Ian Wins Super Bowl 5!

10 players participated in the 5th Annual Super Bowl of Poker on Friday night:

Seat 1: Gary G.

Seat 2: Mark T.

Seat 3: Dave T.

Seat 4: Bob T.

Seat 5: Mike C.

Seat 6: Linda G.

Seat 7: Mike M.

Seat 8: Ian B.

Seat 9: Tom H.

Seat 10: Jeremy J.

After more than 7.5 hours and a 56-minute heads-up battle, Ian emerged victorious when his preflop all-in with 4-4 was called by Tom's A-Q. The board was 5-6-8-J-9, and the pair of 4's held up.

The heads-up battle began after Jeremy busted out in 3rd when he went all-in with a flush draw, got called by Ian, and missed his draw. Ian began heads-up play with an 81%-19% chip lead, but Tom doubled-up in a 50-50 race and took a few small pots to obtain a 69%-31% advantage in chips. After that, Ian went all-in on a board of 8-8-J, Tom called with 2-2, and Ian held 7-8 for a huge advantage, eventually making a full house when another Jack hit the river. Ian won a couple more pots to retake a 69%-31% advantage before the final hand.

Mike M. took probably the worst beat of the night, finishing in 6th when he flopped top two pair with his K-Q, and Mark called with A-A but only one pair. An Ace hit the river to give Mark a set, knock out Mike and take a pot of over 60,000.

Ian took home $390 for first place, Tom won $240 for 2nd, and Jeremy $120 for third in the $75 buy-in event.

Ian also won both parts of the high hand contest for an additional $45, turning his A-2 into an A-A-A-2-2 full house when play was only three handed. He had held the lead in the contest all night by making a full house on the very first hand of the night, which held up until he set the bar even higher.

It was a very fun game! Looking forward to many more!