Event 19 1st Place - Salsberg

$1500 + $150 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)

Matt Salsberg (Studio City, CA) 

$47,360

Three handed play comes to an abrupt end and it's Matt Salsberg left holding the trophy, just ahead of Jesse Yaginuma and Jay Nair.

"It's great," says Salsberg who picks up $47,360 for the win, "I won a couple of flips and really had to grind a short stack."

Salsberg is the reigning WPT Player of the Year and anxious to jump into Day 1A of the Championship Event.  "I hope I'm not too burned out from all the poker I've played the last few days," he adds while heading to the cage before hitting the registration desk.

In addition to the trophy and the cash, Salsberg gets a framed winner's photo from IMPDI.