Chance Kornuth can do no wrong at the 2022 Stairway To Millions. After winning the second event of the series on Friday, Kornuth returned to the winner's circle a day later when he won Event #3: $4,200 NL Hold'em for $80,640. Kornuth has now cashed in all three Stairway To
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Chance Kornuth Wins 2022 Stairway To Millions Event #3 for Back-To-Back Titles
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Event #2 Winner Chance Kornuth Leads the Final Table of Event #3: $4,000 No-Limit Hold’em, 12 advance to Event #4
Chance Kornuth Leads the Final Six of Event #3: $4,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Mere hours after winning Event #2 and a seat into this event, Chance Kornuth leads the final six of Event #3: $4,000 No-Limit Hold'em, holding more than 30% of the chips in play. Joining Kornuth at the final table are Joseph Cheong, Mitchell Halverson, Daniel Weinand, Nathan Zimnik, and Jesse Lonis. The
Chance Kornuth Gets Value From Joseph Cheong
Chance Kornuth limped under the gun, Joseph Cheong called the small blind, and Victoria Livschitz checked her option. The dealer spread the [KhJc2d] flop and after the blinds checked, Kornuth bet 65,000. Cheong and Livschitz called. The [5c] came on the turn and Cheong led for 130,000. Livschitz folded and Kornuth called. The
Joseph Cheong Check-Raises Flop
Joseph Cheong opened to 80,000 in the hijack and Chance Kornuth three-bet to 125,000 on the button. Daniel Weinand called in the small blind and Cheong called. The flop came [Ks9s9c] and after Weinand and Cheong checked, Kornuth bet 85,000. Weinand called and Cheong raised to 250,000. After some deliberations, both
Chance Kornuth vs. Mitchell Halverson
Joseph Cheong opened to 60,000 in the hijack and Mitchell Halverson defended the big blind. The flop fell [KdJd5d] and Halverson check-called a 35,000 bet. On the [Ac] turn, Halverson check-called for 90,000, and both players checked the [Js] river. Halverson turned over [5s5h] and took the pot with his boat.
Victoria Livschitz Doubles Through Joseph Cheong
With about 150,000 in the middle on a flop of [Qd9h6d], Victoria Livschitz was in the big blind and got her 330,000 remaining chips in against Joseph Cheong in the cutoff. Livschitz: [Tc8s] Cheong: [QcTs] The [2d] turn changed nothing, but the [7h] river completed Livschitz's straight to give her the double.