Latest results in from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) saw local Las Vegas pro Craig Varnell (43) top a 2,419-entry field in Event 19, $565 Pot-Limit Omaha, ultimately defeating Seth Zimmerman in a ping-pong-style heads-up duel.
Varnell pocketed $181,790 for his trouble and a coveted WSOP bracelet. Zimmerman earned a $112,347 payday for his second-place finish and Omar Mehmood, came in third for $81,852.
Other final table results were:
4: Maxine Heroux, $60,190
5: Christopher Trang, $44,677
6: Jonathan Duhamel, $33,477
7: Shaome Yang, $25,325
8: Jason Lipiner, $19,344
9: Ilian Li, $14,920
Jeremy Wien conquered Event 20, $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em after what has been described as an “epic heads-up battle”.
Wien outplayed a field of 518 players for a $537,710 payday and his first gold bracelet, ultimately defeating 21-year-old Spanish pro David Laka in a four-hour heads-up duel, lasting almost half the time it took for the whole final table play.
“It’s pretty surreal. I never really actually expected that it will ever happen but I dreamed about it,” Wien said.
Final table results were:
1: Jeremy Wien $537,710
2: David Laka $332,328
3: Eric Blair $228,307
4: Jake Schindler $159,575
5: John Amato $113,510
6: Shawn Buchanan $82,199
7: David Peters $60,618
8: Richard Tuhrim $45,538
Englishman Philip Long took down Event 22, $1,500 Eight Game Mix to win his first WSOP bracelet while denying Daniel Negreanu his seventh.
Long (29) defeated a field of 480 entries and ultimately Kevin Malis in heads-up play to take the the second-largest cash of his WSOP career, $147,348,
Negreanu finished in third-place and the colourful John Racener in fourth.
Final Table Payouts were:
1: Philip Long, $147,348
2: Kevin Malis, $91,042
3: Daniel Negreanu, $59,788
4: John Racener, $40,151
5: Per Hildebrand, $27,587
6: Nicholas Derke, $19,404