On Monday, April 2, Gary Miller (pictured) captured the 888poker WPT500 London title. Miller topped a field of 1,810 entries to win the tournament’s £114,000 ($159,600) first-place prize.
Miller defeated Getnet Hailu in heads-up play after entering the final duel with the chip lead. On the final hand, Hailu moved all in for 3.4 million with the blinds at 300,000-600,000 with a 75,000 ante. Miller called with the 
and Hailu was on the ropes with the 
. The flop was 
to give Hailu the lead, but the 
hit the felt on fourth street to put Miller back in the lead and leave Hailu drawing dead. The final card was the 
to officially seal the deal.
WPT500 London Final Table Results
1st: Gary Miller – £114,000 ($159,600)
2nd: Getnet Hailu – £79,830 ($111,762)
3rd: Dwayne Bradley – £51,470 ($72,058
4th: Charles Akadiri – £38,075 ($53,305)
5th: Sang Leung – £29,000 ($40,600)
6th: Richard Hoadley – £23,035 (£32,249)
7th: Kevin O’Donnell – £19,075 ($26,705)
8th: Adrian Petrus – £15,175 ($21,245)
9th: Sunil Mistri – £11,390 ($15,946)
Not only did Miller enter heads-up play with the lead, but he entered the final table in the top spot. Miller fell out of the top spot for a little bit of time to start but moved back into the lead with six players left. That’s when Miller busted Richard Hoadley in sixth place before he knocked out Sang Leung in fifth place.
With four players left, Miller and Charles Akadiri found all the money in the middle in a blind-versus-blind situation. Miller had the 
against Akadiri’s 
, but the 
flop delivered Miller with a steel wheel to bust Akadiri.
Hailu then busted Dwayne Bradley in third place to set up heads-up play between Miller and Hailu.
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