Wednesday, June 8, 2016 1:36 AM Local Time
Hand #234: Ben Keeline Wins WSOP 2016 Event #2 - The Colossus ($1,000,000)
Ben Keeline Takes Down the 2016 Colossus and $1,000,000
Jiri Horak raises from the button to 5,000,000. Ben Keeline pushes all-in and has Horak slightly covered.
Ben Keeline shows and Jiri Horak flips over .
The flop comes hitting Horak's nine, but Keeline is still ahead.
The turn is the .
The river is the . Both players simultaneously celebrate when the ace hits. Horak runs over to his entourage on one side of the room and Keeline heads towards his own gaggle of supporters and falls backwards onto the floor and lays there in exaltation. Horak and a number of his fans think he has spiked the ace for the win, but do not recognize that Keeline has the spade flush. It takes a moment, but Horak realizes he's been defeated and walks over to Keeline to congratulate him and shake his hand.
Ben Keeline is the winner of the 2016 Colossus and takes home $1,000,000,
Jiri Horak is eliminated in second place taking home $618,000 after a hard-fought heads-up battle.
