Frank Maggio, Christopher Frank and Ben Yu are the World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) latest career bracelet winners.
Frank Maggio topped a record field in Event 31, the $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship, to win a massive $617,303 pay day and his first WSOP gold bracelet. Historical attendance records were destroyed with a huge field of 5,309 entrants, 800 more than last year.
Final table results were:
1 Frank Maggio, $617,303
2 Bill Murray, $381,233
3 Dieter Dechant, $281,691
4 Mark Lillge, $209,715
5 Anthony Licastro, $157,321
6 Gina Bacon, $118,923
7 Lewis LeClair, $90,594
8 Paul Spitzberg, $69,552
9 Dan Heimiller, $53,817
WSOP Event 33, the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em was won by 22-year-old Christopher Frank who emerged victorious from a field of 1,698 and headsup battle with Ryan Leng.
Another first time WSOP career bracelet winner, and the first German-native to win a bracelet in the 2017 series, Frank pocketed his largest live score of $384,833.
“I don’t think it really has sunk in yet,” Frank said. “But it’s a very good feeling. I’ve been playing the live circuit for pretty long, and I’ve always dreamed of winning something big. And now I’ve done it.”
Final table results were:
1 Christopher Frank – $384,833
2 Ryan Leng – $237,776
3 Arkadiy Tsinis – $171,208
4 Pratyush Buddiga – $124,615
5 Grant Denison – $91,699
6 Georgios Sotiropoulos – $68,226
7 Noah Vaillancourt – $51,332
8 Max Pescatori – $39,060
9 Michael Gagliano – $30,063
Last but not least, Ben Yu claimed victory in Event 34, the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship, outplaying Shaun Deeb for his second WSOP bracelet, the title and a $232,738 payday.
This was Yu’s 49th career WSOP cash, among which have been five previous final tables.
Final Table Payouts were:
1 Ben Yu, $232,738
2 Shaun Deeb, $143,842
3 Nick Schulman, $98,337
4 Mike Watson, $68,601
5 Shawn Buchanan, $48,854
6 Mike Matusow, $35,532