Hand #170: Casey Sandretto Wins WPT Rolling Thunder! ($246,600*) Michael Kinney Finishes as Runner-Up ($235,000)

Photo: Casey Sandretto

HAND #170  –  Casey Sandretto raises to 650,000, and Michael Kinney calls. The flop comes , Kinney checks, Sandretto bets 400,000, and Kinney calls.

The turn card is the , Kinney checks, Sandretto bets 975,000, and Kinney check-raises to 3,200,000. Sandretto uses a Time Chip to tank for a while before he calls.

The river card is the , Kinney moves all in for about 7,000,000, and Sandretto quickly calls.

Kinney shows for two pair, aces and deuces, but Sandretto turns over to win the pot — and the WPT title — with a flopped set of kings.

Michael Kinney finishes as the runner-up, earning $235,000.

Photo: Michael Kinney

Casey Sandretto wins WPT Rolling Thunder, earning $246,600, which includes his $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. Sandretto will also have his name engraved on the one-and-only Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup, alongside all of the other WPT champions from all 22 seasons.

Congratulations to Casey Sandretto!

1st:  Casey Sandretto  –  $246,600*
2nd:  Michael Kinney  –  $235,000
3rd:  Travis Egbert  –  $140,000
4th:  Yunkyu Song  –  $105,000
5th:  Cody Wiegmann  –  $78,000
6th:  Brock Wilson  –  $60,000

* First-prize amount includes a $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.