The Sovereign event with a $50,000 buy-in (the second highest in the series) attracted global poker elite to the halls of Casino LES A. A total of 73 entries were recorded, creating a massive prize pool of $3,416,400. Only the top 11 would see a payout, with notable players like Tom Dwan, Jesse Lonis, and Danny Tang narrowly missing the money.
Daniel Neilson entered the nine-handed final table in third place. His heads-up opponent was surprisingly Malaysian Sean Ooi, who started the final as the absolute short stack with just under 13 big blinds. Through aggressive play and crucial double-ups, he fought his way to the final showdown.
In heads-up play, Neilson held a commanding 5:1 chip lead. Although Ooi managed to double his stack once with Q s 4 d against K c 6 h, the Australian allowed no drama.
In the final hand, Neilson called Ooi's all-in with K d 2 d on a board of 6 d 8 d 2 h 5 d 5 c. Ooi revealed J d J c, and it was all over.
Neilson secured the largest win of his career, pushing his total live tournament earnings past the $7 million mark.
You can watch the entire final day via livestream on the official King Poker Cup YouTube channel:
Final Table Results of the Sovereign 50K:
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1. |
Daniel Neilson |
Australia |
$1,006,000 |
|
2. |
Sean Ooi |
Malaysia |
$671,700 |
|
3. |
Xuan Tan |
China |
$455,000 |
|
4. |
Feixiang Ruan |
China |
$320,000 |
|
5. |
Jun Wang |
China |
$231,900 |
|
6. |
|
China |
$175,800 |
|
7. |
Punnat Punsri |
Thailand |
$138,500 |
|
8. |
Zuo Wang |
China |
$115,400 |
|
9. |
Ryuta Nakai |
Japan |
$100,700 |
Sources: SoMuchPoker, YouTube
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