Andres Korn took down the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event 56, $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em for his first bracelet and a $618,285 payday.
Korn outplayed a field of 623, ultimately defeating Pete Chen heads-up to claim the largest score of his career.
The Argentinean is looking ahead to the Main Event, saying he would definitely take his chances having had a good year so far.
Other final table results were:
2 Pete Chen $382,122
3 Thomas Boivin $264,306
4 Marton Czuczor $185,794
5 Mike Sowers $132,767
6 Simon Lam $96,472
7 Andy Spears $71,300
8 Mark Zullo $53,615
9 Sergio Cabrera $41,031
Event 59, the newly introduced $2,500 Big Bet Mix was taken down by 23-year-old German poker player Jens Lakemeier for his first WSOP bracelet.
Lakemeier outlasted a field of 179 for a payday of $112,232, his biggest WSOP career score to date and his second final table.
Final Table Results were:
1 Jens Lakemeier – $112,232
2 Jason Stockfish – $69,359
3 Andrew Kelsall – $47,239
4 Jerry Wong – $32,804
5 Ashton Griffin – $23,235
6 Kenneth Fitzgerald – $16,793