Pete Yanhan Chen has won the first WPT Season XVI main event title in Beijing where the tournament played out for the first time.
Despite an aggressive, experienced style of play, Chen attributes his win to luck.
Heads up play with Chen Ke was described as a David vs. Goliath battle of the Chen’s with Chen holding a roughly 5-1 chip lead over Ke.
Chen ultimately emerged victorious, winning the title and CNY 2,063,454 (US $299,485).
Final table results were:
1 Pete Yanhan Chen – CNY 2,063,454 (US $299,485)2
2 Chen Ke – CNY 1,373,026 (US $199,278)
3 Lu Yingqi – CNY 882,619 (US $128,101)
4 Zhang Wenben – CNY 585,468 (US $84,974)
5 Tan Yancheng – CNY 450,616 (US $65,401)
6 Bryan Huang – CNY 373,218 (US $54,168)