US poker player Bryan Yoon has become one million dollars richer, after he got crowned as the winner of the 2017 World Series of Poker Event #47. The resident of Henderson, Nevada, claimed the title of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack event, taking home a massive guaranteed prize pool portion estimated to $1,094,349.
The prize granted to the 27-year-old player after him winning the $1,500 NLHE Monster Stack was also the best live cash generated over the poker career of Yoon. It also boosted his total live earnings to $4,280,497.
This year, the WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack event gathered a total players field of 6,716 entrants for four days of play. The young American managed to outlast them all, scooping a third gold bracelet. Bryan Yoon won the two previous ones after taking down WSOP events back in 2013 and 2014 – the $1,111 No Limit Hold’em – Little One Drop in 2013 and the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em – Eight Handed in 2014. As a matter of fact, all three appearances of Yoon at WSOP final tables so far have ended up with him winning the events’ gold bracelets.
The main rival of Yoon for the title was the Belarusian player Ihar Soika. It was exactly the 30-year-old Soika who dominated over the early stages of the final table, before the lead was taken by the American, who got the majority of chips in play. Despite taking the chip lead at a later stage of the final table play, Yoon managed to to seize the advantage and gaining more chips steadily.
When commenting on his latest victory in a WSOP event, Yoon himself described the winning as a better one. It has been three years from his latest WSOP gold bracelet win, and about nine months off from poker for the young American to return victorious in 2017, with his largest cash prize so far.
Day 4, which was also the final day of the event, saw a total of 20 players return to compete for the first-place prize, the WSOP gold bracelet and the event’s title. About four hours later, the nine-handed final table was formed after Salvatore DiCarlo got eliminated at the tenth position. The final table’s play was a fast-paced ones and players were eliminated one by one, until there were only two competitors for the title left.
With Bryan Yoon occupying the first position of the ranking with a prize of $1,094,349, Ihar Soika from Belarus remained second, taking home a monetary prize estimated to $675,995. The third place was taken by Stanley Lee for a prize amounting to $501,353.
Ryan McKnight remained fourth, followed by Yuliyan Kolev. The sixth place was taken by Maurice Hawkins, while Thomas Ryan remained seventh. Richard Ma and Will Failla were the players who completed the final table ranking after they got eighth and ninth, respectively.
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Harry Evans
