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Ben Lamb wins WSOP $10K PLO Championship, Sami "LarsLuzak/LrsLzk" Kelopuro second

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Sami Kelopuro and Ben Lamb.

It was a disappointing close call earlier this WSOP to Ben Lamb when he came up just short, finishing second to Sam Stein in the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. Now, however, Lamb got his redemption after winning the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship event.

Lamb managed to outlast recent SCOOP Main Event winner Sami "LarsLuzak/LrsLzk" Kelopuro in the Heads-Up play, and earned almost $815,000 and his first ever WSOP gold bracelet for his win.

In the last hand of the tournament Kelopuro held the {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Lamb the {6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} on the {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} board when all of the money went in. The river completed the board with the {5-Diamonds} and gave Lamb a straight to win the tournament. Kelopuro was eliminated in second place for $503,173.

With his impressive win Lamb leads now the WSOP 2011 Player Of The Year race.

WSOP Event #42, $10.000 PLO Championship (361 players):

1. Ben Lamb $814.436
2. Sami "LarsLuzak/LrsLzk" Kelopuro $503.173
3. John Shipley $369.575
4. Christopher King $273.575
5. Dario Alioto $204.113
6. John Kabbaj $153.517
7. Cory Wood $116.359
8. Josh Tieman $88.873
9. Hans Winzeler $68.410

You can read full recap of the final table from WSOP.com.

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