Event #39 $1,500 NLHE Shootout of the WSOP this year has been won by Preston Lee, who now relishes his very first gold bracelet and a sweet sum of $236,498 as his first place prize after more than 12 hours and 121 hands of heads-up play against Corey Dodd.
Lee said after he won, "I've been playing mostly online but just started to get back into live poker. I play mostly cash games in the San Francisco area and a few tournaments."
He had a very supportive rail who called him "The LandLord" during the entire event, and Lee was actually in a comfortable position most of the day.
Lee said his adrenaline was really running when asked about his exhausting final table experience, "Ya, it was long. Both of us were all in multiple times and we both just kept winning. I don't even know what time it is." Lee said he will participate in more events throughout the summer poker festival, with his main focus being on the Main Event.
The heads-up showdown lasted almost 4 hours with the chip lead going back and forth several times. Lee began the heads-up match with a big advantage but Dodd displayed utter resilience, but in the final hand Lee was able to knock off Dodd for good to win the title.
Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout 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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Preston Lee
|
United States
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$236,498
|
|
2
|
Corey Dodd
|
United States
|
$146,146
|
|
3
|
Anthony Reategui
|
United States
|
$105,307
|
|
4
|
Dylan Linde
|
United States
|
$76,829
|
|
5
|
Jesse Kertland
|
United States
|
$56,763
|
|
6
|
Young Phan
|
United States
|
$42,476
|
|
7
|
Royce Matheson
|
United States
|
$32,198
|
|
8
|
Alexander Lakhov
|
Russian Federation
|
$24,728
|
|
9
|
Bas De Laat
|
Malta
|
$19,245
|
|
10
|
Endrit Geci
|
United States
|
$15,180
|
Source:
https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2018-wsop/event-39-shootout/chips.220051.htm
