Blinds 150K/300K Ante 40K
Lauren Kepple dominated the entire final table except when it counted most and then her luck and good fortune ran out. With Kepple holding a 18 million to 5 million chip advantage, Perry Kaplan moved all in and Lauren made the call. Perry had 5♠2♣ and explained with a small grin on his face that he was just trying to end the tournament and give the win and trophy to Kepple. Lauren had A♥3♥. The flop was not a good one for her though as it came J-6-2 pairing Perry's deuce. The turn, however, was a great card... a 3... meaning all Kepple had to dodge was another 2 or a 5 in order to eliminate Kaplan. The river was a cruel, cruel five to give Kaplan two pair and the pot.
The hand that would ultimately decide the tournament took place a few moments later when Perry open shoved for 11.25 million. Lauren let out a big sigh and said "I call". Perry had pocket 7's while Lauren held A♠6♠. The flop came J♠9♣8♠ giving Lauren the nut flush draw. The turn was the 8♥ giving Kepple even more outs. Any 9, jack, ace or spade would give her the pot and the tournament. The river was a bad one for her, and a great one for Perry, as it was the 2♣. That loss left Lauren with just 1.45 million in chips.
She would get those chips in with A-2 and Perry would make the call with 9-8. The flop came K-Q-3 keeping Kepple in the lead. The turn was another queen and it looked like Lauren was going to double up and start her valiant comeback effort. Sometimes it's just not meant to be though, and the river 8 was the death blow to Kepple's attempt to win the tournament.
Lauren Kepple - $31,846
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