Blinds 150k/130k/40k ante
Marvin Hayes (Brooklyn, NY)
$53,637
After shipping a double-up to Bob Hwang to close the chip gap, Marvin Hayes ends the tournament with a flush.
On a board of 3♣
8s 10♣
Q♣
, Hayes check-raises all in and Hwang calls.
Hayes: 7♣
5♣
Hwang: Q♦ 9♦ (pair of Queens)
Hwang is drawing dead against Hayes' flush to take the title.
"This is the first tournament I ever bought in," says Hayes who plays home games in New York. "I definitely never thought I'd make it to the end, it's definitely a surprise."
Hayes is truck driver who plans on sharing his new found wealth with his wife and says a new car is "up there on the list," of things he'll do with the money.
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