The King's Main Event, with a $15,000 buy-in, attracted a total of 169 entries. This boosted the prize pool to $2,372,760, divided among the top 26 players.
Kudzmanas entered the final table in seventh position but was highly motivated after making three prior final table appearances in the same series without winning a trophy. The final table was stacked with global talent, including notable names like Martin Sedlak and Tony Ren Lin.
In the gripping heads-up against Peng Huang, who recently clinched the KPC Main Event and sought a historic double victory during the series, Kudzmanas maintained control.
The decisive hand saw Kudzmanas go all-in with J s 8 d, and Huang called with A d 3 c. The board unfolded Q s J h 2 h 3 s 5 h, giving Kudzmanas a pair and sealing his victory.
Chinese player Xueying Zhao delivered an outstanding performance, finishing as the top female player in third place with a personal best of $250,000.
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Final Table Results of KPC King's Main Event:
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Winnings |
|
1. |
Marius Kudzmanas |
Lithuania |
$533,800 |
|
2. |
Peng Huang |
China |
$350,000 |
|
3. |
Xueying Zhao |
China |
$250,000 |
|
4. |
Zhuoqun Zhang |
China |
$190,000 |
|
5. |
Martin Sedlak |
Germany |
$145,000 |
|
6. |
Jian Zhu |
China |
$110,000 |
|
7. |
Ren “Tony” Lin |
China |
$84,000 |
|
8. |
Seunghyun Michael Nam |
South Korea |
$66,000 |
|
9. |
Xiaoyu Li |
China |
$54,000 |
Sources: KPC Poker, X
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