Dylan Linde wins final WPT tournament of 2018
Our congratulations go to Dylan Linde who has taken down the $10k WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic, the final event of the WPT of 2018, for $1,631,468.
The tournament, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, saw a record field of 1,001 which made it the largest $10k tournament in the history of the WPT.
Linde scored a record win – his previous best being a payday of $348,269 in the 2016 WSOP – and also won him a ticket to the season ending Baccarat Crystal Tournament of Champions.
It was also a good tournament for Ping Liu, his 4th place finish moving him up to 2nd in the WPT Player of the Year race.
The final table placings were as follows:
| Position | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Dylan Linde | $1,631,468 |
| 2 | Milos Skrbic | $1,087,603 |
| 3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | $802,973 |
| 4 | Ping Liu | $599,147 |
| 5 | Lisa Hamilton | $451,880 |
| 6 | Barry Hutter | $344,529 |
Other notable players who finished in the money included 2015 WSOP champion Joe McKeehen who came 9th for $163,142, Antonio Esfandiari in 66th for $25,886 and 2005 WSOP champion Joe Hachem who came 85th for a return of $21,789.
The 2019 WPT commences on January 12th with the $10k buy in WPT Gardens Poker Championship at The Gardens Casino.
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