WPT Tunica result

Bryan Sumner emerged victorious from the WPT open in Tunica after coming out on top in an intense heads-up battle with poker superstar Daniel Negreanu.

The final hand of the five-day main event, which had a buy in of $10,000, saw Negreanu’s A-3 trailing Sumner’s pocket 8s after the Canadian moved all-in from the button.

Sumner hit a set on the flop to leave Kid Poker in terrible shape, and although picking up an inside straight draw on the turn provided Negreanu with a faint glimmer of hope, the hand held up on a final board of 8-5-4-3-Q.

In an exciting tournament held at the Goldstrike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, Sumner, from Tennessee, beat 294 other hopefuls and a world class final table to take the spoils.

The win earned Sumner a first place cash prize of $913,986, a $25,000 seat at the WPT Season 5 Championship at the Bellagio and the much-coveted gold and diamond WPO championship bracelet, whilst Neagreanu’s second place finish netted him $502,691.

But perhaps the big story is that Danieal Negreanu was one place away from a result that would have bolstered his credentials as arguably the biggest player in the world game today.