YouTube star Ethan Klein gained Thursday night time’s Superstar Poker Tour (CPT) Recreation Evening V in Las Vegas for $10,000 as he defeated content material creator Steiny throughout heads-up play.
The primary CPT occasion of the yr was headlined by Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame, a newcomer to the Superstar Poker Tour world, alongside now-regulars like Klein and influencers Bryce Corridor and Tana Mongeau.
Different celebrities on the winner-take-all occasion included Hila Klein, skilled martial artists Jorge Masvidal and Mackenzie Dern, YouTuber Frazier “Kay” Khattri and former baseball professional Shane Victorino.
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The winner-take-all event inside PokerGO Studio featured commentary from Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks, who broke down the motion for viewers who could also be extra aware of celebrities than poker.
Steiny dominated the sport early and cracked Mongeau’s pocket kings as he flopped a straight with six-four suited to remove the Nevada-raised influencer, who re-entered earlier than working pocket queens into the aces of Klein. Mongeau spoke to PokerNews about her unfortunate run of playing cards.
Steiny had a large chip lead as much as five-handed play earlier than doubling Klein as much as even the 2 out. Steiny then eradicated BookItWithTrent and Shane Victorino to enter heads-up play with the chip lead. Klein chipped away at Steiny earlier than an ace-king in opposition to ace-queen confrontation with Steiny having the worst of it.
Steiny was drawing to simply three outs after the flip. “I am a loser,” he groaned as a he referred to as for a queen along with his A♣Qâ™ on the board of 8♣2â™ 8â™ 3♣ as Waka Flocka Flame studied the board.
“A flush do not even win?” the “Arduous in Da Paint” rapper requested as Steiny advised him he did not have a flush draw. “You simply want a pair.”
The river was a clean and Klein secured his first CPT victory. “It feels good to have simply completely outplayed Steiny heads-up,” he advised CPT Founder Blake Wynn in a winner’s interview.
A couple of months in the past, Klein advised PokerNews he was a newcomer to poker. However he was all poker technique in his winner’s interview. “Heads-up is a unique sport as a result of a variety of it’s about excessive playing cards and simply the chances are so totally different. I do not assume Steiny understands the intricacies of heads-up.”
Klein streamed the motion on his H3 Podcast channel for his 2.7 million followers.
*Pictures courtesy Superstar Poker Tour
Connor Richards
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