LIAM O'ROURKE WINS $5K CHALLENGE - $172,908

NewsPosted 10-03-2017

Liam O'Rourke entered the final table on Day 2 of the $5K Challenge with a healthy chip lead over his 8 table mates and managed to maintain that lead (not without some turbulence) to come out on top. Besting a record field of 130 over two days of play, O'Rourke took home the top prize of $172,908.

It all came to a close quickly once he entered heads up against Andy Lee with an all-in shove almost every hand, quickly cementing his chip lead. On the final hand O'Rourke pushed all in with  with Lee showing . Incredibly, the board ran out  as O'Rourke wins it with quads!

Congratulations to Liam on his career defining win, and congratulations to his table mates:

1st - Liam O'Rourke - $172,908
2nd - Andy Lee - $106,869
3rd - Brett Murtagh - $77,138
4th - Dean Blatt - $56,680
5th - Daniel Laidlaw - $42,372
6th - Shane Burns - $32,214
7th - Jarrad Graham - $24,903
8th - Bruce Hall - $19,562
9th - Daniel Pehlivan - $15,616