Massachusetts-native and online player Jay Kwon has won his first World Series of Poker title, bracelet and a $125,431 prize after topping a field of 389 entries.
“I came here on Saturday on a whim,” said Kwon. “I took my CFA level 1 test on Saturday and then I just wanted a break and some of my friends were here playing the razz events, so I came here just to play this event … I’m one-for-one.”
Kwon took the chip lead into heads-up play against Dzmitry Urbanovich, pulling off the win after an hour of play.
Final Table Results:
1: Jay Kwon – $125,431
2: Dzmitry Urbanovich – $77,526
3: Adam Owen – $52,536
4: Michael McKenna – $36,324
5: Kevin Iacofano – $25,637
6: Thomas Taylor – $18,477
7: Jeffrey Mitseff – $13,605
8: Jeanne David – $10,240