Connor Drinan Wins WSOP Event #83

Connor Drinan won the WSOP Event #83. The final day of the event lasted two and a half hours, with 800 entries forming a prize pool of 8,720,300$. Drinan won 1,423,000$ for his victory. Two Russian players, Arseny Malinov and Viktor Ustimov, played at the final table. Malinov finished in 8th place, earning 152,000$, while Ustimov finished in 3rd place, earning 755,000$. Daniar Aubakirov from Kazakhstan was the runner-up, earning 1,041,000$.

In the heads-up, Drinan faced Daniar Aubakirov from Kazakhstan. Aubakirov had a chance to bring his country its first gold bracelet, but Drinan showed excellent play. In the final hand of the tournament, Drinan's A-9 beat Aubakirov's A-J when a nine hit on the river.

Drinan also won a side bet of 100,000$ from Daniel Negreanu. Before the series began, Negreanu offered players a bracelet bet of 100,000$. Drinan was one of the players who accepted the side bet. The bet would have resulted in a tie if neither player won a bracelet or both won bracelets. However, since Drinan won the bracelet in the last tournament of the series, he will receive the payout from Negreanu.