Final Payouts From Last Night’s Championship

Below you will see the full  breakdown of payouts from the Liz Flynt Poker Championship, which ended in a five-way chop. Greg Newhouse and James Dowdy took home the most money, while Carl Kremer, Andy Phan, and Jarod Einsohn all took home about $16,000. Click here for...
A Deal Has Been Struck: Greg Newhouse is the Champion!

A Deal Has Been Struck: Greg Newhouse is the Champion!

The final five players broke down the chips, and after the short stacks did some haggling, a deal was struck! Greg Newhouse had the most chips at the start of the deal, and he will be taking home $21,500 for first place here tonight. James Dowdy is not far behind him...
Eddie Pyatetsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,600)

Eddie Pyatetsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,600)

Eddie Pyatetsky moved his short stack in preflop holding [Kc][2c], and Andy Phan shoved over the top with [Ad][4d]. The board ran down [3d][Qc][6h][7c][4h], and Tran took down the pot with a pair of fours.

Updated Counts From the Final Six

Blinds: 60,000-125,000 Average Stack: 3.35 million Greg Newhouse – 6.2 million James Dowdy – 5.3 million Carl Kremer – 3.3 million Jarod Einsohn – 2.4 million Andy Phan – 1.9 million Eddie “E-Cap” Pyatetsky –...
Shane Igoe Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,250)

Shane Igoe Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,250)

Shane Igoe became the next extreme short stack in this event, and just like the players before him, Greg Newhouse played the executioner. Igoe was live with 9-8 vs the Ace-King of Newhouse, but Igoe was never able to catch up. With that, we are down to six players. We...
Duy Pham Eliminated in 8th Place ( $4,700)

Duy Pham Eliminated in 8th Place ( $4,700)

Duy Pham rode the extreme short stack as long as he could, even making a couple pay jumps for his efforts. But it finally caught up to him, as Greg Newhouse just did him in. Facing a raise from Newhouse, Pham committed his short stack with [Ah][7c]. He was in rough...