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Tyler Groth defeated a field of 1,058 total entries in the 2017 World Series of Poker $1,000 pot-limit Omaha event. For the win the 32-year old poker pro earned his first WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $179,126.

This was not only Groth’s first win at the WSOP, it was also his first cash. The former online player took a job as a broker after poker’s Black Friday in 2011. Now he has moved to Las Vegas to give poker as profession another shot.

“I literally quit my job and I was like, you know what, no more bosses, I am going back to poker,” said Groth after coming out on top. “This is my first real run, that was probably my eighth or ninth World Series Event.”

“I am an O8 [Omaha eight-or-better] player and took on a lot of great PLO players,” Groth continued. “I am in shock, I am really shaking.”

Groth entered the third and final day of this tournament is third chip position with 11 players remaining. He went on to eliminate some of his toughest competition, including recent WSOP $565 pot-limit Omaha event third-place finisher Igor Sharaskin (5th – $40,862) and the only prior bracelet winner at the final table in Allan Le (3rd – $78,372).

With that Groth took more than a 5-to-1 chip advantage into the final heads-up showdown with Jonathan Zarin. The shorter stack put up a valiant effort, but in the end Groth was able to spike an ace on the river in the most important pot of the tournament. Groth had limped in from the button and Zarin checked. The flop brought the J106. Zarin bet 100,000 and Groth made the call. The 10 hit the turn and Zarin now fired out a bet of 300,000. The river A completed the board and Zarin announced that he was all-in. Groth instantly made the call and revealed his hand: the AA97 for aces full. Zarin had flopped a set and turned a full house with the 66J4 only to have Groth hit a two-outer on the river to secure the pot and the title. Zarin was eliminated in second place, earning $110,655 for his impressive run.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded in this event:

Place
Player
Earnings (USD)
POY Points

1
Tyler Groth
$179,126
960

2
Jonathan Zarin
$110,655
800

3
Allan Le
$78,372
640

4
Darren Taylor
$56,224
480

5
Igor Sharaskin
$40,862
400

6
Adam Brown
$30,090
320

7
Daniel Spencer
$22,456
240

8
Mark Zullo
$16,986
160

9
Casey Carroll
$13,026
80

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