Tuesday, October 18, 2016 10:47 PM Local Time
Kenny Jackson Defeats Bill Higgins to Win Event #5 ($17,399)
The heads-up match lasted less than an hour, and Kenny Jackson (pictured above) has just collected the last of Bill Higgins' chips to win his first gold ring.
The duel ended during the Omaha Hi-Lo round, when Higgins got the last of his short stack in preflop with . Jackson put him at risk with , and the board ran out to give him the pot and seal the victory.
The champ, who recently left the Army, is a 29-year-old bartender and student at DePaul University, and this $17,399 score is the largest on his tournament record. More details about his win will be published shortly.
Higgins (below) collects $10,754 for his runner-up finish, his third such result in his Circuit career.
