After dropping to 24,000 just past the bubble, where the big blind was worth 10,000, Michael Korovine was able to rebuild his stack and drive it to victory. Heads-up play with Jean-Philippe Lehoux proved to be somewhat of a challenge, as chips went back and forth for nearly an hour and a half, but in the end they all ended up on Michael’s end of the table.
In the last hand of play, Michael check-called 200,000 on a 
flop, and then check-called the all-in when the 
came on the turn. He tabled 
for the nut-straight, and only had to fade 3 outs to win against the 
of Jean-Philippe. The river was a brick (
), and that sealed the win for the local hero, who collected a cool $11,500 for his victory.
Congratulations Michael!
Event 4 Champion: Michael Korovine – $11,500
Event 4 Champion: Michael Korovine
Last Hand of Play
Last Hand of Play in Event 4
Event 4 Runner-up: Jean-Philippe Lehoux – $8,490
Jean-Philippe Lehoux
, which Michael called quickly holding a pocket pair of his own: 
.
and Jean-Philippe’s Kings held.
had Jean-Philippe’s 
crushed. However, a 
appeared on the turn to give Jean-Philippe a double up on his 769,000 stack.
. With no help on the 
board, and made his way to the cashiers to collect his prize.
