In the end, it was 34-year-old poker pro Loren Klein who came out on top, picking up his first career gold bracelet and the $241,427 first-place prize. The Verdi, Nevada native dominated the general table and left the remainder of his competitors essentially playing for second place.
“You need to use a unique strategy if you have that sort of chip lead,” Klein said.“I think I utilized a powerful one.”
This was the largest score of Klein’s career. His previous best finish came within the 2010 WSOP when he took second place in a $2,500 pot-limit Omaha event for $195,147. He now has greater than $750,000 in live tournament earnings.
The event featured a split of poker’s two hottest games in no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha.
Other recognizable faces to make a deep run within the event included Kyle Bowker (10th), Ashton Griffin (16th), Jason Dewitt (17th), Dan Buzgon (18th), John Racener (19th), Brandon Shack-Harris (20th), Dan Heimiller (25th), Shannon Shorr (29th), Kevin O’Donnell (30th), Antonio Esfandiari (35th), Barry Greenstein (37th), Martin Finger (39th) and Humberto Brenes (40th).
Here is a glance on the payouts and POY points awarded on this event:
| Finish | Player | Payout | POY Points |
| 1 | Loren Klein | $241,427 | 912 |
| 2 | Dmitry Savelyev | $149,177 | 760 |
| 3 | Rick Alvarado | $104,784 | 608 |
| 4 | Michael Noori | $74,634 | 456 |
| 5 | Matthew Humphrey | $53,915 | 380 |
| 6 | Eric Penner | $39,510 | 304 |
| 7 | Alexander Orlov | $29,378 | 228 |
| 8 | David Callaghan | $22,168 | 152 |
For more coverage from the summer series, visit the 2016 WSOP landing page complete with a whole schedule, news, player interviews and event recaps.
Winner photo courtesy of the WSOP
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