Hand #145: Amir Babakhani Wins! ($442,248)

Amir Babakhani raises to 625,000, and Barry Kruger calls. The flop comes [5c5d3d], Kruger checks, Babakhani bets 600,000, and Kruger tanks for a while before he calls.

The turn is the [2c], Kruger checks, Babakhani bets 1,300,000, and Kruger tanks for a while before he moves all in for a little more than 3 million.

Babakhani snap-calls with [8c5s] for trip fives. Kruger turns over [5h4h] for trip fives with a lower kicker, and he will need an ace, six, four, three, or a two to stay alive.

The river is the [Qc], and Amir Babakhani wins the pot — and the tournament — with trip fives and an eight kicker.

Barry Kruger finishes as the runner-up, earning $272,555.

Amir Babakhani wins the PartyPoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship, earning $442,248, a WPT Champions Trophy, and a boxing-style champions belt from the Playground Poker Club. The prize money includes Babakhani’s $25,500 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship, which will be held later this month in Las Vegas.

1st:  Amir Babakhani  –  $442,248
2nd:  Barry Kruger  –  $272,555
3rd:  Jason Duval  –  $199,029
4th:  Bobby Liang  –  $136,700
5th:  Martin Leblanc  –  $102,251
6th:  Jonathan Bardier  –  $81,767