Bulgarian poker pro Ognyan Dimov was the last man standing in a player field of 1,663 entries in this year's WSOP Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed event, obtaining his first-ever gold bracelet and the $378,743 top prize. He is the third Bulgarian poker player in history to ever win a WSOP title, next to fellow countrymen Nick Jivkov and Simeon Naydenov.
The 2015 European Poker Tour Deauville main event champion managed to knock out four of his five final table rivals in fairly swift succession to claim the title.
Dimov said after he won, "I didn't think much about it, although it's a huge thing. I tried to stay calm. I felt really good while playing. So I won, and that's really amazing."
Dimov entered the final Day 4 in second place on the chip lead, behind bracelet winner Joey Weissman, who Dimov knocked out in 5th place to take the lead. The final table included four former WSOP champions, with Dimov and Barbato the only two who haven't yet secured a WSOP bracelet at the time.
In the end, Dimov had a massive lead of around 9-to-1 into a heads-up play against Italian Antonio Barbato, who he knocked off quickly 16 hands later. It was Barbato's A-9 versus Dimov's K-6, and the board ran out a J-7-6-5-K, thereby making Dimov the eventual winner by the river.
Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Final Table Results
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Place
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Player
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Country
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Prize
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1
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Ognyan Dimov
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Bulgaria
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$378,743
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2
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Antonio Barbato
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Italy
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$233,992
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3
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Nick Schulman
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United States
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$163,785
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4
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Ryan D’Angelo
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United States
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$116,118
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|
5
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Joey Weissman
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United States
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$83,396
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6
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Yue Du
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China
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$60,686
|
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7
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Luke Anthony
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United Kingdom
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$44,750
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8
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Bart Lybaert
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Belgium
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$44,750
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|
9
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Alexandr Lipkin
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United States
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$33,447
|
|
10
|
Jamie Rosen
|
United States
|
$33,447
|
Source:
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/06/ognyan-dimov-wins-third-bracelet-for-bulgaria-event-17-379k-31075.htm
