It was last year's WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship that Johannes Becker finished runner-up (2nd place), but this year the German is no more settling for second best after he managed to defeat Scott Seiver to win Event #8 $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball for $180,455.
The victory comes as a complete surprise considering Becker had the second-lowest chip numbers as he came into the final day of play with 12 players left standing. It was Michael Wagner who had fewer chips than Becker at the time.
After quite a turn of events, all the chips eventually fell to Becker's side, all 4 million of them, as he worked up his way knocking off a player field of 321 entrants that combined a total prize pool of $722,250. Only the top 49 finishers are set to earn a cash prize.
He said, "I didn't expect to win. I started catching cards and that worked out great."
Some of the final tablists that Becker had to deal with were Chris Vitch, who won the exact same event in 2016 for $136,854 as well as Scott Seiver, who won his sole bracelet 10 years ago. During the three-handed action, it was Seiver who had nearly 75% of the chips but Becker managed to take them all in the end, earning himself the top prize money and his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet to add to his name.
2018 WSOP Event #8 $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball 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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Johannes Becker
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Germany
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$180,455
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2
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Scott Seiver
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United States
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$111,516
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3
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Jesse Hampton
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United States
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$71,547
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4
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Chris Vitch
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United States
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$47,166
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5
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George Trigeorgis
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United States
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$31,873
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6
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Luis Velador
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Mexico
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$22,304
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Source:
https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2018-wsop/event-8-2500-mixed-triple-draw-lowball/chips.210021.htm
