Dylan Wilkerson wins WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic
American professional poker player, Dylan Wilkerson is all smiles after winning the Main Event at the WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic, at the Palace of Dreams just before midnight on Sunday, November 16.
Pictured celebrating with Wilkerson after his win are some of his friends and fellow international poker professionals, Mclean Karr, Tony Dunst, Aaron Overton, Melanie Weisner and Xuan Liu. Photograph by Yolanda van der Stoep
For winning the Main Event, which started on Friday evening, November 14 and was played over three days, Wilkerson gets his name on the WPT Champions Cup, earns a seat at the WPT World Championship in Borgata, Atlantic City, USA in April 2015 and collected the R1 634 755 first prize.
Travelling to Johannesburg from Cape Town to play in the Main Event of the 2014 WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic proved to be a great decision for Richard Barnard as the Plattekloof poker enthusiast finished as the runner-up in the event after going heads-up against American, Dylan Wilkerson on Sunday evening, November 16. For his efforts Barnard went home with R949 220. Photograph by Yolanda van der Stoep
