Dennis was one of just eight to enter the day with less than 100,000, but quickly ascended to an above-average stack, thanks in part to his pocket aces knocking out Ryan Dodson as play neared the money. The 307 entries from three initial starting flights brought 47 players back Sunday for Day 2, 31 of which made the money. However, he found heat at the right time and was eventually able to ascend all the way to the top, continuing to ride the momentum he found earlier in the series when he took third place in last Sunday's 6-Max event.
The win more than doubles Dennis' previous lifetime earnings of $72,905 and tramples his previous career-best score of $26,640, which came when he took down the $2,000 CPC High Roller in March 2019.Īfter making a self-proclaimed punt on the final table bubble, Dennis almost fell short of reaching the final nine and entered with just five-and-a-half big blinds, less than half of anybody else still in contention. Jason Dennis has won the Bally's Black Hawk Colorado Poker Championship (CPC) $1,450 Main Event, outlasting a field of 307 entries to earn the top prize of $89,534.ĭennis claimed victory just 15 minutes into Day 3, emerging victorious in a heads-up match against poker pro Justin Liberto that spanned two days and lasted over 90 minutes.
