Hand #195: Taylor Black Wins ($1,241,430); Vik Shegal Finishes as Runner-Up ($827,620)

Photo:  WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Champion Taylor Black

Taylor Black raises to 500,000, Vik Shegal moves all in for 7,575,000, and Black quickly calls .

Shegal turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Black wins the pot — and more than $1.2 million — with a pair of kings.

Vik Shegal finishes as the runner-up, earning $827,620.

Photo:  Taylor Black (left) shakes hands with runner-up Vik Shegal.

Taylor Black wins the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning $1,241,430 and a WPT Champions Trophy. Black’s name will also be inscribed on the one-and-only Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup, alongside every other WPT champion from all 19 seasons.

Congratulations to Taylor Black!

1st:  Taylor Black  –  $1,241,430
2nd:  Vik Shegal  –  $827,620
3rd:  Gianluca Speranza  –  $609,960
4th:  Lorenzo Lavis  –  $454,590
5th:  Mohsin Charania  –  $342,645
6th:  David Kim  –  $261,235

Photo:  Vikenty Shegal

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