of , giving Kaverman a pair of fives and keeping him in the lead. Polk's rail shouts for a queen as the dealer burns and turns.
The falls on the turn, leaving Polk with six outs. Those six outs stand between Kaverman and his first bracelet. The falls on the river and Kaverman's rail explodes with excitement. Polk and Kaverman exchange handshakes as the tournament is over and Kaverman collects his first career WSOP Bracelet along with $657,351.
Polk finishes just shy of his second career bracelet and takes home $406,261 for his runner up finish in the tournament.