Calvo claims first WSOP gold.

By RP, June 30, 2017

Miami resident Luis Calvo quadrupled his lifetime earnings when he took down the 2017 World Series of Poker Event 49, the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed tournament this week.

Calvo emerged victorious out of heads-up play with Rudolph Sawa, winning his first WSOP gold bracelet and a $362,185 first prize.

Event 49 attacted 630 total entrants, creating a prize pool of $1,701,000.

Final-Table Payouts were:

1 Luis Calvo, $362,185
2 Rudolph Sawa, $223,812
3 Mark Reilly, $149,258
4 Eric Hicks, $101,513
5 Aleksei Altshuller, $70,438
6 Gerhard Schleicher, $49,885