Season XVI WPT Legends of Poker Final Table Results The on the turn gave Hellmuth a flush draw to go along with everything else, but the river missed him completely and it was all over. Hellmuth could still hit an ace to make a better pair, a jack to make a Broadway straight, or other running cards to win the hand. The flop delivered Papazyan with the queen he needed to take the lead, but Hellmuth wasn’t done yet. On the final hand, Papazyan’s and Hellmuth’s were the two hands the players got all the money in with preflop. Papazyan needed to come from behind to secure the victory, as he held the chip lead at the time, and Hellmuth needed to hold on and double up.
Papazyan’s prize includes a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions, and he also earned a luxurious Hublot Big Bang Steel watch.
Art Papazyan, a local high-stakes pro who specializes in cash games, defeated WPT Raw Deal analyst and poker icon Phil Hellmuth to win the Season XVI WPT Legends of Poker Main Event title. Papazyan denied Hellmuth his first-ever World Poker Tour title to claim the first of his own and earn a payday of $668,692.
