Jiaqi Xu Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Event

50-year-old Jiaqi Xu emerged victorious in the 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event, defeating a field of 776 entries to win his first gold bracelet and the $212,128 first-place prize.

“The cards fell my way at the right time,” Xu told WSOP.com after it was all over. “I knew that if I could get deep I would have a chance and things went right for me.”

To psyche himself up before the final table he listened to Queen’s “We Are The Champions.”

“I was pumped up and determined to win,” said Xu.

And win he did.

Xu came into the final day in seventh chip position with 16 players remaining. He outlasted the likes of Dylan Linde (10th – $11,271) and Tommy Le (5th – $46,452) on his way to setting up a heads-up showdown with Britain’s Jeffrey Duvall.

Xu started with a lead and finished it off with the following hand. Duvall limped in from the button and Xu raised to 150,000 with blinds at 25,000 – 50,000. Duvall called and the flop brought the Q42. Xu bet 175,000 and Duvall called. The turn brought the 8 and Xu bet 365,000. Duvall raised to 1.5 million, Xu moved all in and Duvall called with the QJ86 for queens and eights. Xu had the AQQ10 for top set of queens, leaving Duvall drawing dead. The 5 in the river was a formality, securing the pot and the title for Xu and sending Duvall to the rail as the runner up.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded in this event:

For more coverage from the summer series, visit the 2016 WSOP landing page complete with a full schedule, news, player interviews and event recaps.

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