Ebony Kenney, a fan favorite in the $200,000 buy-in Coin Rivet Invitational, her first super high roller, finished in fifth place for $1,700,000. In doing so, she came just one card (literally) away from setting the record for the largest live tournament cash ever by a woman.
The high-stakes no-limit hold'em event attracted 115 entrants to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa. Among those players were the likes of Phil Ivey, Fedor Holz, Tony G, and Patrik Antonius, the usual suspects in the biggest tournaments around the world.