The Denver Poker has just given away $50,000 in cash in prizes, making it the largest free bar poker tour prize ever given away in the United States. This concludes the Summer Classic Showdown where 8000 competitors played throughout Colorado during the spring and summer.

The game started at 1PM at the Summit Conference Center in Aurora, and ended at 10:45PM between Chris Niemeyer and Jack Farley. The "heads up" between the two players lasted for an hour and a half with the balance of power and chips shifting multiple times throughout the evening. On a funny note, both players went "all in" at 9:30PM - nearly even in chips. The board had flopped 8 5 J. Both players went "all in". The turn came 10, and river K. A split pot was revealed when both players were holding 8 2 off-suit! The players were giving the dealer a headache because they were dragging out the game even longer.

Left to right: Brian Masters and Jack Farley - 1st Place Winner


Left to right: Brian Masters and Chris Niemeyer - 2nd Place Winner

Here was the final hand:

The final 8 players were: