British player Andy Sherwood wins PKR Live V Championship

PKR Live V drew to a close in the early hours of Monday morning with British player Andy ‘jjcooler’ Sherwood taking the PKR Live Championship title after 24 hours of intense poker action.

The 44 year old from Yarm, North Yorkshire, UK joined the final table with the second shortest stack and outlasted chip leader Denis Slaykovsky to enter the final heads up vs. Spanish community favorite Jaume ‘Japete’ Pous Flor. Sherwood and Pous Flor battled for two hours before the Brit took down the $20,000 cash prize and coveted PKR Live trophy with an As-Kd nut flush.

Sherwood has had a recent winning streak at live events, having cashed for over $5k in August. He’s also no stranger to the final tables at PKR Live having finished in 7th place in The Shootout event at PKR Live IV.

“Congratulations to Andy! The last 5 hours were intense and Sherwood managed to hold his calm through the vital hours of play. PKR Live is a great opportunity to showcase up and coming poker players and we look forward to watching closely to see what’s in store for ‘jjcooler’ over the next few months.” said PKR.com Marketing Director, Simon Prodger.