Brian Rast won the WSOP $10,000 NO-LIMIT 2-7 SINGLE DRAW event, his fourth bracelet and over a quarter of a million Dollars in prize money.
Rast graciously bowed to the star of the show despite winning the event, it being ten-time bracelet winner Doyle Brunson’s swan song, a historical event in WSOP history.
Brunson left the table in sixth place, but Rast prior to the game said if he didn’t take home the gold, he was rooting for Brunson to leave the game on top.
“I could really appreciate from that perspective how special it was that Doyle came, he actually played a tournament this year and final tabled it. And you know everyone was pulling for Doyle and I can understand that. And you know, outside of me, I was pulling for Doyle too.”
Rast outplayed 95 entries ultimately defeating Mike Wattel heads-up. His $259,670 payday pushes his WSOP earnings just shy of the $6 million mark.
Final Table Results:
1: Brian Rast – $259,670
2: Mike Wattel – $160,489
3: Dario Sammartino – $114,023
4: James Alexander – $81,986
5: Shawn Sheikhan – $59,669
6: Doyle Brunson – $43,963
7: John Hennigan – $32,796