Hand #144: Sung Joo Hyun Wins ($208,335); Roman Shainiuk Finishes as Runner-Up ($144,480)

Photo:  WPTDeepStacks Venetian Champion Sung Joo Hyun

In the second hand after the break, Roman Shainiuk raises from the small blind to 500,000, Sung Joo Hyun moves all in, and Roman Shainiuk calls with .

But Hyun turns over , and Shainiuk is dominated as he faces elimination.

The board comes , and Shainiuk flops a flush draw, but improves no further. Hyun wins the pot — and the title — with a flopped pair of queens.

Roman Shainiuk finishes as the runner-up, earning $144,480.

Sung Joo Hyun wins WPTDeepStacks Venetian, earning $208,335, a WPTDeepStacks trophy, and a Venetian trophy. Hyun’s prize money includes a $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship package, so we’ll see him again at the WPTDeepStacks Championship.

Congratulations to Sung Joo Hyun!

1st:  Sung Joo Hyun  –  $208,335*
2nd:  Roman Shainiuk  –  $144,480
3rd:  Wayne Harmon  –  $93,280
4th:  Chris Doan  –  $69,025
5th:  Dylan Wilkerson  –  $52,580
6th:  Curtis Powell  –  $41,765
7th:  Joris Springael  –  $34,560
8th:  Iris Angeleri  –  $27,495

* First prize includes a $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship package.

Photo:  Roman Shainiuk