Hand #130: Dan Sepiol Wins the WPT World Championship! ($5,678,000); Georgios Sotiropoulos Finishes as the Runner-Up ($3,772,200)

Photo:  Dan Sepiol (seated) and His Father

Georgios Sotiropoulos raises to 7,000,000, Dan Sepiol moves all in, and Sotiropoulos quickly calls all in for 66,700,000 with .

Sepiol turns over , and Sotiropoulos needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Sepiol wins the pot — and the WPT World Championship — with a pair of threes.

Photo:  Dan Sepiol and his father hug after the final card

Georgios Sotiropoulos finishes as the runner-up, earning $4,167,246.

Dan Sepiol wins the WPT World Championship, earning $5,282,954, the Daniel Arsham-designed WPT World Championship trophy, and the Wynn Championship trophy. Sepiol’s first-prize amount includes his $10,400 seat into next year’s WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Congratulations to Dan Sepiol!

1st:  Dan Sepiol  –  $5,282,954*
2nd:  Georgios Sotiropoulos  –  $4,167,246
3rd:  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  $2,798,700
4th:  Chris Moorman  –  $2,095,300
5th:  Ben Heath  –  $1,583,100
6th:  Artur Martirosian  –  $1,207,000

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $10,400 seat into next year’s WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Photo:  Georgios Sotiropoulos