Monday has been anything but boring as Phil Hellmuth just won his 12th gold bracelet after defeating Don Zewin heads-up. Also, we got to watch an epic heads-up match between Phil Ivey and Andy Frankenberger in event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em. As soon as the heads-up battle started, more and more people gathered around the table and cheered on their favorite player.
Ivey had the chance to win his 9th gold bracelet and get the best possible WSOP comeback, but Frankenberger didn't let that happen as he played amazing poker and managed to defeat the almighty Phil Ivey. For the win he received his second bracelet and $445,899 in prize money! Phil Ivey received $275,559 for his runner-up finish.
Final table results:
1st Andy Frankenberger $445,899
2nd Phil Ivey $275,559
3rd Ali Eslami $199,623
4th Alexander Venovski $147,345
5th Manuel Bevand $110,731
6th Shaun Deeb $84,668
7th Matt Marafioti $65,840
8th Daniel Weinman $52,059
9th Hoyt Corkins $41,829