The 2,300C$ NLH Main Event recorded a total of 850 entries, pushing the prizepool to 1,762,050C$ with cash prizes for the top 128 players.
The final day saw the last nine players take the stage, with fast-paced eliminations from the outset. Tommy Nguyen was particularly active, orchestrating three eliminations, but it was Kalyan Cheekuri who later surged ahead, setting a blistering pace in the end.
After eliminating Carter McCauley in third place, Cheekuri entered the heads-up against Tommy Nguyen with a massive lead of nearly 8:1.
Nguyen displayed resilience, doubling his stack several times and even briefly taking the lead. In the decisive hand, Nguyen went all-in with 6 c 6 h, and Cheekuri called with Q s 5 d. The board J c A s 4 d 9 d Q c gave Cheekuri a higher pair on the river, sealing the tournament.
Final Table Results of the 2,300C$ Main Event WSOPC Calgary:
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1. |
Kalyan Cheekuri |
India |
297,359C$ |
|
2. |
Tommy Nguyen |
Canada |
198,211C$ |
|
3. |
Carter McCauley |
Canada |
139,113C$ |
|
4. |
Kyle Ho |
Canada |
99,185C$ |
|
5. |
Ashkan Razavi |
Canada |
71,857C$ |
|
6. |
Jay Foong |
Canada |
52,912C$ |
|
7. |
Michael Khan |
Canada |
39,611C$ |
|
8. |
Christopher Alcindor |
Canada |
30,155C$ |
|
9. |
Cong Nguyen-Vu |
Canada |
23,353C$ |
Sources: WSOP, Poker_pro
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