Bulgarian player Ognyan Dimov (28) claimed his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $378,743 in prize money over the weekend in taking down Event 17, a $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max competition, after besting a stellar field of 1,662 that generated a prize pool of $2,245,750 from which 250 players cashed.
Final table action in the event began with Joey Weissman the clear chip leader at the six-player final table, which included four former bracelet winners – Weissman, Nick Schulman, Ryan D’Angelo, and Yue Du.
Dimov was at that stage one of the low stacks, but he went on a heater during the three-hour five-handed stage of the game, eliminating his last four opponents in barely more than an hour.
Dimov’s last obstacle to the win was 30-year-old Antonio Barbato from the Italian city of Milan, who started at a chip disadvantage and was not able to stop the cresting Dimov wave, which swept him away to a runner-up exit and $233,992 pay day (his biggest to date) after just a few more hands.
Other final table cashes included:
3rd: Nick Schulman, $163,785
4th: Ryan D’Angelo, $116,118
5th: Joey Weissman, $83,396
6th: Yue Du, $60,686