WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
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Event Info

WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥j♥
Prize
$3,970,415
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Entries
639
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000

JC Tran Wins WPT Player of the Year Award

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Steve Lipscomb (left) and Mike Sexton (right) award J.C. Tran an Omega watch for winning the Season 5 WPT Player of the Year
Steve Lipscomb (left) and Mike Sexton (right) award J.C. Tran an Omega watch for winning the Season 5 WPT Player of the Year
Mike Sexton awarded JC Tran with the WPT Player of the Year Award. He won the WPT Reno and took second at the WPT LA Poker Classic.

"Winning an event is pretty prestigious," Mike Sexton said. "Winning multiple events is tremendous. This award is what every poker player should strive for."

Previous champions were in the audience including Erick Lindgren (Season 2), Daniel Negreanu (Season 3), and Gavin Smith (Season 4).

"This is a great honor," mentioned the humble JC Tran.

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