by Vietnam InsiderJuly 23, 2018 July 23, 2018The final table of the first-ever WPT500 Los Angeles played out in May, 2017, with Dong Le – a Vietnamese oversea emerging victorious to take home the $224,500 top prize in his first WPT event. 1st: Dong Le – $224,500 2nd: Owen Crowe – $130,000 3rd: Peter Hengsakul – $100,000 4th: Richard Tae Kim – $81,000 5th: Ilya Shpiner – $65,000 6th: Deepinder Singh – $49,000 7th: Mike Eskandari – $36,000 8th: Alex Fayneshteyn – $28,000 9th: Greg Roberts – $21,000 Dong Le, a real estate broker for 20 years from Boston, Massachusetts, entered the WPT500 Los Angeles final table third in chips and making the biggest live tournament score of his career. He quickly asserted himself as the table captain, even despite not entering with the chip lead. Le’s aggression was paramount, and it was the key factor in what allowed him to come out on top. WPT reported. ajax_load_more Share this: Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Twitter Email Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Twitter Email Related Pro Poker ClubWORLD POKER TOURWPT Vietnam Vietnam Insider is a fast-growing media site with deep finance, enterprise, tech, travel, life and other industry verticals in Vietnam. If you want to share your story, publish a press release or just want to ask something, contact Vietnam Insider via [email protected]

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