Mike Wattel has taken down the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event 72, $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship, to earn his second career WSOP gold bracelet and a $245,451 pay check.
A loaded final table saw seven of the eight players previous bracelet winners but ultimately it was Wattel who emerged victorious from six-hour heads up play with Chris Ferguson, breaking an 18-year dry run since his first WSOP bracelet win in 1999.
Other final table results were:
2 Chris Ferguson, $151,700
3 Perry Friedman, $104,416
4 Sean Amir Mirrasouli, $73,810
5 John Monnette, $53,621
6 Bryce Yockey, $40,066
7 Shaun Deeb, $30,817
8 David Benyamine, $24,419