WSOP well underway – latest results.

By RP, June 12, 2018

Latest results in from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) saw local Las Vegas pro Craig Varnell (43) top a 2,419-entry field in Event 19, $565 Pot-Limit Omaha, ultimately defeating Seth Zimmerman in a ping-pong-style heads-up duel.

Varnell pocketed $181,790 for his trouble and a coveted WSOP bracelet. Zimmerman earned a $112,347 payday for his second-place finish and Omar Mehmood, came in third for $81,852.

Other final table results were:

4:  Maxine Heroux, $60,190
5:  Christopher Trang, $44,677
6:  Jonathan Duhamel, $33,477
7:  Shaome Yang, $25,325
8:  Jason Lipiner, $19,344
9:  Ilian Li, $14,920

Jeremy Wien conquered Event 20, $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em after what has been described as an “epic heads-up battle”.

Wien outplayed a field of 518 players for a $537,710 payday and his first gold bracelet, ultimately defeating 21-year-old Spanish pro David Laka in a four-hour heads-up duel, lasting almost half the time it took for the whole final table play.

“It’s pretty surreal. I never really actually expected that it will ever happen but I dreamed about it,” Wien said.

Final table results were:

1:  Jeremy Wien $537,710
2:  David Laka  $332,328
3:  Eric Blair  $228,307
4:  Jake Schindler  $159,575
5:  John Amato  $113,510
6:  Shawn Buchanan  $82,199
7:  David Peters  $60,618
8:  Richard Tuhrim   $45,538

Englishman Philip Long took down Event 22, $1,500 Eight Game Mix to win his first WSOP bracelet while denying Daniel Negreanu his seventh.

Long (29) defeated a field of 480 entries and ultimately Kevin Malis in heads-up play to take the the second-largest cash of his WSOP career, $147,348,

Negreanu finished in third-place and the colourful John Racener in fourth.

Final Table Payouts were:

1: Philip Long, $147,348
2: Kevin Malis, $91,042
3: Daniel Negreanu, $59,788
4: John Racener, $40,151
5: Per Hildebrand, $27,587
6: Nicholas Derke, $19,404