Rheem takes 2019 PCA Main Event.

David “Chino” Rheem (38) has emerged as the first prize winner of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event after defeating Daniel Strelitz heads up at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.

Besting a field of 771 players, Rheem boosted his bank balance with a $1.567 million first prize taking his live earnings past the $10 million mark.

Strelitz banked a $951,480 second prize and Scott Wellenbach, a 67-year-old Buddhist from Canada who donates all his poker winnings to charity,  a third prize of $671,240.

Other final table results were:

4 Pavel Veksler – Ukraine – $503,440

5 Vicent Bosca – Spain – $396,880

6 Brian Altman – USA – $297,020

7 Mihai Minole – Romania – $208,920

8 Marc-Andre Ladouceur – Canada – $146,840

9 Simon Deadman – UK – $116,460