Poker news | янв. 31, 2022
Alex Yen Wins 2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
By RTR Alex
![Alex Yen Banner](https://cdn.raketherake.com/blog/2022/01/Alex-Yen-Banner.png)
![Alex Yen WPT](https://cdn.raketherake.com/blog/2022/01/Alex-Yen-WPT.jpg)
According to The Hendon Mob, Yen entered the $3,500 buy-in tournament with just under $400,000 in lifetime live tournament cashes. Now, up against a pool of 1,982 entrants and plenty of seasoned-pros, he's walked away with over double that amount from just one win. The final table line-up guaranteed a first-time winner, as none of the six remaining players were returning WPT champions.
WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Final Table Results
PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE |
1 | Alex Yen | $975,240 |
2 | Anton Wigg | $650,180 |
3 | Daniel Lazrus | $482,380 |
4 | Nicholas Verderamo | $361,130 |
5 | Joshua Kay | $272,830 |
6 | Omar Lakhdari | $208,025 |
Final Table Action
Yen covered over 150 big blinds at the final table - with such a dominant lead, his title win was rarely at risk except for one moment in a heads-up battle with Daniel Lazrus.
Lazrus - a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner - was certainly one of the more dangerous contenders in the final six. He had won a race against Omar Lakhdari to send him out in 6th place ($208,025) early on. but tasted his own medicine when Yen did the same to knock-out Lazrus in 3rd ($482,380).
This came soon after Anton Wigg eliminated Joshua Kay in a 60/40 win-split hand - putting Kay out in 5th place ($272,830). Yen followed up with a pocket queen play to get the better of Nicholas Verderamo who left in 4th ($361,130).
Heads-Up Play
This left just Yen and Wigg in a heads-up battle to find a champion. Yen had more than a 2.5:1 chip lead, but was up against a seasoned-pro that wouldn't back down from a fight, even with such a short stack. Wigg held his own early on, moving all in preflop on one occasion and took the pot with //// against Yen's![{k-Clubs}](https://www.pokernews.com/img/cards/kc.gif)
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![{9-Clubs}](https://www.pokernews.com/img/cards/9c.gif)
![{7-Clubs}](https://www.pokernews.com/img/cards/7c.gif)
![{10-Diamonds}](https://www.pokernews.com/img/cards/10d.gif)
![{8-Clubs}](https://www.pokernews.com/img/cards/8c.gif)
![{6-Clubs}](https://www.pokernews.com/img/cards/6c.gif)
![{6-Diamonds}](https://www.pokernews.com/img/cards/6d.gif)
![{4-Diamonds}](https://www.pokernews.com/img/cards/4d.gif)
Watch the final hand showdown here, from WPTs very own coverage:
![Wigg](https://cdn.raketherake.com/blog/2022/01/Wigg.jpg)
Heads-Up Play
This left just Yen and Wigg in a heads-up battle to find a champion. Yen had more than a 2.5:1 chip lead, but was up against a seasoned-pro that wouldn't back down from a fight, even with such a short stack. Wigg held his own early on, moving all in preflop on one occasion and took the pot with A♦10♣ against Yen's K♣Q♥.
Shortly after, Wigg took a slim lead over Yen but couldn't hold it. Yen quickly regained control and never let up. On the final hand, Yen flopped just short of a straight flush, with only one card off suit. He held 9♣7♣ with a board of 10♦8♣6♣, making the straight anyway. When the turn came with 6♦, Wigg jammed - holding pocket queens - and unsurprisingly Yen called. The river landed 4♦ and ended the match with it and made Alex Yen a World Poker Tour Champion in his first ever major tournament.