The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event 40, the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better wound up with Ernest Bohn emerging victorious from heads-up play with William Kohler.
This was Bohn’s fourth-ever WSOP tournament, his first WSOP gold bracelet and his first WSOP event cash of $173,228.
Final table payouts were:
1 Ernie Bohn, $173,228
2 William Kohler, $107,063
3 Hal Rotholz, $74,200
4 Tim Finne, $52,272
5 Justin Bonomo, $37,441
6 Max Pescatori, $27,275
7 Shannon Petluck, $20,214
8 Ted Forrest, $15,245
Reno-based professional poker pro Loren Klein earned his second bracelet after winning Event 41, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for $231,483.
Klein outplayed a field of 870 players, ultimately defeating Chun Law heads-up.
Initially an online player who turned to live play, over the past decade Klein’s resume boasts more than $1.45 million in WSOP earnings alone.
Final Table Results:
1 Loren Klein – $231,483
2 Chun Law – $143,017
3 Danny Wong – $100,360
4 Jeff Williams – $71,423
5 Jordan Spurlin – $51,559
6 Oskar Silow – $37,762
7 Timothy Batow – $28,066
8 Sergej Barbarez – $21,172
9 Benjamin Juhasz – $16,215
Russian pro, Dmitry Yurasov took down Event 42, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship for his first gold bracelet and an impressive $775,923 pay check after defeating a field of 332 and ultimately Tommy Chen heads-up.
Final Table Results:
1 Dmitry Yurasov – $775,923
2 Tommy Chen – $479,561
3 Jacob Powers – $308,783
4 Artem Metalidi – $204,128
5 Albert Daher – $138,644
6 Kristen Bicknell – $96,823