{"id":7203,"date":"2024-05-24T00:27:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T00:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/24\/david-ko-wins-world-poker-tour-montreal-main-event-takes-home-319217-usd\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T00:27:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T00:27:50","slug":"david-ko-wins-world-poker-tour-montreal-main-event-takes-home-319217-usd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/24\/david-ko-wins-world-poker-tour-montreal-main-event-takes-home-319217-usd\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ko Wins World Poker Tour Montreal Main Event, Takes Home $319,217 USD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>David Dongwoo Ko has claimed victory in the 2024 World Poker Tour Montreal $3,500 CAD no-limit hold\u2019em main event, held at the Playground Poker Club in Quebec. The 23-year-old from Burnaby, British Columbia, outlasted a field of 882 entries to win his first <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker\/world-poker-tour-wpt\/\">WPT<\/a> title and a top prize of $319,217 USD.<\/p>\n<p>This win marks Ko\u2019s largest tournament payout, surpassing his previous best of $50,800 from a \u00a3450 World Series of Poker International Circuit event. With this win, the three-time <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker\/world-series-of-poker-circuit\/\">WSOPC<\/a> ring winner now boasts nearly $400,000 in total tournament earnings.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI really wanted to prove to myself and to the world that I can compete in these higher-level tournaments, and today I think I did,\u201d<\/em> Ko said to WPT reporters.<em> \u201cBeing a WPT Champion is something that will last forever, you know, so that just by itself means a lot.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ko faced more than just tough competition at the final table. 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He ultimately faced David Stavila in heads-up play for the championship title.<\/p>\n<p>The decisive hand came when Ko limped from the button with K<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2663.png\" alt=\"\u2663\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">3<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2663.png\" alt=\"\u2663\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">. Stavila raised to 1,800,000 from the big blind with Q<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2663.png\" alt=\"\u2663\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">6<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2663.png\" alt=\"\u2663\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">, and Ko called. The flop revealed 10<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2663.png\" alt=\"\u2663\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">8<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2663.png\" alt=\"\u2663\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">2<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2660.png\" alt=\"\u2660\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">, giving both players flush draws. The turn brought the 9<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2663.png\" alt=\"\u2663\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">, completing both flushes. After Stavila checked, Ko bet 2,450,000. Stavila called, and the river was the 3<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/2665.png\" alt=\"\u2665\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">. Stavila checked again, Ko bet 7,200,000, and Stavila check-raised all-in for 16,025,000. Ko snap-called, securing the title with his flush over Stavila\u2019s. Stavila collected $205,520 as the runner-up.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Table Results<\/h2>\n<table width=\"283\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">Result<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Player<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">Prize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">David Ko<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$319,217<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Dan Stavila<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$205,520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Tommy Nguyen<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$150,470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Rayan Chamas<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$113,770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">5<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Tamer Alkamli<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$85,878<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Charles Kassin<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$65,326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">7<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Nektarios Papadedes<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$50,646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">8<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Michael Smith<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$38,902<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"68\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">Jamie Brent<\/td>\n<td width=\"93\">$30,828<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/david-ko-wins-world-poker-tour-montreal-main-event\/\">David Ko Wins World Poker Tour Montreal Main Event, Takes Home $319,217 USD<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Dongwoo Ko has claimed victory in the 2024 World Poker Tour Montreal $3,500 CAD no-limit hold\u2019em main event, held at the Playground Poker Club in Quebec. 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