Hand #180: Mike Linster Wins the WPT bestbet Open ($321,521)

David Bell min-raises to 400,000, Mike Linster reraises to 1,000,000, Bell moves all in for 3,775,000, and Linster calls with [AhQd]. Bell turns over [8d6d], and he’ll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes [Js5h2c4d10d], and Mike Linster wins the pot — and the tournament — with ace high.

David Bell finishes as the runner-up, earning $175,712.

Mike Linster wins the WPT bestbet Open, earning $321,521 and a WPT Champions Trophy. His prize money includes a $25,500 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship, and he’ll get his name engraved onto the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup.

Congratulations to Mike Linster!

1st:  Mike Linster  –  $321,521
2nd:  David Bell  –  $175,712
3rd:  Danny Schechter  –  $115,311
4th:  Pete Chwala  –  $79,619
5th:  Pete Tinnesz  –  $58,754
6th:  David Diaz  –  $46,673