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Mr Seed’s Marriage in Trouble Over His Sentiments About Polygamy: "Insensitive" – Tuko.co.ke

Posted: January 23, 2024 at 5:42 pm

After his recent podcast statement on the nature of men and relationships, famous gospel musician Mr Seed is at the centre of a social media storm.

During the controversial podcast, Mr Seed boldly expressed his views, stating that men were created to be polygamous.

According to him, a man can date a woman for three years, knowing she is not the woman he intends to marry.

One day, he wakes up, dumps the longstanding girlfriend, and weds a woman he just met.

The controversial remarks immediately drew attention and sparked a wave of reactions across social media platforms.

However, it was evident that Nimo did not take the words lightly, escalating tensions between the lovebirds.

She added that she could not finish watching the podcast after hearing her man's perspective regarding relationships.

To underpin how disgusted she was, Nimo confronted her husband over the reckless statement, adding that it portrayed her negatively.

In his defence, the Kumbe Kumbe hitmaker argued that his wife should have listened to the entire podcast before judging.

Mr Seed maintains that the words were taken out of context for the sake of inline traction, something Nimo disagrees with.

In February 2023, Nimo disclosed that she once dumped her singer husband but made up after he told her he loved her dearly.

She opened up about the relationship when Mr Seed was in the news for all the wrong reasons, but she stuck with him through it all.

The content creator revealed that despite the controversies surrounding her man, they are madly in love, although their relationship is imperfect.

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Exclusive: Mr Seed clarifies controversial statement on polygamy after wife’s outburst – Nairobi News

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Gospel singer Mr Seed found himself at the centre of a trending discussion following a recent statement he made during a YouTube debate with Based Podcast.

His remarks about men having a natural inclination to marry multiple women stirred controversy and didnt sit well with his partner, Nimo Gachuiri.

In an exclusive interview with Nairobi News, Mr Seed expressed feeling harshly judged by those who commented on a snippet of the video.

He noted that the controversial statement was taken out of context, as the entire debate lasted an hour, but only 30 seconds were highlighted.

When questioned about his stance on polygamy, Mr Seed clarified, I have one wife, and I can never be polygamous. Why should I get a second wife when I have someone that I love? That is a statement that I have heard since my childhood that men are polygamous. I quoted that, but the way I said it came out in a wrong way.

He added, I have even sung for her that she is the only one. We are good; its just a small misunderstanding, and we have talked about it.

Mr Seed acknowledged the online pressure, explaining that it contributed to his wife, Nimos, reaction.

He urged people to listen to the entire podcast before passing judgment and emphasised the podcasts purpose of fostering debate and disagreement.

Also read: Mr Seed exposes mens secretive relationship agendas

Regarding Nimos public response, he stated, Everyone has a right to feel what she felt, and at that time, she was angry, especially because of the online pressure. About her unfollowing me, I do not know since I have not been online. She woke up well and prepared our breakfast.

Nimo, on the other hand, expressed her discontent with Mr Seeds statement in an angry rant and even unfollowed him on Instagram.

She criticised him for making such remarks, considering their stable relationship, and found his comments insensitive.

I saw a small part of the podcast done by Mr Seed, saying whatever he was saying. I didnt even finish watching it. I got angry. So I turned to him and asked, what are you really saying? she wrote in her Instagram stories.

What I want to say is that if its about love, it was an insensitive thing to say when you are in a committed relationship, she added.

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Sister Wives: Kody & Robyn Brown Will Probably Get A Divorce (Their Problems Are Getting Worse) – Screen Rant

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The dissolution of Kody Brown's plural family started with Christine Brown's exit during Sister Wives season 17, and now it seems he and Robyn Brown might be headed for divorce. Christine was Kody's third wife for 25 years and left Kody in 2021. Christine's decision reverberated throughout the entire Brown family. In 2022, after 30 years of marriage, Kody's third wife, Janelle Brown, decided to leave Kody too. Finally, Kody's first wife, Meri Brown, was tired of being neglected by Kody and followed suit, leaving the plural marriage. This leaves Robyn, Kody's fourth and newest wife, as his last remaining wife.

Sister Wives season 1 showed Kody courting and marrying Robyn in 2010. She was the first wife to be added to the family in 16 years. Though the complex plural family had their fair share of problems, Kody's marriage to Robyn was what triggered their dissolution. Janelle and Christine felt that Kody was showing favoritism to Robyn. For his part, Kody was open about Robyn being the only woman he loved. He claimed to never have loved any of his other three wives, but there are reasons to believe that his marriage with Robyn is headed for divorce as well.

Robyn has said she wants a plural marriage. She's revealed that a big part of the reason she fell in love with Kody was because of the Brown family dynamic and wanted to be a part of it. Robyn's first marriage was monogamous, and it ended badly in divorce. After several years of being a single mom of three kids, Robyn met Kody and his family. Robyn believes in the principle of plural marriage and doesn't want to be Kody's sole wife. Since Kody doesn't currently have any intention of bringing another wife into the family, it's only a matter of time before Robyn decides their marriage isn't working.

After being polygamous for more than 30 years, Kody became monogamous when three of his four wives walked away from their plural family. He remained married to Robyn and recently said that, due to his failed relationships, Kody's no longer an advocate for polygamy. That being said, Kody will get bored being married to only one woman. He may have entered into polygamy out of religious conviction, but the reason plural marriage worked out for him for so long is because Kody loves attention. Also, after raising 18 kids, Kody's used to having more people around; he will feel stagnant living with one wife and five kids.

When the series Sister Wives first premiered in 2010, Kody was legally married to Meri, his first wife, whom Kody now says he regrets marrying. He was also spiritually married to Janelle and Christine as a part of his polygamist relationship. When Robyn joined the family, she entered into a spiritual marriage with Kody. Kody and Meri were legally married for 14 years before he divorced her in 2014 so he could legally marry Robyn and adopt her three children. Unlike Meri, Janelle, and Christine, if Robyn were to divorce Kody, she'd be entitled to spousal support and child support.

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Miriam Lord: Polygamy and throuples in the Dil chamber? Doesn’t sound like a durable relationship – The Irish Times

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TDs are quite partial to the occasional bit of swapping.

There are big parties and small parties and its been going on since the early 1950s. Deputies meet in secret in special rooms in Government Buildings and Leinster House and occasionally they gather in upmarket hotels around Kildare Street just for the thrill of it.

Some politicians will go off with anyone if they get the right offer. They can sometimes hook up for years, but it always ends in grief.

These relationships never last. They are not durable.

Roderic OGorman, Cabinet Minister and member of the Green Party, knows this because he is currently in a politically polygamist arrangement with a number of like-minded parliamentarians.

Therefore, he was well qualified to speak to the subject when Michael McNamara, the Independent TD for Clare, held forth at some length on the subject of polygamy.

It wasnt a discussion we were expecting to hear late in the afternoon on the Dils first day back since the Christmas recess.

Housing? Yes. Gaza? Of course. Roscrea migrants shambles? Absolutely.

But not polygamy.

And throuples. Thats when most people in offices around Leinster House who had the proceedings on in the background reached for the remote and turned up the volume.

Are we to say that a polygamous marriage is not a durable relationship? wondered Michael during a debate on the referendums and the proposal to amend the Constitutional definition of a family to one founded on marriage or other durable relationships.

People in other cultures have been in polygamous marriages for centuries, he informed Roderic, the Minister for Children, Equality, Integration, Disability and Youth, who is the busiest Minister in the land, despite Heather Humphreys gushing praise for Housing Minister Darragh OBrien earlier on.

Working day and night, she marvelled as Darragh went slightly red and smothered a smirk.

Although she pronounced his surname differently, in the way comedian Dara Briain pronounces his.

The way things are going, maybe the Government could do worse than put a comedian in charge of a housing situation which a lot of people think is a joke.

[Expanded concept of family in Constitution will not cover polygamous relationships]

But back to Roderic, or Poor Roderic as he is increasingly known, such is his workload. He has his hands full with a dangerously simmering immigration issue which runs across many Government departments whose Ministers make fleeting guest appearances while he does all the heavy lifting.

For respite, he was confined to the Dil chamber all day on Wednesday, carefully reading through piles of documents and chewing his ballpoint during Leaders Questions and the Order of Business when Heather, the Minister for Social Protection, stood in for the absent Taoiseach and Tnaiste.

Then he nipped into her seat to take the committee stage debate on framing the terms of the forthcoming referendums.

It was scheduled to run for hours.

As the afternoon unfolded, what we desperately wanted was to hear that famous chant from Monty Pythons The Life of Brian ring out around the chamber.

Welease Wodewick!

Independent TD Michael McNamara riffed on polygamy and how it is probably misunderstood by most people in this country Photograph: Oireachtas TV.

Instead, he had to stay in situ while Michael McNamara riffed on polygamy and how it is probably misunderstood by most people in this country.

To say such unions are not durable would be inaccurate, I think he told Poor Roderic, who is a law lecturer and was well across the detail of the proposed amendments.

Would it be right to rule them out of constitutional consideration?

Polygamous relationships wont be recognised under the proposed changes to the Constitution, confirmed the Minister. They do not represent a moral institution in Irish law.

McNamara was like a dog with a bone. But once upon a time in Irish law homosexuality was not considered a moral institution. Look at it now.

Is polygamy not durable?

Its not recognised under Irish law, explained the Minister. Labour leader Ivana Bacik, a law professor, said its a criminal offence here.

No, said Roderic, it will not be classified as a durable relationship.

Why? persisted Michael.

The Minister started explaining again about the Governments clear policy intention whether its a polygamous relationship or some other arrangement.

Ive heard the word throuples thrown around these sort of relationships.

McNamara did a double take.

What?

Throuples, repeated Roderic.

Truffles? said Michael, who is a barrister.

Throuples.

Three, explained Labours Sen Sherlock, very slowly.

Oh, sorry. Truffles. I thought you said truffles.

No, I did not.

The penny dropped.

I thought you said truffles. I wondered if there were truffles in the restaurant. Sorry.

Deputy McNamaras sudden realisation was reminiscent of the great Mattie McGrath/Adrian Lynch exchange during a committee hearing last year when an RT executive thought Tipperary TD Mattie was asking him who he was lying to, until it dawned on him that Mattie wanted to know who he was loyal to.

And when Lynch then repeated the word loyal, the way McNamara repeated the word truffle on Wednesday.

Are you hungry? asked Ceann Comhairle Sen Fearghal. Its far from truffles he was reared.

Roderic OGorman, of course, is currently in a throuple with Fine Gael and Fianna Fil.

Not to be categorised as a durable relationship either.

At this rate, these referendums, which havent exactly caught the publics imagination yet, might provide some diversion after all.

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Kody Brown’s ‘Confidence Is Coming Back’ as He Looks Forward to ‘a Lot More Understanding’ in Family (Exclusive) – Yahoo Canada Shine On

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The Brown family patriarch tells PEOPLE he's been rebuilding his self-esteem "because it destroys your confidence when you go through a divorce or a family breakup"

Kody Brown is embracing healing after the collapse of his polygamous family unit.

Though the Sister Wives star, who turned 55 on Saturday, tells PEOPLE that he still has good days and bad days and that his last several years have been "sad and challenging" as three of his four marriages ended, he's still looking forward to better times ahead.

It's been a process, he shares. Really I just look forward to a future of a lot of forgiving and a lot of more understanding.

Related: Why Kody Brown Thinks the 'Healing' Between Him and His Exes Is 'Just Beginning Now' (Exclusive)

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Kody admits that he's had to rebuild his self-esteem because it destroys your confidence when you go through a divorce or a family breakup.

I feel like my confidence is coming back, he says. I got to find that space of grace and love for myself as well. Be it really forgiving of simple things, like just being angry about what has happened. I want to forgive myself for that and move on.

Related: Kody Brown Views His Tattered Attempt at Polygamy as a 'Shakespearean Love Story'Turned'Tragedy' (Exclusive)

Kody says it's a journey that goes inward and it's a journey that's outward following the end of his spiritual unions with exes Christine, 51; Janelle, 54, and Meri, 53.

You have to express forgiveness to the people you've been involved with, he adds. You have to express understanding and hope that at the end of an era for us as a family, we still have hope of a friendship and a loving or kind relationship with each other in the future because we're bound forever through our kids.

Related: Sister Wives: Kody Commends 'Brave' Christine for Leaving After He Felt Like a 'Prisoner' to Her for Years

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In November 2021, Christine, left her spiritual marriage to Kody, unknowingly becoming the first domino to fall in what became a 14-month Sister Wives exodus. Then in December 2022, Janelle confirmed that she and Kody had separated as well. And in January 2023, Meri confirmed her split from Kody after 32 years of marriage. Kody remains married to his fourth wife Robyn Brown, 45.

With some distance from the fallout of the splits, Kody tells PEOPLE he's in a place now of just healing in time and getting to a point where you feel forgiveness towards somebody who's just said bad things about you.

He continued, What will move us forward will be the grace, the love and the forgiveness. The same grace and love that we were giving each other 10 years ago as we're going through this very difficult process.

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Sister Wives star Christine Browns new husbands niece and her 2 children tragically murdered in Mex… – The US Sun

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SISTER Wives star Christine Browns new husband David Woolley's niece and her two children were tragically murdered in Mexico, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal.

Christine, 51, andDavid, 60, tied the knot in a wedding specialthat aired earlier this month, giving viewers a glimpse into the Sister Wives star's new family.

While David's children were part of the bridal party, the construction exec's mother, Evelyn, gave a heartfelt speech at the reception.

At one point, he also mentioned that he had two sisters in Mexico who were in polygamous marriages.

David's seven siblings are Karen, Shanna, Roy, Tamara, Harold, Christine, and Katricia.

Karen, who is now 70 years old, lives in Utah, but once lived in Mexico.

Her daughter, Dawna Ray Langford, along with Dawna's two children, Trevor Harvey Langford and Rogan Jay Langford, tragically died in November 2019.

They were three of the victims of the widely-covered Mexico massacre that left three American mothers and six children dead.

The nine victims were part of a Mormon community living in northern Mexico that were traveling back to the US in three separate SUVs when they were ambushed.

The Mormon group - having dual citizenship - was reportedly headed to a wedding in Chihuahua, about 100 miles south of the Arizona border.

Mexican authorities reported that the family drove into an area where there had been a shootout between rival cartel gangs - who had an ongoing battle over territory - earlier that day and were mistakenly attacked by one of the cartels.

The drug cartel gunmen shot at the vehicles on a highway, murdering the victims on November 4.

Dawna was 43 years old and her two sons, Trevor and Rogan, were 11 and 2, respectively.

Other victims included Rhonita Miller, 30; Christina Langford Johnson, 29; Howard Miller Jr., 12; Krystal Miller, 10; and 8-month-old twins Titus Miller and Tiana Miller.

The U.S. Sun has reached out to David Woolley and TLC for comment.

David's niece's son, Devin Langford, survived the deadly attack.

He was described as a "hero" after hiding his injured siblings in the bushes and walking 14 miles to seek help.

His sister, Kylie, was shot in the foot and his baby brother, Brixon, was hit in the chest.

Speaking with ABC with his father, David Langford, at the the time, Devin described Dawna as "a nice person" and "brave woman that tried to save her kids."

David shared, "Every one of my children that survived that are living miracles.

"How many bullet holes were fired into that vehicle at that horrific scene and how many children were involved.

"It's amazing... It's beyond amazing that they survived."

Meanwhile, Dawna's mother - also David Woolley's sister - spoke to Reuters about the loss of her daughter, one of her seven children.

Karen said, "I can still hear her talking, saying 'Hi Mom, good morning!' You know? She will truly be missed, missed, missed."

The following month of the attack, the Attorney General's Office of the Republic made an announcement in a press release that stated several individuals connected to the "indescribable violence and homicides" were arrested.

By February 2021, Mexican prosecutors said about 20 suspects were arrested in the case and more warrants remain outstanding.

In September 2023, it was reported that US Marshals Service took a man named Ivan Gustavo Hernandez-Cabral, 24,into custody after the agency acted on a tip.

Hernandez-Cabral was being held pending extradition to Mexico in connection with the ambush, according to CBS News.

The family members of the victims filed a lawsuit accusing the Juarez cartel of carrying out theMexico ambushas retribution for their public criticism and protests against the cartel.

In July 2022, a federal judge from North Dakota ordered that theJuarez cartel must pay $1.5 billionto the victims' families.

It was then reported that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Clare Hochhalters award was automatically tripled under federal Anti-Terrorism Act, increasing the amount to $4.6 billion.

The victims who were killed were members of the LeBaron family, who broke away from The Church of Latter-day Saints decades ago.

There is no indication that David was ever a member of the group.

However, he was formerly married to his late wife before she died in 2012.

The Mormon fundamentalists started to move to Mexico around 1890 primarily over the question of polygamy.

The mainstream church, based in Utah, prohibited plural marriage to comply with US law at the time.

The families that separated from the church continued to practice polygamy after settling in offshoots elsewhere.

According to a scholar of Mormon fundamentalism based in Salt Lake City, polygamy was illegal in Mexico, but there was an understanding that the authorities would "look the other way about their marriage practices."

Dr. Cristina Rosetti told BBC, "The families who went there were not 'fringe families' or 'bad Mormons.'

"These were leaders of the church; they weren't peripheral people. Big names went down there."

The LeBarn group's patriarch, Alma "Dayer" LeBarn, established Colonia LeBarn in Chihuahua in the 1920s.

Christine Brown, for her part, broke away from polygamy in November 2021 after announcing her split from Kody Brown.

The couple separated after 25 years of a spiritual marriage, along with sister wives Janelle and Meri Brown.

Kody remains married to his youngest wife Robyn.

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Infamous ‘American Idol’ Contestant William Hung Lost Wife Over Poker, Gambling Addiction – PokerNews.com

Posted: January 21, 2024 at 11:54 pm

One of "American Idol's" most memorable contestants, William Hung, a Los Angeles area poker player, told People magazine his gambling addiction led to a failed marriage.

Hung, 41, infamously appeared on Season 3 of American Idol in 2004. He didnt advance beyond the initial phase after having one of the worst auditions judge Simon Cowell had heard after listening to a horrendous off-key rendition of Ricky Martins She Bangs.

Despite the public humiliation, Hung parlayed the appearance on the popular musical talent scouting show into some fame and notoriety. He gave up the musical career years ago and has since played poker regularly, although those days now appear to be over. But his gambling habit, according to an interview with People, turned into an addiction that doomed his first marriage.

I was earning way more doing that than I was at my regular job. It was going well for a while, Hung said of his poker game.

The only problem was he didnt stick to just playing poker. He began to bet on sports heavily to a point it became an addition, and a costly one for multiple reasons.

I know better [now]. I wasnt supposed to do those things, but I did it anyway, he said, calling himself greedy. And I paid for it. I got divorced, and I learned I had to be smart about which risks I chose to take, Hung continued.

On a positive note, Hung has since remarried and now has a stable job in Los Angeles as a data analyst. For the past decade, hes played cash games regularly in Southern California, at Commerce Casino and other LA area card rooms.

Hung does have some small results on The Hendon Mob totaling $108,295 in lifetime live tournament cashes, his most recent being last June at Venetian in Las Vegas, a small cash in a $600 buy-in event. Hes also appeared as a headliner in some charity events, including a 2023 Ante 4 Autism tournament at South Point in Las Vegas, a tournament Hung won in 2022.

The former American Idol contestant has competed in some World Series of Poker (WSOP) events but hasnt recorded a cash.

Hung told People he knew he was good at poker but got greedy and thats why he started to bet on sports, which apparently was his downfall in the gambling world.

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"Everything Clicked" For Maksim Shornikau’s First Tournament Win in Merit Poker Western Series $5300 High Roller – PokerNews.com

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After 13 hours of play, the curtain has closed on the 2024 Merit Poker Western Series $5,300 Main Event here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. It took 13 hours for a winner to be crowned from 30 hopefuls who made it to the third and final day. Maksim Shornikau of Belarus emerged victorious after the dust had settled, outlasting a field of 153 entrants and last defeating China's Shuang Luo to capture the title and top prize of $177,500.

Shornikau started the day third in chips and was seemingly in cruise control for most of the day, coming into the final table with the chip lead and claiming three final table knockouts en route to victory. Before today's win, Shornikau had just over $250,000 in live tournament earnings to his name with a previous best score coming from a 15th-place finish in the 2022 EPT Prague main event for 52,050 ($54,835). Today's score not only triples his previous best but, perhaps surprisingly, is also Shornikau's first time outright winning a poker tournament.

"Everything is good" Shornikau said when asked how he felt about his first tournament win. "I've had a lot of situations in previous tournaments where it just didn't click for me at the final table but this time everything clicked and I am very happy about it".

Shornikau is good friends with Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, a notable crusher with over $3,000,000 in career tournament earnings who also happens to be from Belarus. Shornikau acknowledged the value of learning the game with Vaskaboinikau years ago, but also mentioned his experience in online events that helped him prepare for today's final table.

"Mikalai and I are friends since we were twenty years old. We started playing together, we learned together. I also play a lot online which really helped bring my game to a higher level".

When asked about his experience playing in Merit Poker Events and what keeps bringing him back, Shornikau touted the player experience that Merit Poker provides.

"I like it here very much. The conditions that they've made for the players, both tournament and cash players, I cannot find that anywhere else. That's why I keep coming back".

The $5,300 High Roller smashed it's $300,000 guarantee, attracting a total field of 153 entrants to generate a prize pool of $703,800. Of those 153 entrants, 30 players managed to advance to Day 3. With only 20 spots paid the action was slow to start, with many middling stacks attempting to outlast the money bubble. Aleksandr Kirichenko began the day as the chip leader but dropped down the counts after paying off Justus Held, who started the day second in chips and took the lead in the first level of the day. Luo, who began the day sixth in chips, also had a good start after picking off a bluff from Aleksandar Tot in another early highlight.

Bulgaria's Fahredin Mustafov became the unfortunate soul to burst the money bubble after moving all in from the small blind only to run into a dominating hand. From this point the action became fast and furious and Shornikau began to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with, scoring three of the first four knockouts after the money bubble had burst to put himself neck and neck with Held for the chip lead.

Other notables who made the money but fell short of the final table include ACR team pro Monika Zukowicz, Milos Skrbic and Held, who was eliminated one spot shy of the final table after getting pipped by Tot.

Tunisia's Maher Achour came into the final table with the shortest stack at just three big blinds and was the first to be eliminated at the hands of Anatoly Nikitin. Achour was quickly followed out the door by Guoliang Wei who found himself on the wrong side of a blind on blind confrontation against Kirichenko.

Estonia's Tarmo Tammel began the day as the shortest stack with just under nine big blinds but did a great job laddering up, even finding himself among the chip leaders at one point during the final two tables. His run came to an end in seventh-place after losing a flip to Kirichenko that cost him most of his stack. Kirichenko would finish Tammel off shortly afterwards. Bogdan Munteanu and Nikitin were next to fall in sixth and fifth place respectively.

Start of day chip leader Kirichenko did a great job battling back after an early setback against Held and came very close to avenging his runner up finish at the last $5,300 Merit Poker High Roller event from the Gangster Series this past October. He would ultimately fall in fourth-place to Shornikau, who held two thirds of the chips in play going into the final three. Although Shornikau's victory seemed like a foregone conclusion from this point, Luo doubled through Shornikau twice in quick succession to leave him short-stacked for the first time since the day began.

With victory seemingly slipping through his fingers, Shornikau hit an incredible run of cards to come back from the brink of elimination. Luo was a 91% favorite to eliminate him after the flop in a blind on blind confrontation but Shornikau hit running cards to make a straight and stave off elimination. He would win a flip against Tot immediately after to leave Tot on fumes. Luo would finish Tot off shortly after and heads-up play would begin.

Luo began heads-up play with nearly a 2:1 chip advantage and almost won the tournament outright after moving in with pocket-sevens and getting called by ace-deuce in one of the first hands of heads-up play. Shornikau would spike the ace to reclaim the lead from Luo.

In the final hand of the night, Luo did an excellent job setting a trap after flopping two pair and checking both the flop and turn out of position. Shornikau had turned top pair and moved all in only to be snap-called by Luo, who was an 80% favorite to secure the double up which would have made the two players nearly even in chips. As fate would have it, Shornikau would make a better two pair on the river to win the final pot of the night, the title and top prize of $177,500.

That concludes our coverage for this event but be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the 2024 Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event which is already underway and set to play down to a winner on January 25.

Las Vegas-based PokerNews Live Reporting Executive, originally from Chicago, IL

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