The script then flipped when Buckner got it in with a pair of queens and superior kicker to Kornuth, who was left with crumbs before managing to double up twice to be neck and neck with his opponent. Kornuth managed to recapture the lead and bled Buckner down to just 8.3 million, but yet another double extended Buckner's tournament life. The fish hooks held up for Kornuth to enter heads-up play with 28.5 million chips to the 10.9 million of Buckner.īuckner managed to double through Kornuth again to even out the chip counts and eventually stole the lead from Kornuth.
On Hand #81, Qartomy moved in with pocket fives to be dominated by the pocket jacks of Kornuth.
It looked like Buckner would go out in third before he managed to double-up twice, first through Kornuth and next through Qartomy.
Hunt followed in fourth place when he moved in after flopping middle pair against the flush draw of Buckner, who spiked a diamond on the river to win the pot.
